Notes on 48 U.S.C. § 794 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 48 U.S.C. § 794 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 11, 39 Stat. 955; May 17, 1932, ch.
190, 47 Stat. 158.)
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act
July 15, 1909, ch. 4, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 11.
CHANGE OF NAME
"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this
title.
EX. ORD. NO. 9383. COORDINATION OF FUNCTIONS AND POLICIES OF
FEDERAL CIVIL AGENCIES IN PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Ex. Ord. No. 9383, eff. Oct. 5, 1943, 8 F.R. 13781, provided:
1. Each Federal civil agency performing services in Puerto Rico
or in the Virgin Islands shall make current reports to the
Secretary of the Interior concerning the work of such agency in
such manner and form and at such times as may be prescribed by the
Secretary of the Interior.
2. The Secretary of the Interior shall make such recommendations
to the heads of Federal civil agencies so reporting as may in his
judgment serve to correlate the work of such agencies in Puerto
Rico and in the Virgin Islands, eliminate unessential Federal
activities, assist insular agencies to assume increasing
responsibility in civil administration, meet more efficiently the
needs of the people of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for
essential Federal services, and implement the policies of the
United States with respect to its island possessions.
3. The Secretary of the Interior shall from time to time report
to the President and to the Congress concerning the actions taken
pursuant to this order.
4. This order shall not be applicable to United States District
Judges, United States Attorneys, and United States Marshals.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.