Secretary of Commerce and permission for said exportation has | thereon any armory, arsenal, fort, fortification, navy yard,

been obtained from the President of the United States, on the joint recommendation of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Commerce. That any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of

customhouse, lighthouse, or other public building of any kind whatever, until the written opinion of the Attorney General shall be had in favor of the validity of the title, nor until the consent of the legislature of the State in which the land or site

a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than | may be, to such purchase, has been given. The district attorneys

$5,000 or by imprisonment of not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and the Federal courts of the United States are hereby granted jurisdiction to try and determine all questions arising under this section. (As amended Mar. 3, 1927, с. 355, 44 Stat. 1388.)

166. Cooperation of Army and Navy in carrying out purpose of chapter. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy may each designate representatives to cooperate with the Department of Commerce in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and shall have complete right of access to plants, data, and accounts. (As amended Mar. 3, 1927, с. 355, 44 Stat. 1388.)

Chapter 11.—ACQUISITION OF AND EXPENDITURES ON
LAND FOR NATIONAL-DEFENSE PURPOSES.

of the United States, upon the application of the Attorney Gen-
eral, shall furnish any assistance or information in their power
in relation to the titles of the public property lying within their
respective districts. And the secretaries of the departments,
upon the application of the Attorney General, shall procure any
additional evidence of title which he may deem necessary, and
which may not be in the possession of the officers of the Govern-
ment, and the expense of procuring it shall be paid out of the
appropriations made for the contingencies of the departments,
respectively : Provided, however, That in all cases of the acqui-
sition of land or any interest therein by the United States for
the purposes herein specified or for other purposes, wherein
the written opinion of the Attorney General in favor of the
validity of the title of such land is or may be required or au-
thorized by law, the Attorney General may, in his discretion,
base such opinion upon a certificate of title of a title company.

Section 175. Opinion of Attorney General as to validity of
title. No public money shall be expended upon any site or
land purchased by the United States for the purposes of erecting | (As amended June 28, 1930, с. 710, 46 Stat. 828.)