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PUBLIC .LAWS-CHS. 2 -Mr. 10 1939 2 Mar. 4, 1939 [CHAPTER 2] [53 STAT. AN ACT To consolidate and codify the internal revenue laws of the United States. [This act, known as the Internal Revenue Code, is printed with appendix and index as Part 1 of Volume 53 of the United States Statutes at Large.] [CHAPTER 3] February 10,1939 [S. J. Res. 38] [Pub. Res., No. 2] Tennessee Valley Authority. Limit of expendi- tures by special joint congressional investi- gating committee in- creased. 52 Stat. 154. Division of pay- ment of expenses. Final report. Continuance of cler- ical help. March 4, 1939 [S. 1102] [Public, No. 2] Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation. Continuanceoffunc- tions. 50Stat. 5. 15 U. 8. C., Supp. IV, 613c. Electric Home and Farm Authority, con- tinuance as a Federal agency. 49 Stat. 1186; 50 Stat. 5 . Reconstruction Fi- nance Corporation, maturity of certain obligations. 47 Stat. 9. 15 U.s. C. i 609. Disaster Loan Cor- poration. Increase of capital stock. 50 Stat. 19. 16 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 05 k-1. Lending authority extended. JOINT RESOLUTION Providing additional funds for the expenses of the special joint congressional committee investigating the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the limit of expendi- tures under the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution creating a special joint congressional committee to make an investigation of the Tennessee Valley Authority", approved April 4, 1938, is hereby increased by the sum of $25,000, such additional sum to be paid one- half from the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the special joint congressional com- mittee created by such joint resolution. The final report of such committee shall be made on or before April 1, 1939, but the chair- man of the committee is authorized to continue such clerical help as found necessary for the indexing, proofreading, filing, and distribution of the report. Approved, February 10, 1939. [CHAPTER 4] AN ACT To continue the functions of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 1 of the Act approved January 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 5), is hereby amended by striking therefrom "June 30, 1939" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1941"; (b) section 1 of the Act approved March 31, 1936 (49 Stat. 1186), as amended, is hereby further amended by striking from the first sentence thereof "June 30, 1939" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1941"; (c) section 9 of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act (47 Stat. 9), as amended, is hereby further amended by inserting after the second sentence thereof the following sentence: "Such obligations may mature subsequent to the period of succession of the Corporation as provided by section 4 hereof."; and (d) the Act approved February 11, 1937 (50 Stat. 19), as amended, is amended by striking from the first sentence "$20,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$40,000,000"; and by striking from the second paragraph "or 1938" and inserting in lieu thereof "1938, 1939, or 1940". Approved, March 4, 1939. [CHAPTER 5] AM ACT March 4, 1939 [H. R. 4011] To continue the functions of the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Export- [Public, No. 3] Import Bank of Washington, and for other purposes. Commodity Credit Corporation. Contiuanceoffunc- Uont. 4 Stat. 4; 60 Stat. 6. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 7 of the Act approved January 31, 1935 (49 Stat. 4), as amended, is hereby further amended by striking from the first sentence thereof 510 February 10, 1939 [H. R. 2762] [Public, No. 1]