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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 67 STAT. · February 7, 1953 · Public Law 2

Public Law 2.

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67 Stat. 4 Public Law 2 chapter 2 AN ACT To amend Public Law 73, Eighty-first Congress, first session (63 Stat. 111), to provide for an Under Secretary of State for Administration.February 7, 1953[[S. 243](/us/bill/83/s/243)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 1 of the Act of May 26, 1949 (63 Stat. Ill; 5 U. S. C. 151a), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " “Until December 31, 1954, unless the office shall be abolished soonerUnder Secretary of State for Administration. by the President, there, shall be in the Department of State an Under Secretary of State for Administration who shall he appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall take precedence in the Department of State next after the Secretary and the Under Secretary.
The Under Secretary of State for Administration shall receive compensation at the rate of $17,560 per annum, and shall perform such duties and exercise such administrative powers as the Secretary of State may prescribe,” " Approved February 7, 1953. Public Law 3: To amend the Reorganization Act of 1949 so that such Act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time before April 1, 1955. Public Law 3 Public Law 3 67 Stat. 4 1953-02-11 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 3 chapter 3 AN ACT To amend the Reorganization Act of 1949 so that such Act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time before April 1, 1955.February 11, 1953[[H. R. 1979](/us/bill/83/hr/1979)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That subsection
(b)of section 5 of the Reorganization Act of 1949 (5 U. S. C., sec. 133z–3 [63 Stat. 205](/us/stat/63/205).(b)) is hereby amended by striking out “April 1, 1953” and inserting in lieu thereof “April 1, 1955”. Approved February 11, 1953. Public Law 4: To continue until the close of June 30, 1954, the suspension of certain import taxes on copper. Public Law 4 Public Law 4 67 Stat. 4 1953-02-14 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 4 chapter 4 AN ACT To continue until the close of June 30, 1954, the suspension of certain import taxes on copper.February 14, 1953[[H. R. 568](/us/bill/83/hr/568)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act entitled “An Act to suspend certain import, taxes on copper”, approved May 22, [65 Stat. 44](/us/stat/65/44).[26 USC 3425 note](/us/usc/t26/s3425).1951 (Public Law 38, Eighty-second Congress), is hereby amended by striking out “February 15, 1953, or the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President on December 16, 1950, whichever is earlier” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1954”. Approved February 14, 1953. Public Law 5: To amend section 2
(a)of the National Housing Act, as amended. Public Law 5 Public Law 5 67 Stat. 4 1953-03-10 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 5 chapter 5 JOINT RESOLUTION To amend section 2
(a)of the National Housing Act, as amended.March 10, 1953[[S. J. Res. 27](/us/bill/83/sjres/27)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the last sentence of sec-67 Stat. 5tion 2
(a)of the National Housing Act, as amended, is hereby amendedFHA home repair loans.[48 Stat. 1246](/us/stat/48/1246), [64 Stat. 48](/us/stat/64/48).[12 USC 1703(a)](/us/usc/t12/s1703/a). to read as follows: “The aggregate amount of all loans, advances of credit, and obligations purchased, exclusive of financing charges, with respect to which insurance may be heretofore or hereafter granted under this section and outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $1,750,000,000.” Sec. 2. Prior to June 30, 1954, the Federal Housing CommissionerRepayment to Treasury. shall pay out of the capital account of the Title I Insurance Fund to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount of $8,333,313.65 which constitutes the Government investment in the capital account of the Title I Insurance Fund. The amount payable hereunder shall be paid in the discretion of the Commissioner either in one lump sum or in installments except that the first payment shall be made on July 1, 1953. Approved March 10, 1953. Public Law 6: To amend the Act of June 23, 1949 as amended, to remove the monthly limitations on official long-distance telephone calls and official telegrams of Members of the House of Representatives without affecting the annual limitation on such telephone calls and telegrams. Public Law 6 Public Law 6 67 Stat. 5 1953-03-10 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 6 chapter 6 AN ACT To amend the Act of June 23, 1949 as amended, to remove the monthly limitations on official long-distance telephone calls and official telegrams of Members of the House of Representatives without affecting the annual limitation on such telephone calls and telegrams.March 10, 1953[[H. R. 2230](/us/bill/83/hr/2230)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,House of Representatives.Telephone and telegraph service.[63 Stat. 264](/us/stat/63/264).[2 USC 46f, 46g](/us/usc/t2/s46f/46g). That the first two sections of the Act entitled “An Act relating to telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of the House of Representatives”, approved June 23, 1949, as amended, are amended to read as follows: " “That in the case of each Member of the House of Representatives, there shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration and subject, to the limitations provided in section 2, the following charges: “(1) toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls made by or on behalf of the. Member within the United States, its Territories or possessions; and “(2) charges on strictly official telegrams sent by or on behalf of the Member within the United States, its Territories or possessions. “Sec. 2. In the case of any Member of the House of RepresentativesLimitation on charges. other than the Speaker, (he majority leader, the minority leader, the majority whip, and the minority whip, there shall be paid under the first section of this Act— “(1) toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls made by or on behalf of the Member, aggregating not more than 1,800 minutes-during any year, except that if a Member is elected for a portion of a term, the aggregate number of minutes with respect to which toll charges may be paid under the first section shall be reduced, with respect to the year in which he commences his service, to a number which is the same percentage of 1,800 as the number of days of his service in such year is of the total number of days in such year; and “(2) charges on strictly official telegrams sent by or on behalf of tile Member, aggregating not more than 12,000 words during any year, except that if a Member is elected for a portion of a term, the aggregate number of words with respect to which charges may be paid under the first section shall be reduced, with respect 67 Stat. 6to the year in which he commences his service, to a number which is the same percentage of 12,000 as the number of days of his service in such year is of the total number of days in such year. For the purposes of this section, the term ‘year’ means the period beginning at noon on January 3 of a calendar year and ending at noon on January 3 of the succeeding calendar year.” " Sec. 2. The amendment made by this Act to such Act of June 23,Effective date. 1949, as amended, shall take effect as of noon on January 3, 1953. Approved March 10, 1953. Public Law 7: To place temporary limitations on the number of officers serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Public Law 7 Public Law 7 67 Stat. 6 1953-03-14 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 7 chapter 7 AN ACT To place temporary limitations on the number of officers serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.March 14, 1953[[H. R. 2332](/us/bill/83/hr/2332)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Armed Forces.Commissioned officer personnel limitations. That
(a)on June 30, 1953, commissioned officer personnel on active duty in the Armed Forces (excluding Reserve officers on active duty training or Reserve officers ordered to active duty for periods of thirty days or less) shall not exceed the following numbers in each grade: Ranks Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps General of the Army or fleet admiral of the Navy 4 3 0 0 General or admiral 8 6 7 1 Lieutenant general or vice admiral 27 24 19 4 Major general or rear admiral 172 128 161 23 Brigadier general or rear admiral 297 128 222 31 Colonel or captain of the Navy 5,199 2,987 4,351 546 Lieutenant colonel or commander 13,230 7,096 8,602 1186 Major or lieutenant commander 18,075 10,911 21,454 2,522
(b)Vacancies within the allowances prescribed by subsection
(a)of this section for any grade may be assigned to any lower grade or grades. Sec. 2. Section 634 of Public Law 488, Eighty-second Congress, is[66 Stat. 537](/us/stat/66/537). hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This Act shall terminate on July 1, 1953.Termination. Approved March 14, 1953. Public Law 8: To amend the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 to continue in effect certain of the provisions thereof. Public Law 8 Public Law 8 67 Stat. 6 1953-03-23 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public Public Law 8 chapter 8 AN ACT To amend the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 to continue in effect certain of the provisions thereof.March 23, 1953[[S. 1188](/us/bill/83/s/1188)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 16 of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 (Public Law 771, Eighty-first [64 Stat. 797](/us/stat/64/797).[50 USC app. 2216](/us/usc/t50/s2216).Congress) is amended by deleting the date “April 30, 1953” and inserting in lieu thereof the date “July 1, 1955”. Approved March 23, 1953. Public Law 9: To amend the Act of July 12, 1950 (ch. 460, 64 Stat. 336), as amended, which authorizes free postage for members of the Armed Forces of the United States in specified areas. Public Law 9 Public Law 9 67 Stat. 9 1953-03-23 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 2026-01-14 83 1 public
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