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(2) the retail prices of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts in the United States and Canada,

(3) employment in the motor vehicle industry and motor vehicle parts industry in the United States and Canada, and

(4) United States and Canadian trade in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts, particularly trade between the United States and Canada.

APPLICABILITY OF ANTIDUMPING AND ANTITRUST LAWS

SEC. 503. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to affect or modify the provisions of the Anti-Dumping Act, 1921 (19 U.S.C.

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160-173), or of any of the antitrust laws as designated in section 1 42 Stat. 113 of the Act entitled "An Act to supplement existing laws against unlaw. 72 Stat. 583. ful restraints and monopolies, and for other purposes", approved 38 Stat. 730. October 15, 1914 (15 U.S.Č. 12).

TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

JOINT COMMITTEE ON REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL FEDERAL
EXPENDITURES

SEC. 601. Section 601(e) of the Revenue Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 726) (relating to the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential

Federal Expenditures) is amended to read as follows:

"(e) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums Appropriation. as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section." Approved October 21, 1965.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 537 (Comm. on Ways & Means) and No. 1115 (Comm. of Conference).

SENATE REPORT No. 782 (Comm. on Finance).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 111 (1965):

Aug. 31: Considered and passed House.

Sept. 28, 291 Considered in Senate.

Sept. 30 Considered and passed Senate, amended.

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89th Congress, H. R. 10369
November 1, 1965

An Act

To give the consent of Congress to the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and
Vermont to become parties to title II of the Compact on Taxation of Motor
Fuels Consumed by Interstate Buses and the Agreement relating to Bus
Taxation Proration and Reciprocity.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is given to the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont to become parties to title II of the Compact on Taxation of Motor Fuels Consumed by Interstate Buses and to the Agreement relating to Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity as consented to by the Congress in the Act of April 14, 1965 (79 Stat. 60).

SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved.

Approved November 1, 1965.

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Conn.-R. I.-Vt. Bus taxation compact.

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89th Congress, S. 1404
April 13, 1966

An Act

To promote the observance of a uniform system of time throughout the United

States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may Uniform Time be cited as the "Uniform Time Act of 1966".

SEC. 2. It is the policy of the United States to promote the adoption and observance of uniform time within the standard time zones prescribed by the Act entitled "An Act to save daylight and to provide standard time for the United States", approved March 19, 1918 (40 Stat. 450; 15 U.S.C. 261-264), as modified by the Act entitled "An Act to transfer the Panhandle and Plains section of Texas and Oklahoma to the United States standard central time zone", approved March 4, 1921 (41 Stat. 1446; 15 U.S.C. 265). To this end the Interstate Commerce Commission is authorized and directed to foster and promote widespread and uniform adoption and observance of the same standard of time within and throughout each such standard time zone. SEC. 3. (a) During the period commencing at 2 o'clock antemeridian on the last Sunday of April of each year and ending at 2 o'clock antemeridian on the last Sunday of October of each year, the standard time of each zone established by the Act of March 19, 1918 (15 U.S.C. 261-264), as modified by the Act of March 4, 1921 (15 U.S.C. 265), shall be advanced one hour and such time as so advanced shall for the purposes of such Act of March 19, 1918, as so modified, be the standard time of such zone during such period; except that any State may by law exempt itself from the provisions of this subsection providing for the advancement of time, but only if such law provides that the entire State (including all political subdivisions thereof) shall observe the standard time otherwise applicable under such Act of March 19, 1918, as so modified, during such period.

(b) It is hereby declared that it is the express intent of Congress by this section to supersede any and all laws of the States or political subdivisions thereof insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for advances in time or changeover dates different from those specified in this section.

Act of 1966.

(c) For any violation of the provisions of this section the Inter- Violations. state Commerce Commission or its duly authorized agent may apply to the district court of the United States for the district in which such violation occurs for the enforcement of this section; and such court shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by writ of injunction or by other process, mandatory or otherwise, restraining 80 STAT. 107. against further violations of this section and enjoining obedience 80 STAT. 108. thereto.

SEC. 4. (a) The first section of the Act of March 19, 1918, as Standard time amended (15 U.S.C. 261), is amended to read as follows:

"That for the purpose of establishing the standard time of the United States, the territory of the United States shall be divided into eight zones in the manner provided in this section. Except as provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time Act of 1966, the standard time of the first zone shall be based on the mean solar time of the

zones.

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sixtieth degree of longitude west from Greenwich; that of the second zone on the seventy-fifth degree; that of the third zone on the ninetieth degree; that of the fourth zone on the one hundred and fifth degree; that of the fifth zone on the one hundred and twentieth degree; that of the sixth zone on the one hundred and thirty-fifth degree; that of the seventh zone on the one hundred and fiftieth degree; and that of the eighth zone on the one hundred and sixty-fifth degree. The limits of each zone shall be defined by an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission, having regard for the convenience of commerce and the existing junction points and division points of common carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, and any such order may be modified from time to time. As used in this Act, the term 'interforeign commerce." state or foreign commerce' means commerce between a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States and any place outside thereof."

"Interstate or

15 USC 262.

Designations.

50 Stat. 237.

Effective date.

(b) Section 2 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. Within the respective zones created under the authority of this Act the standard time of the zone shall insofar as practicable (as determined by the Interstate Commerce Commission) govern the movement of all common carriers engaged in interstate or foreign commerce. In all statutes, orders, rules, and regulations relating to the time of performance of any act by any officer or department of the United States, whether in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of the Government, or relating to the time within which any rights shall accrue or determine, or within which any act shall or shall not be performed by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, it shall be understood and intended that the time shall insofar as practicable (as determined by the Interstate Commerce Commission) be the United States standard time of the zone within which the act is to be performed."

(c) Section 4 of such Act is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. The standard time of the first zone shall be known and designated as Atlantic standard time; that of the second zone shall be known and designated as eastern standard time; that of the third zone shall be known and designated as central standard time; that of the fourth zone shall be known and designated as mountain standard time; that of the fifth zone shall be known and designated as Pacific standard time; that of the sixth zone shall be known and designated as Yukon standard time; that of the seventh zone shall be known and designated as Alaska-Hawaii standard time; and that of the eighth zone shall be known and designated as Bering standard time."

SEC. 5. The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 1001-1011) shall apply to all proceedings under this Act, the Act of March 19, 1918 (15 U.S.C. 261-264), and the Act of March 4, 1921 (15 U.S.C. 265).

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect on April 1, 1967; except that if any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, observes daylight saving time in the year 1966, such time shall advance the standard time otherwise applicable in such place by one hour and shall commence at 2 o'clock antemeridian on the last

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Sunday in April of the year 1966 and shall end at 2 o'clock antemeridian on the last Sunday in October of the 1966.

year

SEC. 7. As used in this Act, the term "State" includes the District "State." of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States.

Approved April 13, 1966.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 1315 accompanying H. R. 6785 (Comm. on Inter

state & Foreign Commerce) and No. 1385 (Comm. of
Conference).

SENATE REPORT No. 268 (Comm. on Commerce).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 111 (1965):

Vol. 112 (1966):

June 3, considered and passed Senate.

Mar. 16, considered and passed House, amended,
in lieu of H. R. 6785.

Mar. 22, Senate concurred in House amendment
with amendments.

Mar. 29, Senate agreed to conference report.
Mar. 30, House agreed to conference report.

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