Public Law 103.

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69 Stat. 188 Public Law 103 chapter 198 AN ACT To amend section 7 of the Act approved September 22, 1922, as amended.June 28, 1955[[H. R. 4426](/us/bill/84/hr/4426)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Telephone service for flood Control, etc.[64 Stat. 170](/us/stat/64/170).[31 USC 680](/us/usc/t31/s680). That section 7 of the Act approved September 22, 1922 (Public Law Numbered 362, Sixty-seventh Congress), as amended by section 203 of the Act approved May 17, 1950 (Public Law 516, Eighty-first Congress), is amended to read as follows:

" “That hereafter the provisions of section 7 of the Act of August 23, 1912, as amended (37 Stat. 414; 54 Stat. 175; 31 U. S. C. 679), or any other law prohibiting the expenditure of public money for telephone services installed in private residences, shall not be construed to apply to or forbid the installation and use of such telephones as may be necessary for the prosecution of Government business in connection with the construction and operation of locks and dams for navigation, flood control, and related water uses, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers.

Not more than $30,000 shall be expended for such telephone services in any one fiscal year.” " Approved June 28, 1955. Public Law 104: To authorize certain officers and employees of the Department of State and the Foreign Service in carry firearms. Public Law 104 Public Law 104 69 Stat. 188 1955-06-28 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 104 chapter 199 AN ACT To authorize certain officers and employees of the Department of State and the Foreign Service in carry firearms.June 28, 1955[[H. R. 5860](/us/bill/84/hr/5860)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,State Department and Foreign service.Carrying of firearms. That, under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, security officers of the Department of State and the Foreign Service who have been designated by the Secretary of State and who have qualified for the use of firearms, are authorized to carry firearms for the purpose of protecting heads of foreign states, high officials of foreign governments and other distinguished visitors to the United States, the Secretary of State, and the Under Secretary of State, and official representatives of foreign governments and of the United States attending international conferences, or performing special missions.

Approved June 28, 1955. Public Law 105: To amend the Canal Zone Code by the addition of provisions authorizing regulation of the sale and use of fireworks in the Canal Zone. Public Law 105 Public Law 105 69 Stat. 188 1955-06-28 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 105 chapter 200 AN ACT To amend the Canal Zone Code by the addition of provisions authorizing regulation of the sale and use of fireworks in the Canal Zone.June 28, 1955[[H.

R. 4650](/us/bill/84/hr/4650)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Canal Zone.Fireworks. That title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1122), is amended by adding a new chapter, number 26, embracing sections 521 and 522, and reading as follows: 69 Stat. 189 " “chapter 26—regulation of sale and use of fireworks “Sec. “521. Regulations authorized. “522. Punishment for violations.

“§ 521. Regulations authorized “The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized to prescribe, and from time to time alter and amend, regulations prohibiting, limiting, or otherwise regulating the sale and use of any fireworks within the Canal Zone, or any portions thereof, as he may deem necessary to public safety. “§ 522. Punishment for violations “Any person who shall violate any regulation prescribed under authority of the next preceding section shall be punishable by a line of not more than $100 or by thirty days imprisonment in jail, or by both.

” " Approved June 28, 1955. Public Law 106: To authorize the construction of a building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Institution, including the preparation of plans and specifications, and all other work incidental thereto. Public Law 106 Public Law 106 69 Stat. 189 1955-06-28 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 106 chapter 201 AN ACT To authorize the construction of a building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Institution, including the preparation of plans and specifications, and all other work incidental thereto.June 28, 1955[[H. R. 6410](/us/bill/84/hr/6410)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Smithsonian Institution.Museum of History and Technology.Construction authority.

That the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are hereby authorized and directed to have prepared drawings and specifications for, and to construct, a suitable building for a Museum of History and Technology (with requisite equipment, approaches, architectural landscape treatment of the grounds, and connections with public utilities and the Federal heating system) for the use of the Smithsonian Institution, to be located on that part of reservation 3 which is bounded by Twelfth Street northwest on the east, Fourteenth Street Northwest on the west, Constitution Avenue on the north, and Madison Drive on the south, title to which is in the United States, at a cost not to exceed $36,000,000.

Sec. 2. That the exact location of the building on the site shall beApproval of site and design. approved by the National Capital Planning Commission, and the design shall be approved by the Commission of Fine Arts. Sec. 3. That the preparation of said drawings and specifications, the design and erection of the building, and all work incidental thereto shall be under the supervision of the Administrator of the General Services Administration in accordance with provisions of the Public Buildings Act of May 25, 1926, as amended.

Sec. 4. That there is hereby established a Joint Congressional CommitteeJoint Congressional Committee. on Construction of a. Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Institution. It shall be the duty of the Joint Committee to advise with the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution during the planning and construction of such building. The Joint Committee shall be composed of ten members as follows: Five Senators appointed by the President of the Senate, three of whom shall be the Senate members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; five Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three of whom shall be the Representative members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

The Joint Committee shall from time to time, but at least once annually, submit to the Congress a report on theReports to Congress. 69 Stat. 190progress of the planning and construction of the building. Upon completion of the building, the Joint Committee shall submit a final report. Sec. 5. That there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to theAppropriation.*Post*, p, 461. Regents of the Smithsonian Institution such sums, not to exceed $36,000,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Transfer to GSA.Act: *Provided*, That appropriations for this purpose, except such part as may be necessary for the incidental expenses of the Regents or the Smithsonian Institution in connection with this project, shall be transferred to the General Services Administration for the performance of the work.

Approved June 28, 1955. Public Law 107: Dedicating the Lee Mansion in Arlington National Cemetery as a permanent memorial to Robert E. Lee. Public Law 107 Public Law 107 69 Stat. 190 1955-06-29 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 107 chapter 223 JOINT RESOLUTION Dedicating the Lee Mansion in Arlington National Cemetery as a permanent memorial to Robert E.

Lee.June 29, 1955[[S. J. Res. 62](/us/bill/84/sjres/62)] Whereas the ninth day of April 1955 is the ninetieth anniversary of the Appomattox cessation of hostilities between our States; and Whereas of the two great figures therein involved, one, General Ulysses S. Grant, has been highly honored by becoming President of the United States, but the other, Robert E. Lee, has never been suitably memorialized by the National Government; and Whereas Robert E. Lee had graduated from West Point, dedicated himself to an Army career, and became a colonel in the United States Army, then the commander of the Confederate forces, attained world renown as a military genius, and after Appomattox fervently devoted himself to peace, to the reuniting of the Nation, and to the advancement of youth education and the welfare and progress of mankind, becoming president of the Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Virginia; and Whereas the desire and hope of Robert E.

Lee for peace and unity within our Nation has come to pass in the years since his death, and the United States of America now stands united and firm, indivisible, and unshakable; and Whereas Public Resolution Numbered 74, Sixty-eighth Congress, [43 Stat. 1356](/us/stat/43/1356).approved March 4, 1925, provided for the physical restoration of the Lee Mansion but did not dedicate the same as a permanent memorial to Robert E. Lee: Now, therefore, be it *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Robert E.

Lee.Congressional tribute. That the Congress of the United States, at this anniversary time, does hereby pay honor and tribute to the everlasting memory of Robert E. Lee, whose name will ever be bright in our history as a great military leader, a great educator, a great American, and a truly great man through the simple heritage of his personal traits of high character, his grandeur of soul, his unfailing strength of heart. Sec. 2. That the Congress of the United States does hereby express its humble gratitude to a kind Providence for blessing our Nation with leaders of true greatness who, like Robert E.

Lee, have been able to see beyond their times, and by whose vision, guidance, and wisdom this Nation has gone forward to a place of world leadership as the unfaltering and powerful champion of peace, liberty, and justice. Sec. 3. That the magnificent manor house situated in its prominentCustis-Lee Mansion.Dedication as memorial. position at the brow of a hill overlooking the Potomac River in Arlington National Cemetery, and popularly known as Lee Mansion, be 69 Stat. 191officially designated as the Custis-Lee Mansion, so as to give appropriate recognition to the illustrious Virginia family in which General Lee found his wife, and that the Custis-Lee Mansion is hereby dedicated as a permanent memorial to Robert E.

Lee, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to erect on the aforesaid premises a suitable memorial plaque, and to correct governmental records to bring them into compliance with the designation authorized by this joint resolution. Approved June 29, 1955. Public Law 108: To provide for the transmission in the mails of live scorpions. Public Law 108 Public Law 108 69 Stat. 191 1955-06-29 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 108 chapter 224 AN ACT To provide for the transmission in the mails of live scorpions.June 29, 1955[[S. 35](/us/bill/84/s/35)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress dissembled*,[62 Stat. 781](/us/stat/62/781). That section 1716 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended by inserting immediately after the second paragraph thereof the following new paragraph:

" “The Postmaster General is authorized and directed to permit the transmission in the mails, under regulations to be prescribed by him, of live scorpions which are to be used for purposes of medical research or for the manufacture of antivenin. Such regulations shall include such provisions with respect to the packaging of such live scorpions for transmission in the mails as the Postmaster General deems necessary or advisable for the protection of Post Office Department personnel and of the public generally and for ease of handling by such personnel and by any individual connected with such research or manufacture.

Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize the transmission in the mails of live scorpions by means of aircraft engaged in the carriage of passengers for compensation or hire.” " Approved June 29, 1955. Public Law 109: Authorizing the erection of a memorial gift from the Government of Venezuela. Public Law 109 Public Law 109 69 Stat. 191 1955-06-29 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 109 chapter 225 JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the erection of a memorial gift from the Government of Venezuela.June 29, 1955[[H. J. Res. 232](/us/bill/84/hjres/232)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*,Simon Bolivar statue.Acceptance. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept, on behalf of the Government of the United States, a statue of the liberator, Simon Bolivar, to be erected mi public grounds under the administration of the Secretary of the Interior, as a gift to the Government of the United States from the Government of Venezuela as a token of friendship.

Sec. 2. The design and site of such statue shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the Commission of Fine Arts, and the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of this statue. Sec. 3.

(a)The authority conferred pursuant to this joint resolution shall lapse unless the erection of such statue is commenced within five years after the date of the passage of this joint resolution.

(b)All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistencies. Approved June 29, 1955. Public Law 110: Making appropriations for the Executive Office of the President and sundry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and for other purposes. Public Law 110 Public Law 110 69 Stat. 192 1955-06-29 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public

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