not formed are of no importance, when they are compared with the large number in which habituation occurred."

(7) Dolantin, a New Spasmolytic and Analgesic (Chemical and Pharmacological Considerations), by O. Eisleb and O. Schaumann. (Published in Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift 65, 967 (1939).

"The chemical and pharmacological properties of 1-methyl-4-piperidine-4carboxylic acid-ethyl ester-hydrocholride (Dolantin) are briefly discussed. In this compound was noted the combination spasmolytic properties of atropine and papaverine with an analgesic efficacy of morphine-like character."

(8) Two Cases of Dolantin Addiction, by Ilse Kucher (Klinische Wochenschrift, 19, 688 (1940).

"Various authors point to the fact that an habituation, or the development of an addiction on increasing the dose, was never observed. This view is not correct. We ourselves have observed two cases in which the abuse of Dolantin resulted in addiction. We have heard of similar observations made by others."

(9) Dolantin and Habituation, by Dr. Nerio Rojas, titular professor of legal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Buenos Aires, and Dr. Jose Belbey, titular professor of legal medicine, University of La Plata. Presented at Fourth Ordinary Session of the Society of Legal Medicine and Toxicology, July 23, 1941. (From Archivo de Medicine Legal, 11, 212 (1941).

"In the face of these facts we believe ourselves authorized to reach the following conclusions:

"Dolantin is an excellent analgesic and antispasmodic.

"In morphine addiction its use as a therapeutic substitute is dangerous as the patient falls into a veritable dolantin addiction in a much shorter time and with higher and more frequent doses.

"It is necessary to be prudent in all cases in which the continuity of the pathological cause compels frequent repetition of the drug as it is necessary continually to increase the dose and the number of injections which may bring about habituation.

""The sale of dolantin must not be free, and it must be made only by medical prescription.''

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CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 283

JUNE 1, 1944.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Mr. CLARK, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. Res. 574]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House Resolution 574, reports the same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution do pass.

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Session

No. 1590

SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS ARISING FROM TERMINATED WAR CONTRACTS

JUNE 1, 1944.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. WALTER, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 1718]

The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1718) to provide for the settlement of claims arising from terminated war contracts, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report the bill favorably to the House with an amendment, with the recommendation that, as amended, the bill do pass. The committee amendment is as follows:

Strike out all of the bill after the enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

OBJECTIVES OF THE ACT

SECTION 1. The Congress hereby declares that the objectives of this Act are(a) to facilitate maximum war production during the war and to expedite reconversion from war production to civilian production as war conditions permit;

(b) to assure to prime contractors and subcontractors, small and large, speedy and equitable final settlement of claims under terminated war contracts and adequate interim financing until such final settlement;

(c) to assure uniformity among Government agencies in basic policies and administration with respect to such termination settlements and interim financing;

(d) to facilitate the efficient use of materials, manpower, and facilities for war and civilian purposes by providing prime contractors and subcontractors with notice of termination of their war contracts as far in advance of the cessation of work thereunder as is feasible and consistent with the national security;

(e) to assure the expeditious removal from the plants of prime contractors and subcontractors of termination inventory not to be retained or sold by the contractor;

(f) to use all practicable methods compatible with the foregoing objectives to prevent improper payments and to detect and prosecute fraud.

SURVEILLANCE BY CONGRESS

SEC. 2. (a) To assist the Congress in appraising the administration of this Act and in developing such amendments or related legislation as may further be necessary to accomplish the objectives of the Act, the appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall study each report submitted to the Congress under this Act and shall otherwise maintain continuous surveil lance of the operations of the Government agencies under the Act.

(b) In January, April, July, and October of each year, the Director shall submit to the Senate and House of Representatives a quarterly progress report on the exercise of his duties and authority under this Act, the status of contract terminstions, termination settlements, and interim financing and such other pertinent information on the administration of the Act as will enable the Congress to evalu ate its administration and the need for amendments and related legislation.

SEC. 3. As used in this Act

DEFINITIONS

(a) The term "prime contract" means any contract, agreement, or purchase order heretofore or hereafter entered into by a contracting agency and connected with or related to the prosecution of the war; and the term "prime contractor" means any holder of one or more prime contracts.

(b) The term "subcontract" means any contract, agreement, or purchase order heretofore or hereafter entered into to perform all or any part of the work, or to make or furnish any material to the extent that such material is required for the performance of any one or more prime contracts or of any one or more other subcontracts; and the term "subcontractor" means any holder of one or more subcontracts.

(c) The term "war contract" means a prime contract or a subcontract; and the term "war contractor" means any holder of one or more war contracts.

(d) The terms "termination", "terminate", and "terminated" refer to the termination or cancelation, in whole or in part, of work under a prime contract for the convenience or at the option of the Government (except for default of the prime contractor) or of work under a subcontract for any reason except the default of the subcontractor.

(e) The term "material" includes any article, commodity, machinery, equipment, accessory, part, component, assembly, work in process, maintenance, repair, and operating supplies, and any product of any kind.

(f) The term "Government agency" means any executive department of the Government, or any administrative unit or subdivision thereof, any independent agency or any corporation owned or controlled by the United States in the execu tive branch of the Government, and includes any contracting agency.

(g) The term "contracting agency" means any Government agency which has been or hereafter may be authorized to make contracts pursuant to section 201 of the First War Powers Act, 1941, and includes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and any corporation organized pursuant to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act (47 Stat. 5), as amended, the Smaller War Plants Corporation, and the War Production Board.

(h) The term "termination claim" means any claim or demand by a war contractor for fair compensation for the termination of any war contract and any other claim under a terminated war contract, which regulations prescribed under this Act authorize to be asserted and settled in connection with any termination settlement.

(i) The term "interim financing" includes advance payments, partial payments, loans, discounts, advances, and commitments in connection therewith, and guaran ties of loans, discounts, advances, and commitments in connection therewith and any other type of financing made in contemplation of or related to termination of war contracts.

(j) The term "Director" means the Director of Contract Settlement.

(k) The term "person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, or other entity.

(1) The term "termination inventory" means any materials (including a proper part of any materials common to two or more contracts), properly allocable to s terminated war contract, except any machinery or equipment subject to a separate contract specifically governing the use or disposition thereof.

(m) The term "final and conclusive," as applied to any settlement, finding, or decision, means that such settlement, finding, or decision shall not be reopened, annulled, modified, set aside, or disregarded by any officer, employee, or agent of