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I    to the United States, with sufficient sureties, in such amount
2    as he shall deem proper, conditioned that the vessel will
3    not deliver the men, or any part of the cargo, to any war-
4    ship, tender, or supply ship of a belligerent state.
5        (b) If the President, or any person thereunto author-
6    ized by him, shall find that a vessel, domestic or foreign,
7    in a port of the United States, has previously cleared from
8    a port of the United States during such war and delivered
9    its cargo or any part thereof to a warship, tender, or
10   supply ship of a belligerent state, he may prohibit the
11   departure of such vessel durhag the duration of the war.
12       SUBMARINES AND ARMED MERCHANT VESSELS
13       SEC. 8. Whenever, during any war in which the United
14   States is neutral, the President shall find that special restric-
15   tions placed on the use by the submarines or armed merchant
16   vessels of a belligerent state of the ports and territorial waters
17   of the United States will serve to maintain peace between
18   the United States and belligerent states, or to protect the
19   commercial interests of the United States and its citizens,
20   or to promote the security of the United States, and shall
21   make proclamation thereof, it shall thereafter be unlawful
22   for any such submarine or armed merchant vessel to enter
23   a port or the territorial waters of the United States or to
24   depart therefrom, except under such conditions and subject
25   to such limitations as the President may prescribe. When-
 
1    ever, in his judgment, the conditions which have caused him
2    to issue his proclamation have ceased to exist, he shall re-
3    voke his proclamation and the provisions of this section
4:   shall thereupon cease to apply.
5            NATIONAL MUNITIONS CONTROL BOARD
6        SEC. 9. (a) There is hereby established a National
7    Munitions Control Board {hereinafter referred to as the
8    "Board"). The Board shall consist of the Secretary of
9    State, who shall be chairman and executive officer of the
10   Board, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War,
11   the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Commerce.
12   Except as otherwise provided in this joint resolution, or by
13   other law, the administration of this joint resolution is vested
14   in the Department of State. The Secretary of State shall
15   promulgate such rules and regulations with regard to the
16   enforcement of this section as he may deem necessary to
17   carry out its provisions. The board shall be convened
18   by the chairman and shall hold at least one meeting a year.
19       (b) Every person who engages in the business of manu-
20   facturing, exporting, or importing any of the arms, ammuni-
21   tion, or implements of war referred to in this joint resolution,
22   whether as an exporter, importer, manufacturer, or dealer,
23   shall register with the Secretary of State his name, or busi-
24   ness name, principal place of business, and places of business
25   in the United States, and a list of the arms, ammunition,
 
 
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