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conflicts among Defense Departmental requirements, will be coordinated by 

 or tlirough the Pliotographic and Survey Branch, J-2 (Intelligence) Direc- 

 torate, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense. 



5. The details of organizational and liaison relationship between the Depart- 

 ment of Defense elements and Department of Commerce elements to best utilize 

 the overall capabilities of the Coast and Geodetic Survey will be developed as 

 rapidly as feasible in order kbat full utilization may be made upon implementa- 

 tion of the memorandum of understanding. 



6. The terms of this understanding are subject to change as dictated by mobili- 

 zation requirements upon agreement of the departments concerned. 



7. This memorandum of understanding supersedes and rescinds the following 

 memorandums between the U.S. Department of Commerce and : 



(a) Department of the Anny, dated May 29, 1951. 

 ( ft ) Department of the Navy, dated May 17, 1951. 

 ( c) Department of the Air Force, dated October 3, 1951. 



Donald A. Quarles, 

 Secretary of Defense, Acting. 

 Lewis L. Strauss, 

 Secretary of Commerce. 

 February 24, 1959. 



changes in existing law 



In compliance with subsection 4 of rule XXIX of the Standing Rules of the 

 Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill are shown as follows (new 

 matter is printed in italic ; and existing law in which no change is proposed is 

 shown in roman) : 



"AN ACT To define the Functions and Duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for 

 other Purposes (61 Stat. 787, ch. 504 ; 33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.) 



"Sec. 1. Activities. * * * 



"Sec. 2. Dissemination of data. * * * 



"Sec. 3. Geomagnetic data. * * * 



"Sec. 4. Developmental work. * * * 



"Sec. 5. Cooperation with organizations. * * * 



"Sec. 6. Contracts. * * * 



"Sec. 7. Acceptance of gifts. * * * 



"Sec. 8. Employment of Public Vessels. * * * 



"Sec. 9. Appropriations. * * * 



"Sec. 10. Repeals. * * * 



"Sec. 11. The Secretary of Commerce may conduct activities authorized ty 

 this Act without regard to the geographical limitations set forth herein in 

 connection with projects designated as essential to the national interest ty 

 he head of an executive department or agency." 



[S. 2483, 86th Cong., 1st sess.] 



AN ACT To provide flexibility in the performance of certain functions of the Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey and for the Weather Bureau 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 

 of America in Congress assembled. That section 2 of the Act of July 22, 1947 

 (61 Stat. 400 : 33 U.S.C. 873) , is amended to read as follows : 



"The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to pay extra compensation 

 to members of crews of vessels when assigned duties as instrument observer or 

 recorder, and to employees of other Federal agencies while observing tides or 

 currents, or tending seismographs or magnetographs, at such rates as may be 

 specified from time to time by him. 



Sec. 2. Section 3 of the Act of June 2, 1948 (62 Stat. 286, as amended; 15 

 U.S.C. 327) , is hereby revised to read as follows : 



"The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to (a) appoint employees 

 for the conduct of meteorological investigations in the Arctic region without 

 regard to the civil service laws and fix their compensation without regard to the 

 Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 1071 and the following) and 

 titles II and III of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended (5 U.S.C. 



