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79TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 7, 1945 Mr. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Insular Affairs A BILL To postpone for twenty years the imposition of import duties and other import restrictions on articles imported into the United States from the Philippine Islands. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), , and (f) of 4 section 6, as amended, of the Act of March 24, 1934, en- 5 titled "An Act to provide for the complete independence of 6 the Philippine Islands, to provide for the adoption of a con- 7 stitution and a form of government for the Philippine Islands, 8 and for other purposes" (U. S. C., 1940 edition, title 48, 9 sec. 1236 (a) to (f) ), , shall not be effective with respect 10 to any period after the date of the enactment of this Act.