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90 PUBLIC LAWS—CHS. 138, 139—APR. 16, 1946 [60 Stat. Radio communica- tion originating out- side U. S. Payment of exac- tion for using record- ings, etc. Restriction of pro- duction, etc. Payment of exac- tion for program pre- viously broadcast. Enforcement of con- tract right. Penalty provision. “Licensee.” April 16, 1946 [S. 565] [Public Law 345] 52 Stat. 591. 48 U. S. C. §§ 634b, 634c. receive no money or other thing of value for their services, other than their actual expenses, and such licensee neither pays nor gives any money or other thing of value for the privilege of broadcasting such program nor receives any money or other thing of value on account of the broadcasting of such program; or“(6) to refrain, or agree to refrain, from broadcasting or per- mitting the broadcasting of any radio communication originating outside the United States. “(b) It shall be unlawful, by the use or express or implied threat of the use of force, violence, intimidation or duress, or by the use or express or implied threat of the use of other means, to coerce, compel or constrain or attempt to coerce, compel or constrain a licensee or any other person— “(1) to pay or agree to pay any exaction for the privilege of, or on account of, producing, preparing, manufacturing, selling, buying, renting, operating, using, or maintaining recordings, transcriptions, or mechanical, chemical, or electrical reproduc- tions, or any other articles, equipment, machines, or materials, used or intended to be used in broadcasting or in the production, preparation, performance, or presentation of a program or pro- grams for broadcasting; or “(2) to accede to or impose any restriction upon such produc- tion, preparation, manufacture, sale, purchase, rental, operation, use, or maintenance, if such restriction is for the purpose of pre- venting or limiting the use of such articles, equipment, machines, or materials in broadcasting or in the production, preparation, performance, or presentation of a program or programs for broadcasting; or “(3) to pay or agree to pay any exaction on account of the broadcasting, by means of recordings or transcriptions, of a pro- gram previously broadcast, payment having been made, or agreed to be made, for the services actually rendered in the performance of such program. “(c) The provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall not be held to make unlawful the enforcement or attempted enforce- ment, by means lawfully employed, of any contract right heretofore or hereafter existing or of any legal obligation heretofore or here- after incurred or assumed. “(d) Whoever willfully violates any provision of subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. “(e) As used in this section the term ‘licensee’ includes the owner or owners, and the person or persons having control or management, of the radio station in respect of which a station license was granted.” Approved April 16, 1946. [CHAPTER 139] AN ACT To extend the privilege of retirement to the judges of the District Court for the District of Alaska, the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Vnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled “An Act relating to the retirement of the justices of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii and judges of the United States 60 Stat.] 79th CONG., 2d SESS.—CHS. 139, 140—APR. 16, 17, 1946 91 District Court for the Territory of Hawaii”, approved May 31, 1938 (Public, Numbered 566, Seventy-fifth Congress), be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: “That every justice of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii, and every judge of the United States District Court for the Territory of Hawaii, the District Court for the District of Alaska, the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico, the District Court of the Virgin Islands, and the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone, may hereafter retire after attaining the age of seventy years. If such justice or judge retires after having served as a justice or judge of any of the aforementioned courts for a period or periods aggregating ten years or more, whether continuously or not, he shall receive annually in equal monthly installments, during the remainder of his life, a sum equal to such proportion of the salary received by such justice or judge at the date of such retirement as the total of his aggregate years of service bears to the period of sixteen years, the same to be paid by the United States in the same manner as the salaries of the aforesaid justices and judges: Provided, however, That in no event shall the sum received by any such justice or judge hereunder be in excess of the salary of such justice or judge at the date of such retirement. “Seo . 2. In computing the years of service under this Act, service in any of the aforesaid courts shall be included whether such service be continuous or not and whether rendered before or after the enactment hereof. The terms ‘retire’ and ‘retirement’ as used in this Act shall mean and include retirement, resignation, failure of reappointment upon the expiration of the term of office of an incum- bent, or removal by the President of the United States upon the sole ground of mental or physical disability.” Sec . 3. That the title of the Act entitled “An Act relating to the retirement of the justices of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Hawaii and judges of the United States District Court for the Territory of Hawaii”, approved May 31, 1938 (52 Stat. 591; 48 U. S. C. 634b and 634c), be amended to read as follows: “An Act relat- ing to the retirement of certain justices and judges in the various Territories and possessions.” Approved April 16, 1946. U. S. Territories, etc.Retirement of jus- tices and district court judges. Retirement pay. Limitation. Computation of years of service. “Retire” and “re- tirement.” Amendment of title. [CHAPTER 140] AN ACT To establish an office of Under Secretary of Labor, and three offices of Assistant Secretary of Labor, and to abolish the existing office of Assistant Secretary of Labor and the existing office of Second Assistant Secretary of Labor. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby established in the Department of Labor the office of Under Secretary of Labor, which shall be filled by appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,000 a year and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Labor or required by law. The Under Secretary shall (1) in case of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the Secretary, perform the duties of the Secretary until a successor is appointed, and (2) in case of the absence or sickness of the Secretary, perform the duties of the Secre- tary until such absence or sickness shall terminate. Seo . 2. There are hereby established in the Department of Labor three offices of Assistant Secretary of Labor, which shall be filled by appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent April 17, 1946 [S. 1298] [Public Law 346] Department of La- bor. Under Secretary. Compensation; du- ties. Assistant Secretar- ies.