Public Law 77.

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65 Stat. 118 Public Law 77 chapter 222 AN ACT To protect scenic values along the Grand Canyon Park Approach Highway (State 64) within the Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, and certain public domain lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior.July 12, 1951[[S. 109](/us/bill/82/s/109)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Kaibab National Forest, Ark.Mining locations. That hereafter mining locations made under the mining laws of the United States within the following-described lands within the Kaibab National Forest, Coconino County, Arizona:

Sections 2,11, 12, 13, 14, 23, and 26, township 22 north, range 2 east; Sections 1, 12, and 13, township 28 north, range 2 east; Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36, township 29 north, range 2 east; Sections 13, 24, 25, and 36, township 30 north, range 2 east; Section 18, township 30 north, range 3 east; Sections 12 and 13, township 30 north, range 5 east; Sections 7,18, 19, 29, 30, 32, and 33, township 30 north, range 6 east; Sections 3 and 4, township 29 north, range 6 east, Gila and Salt River Base and meridian; and also those mining locations made under the mining laws of the United States on public domain lands within those particular sections of townships 23 north, 24 north, 25 north, 26 north, 27 north, and 28 north, all in range 2 east, Gila and Salt River Base and meridian, through which there extends Arizona State Highway numbered 64 and a strip of land one thousand feet wide on each side of the center line of the right-of-way thereof; shall confer on the locator the right to occupy and use so much of the surface of the land covered by the location as may be reasonably necessary to carry on prospecting, mining, and beneficiation of ores, including the taking of mineral deposits and timber required by or in the mining and ore-reducing operations, and no permit shall be required Cutting of timber, etc.or charge made for such use or occupancy: *Provided, however*, That the cutting and removal of timber, except where clearing is necessary in connection with mining operations or to provide space for buildings or structures used in connection with mining operations, shall be conducted in accordance with the rules for timber cutting on adjoining national-forest land, or rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior under this Act with respect to public domain lands under his jurisdiction, and no use of the surface of the claim or the resources therefrom not reasonably required for carrying on mining and prospecting shall be allowed except under the national-forest rules and regulations or rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, as the case may be, nor shall the locator prevent or obstruct other occupancy of the surface or use of surface resources under authority of such regulations, or permits issued thereunder, if such occupancy or use is not in conflict with mineral development.

Sec. 2. That hereafter all patents issued under the United States Patents.mining laws affecting lands within the above-described area shall convey title to the mineral deposits within the claim, together with the right to cut and remove so much of the mature timber therefrom as may be needed in extracting and removing and beneficiation of the mineral deposits, if the timber is cut under sound principles of forest management as defined by such rules and regulations, but each patent shall reserve to the United States all title in or to the surface of the 65 Stat. 119 lands and products thereof, and no use of the surface of the claim or the resources therefrom not reasonably required for carrying on. mining or prospecting shall be allowed except under the rules, and regulations of the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior, respectively.

Sec. 3. That valid mining claims within the said lands, existingValid mining claims. on the date of the enactment of this Act, and thereafter maintained in compliance with the law under which they were initiated and the laws of the State of Arizona, may be perfected under this Act, or under the laws under which they were initiated, as the claimant may desire. Approved July 12, 1951. Public Law 78: To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949. Public Law 78 Public Law 78 65 Stat. 119 1951-07-12 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 78 chapter 223 AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949.July 12, 1951[[S. 964](/us/bill/82/s/964)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Agricultural Act, 1949. amendment. That the Agricultural Act of 1949 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new title to read as follows:[63 Stat. 1051](/us/stat/63/1051).[7 U. S.C § 1421 note](/us/usc/t7/s1421).

" “TITLE V— AGRICULTURAL WORKERS “Sec. 501. For the purpose of assisting in such production of agriculturalWorkers from Republic of Mexico. commodities and products as the Secretary of Agriculture deems necessary, by supplying agricultural workers from the Republic of Mexico (pursuant to arrangements between the United States and the Republic of Mexico), the Secretary of Labor is authorized— “(1) to recruit such workers (including any such workers who have resided in the United States for the preceding five years, or who are temporarily in the United States under legal entry);

“(2) to establish and operate reception centers at or near the places of actual entry of such workers into the continental United States for the purpose of receiving and housing such workers while arrangements are being made for their employment in, or departure from; the continental United States; “(3) to provide transportation for such workers from recruitment centers outside the continental United States to such reception centers and transportation from such reception centers to such recruitment centers after termination of employment;

“(4) to provide such workers with such subsistence, emergency medical care, and burial expenses (not exceeding $150 burial expenses in any one case) as may be or become necessary during transportation authorized by paragraph

(3)and while such workers are at reception centers; “(5) to assist such workers and employers in negotiating contracts for agricultural employment (such workers being free to accept or decline agricultural employment with any eligible employer and to choose the type of agricultural employment they desire, and eligible employers being free to offer agricultural employment to any workers of their choice not under contract to other employers); “(6) to guarantee the performance by employers of provisions of such contracts relating to the payment of wages or the furnishing of transportation. “Sec. 502. No workers shall be made available under this title to anyAgreement between employer and U. S. 65 Stat. 120 employer unless such employer enters into an agreement with the United States— “(1) to indemnify the United States against loss by reason of its guaranty of such employer’s contracts; “(2) to reimburse the United States for essential expenses, not including salaries or expenses of regular department or agency personnel, incurred by it for the transportation and subsistence of workers under this title in amounts not to exceed $15 per worker; and “(3) to pay to the United States, in any case in which a worker is not returned to the reception center in accordance with the contract entered into under section 501 (5), an amount determined by the Secretary of Labor to be equivalent to the normal cost to the employer of returning other workers from the place of employment to such reception center, less any portion thereof required to be paid by other employers. “Sec. 503. No workers recruited under this title shall be availableEmployment restrictions. for employment in any area unless the Secretary of Labor has determined and certified that

(1)sufficient domestic workers who are able, willing, and qualified are not available at the time and place needed to perform the work for which such workers are to be employed,

(2)the employment of such workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of domestic agricultural workers similarly employed, and

(3)reasonable efforts have been made to attract domestic workers for such employment at wages and standard hours of work comparable to those offered to foreign workers. “Sec. 504. Workers recruited under this title who are not citizensAdmission of alien workers to U. S. of the United States shall be admitted to the United States subject to the immigration laws (or if already in, for not less than the preceding five years or by virtue of legal entry, and otherwise eligible for admission to, the United States may, pursuant to arrangements between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, be permitted to remain therein) for such time and under such conditions as may be specified by the Attorney General but, notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, no penalty bond shall be required which imposes liability upon any person for the failure of any such worker to depart from the United States upon termination of employment: *Provided*, That no workers shall be made available under this title to, nor shall any workers made available under this title be permitted to remain in the employ of, any employer who has in his employ any Mexican alien when such employer knows or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect or by reasonable inquiry could have ascertained that such Mexican alien is not lawfully within the United States. “Sec. 505.

(a)Section 210

(1)of the Social Security Act, as[64 Stat. 512](/us/stat/64/512).[42 U. S. C. § 417](/us/usc/t42/s417). amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subparagraph as follows: " “‘(C) Service performed by foreign agricultural workers under contracts entered into in accordance with title V of the *Ante*, p. 119. Act of 1949, as amended.’ " “(b) Section 1426

(1)of the Internal Revenue Code, as[53 Stat. 177](/us/stat/53/177).[26 U. S. C. § 1426

(b)(1)](/us/usc/t26/s1426/b/1). amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subparagraph as follows: " “‘(C) Service performed by foreign agricultural workers under contracts entered into in accordance with title V of the *Ante*, p. 119.Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended.’ " “(c) Workers recruited under the provisions of this title shall not be subject to the head tax levied under section 2 of the Immigration Act of[39 Stat. 875](/us/stat/39/875). 1917(8 U. S. C.,sec. 132). 65 Stat. 121 “Sec. 506. For the purposes of this title, the Secretary of Labor isAuthority of Secretary of Labor. authorized— “(1) to enter into agreements with Federal and State agencies: to utilize (pursuant to such agreements) the facilities and services of such agencies; and to allocate or transfer funds or otherwise to pay or reimburse such agencies for expenses in connection therewith; “(2) to accept and utilize voluntary and uncompensated Services; and “(3) when necessary to supplement the domestic agricultural labor force, to cooperate with the Secretary of State in negotiating and carrying out agreements or arrangements relating to the employment in the United States, subject to the immigration laws, of agricultural workers from the Republic of Mexico. “Sec. 507. For the purposes of this title—Definitions. “(1) The term ‘agricultural employment’ includes services or activities included within the provisions of section 3

(f)of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, or section 1426[52 Stat. 1060](/us/stat/52/1060).[29 U. S. C. § 203 (f)](/us/usc/t29/s203/f).[53 Stat. 1386](/us/stat/53/1386).[26 U. S. C. § 1426 (h)](/us/usc/t26/s1426/h).

(h)of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, horticultural employment, cotton ginning, compressing and storing, crushing of oil seeds, and the packing, canning, freezing, drying, or other processing of perishable or seasonable agricultural products. “(2) The term ‘employer’ shall include an association, or other group, of employers, but only if

(A)those of its members for whom workers are being obtained are bound, in the event of its default, to carry out the obligations undertaken by it pursuant to section 502, or

(B)the Secretary determines that such individual*Ante*, p. 119. liability is not necessary to assure performance of such obligations. “Sec. 508. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting theAuthority of Attorney General. authority of the Attorney General, pursuant to the general immigration laws, to permit the importation of aliens of any nationality for agricultural employment as defined in section 507, or to permit any such alien who entered the United States legally to remain for the purpose of engaging in such agricultural employment under such conditions and for such time as he, the Attorney General, shall specify. “Sec. 509. No workers will be made available under this title forTermination of program. employment after December 31, 1953.” " Approved July 12, 1951. Public Law 79: To amend title 18 of the United States Code, entitled “Crimes and Criminal Procedure”, to provide basic authority for certain activities of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes. Public Law 79 Public Law 79 65 Stat. 121 1951-07-16 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 79 chapter 226 AN ACT To amend title 18 of the United States Code, entitled “Crimes and Criminal Procedure”, to provide basic authority for certain activities of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.July 16, 1951[[H. R. 2395](/us/bill/82/hr/2395)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Title 18, U. S. C., amendments.[62 Stat. 700](/us/stat/62/700). That section 331 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " “§ 331. Mutilation, diminution, and falsification of coins “Whoever fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the mints of the United States, or any foreign coins which are by law made current or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United States; or “Whoever fraudulently possesses, passes, utters, publishes, or sells, or attempts to pass, utter, publish, or sell, or brings into the United 65 Stat. 122 States, any such coin, knowing the same to be altered, defaced, mutilated, impaired, diminished, falsified, scaled, or lightened— “Shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.” " Sec. 2. Section 475 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to[62 Stat. 706](/us/stat/62/706). read as follows: " “§ 475. Imitating obligations or securities; advertisements “Whoever designs, engraves, prints, makes, or executes, or utters, issues, distributes, circulates, or uses any business or professional card, notice, placard, circular, handbill, or advertisement in the likeness or similitude of any obligation or security of the United States issued under or authorized by any Act of Congress or writes, prints, or otherwise impresses upon or attaches to any such instrument, obligation, or security, or any coin of the United States, any business or professional card, notice, or advertisement, or any notice or advertisement whatever, shall be fined not more than $500.” " Sec. 3. Section 489 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to[62 Stat. 709](/us/stat/62/709). read as follows: " “§ 489. Making or possessing likeness of coins “Whoever, within the United States, makes or brings therein from any foreign country, or possesses with intent to sell, give away, or in any other manner uses the same, except under authority of the Secretary of the Treasury or other proper officer of the United States, any token, disk, or device in the likeness or similitude as to design, color, or the inscription thereon of any of the coins of the United States or of any foreign country issued as money, either under the authority of the United States or under the authority of any foreign government shall be fined not more than $100.” " Sec. 4. Section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to [62 Stat. 818](/us/stat/62/818).read as follows: " “§ 3056. Secret Service powers “Subject to the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, the United States Secret Service, Treasury Department, is authorized to protect the person of the President of the United Stales and members of his immediate family, the President-elect, and the Vice President at his request; detect and arrest any person committing any offense against the laws of the United States relating to coins, obligations, and securities of the United States and of foreign governments; detect and arrest any person violating any of the provisions of sections 508 [62 Stat. 715](/us/stat/62/715).and 509 of this title and, insofar as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal land banks, joint-stock land banks and national farm loan associations are concerned, of sections 218,221,433,493, 657, [62 Stat. 695–792](/us/stat/62/695–792).709, 1006, 1007, 1011, 1013, 1014, 1907, and 1909 of this title; detect and arrest any person violating any laws of the United States directly concerning official matters administered by and under the direct control of the Treasury Department; execute warrants issued under the authority of the United States; carry firearms; offer and pay rewards for services or information looking toward the apprehension of criminals; and perform such other functions and duties as are authorized by law.” " Sec. 5.

(a)Section 201 of title 3, United States Code, is hereby[62 Stat. 680](/us/stat/62/680). repealed.

(b)The analysis of chapter 3 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking out the item “201. Protection of President and family authorized.”.

(c)The analysis of chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, immediately [62 Stat. 705](/us/stat/62/705).preceding section 471 of such title, is amended by striking out the words “; publisher’s illustrations excepted” in item 489. Approved July 16, 1951. Public Law 80: Making additional appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes. Public Law 80 Public Law 80 65 Stat. 123 1951-07-18 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public

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