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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 69 STAT. · July 12, 1955 · Public Law 148

Public Law 148.

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69 Stat. 297 Public Law 148 chapter 329 AN ACT To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and for other purposes. July 12, 1955[[S. 1007](/us/bill/84/s/1007)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the FederalArchival administration. Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
(a)By adding a new subsection
(g)to section 507 to read as follows:[64 Stat. 587](/us/stat/64/587).[44 USC 397](/us/usc/t44/s397). " “(g) The Administrator is hereby authorized to receive duplicate originals or duly authenticated copies of agreements or compacts entered into, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, between States now or hereafter admitted to the Union, and to take all necessary actions for their preservation and servicing?’ " Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 149: To extend the authority for the enlistment of aliens in the Regular Army. Public Law 149 Public Law 149 69 Stat. 297 1955-07-12 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 149 chapter 330 AN ACT To extend the authority for the enlistment of aliens in the Regular Army. July 12, 1955[[S. 1137](/us/bill/84/s/1137)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the first section of the Act of June 30, 1950 (ch. 443, 64 Stat. 316), as amended,[65 Stat. 89](/us/stat/65/89).[10 USC 621c](/us/usc/t10/s621c). is further amended by striking out the words “June 30, 1955”, and inserting in lieu thereof the words, “June 30, 1957”. Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 150: To amend the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954. Public Law 150 Public Law 150 69 Stat. 297 1955-07-12 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 150 chapter 331 AN ACT To amend the Public Buildings Purchase Contract Act of 1954. July 12, 1955[[S. 1290](/us/bill/84/s/1290)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the PublicD. C., southwestern portion.Federal buildings.[68 Stat. 518](/us/stat/68/518).[40 USC 352 note, 356 note](/us/usc/t40/s352/356).[40 USC 356](/us/usc/t40/s356). Buildings Act of 1949, as amended, is further amended by redesignating section 412 as section 413 and by inserting a new section 412 reading as follows: " “Sec. 412.
(a)In exercising the authority contained in section 411 within the southwestern portion of the District of Columbia, the Administrator of General Services shall conform to the plan for redevelopment of that area pursuant to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945. Purchase contract agreements for this area shall[60 Stat. 790](/us/stat/60/790).[D. C. Code 5–701 note](/us/dcc/5/701). be for terms of not less than ten years nor more than thirty years. “(b) The Administrator of General Services is authorized to transfer lands of the United States under his control needed by the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency to said Agency within (he southwestern portion of the District of Columbia, and in consideration therefor, to accept from said Agency other lands and interests of equivalent value within the same area. “(c) Whenever the Administrator of General Services initiallyDemolition of temporary space. occupies a building in the southwestern portion of the District of Columbia pursuant to a purchase contract agreement, he shall thereupon cause to be demolished temporary Government building space in the District of Columbia of equivalent occupancy. 69 Stat. 298 “(d) In exercising the authority contained in section 411 within the southwestern portion of the District of Columbia, the Administrator of General Services is hereby authorized, pursuant to section 302
(14)of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of[63 Stat. 394](/us/stat/63/394).[41 USC 252(c)](/us/usc/t41/s252(c)). 1949, as amended, to negotiate purchase contracts, in accordance with title III of such Act. In negotiating such contracts, the Administrator shall take all practicable steps to insure competition among prospective contractor’s. “(e) The limitation of three years set forth in the second sentence of section 411
(e)shall be read as five years with respect to purchase contracts for projects within the southwestern portion of the District of Columbia. “(f) In transmitting the prospectus required by section 411 with respect to any proposed purchase contract for a project within thePublication in FR. southwestern portion of the District of Columbia, which shall be published in the Federal Register for a period of ten consecutive days from date of submission to the respective committees, the Administrator shall not be required to include the certificate referred to in subdivision
(3)of section 411 (e).” " Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 151: To declare the portion of the waterway at Bridgeport, Connecticut, known as the west branch of Cedar Creek, a nonnavigable stream. Public Law 151 Public Law 151 69 Stat. 298 1955-07-12 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 151 chapter 332 AN ACT To declare the portion of the waterway at Bridgeport, Connecticut, known as the west branch of Cedar Creek, a nonnavigable stream. July 12, 1955[[S. 1469](/us/bill/84/s/1469)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bridgeport, Conn.Nonnavigable stream. That the portion of the waterway in which is located the west branch of Cedar Creek in the town of Bridgeport, Connecticut, lying north of a line extending north 78 degrees 56 minutes 01 second east from a point (773 feet from the northwest corner of the existing bulkhead and pier line) whose coordinates in the Corps of Engineers’ Harbor Line System are south 937.23 and west 1,108.40, is hereby declared to be a nonnavigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. Sec. 2. The line herein before described shall be established as a combined pierhead and bulkhead line of the west branch of Cedar Creek. Sec. 3. Any project heretofore authorized by an Act of Congress, insofar as such project relates to the above-described portion of the west branch of Cedar Creek, is hereby abandoned. Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 152: To declare a certain portion of the waterway at Greenwich, Connecticut (in which is located the Greenwich Harbor), a nonnavigable stream. Public Law 152 Public Law 152 69 Stat. 299 1955-07-12 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 152 chapter 333 AN ACT To declare a certain portion of the waterway at Greenwich, Connecticut (in which is located the Greenwich Harbor), a nonnavigable stream. July 12, 1955[[S. 1300](/us/bill/84/s/1300)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Greenwich. Conn.Nonnavigable stream. That the portion of the waterway in which is located the Greenwich Harbor in the town69 Stat. 299 of Greenwich, Connecticut, lying north of a line extending south 84 degrees 00 minutes and 36 seconds east from a point (365 feet from the northwest comer of the existing Greenwich Harbor bulkhead and pier line) whose coordinates in the Corps of Engineers’ Harbor Line System are north 6,244.55 and west 377.41 is hereby declared to be a nonnavigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. Sec. 2. The line hereinbefore described shall be established as a combined pierhead and bulkhead line of the Greenwich Harbor. Sec. 3. Any project heretofore authorized by any Act of Congress, insofar as such project relates to the above-described portion of the Greenwich Harbor, is hereby abandoned. Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. This Act shall become effective when the State Highway Department of Connecticut has completed the dredging to a depth of six feet of a compensating anchorage area of nine-tenths of an acre, to the satisfaction of the Division Engineer of the Corps of Engineers in charge of the locality. Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 153: To authorize voluntary extensions of enlistments in the Army, Navy, and Air Force for periods of less than one year. Public Law 153 Public Law 153 69 Stat. 299 1955-07-12 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 153 chapter 334 AN ACT To authorize voluntary extensions of enlistments in the Army, Navy, and Air Force for periods of less than one year. July 12, 1955[[S. 1571](/us/bill/84/s/1571)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the fifth paragraphArmed Forces.Enlistments.[34 USC 184](/us/usc/t34/s184). under the heading “Pay, Miscellaneous” of the Act of August 22, 1912 (ch. 335,37 Stat. 331), as amended, is amended by deleting the word “either” and substituting therefor the words “less than one year or for a period of”. Sec. 2. The term of enlistment of any enlisted man in the Army and the Air Force may, by his voluntary written agreement, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, be extended for a period of less than one year from the date of expiration of the then existing term of enlistment, and subsequent to said date such enlisted men as extend the term of enlistment as authorized in this section shall be entitled to and shall receive the same pay and allowances in all respects as though regularly discharged and reenlisted immediately upon expiration of their term of enlistment, and such extension shall not operate to deprive them upon discharge at the termination thereof of any right, privilege, or benefit to which they would be entitled at the expiration of the former term of enlistment. Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 154: Relating to a constitutional convent ion In Alaska. Public Law 154 Public Law 154 69 Stat. 299 1955-07-12 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 154 chapter 335 AN ACT Relating to a constitutional convent ion In Alaska. July 12, 1955[[S. 1633](/us/bill/84/s/1633)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 11 of the Act entitled “An Act to create a legislative assembly in the Territory of Alaska, to confer legislative69 Stat. 300 power thereon, and for other purposes”, approved August 24, 1912[37 Stat. 516](/us/stat/37/516). (48 U. S. C., sec. 82), any member of the legislature may be a candidate for election as a delegate in the formation of a constitutional convention and if elected may serve at such convention. Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 155: Authorizing the installation of additional elevators in the Senate wing of the Capitol. Public Law 155 Public Law 155 69 Stat. 300 1955-07-12 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 155 chapter 336 AN ACT Authorizing the installation of additional elevators in the Senate wing of the Capitol. July 12, 1955[[S. 1993](/us/bill/84/s/1993)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Capitol.Elevators. That the Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to prepare and submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate plans and specifications for the installation of two additional elevators in the Senate wing of the Capitol, to be located adjacent to and east of the existing elevators at the main east front entrance to the Senate wing. Upon approval of such plans and specifications by such committee, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to proceed with the procurement and installation of such elevators, including the making of such structural changes in the Capitol Building as may be necessary to provide for such installation. Sec. 2. Appropriation.*Post*, p. 515. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $285,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 156: To provide for the suspension of certain benefits in the case of members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps ordered to extended active duty in time of war or national emergency, and for other purposes. Public Law 156 Public Law 156 69 Stat. 300 1955-07-12 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 156 chapter 337 AN ACT To provide for the suspension of certain benefits in the case of members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps ordered to extended active duty in time of war or national emergency, and for other purposes. July 12, 1955[[S. 2135](/us/bill/84/s/2135)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Armed Forces.Reserves on active duty.[64 Stat. 1067](/us/stat/64/1067).[34 USC 853e–1](/us/usc/t34/s853e–1). That section 10 of (he Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 854), as amended, is further amended by deleting the final period, inserting a colon in lieu thereof, and adding the following new proviso: “*Provided further*, That in the case of any member of the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve receiving a pension, retainer pay, disability compensation, or retired pay from the Government of the United States by virtue of prior military service who is ordered to extended active duty in excess of thirty days in time of war or national emergency and is found physically qualified to perform active duty, entitlement to the pension, retainer pay, disability compensation, or retired pay shall be suspended for the period of the extended active duty unless that compensation is greater than the compensation specified in clause
(1)of this section. During the period of such suspension the member shall receive compensation for such extended active duty as specified in clause
(1)or this section. Upon termination of the period of extended active duty the pension, retainer pay, disability compensation, or retired pay of the member shall lie resumed and paid as provided by law. The suspension herein provided shall not operate to affect any other rights or benefits to which the member or his dependents may be entitled under this or any other provision of law.” 69 Stat. 301 Sec. 2. Section 2 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067), is amended by inserting before the final period a colon[10 USC 369b](/us/usc/t10/s369b). and the following proviso: “*Provided*, That in the case of any such member receiving a pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay from the (Government of the United States by virtue of prior military service who is ordered to extended active duty for a period in excess of thirty days in time of war or national emergency and is found physically qualified to perform active duty, entitlement to the pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay shall be suspended for the period of the extended active duty unless that compensation is greater than the compensation specified in clause
(1)of this section. During the period of extended active duty the member shall receive the compensation for that duty specified in clause
(1)of this section. Upon termination of the period of extended active duty the pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay of the member shall be resumed and paid as provided by law. The suspension herein provided shall not. operate to affect any other rights or benefits to which the member or his dependents may be entitled under this or any other provision of law.” Sec. 3. Section 3 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067), is hereby amended by changing the comma after “1947” to[10 USC 369b note](/us/usc/t10/s369b). a period and striking out the words “and shall terminate five years after the date of approval of this Act.” Sec. 4. The term “disability allowance” is deleted from section 10 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 854), as amended, and from[34 USC 853e–1](/us/usc/t34/s853e–1).[10 USC 369b](/us/usc/t10/s369b). section 2 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067). Approved July 12, 1955. Public Law 157: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, and for other purposes. Public Law 157 Public Law 157 69 Stat. 301 1955-07-13 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 157 chapter 358 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, and for other purposes. July 13, 1955[[H. R. 6042](/us/bill/84/hr/6042)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the followingDepartment of Defense Appropriation Act, 1956. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, for military functions administered by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $60,000 for emergency and extraordinary expenses, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Defense for such purposes as he deems proper, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive; $12,250,000. Office of Public Affairs For salaries and expenses necessary for the Office of Public Affairs, $420,000. 69 Stat. 302 TITLE II INTERSERVICE ACTIVITIES Claims For payment of claims by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Army (except as provided in appropriations for civil functions administered by the Department of the Army), Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, as authorized by law; claims (not to exceed $1,000 in any one case) for damages to or loss of private property incident to the operation of Army and Air National Guard camps of instruction, either during the stay of units of said organizations at such camps or while en route thereto or therefrom; claims for damages arising under training contracts with carriers; and repayment of amounts determined by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force, or officers designated by them, to nave been erroneously collected from military and civilian personnel of the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force or from States, Territories, or the District of Columbia, or members of National Guard units thereof; $11,930,000. Contingencies For emergencies and extraordinary expenses arising in the Department of Defense, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense and such expenses may be accounted for solely on his certificate that the expenditures were necessary for confidentialReport to Congress atonal Committees. military purposes, $40,000,000: *Provided*, That a report of disbursements under this item of appropriation shall be made quarterly to the Appropriations Committees of the Congress. Emergency Fund For transfer by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any appropriation for military functions under the Department of Defense available for research and development, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred, $35,000,000 and in addition not to exceed $50,000,000 to be used upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such funds can be wisely, profitably, and practically used in the interest of national defense and to be derived by transfer from such appropriations available to the Department of Defense for obligation during the current fiscal year as the Secretary of Defense may designate. Reserve Tools and Facilities For transfer by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Director, Bureau of the Budget, to any appropriation for military functions under the Department of Defense available for procurement, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, for mobilization reserve purposes, including purchase of machine tools; and construction and acquisition of production facilities, including land, buildings, and appurtenances therefor; $100,000,000. 69 Stat. 303 Retired Pay For retired pay and retirement pay, as authorized by law, of military personnel on the retired lists of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air Force, including the reserve components thereof; retainer pay for personnel of the inactive Fleet Reserve, and payments under the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of 1953; $495,000,000. [67 Stat. 501](/us/stat/67/501).[37 USC 371 note](/us/usc/37/371). Court or Military Appeals For salaries and expenses necessary for the Court of Military Appeals, $320,000. TITLE III DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Military Personnel For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on deposits, and permanent change of station travel, for members of the Army on active duty (except those undergoing reserve training); expenses incident to movement of troop detachments, including rental of camp sites and procurement of utility and other services; expenses of apprehension and delivery of deserters, prisoners, and soldiers absent without leave, including payment of rewards (not to exceed $25 in any one case), and costs of confinement of military prisoners in nonmilitary facilities; donations of not to exceed $25 to each prisoner upon each release from confinement in an Army prison (other than a disciplinary barracks) and to each person discharged for fraudulent enlistment; authorized issues of articles to prisoners, other than those in disciplinary barracks; subsistence of enlisted personnel, selective service registrants called for induction and applicants for enlistment while held under observation, and prisoners (except those at disciplinary barracks), or reimbursement therefor while such personnel are sick in hospitals; and subsistence of supernumeraries necessitated by emergent military circumstances; $3,679,095,000; *Provided*, That section 212 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (5 U. S. C. 59a), shall not apply to[47 Stat. 406](/us/stat/47/406). retired military personnel on duty at the United States Soldiers’ Home: *Provided further*, That the duties of the librarian at the United States Military Academy may be performed by a retired officer detailed on active duty. Maintenance and Operations For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the maintenance and operation of the Army, including administration and rentals at the seat of government; medical and dental care of personnel entitled thereto by law or regulation (including charges of private facilities for care of military personnel on duty or leave, except elective private treatment), and other measures necessary to protect the health of the Army; care of the dead; chaplains’ activities; awards and medals; welfare and recreation; information and educational services for the Armed Forces; recruiting expenses; subsistence of prisoners at disciplinary barracks, and of civilian employees as authorized by law; expenses of apprehension and delivery of prisoners escaped from disciplinary barracks, including payment of rewards not exceeding $25 in any one case, and expenses of confinement of such prisoners in nonmilitary facilities; donations of not to exceed $25 to each prisoner upon each release from confinement in a disciplinary69 Stat. 304 barracks; military courts, boards, and commissions; authorized issues of articles for use of applicants for enlistment and persons in military custody; civilian clothing, not to exceed $30 in cost, to be issued each person upon each release from confinement in an Army prison and to each soldier discharged otherwise than honorably, or sentenced by a civil court to confinement in a civil prison, or interned or discharged as an alien enemy; transportation services; communications services, including construction of communication systems; maps and similar data for military purposes; military surveys and engineering planning; contracts for maintenance of reserve tools and facilities for twelve months beginning at any time during the current fiscal year; alteration, extension, and repair of structures and property; acquisition of lands (not exceeding $5,000 for any one parcel), easements, rights-of-way, and similar interests in land, and, in administering the[56 Stat. 654](/us/stat/56/654). provisions of 43 U. S. C. 315q, rentals may be paid in advance; utility services for buildings erected at private cost, as authorized by law[32 Stat. 282](/us/stat/32/282). (10 U. S. C. 1346), and buildings on military reservations authorized by Army regulations to be used for a similar purpose; purchase of ambulances; hire of passenger motor vehicles; tuition and fees incident to training of military personnel at civilian institutions; field exercises and maneuvers, including payments in advance for rentals or options to rent land; expenses for the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and other units at educational institutions, as authorized by law; exchange fees, and losses in the accounts of disbursing officers or agents in accordance with law; expenses of inter-American cooperation,[60 Stat. 858](/us/stat/60/858). as authorized for the Navy by law (5 U. S. C. 421f) for Latin-American cooperation; not to exceed $6,266,000 for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government; $2,831,019,000: *Provided*, That during the fiscal year 1956 the maintenance, operation, and availability of the Army-Navy Hospital at Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, and the Murphy General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, to meet requirements of the military and naval forces shall be continued. Military Construction, Army Reserve Forces For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components, including contributions therefor, as authorized by the[50 USC 881 note](/us/usc/t50/s881).[10 USC 1339](/us/usc/t10/s1339); [40 USC 259, 267](/us/usc/t40/s259/267). Act of September 11, 1950 (64 Stat. 829), without regard to sections 1136 and 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, and land and interests therein may be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to the approval of title by the Attorney General as required by section[33 USC 733](/us/usc/t33/s733). 355 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $31,611,000, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That funds under this head shall be available, without regard to the 75 per centum restriction on contributions contained in section 4 (d)[50 USC 883](/us/usc/t50/s883). of the Act of September 11, 1950, for construction, alteration, improvement, and expansion of facilities made necessary by the conversion, redesignation, or reorganization of National Guard units, required for Federal purposes, and in an amount not exceeding $5,000,000 for construction of buildings and facilities other than armories. 69 Stat. 305 Reserve Personnel For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, transportation, travel and related expenses, as authorized by law, for personnel of the Army Reserve while on active duty under section 252 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, or undergoing Reserve training or while performing[66 Stat. 496](/us/stat/66/496).[50 USC 1003](/us/usc/t50/s1003). drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; subsistence for members of the Army Reserve for drills of eight or more hours’ duration in any one calendar day; $141,589,000. Army National Guard For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, transportation, and travel, as authorized by law, for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under section 252 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, or while undergoing training or while performing drills[66 Stat. 496](/us/stat/66/496).[50 USC 1003](/us/usc/t50/s1003). or equivalent duties; expenses of training, organizing and administering the Army National Guard, including maintenance, operation, and alterations to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personal services in the National Guard Bureau and services of personnel of the National Guard employed as civilians without regard to their military rank, and the number of caretakers authorized to be employed under provisions of law (32 U. S. C. 42) may be such as is[54 Stat. 1134](/us/stat/54/1134). deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Army; subsistence for officers attending drills of eight or more hour’s duration in any one calendar day; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft); $308,239,000: *Provided*, That obligations may be incurred under this appropriation for installation, maintenance, and operation of facilities for antiaircraft defense without regard to section 67 of the National Defense Act. [39 Stat. 199](/us/stat/39/199).[32 USC 21, 22, 49](/us/usc/t32/s21/22/49). Research and Development For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research and development including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, $333,000,000, to remain available until expended. National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, Army For necessary expenses of construction, equipment and maintenance of rifle ranges, the instruction of citizens in marksmanship, and promotion of rifle practice, in accordance with law, including travel of rifle teams, military personnel, and individuals attending regional, national, and international competitions, and not to exceed $18,000 for incidental expenses of the National Board, $400,00: *Provided*, That travel expenses of civilian members of the National Board shall be paid in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, as amended. 69 Stat. 306 Alaska Communication System For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the Alaska Communication System, including purchase (not to exceed two for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $5,000,000, to remain available until the close of the fiscal year 1957, and, in addition, not to exceed 15 per centum of the current fiscal year receipts of the Alaska Communication System may be merged with and used for the purposes of this appropriation. Reduction in Appropriation army stock fund The amount available in the Army Stock Fund is hereby reduced by $700,000,000, of which sum $400,000,000 shall be covered into the Treasury immediately upon approval of this Act, and $300,000,000 shall be covered into the Treasury no later than December 31, 1955. TITLE IV DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Military Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, clothing, permanent change of station travel (including expenses of temporary duty between permanent duty stations), training duty travel of midshipmen paid hereunder, and transportation of dependents, household effects, and privately owned automobiles, as authorized by law, for regular and reserve personnel on active duty (except those on active duty while undergoing reserve training), midshipmen at the Naval Academy, and aviation cadets, $2,486,109,900. Reserve Personnel, Navy For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, and travel, as authorized by law, for personnel of the Naval Reserve on active duty while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, regular and contract enrollees in the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and retainer pay authorized by the Act of[60 Stat. 1060](/us/stat/60/1060). August 13, 1946 (34 U. S. C. 1020h), $91,811,000. Navy Personnel, General Expenses For expenses necessary for general training, education and administration of regular and reserve personnel, including tuition, cash book allowances of not to exceed $50 for each Naval Aviation College program student, and other costs incurred at civilian schools, general training aids and devices, procurement of military personnel, and authorized annuity premiums and retirement benefits for civilian members of teaching staffs; maintenance and operation of Navy training and personnel facilities, including the Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval War College, Naval Home, Navy training schools and facilities, disciplinary barracks, and retraining commands; rent; hire of motor vehicles; not to exceed $30 per person for civilian clothing, including an overcoat when necessary, for enlisted personnel discharged otherwise than honorably; welfare and recreation; medals and other awards; and departmental salaries; $83,000,000. 69 Stat. 307 Military Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, clothing, permanent change of station travel (including expenses of temporary duty between permanent duty stations), and transportation of dependents, household effects, and privately owned automobiles, as authorized by law, for regular and reserve personnel on active duty (except those on active duty while undergoing reserve training), $650,244,000. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, and travel, as authorized by law, for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve and the Marine Corps platoon leaders class on active duty while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, $20,606,000. Marine Corps Procurement For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of armament, ammunition, military equipment and vehicles for the Marine Corps, including purchase of passenger motor vehicles; $290,100,000, to remain available until expended. Marine Corps Troops and Facilities For necessary expenses of troops and facilities of the Marine Corps not otherwise provided for, including maintenance and operation of equipment and facilities, and procurement of military personnel; training and education of regular and reserve personnel, including tuition and other costs incurred at civilian schools; welfare and recreation; not to exceed $30 per person for civilian clothing, including an overcoat when necessary, for enlisted personnel discharged otherwise than honorably; procurement and manufacture of military supplies, equipment and clothing; hire of passenger motor vehicles; transportation of things; industrial mobilization; rent; medals, awards, emblems and other insignia; care of the dead; and departmental salaries; $181,605,000. Aircraft and Related Procurement For construction, procurement, and modernization of aircraft and equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and not to exceed $10,000,000 for expansion of private plants, including the land necessary therefor, without regard to section 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended,[40 USC 259, 267](/us/usc/t40/s259/267). and such land, and interests therein, may be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title by the Attorney General as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; procurement[33 USC 733 and note](/us/usc/t33/733). and installation of equipment in public or private plants; and departmental salaries necessary for the purposes of this appropriation; $905,602,000, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That the unexpended balances of funds appropriated for communication, navigation, and detection equipment for air operations under the head “Aircraft and Facilities” which, as originally passed by the Congress, were available for expenditure on June 30, 1955, are hereby transferred to and merged with this appropriation. 69 Stat. 308 Aircraft and Facilities For expenses necessary for maintenance, operation, and modification of aircraft; maintenance, operation, and lease of air stations and facilities, testing laboratories, fleet and other aviation activities; procurement of services, supplies, special clothing, tools, materials, and equipment, including rescue boats; industrial mobilization; aerological services, supplies, and equipment for the Navy and Marine Corps; and departmental salaries: $809,632,000: *Provided*, That $725,000 of the foregoing amount shall be transferred to the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, Weather Bureau, Department of Commerce”, fiscal year 1956. Shipbuilding and Conversion For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament therefor, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public or private plants; procurement, production, and modernization of electronic equipment and material for ships; procurement of critical long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, without regard to[40 USC 259, 267](/us/usc/t40/s259/267). section 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, and such land, and interests therein, may be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title by the Attorney General as required by[33 USC 733 and note](/us/usc/t33/s733). section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and departmental salaries necessary for the purposes of this appropriation; $1,387,634,000, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That, exclusive of electronic equipment and material, the total of obligations incurred under the heads “Shipbuilding and Conversion” and “Ordnance for Ship-building and Conversion”, including those incurred against reimbursements credited to these appropriations pursuant to section 403[63 Stat. 717](/us/stat/63/717).
(b)of the Mutual Assistance. Act of 1949, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1574 (b)), and section 522 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 (68[22 USC 1782](/us/usc/t22/s1782). Stat. 855), shall not exceed $5,709,690,000: *Provided further*, That the unexpended balances of funds appropriated for communication, navigation, and detection equipment for ships under the head “Ships and Facilities” which, as originally passed by the Congress, were available for expenditure on June 30, 1955, are hereby transferred to and merged with this appropriation. Ships and Facilities For expenses necessary for design, maintenance, operation, and alteration of vessels; maintenance and operation of facilities; procurement of plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public or private plants; procurement of equipment, supplies, special clothing and services; installation, maintenance, and removal of ships’ ordnance; lease of facilities and docks; charter and hire of vessels; relief of vessels in distress; maritime salvage services; industrial mobilization; and departmental salaries; $779,685,000, of which $16,240,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation “Coast Guard Operating Expenses, 1956” for the operation of ocean stations. Construction of Ships The limit on the total of obligations which may be incurred under this head for construction, conversion, or replacement, approved after July 17, 1947, is reduced from “$1,251,861,000” to “$1,243,289,000”,69 Stat. 309 and the authority to enter into contracts heretofore granted under this head is reduced by the sum of $8,572,000. Procurement of Ordnance and Ammunition For expenses necessary for the production and procurement of Navy ordnance and ammunition (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, without regard to section 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, and such land, and[40 USC 259, 267](/us/usc/t40/s259/267). interests therein, may be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title by the Attorney General us required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as amended; and procurement of plant[33 USC 733 and note](/us/usc/t33/s733). equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public or private plants; $185,842,000, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That such sums as may be determined by the Secretary of the Navy, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense and the Bureau of the Budget, of the unexpended balances of funds appropriated for the foregoing purposes under the head “Ordnance and Facilities” which, as originally passed by the Congress, were available for expenditure on June 30, 1955, are hereby transferred to and merged with this appropriation. Ordnance and Facilities For expenses necessary for inspection, testing, modification, alteration, preservation, and handling of ordnance and ammunition; maintenance of ordnance (except installation, maintenance, and removal of ships’ ordnance, and line maintenance of ordnance installed in aircraft); maintenance and operation of ordnance facilities; procurement of equipment, supplies, special clothing and services; procurement of plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in naval plants; lease of facilities; industrial mobilization; and departmental salaries; $182,889,000. Ordnance for New Construction (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority heretofore granted under this head, $28,000,000, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That this amount may be disbursed through the appropriation “Ordnance for New Construction, Navy”. Medical Care For expenses necessary for maintenance and operation of naval hospitals, medical centers, clinics, schools, and other medical activities; technical medical support of the supply system and other naval activities; procurement of ambulances, medical and dental supplies, equipment and services; rent; instruction of medical personnel in naval hospitals, naval schools, and civilian schools; industrial mobilization; care of the dead; and departmental salaries; $62,494,556. Civil Engineering For expenses necessary for maintenance and operation of district public works offices, public works centers, construction battalion centers, defense housing projects, other civil engineering facilities, and shore activities not otherwise provided for; procurement of services,69 Stat. 310supplies, and equipment for the foregoing activities; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; engineering services; industrial mobilization; and departmental salaries; $120,069,700. Military Construction, Naval Reserve Forces For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps, including contributions[50 USC 881 note](/us/usc/t50/s881).[40 USC 259, 267](/us/usc/t40/s259/257). therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 11, 1950 (64 Stat. 829), without regard to section 3734, Revised Statutes, as amended, and land and interests therein may be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to the approval of title by the Attorney General[33 USC 733 and note](/us/usc/t33/s733). as required by section 355, Revised Statutes;, as amended; $28,061,400, to remain available until expended. Research and Development For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research and development, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation or facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, $431,933,000, to remain available until expended. Service-Wide Supply and Finance For expenses necessary for maintenance and operation of service-wide supply and finance activities, including supply depots and centers, area provision supply and purchasing offices, supply demand control points, fleet fueling facilities, overseas air cargo terminals, regional accounting and disbursing offices, the material catalog office, and other service-wide supply and finance facilities, as designated by the Secretary; procurement of supplies, services, special clothing, and equipment; rent; transportation of household effects of civilian employees; industrial mobilization; losses in exchange and in the accounts of disbursing officers, as authorized by law; and departmental salaries; $295,600,000. Service-Wide Operations For expenses necessary for maintenance and operation of the Naval Observatory, the Hydrographic Office, Service-wide Communications, Naval Records Centers, Naval District Headquarters (except training officers), River Commands, the cost inspection service, and other service-wide operations and functions not otherwise provided for; procurement of supplies, services and equipment for activities financed hereunder; cryptographic equipment; Latin-American cooperation;[60 Stat. 853](/us/stat/60/853). not to exceed $9,177,000 for emergencies and extraordinary expenses as authorized by section 6 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 419c), to be expended on the approval and authority of the Secretary, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government; and departmental salaries; $94,320,000. Naval Petroleum Reserves For expenses necessary for exploration, prospecting, conservation, development, use, and operation of the naval petroleum reserves, as authorized by law, $2,851,000. 69 Stat. 311 Reductions in Appropriations The amounts available in the several funds named below are hereby reduced by the respective sums indicated, such sums to be covered into the Treasury immediately upon approval of this Act: Navy Stock Fund, $429,000,000; Marine Corps Stock Fund, $25,000,000; Navy Industrial Fund, $40,000,000. TITLE V DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Aircraft and Related Procurement For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, armor and armament, spare parts and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land without regard to section 1136, Revised Statutes, as amended, for the foregoing and other[10 USC 1339](/us/usc/t10/s1339). purposes, and such land, and interests therein, may be acquired and construction prosecuted thereon prior to the approval of title by the Attorney General as required by section 355, Revised Statutes, as[33 USC 733 and note](/us/usc/t33/s733). amended; industrial mobilization, including maintenance of reserve plants and equipment and procurement planning; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, including rents and transportation of things; $6,306,000,000, to remain available until expended. Major Procurement Other Than Aircraft For procurement of supplies, materials, and equipment, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; electronic and communication equipment; and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles; $349,862,600, to remain available until expended. Research and Development For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research and development, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, $570,000,000, to remain available until expended. Maintenance and Operations For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the maintenance, operation, and administration of the activities of the Air Force, including the Air Force Reserve and the Air Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; maintenance, operation, and modification of aircraft; transportation of things; rents at the seat of government and elsewhere, and in administering the provisions of 43 U. S. C. 315q[56 Stat. 654](/us/stat/56/654). payments of rents may be made in advance; repair of facilities; field printing plants; procurement of ambulances; hire of passenger motor vehicles; recruiting advertising expenses; training and instruction of military personnel of the Air Force, including tuition and related expenses; pay, allowances, and travel expenses of contract surgeons; utility services for buildings erected at private cost as authorized by law (10 U. S. C. 1346), and buildings on military[32 Stat. 282](/us/stat/32/282). reservations authorized by Air Force regulations to be used for69 Stat. 312 welfare and recreational purposes; rental of land or purchase of[31 USC 529](/us/usc/31/529). options to rent land without reference to section 3648, Revised Statutes, as amended, use or repair of private property, and other necessary expenses of combat maneuvers; organizational clothing and equipage; civilian clothing not to exceed $30 in cost for each person upon each release from a military prison, each enlisted man discharged other than honorably, each enlisted man sentenced by a civil court to confinement in a civil prison, and each enlisted man interned, or discharged without internment as an alien enemy; authorized issues of articles for use of applicants for enlistment and persons in military custody; payment of exchange fees and exchange losses incurred by Air Force disbursing officers or their agents; losses in the accounts of Air Force disbursing officers as authorized by law[58 Stat. 800, 921](/us/stat/58/800/921).[50 USC app. 1705–1707](/us/usc/t50/app1705–1707). (31 U. S. C. 95a; 50 U. S. C. 1705–1707); care of the dead; chaplain and other welfare and morale supplies and equipment; conduct of schoolrooms, service clubs, chapels, and other instructional, entertainment, and welfare expenses for enlisted men and patients not otherwise provided for; awards and decorations: expenses of courts, boards and commissions; expenses for inter-American cooperation60 Stat. 858. as authorized for the Navy by the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 421f) for Latin-American cooperation; and special services by contract or otherwise; not to exceed $8,000,000 for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes, and his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the Government; $3,597,496,570: *Provided*, That not to exceed $55,000,000 of the appropriation “Maintenance and operations, Air Force, 1953” shall remain available until expended solely for the liquidation of obligations heretofore incurred against such appropriation for assist take-off units and armaments. Military Personnel For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, transportation, interest on deposits of enlisted personnel, and travel in kind for cadets and permanent change of station travel for all other personnel of the Air Force of the United States on active duty including duty under[39 Stat. 167](/us/stat/39/167).[10 USC 38](/us/usc/t10/s38).[66 Stat. 496](/us/stat/66/496). section 5, National Defense Act, as amended, or section 252 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 (50 U. S. C. 1003) (other than personnel of the reserve components, including the Air National Guard, on active duty while undergoing Reserve training), including commutation of quarters, subsistence supplies for issue as rations to enlisted personnel, and clothing allowances, as authorized by law; and, in connection with personnel paid from this appropriation, for rental of camp sites and local procurement of utility services and other necessary expenses incident to individual or troop movements (including packing and unpacking and transportation of organizational equipment); ice, meals for recruiting parties, monetary allowances for liquid coffee for troops when supplied cooked or travel rations, and commutation of rations, as authorized by law, to enlisted personnel, including those sick in hospitals; transportation, as authorized by law, of dependents, baggage, and household effects of personnel paid from this appropriation; rations for applicants for enlistment, prisoners of war, and general prisoners; subsistence supplies for resale, as authorized by law; commutation of rations, as authorized by regulations, to applicants for enlistment and general prisoners while sick in hospitals; subsistence of supernumeraries necessitated by emergent military circumstances; expenses of apprehension and delivery of69 Stat. 313 deserters, prisoners, and members of the Air Force absent without leave, including payment of rewards (not to exceed $25 in any one case); confinement of military prisoners in nonmilitary facilities; and donations of not to exceed $25 to each civilian prisoner upon each release from a military prison, to each enlisted man discharged otherwise than honorably upon each release from confinement under court-martial sentence, and to each person discharged for fraudulent enlistment; $3,680,650,000. Reserve Personnel For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, and travel for personnel of the Air Force Reserve and the Air Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, while on active duty undergoing Reserve training or while performing drills or equivalent duty, as authorized by law; and the procurement and issue of uniforms to institutions necessary for the training of the Air Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, as authorized by law; $43,563,000. Air National Guard For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, transportation (including mileage, actual and necessary expenses, or per diem in lieu thereof), medical and hospital treatment and related expenses, for members of the Air National Guard while undergoing Reserve training or while performing drills or equivalent duty, including officers on duty under sections 5 and 81, National Defense Act, as amended, and[39 Stat. 167, 203](/us/stat/39/167/203).[10 USC 38](/us/usc/t10/s38); [32 USC 66, 171–176](/us/usc/t32/66/171–176).[66 Stat. 496](/us/stat/66/496).[50 USC 1003](/us/usc/t50/s1003). section 252 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 (50 U. S. C. 1003), as authorized by law; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, of Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; establishment, maintenance, operation, repair, and other necessary expenses of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, including construction of facilities, and additions, extensions, alterations, improvements, and rehabilitation of existing facilities, as authorized by the Act of September 11, 1950 (Public Law 783);[64 Stat. 829](/us/stat/64/829).[50 USC 881 note](/us/usc/t50/s881). maintenance, operation, and modification of aircraft; transportation of things; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; procurement and issue to the Air National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia of supplies, materials, and equipment, as authorized by law; and expenses incident to the maintenance and use of supplies, materials, and equipment, including such as may be furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; $192, 191,000: *Provided*, That the number of caretakers authorized to be employed under the provisions of law (32 U. S. C. 42) may be such as is deemed necessary by the Secretary[39 Stat. 205](/us/stat/39/205); [54 Stat. 1134](/us/stat/54/1134). of the Air Force. Reductions in Appropriations air force stock fund The amount available in the Air Force Stock Fund is hereby reduced by $300,000,000, such sum to be covered into the Treasury immediately upon approval of this Act. 69 Stat. 314 air force industrial fund The amount available in the Air Force Industrial Fund is hereby reduced by $155,000,000, such sum to be covered into the Treasury immediately upon approval of this Act. TITLE VI GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 601. Exports, or consultants. During the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Air Force, Army, and Navy, respectively, if they should deem it advantageous to the national defense, and if in their opinions, the existing facilities of the Department of Defense are inadequate, are authorized to procure services in accordance with[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), but at rates for individuals not in excess of $50 per day, and to pay in connection therewith travel expenses of individuals, including actual transportation and per diem in lieu of subsistence while traveling from their homes or places of business to official duty station and return as may be authorized by law: *Provided*, That such contracts may be renewed annually. Sec. 602. Advance of public money.[31 USC 529](/us/usc/t31/s529). Hereafter, section 3648, Revised Statutes, shall not apply in the case of payments made from appropriations to the Department of Defense,
(1)to payments made in compliance with the laws of foreign countries or their ministerial regulations,
(2)to payments for rent in such countries for such periods as may be necessary to accord with local custom, or
(3)to payments made for tuition. Sec. 603. Noncitizens. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense. Sec. 604. Detailed personnel. Hereafter, such military and naval personnel as may be detailed for duty with agencies not a part of the Department of Defense on a reimbursement basis may be employed in addition to the numbers otherwise authorized and appropriated for. Sec. 605. Availability of appropriations. Appropriations contained in this Act shall be available for insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by laws of such countries; payments in advance of expenses determined by the investigating officer to be necessary and in accord with local custom for conducting investigations in foreign countries incident to matters relating to the activities of the department concerned; reimbursement of General Services Administration for security guard services for protection of confidential files; and all necessary expenses, at the seat of government of the United States of America or elsewhere, in connection with
(1)instruction and training, including tuition, specifically approved by the Secretary of the Department concerned and not otherwise provided for, of civilian employees, and
(2)communication and other services and supplies asTuition payments, etc., restriction. may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act: *Provided*, That no appropriation contained in this Act, and no funds available from prior appropriations to component departments and agencies of the Department of Defense, shall be used to pay tuition or to make other payments to educational institutions in connection with the instruction or training of file clerks, stenographers, and typists receiving, or prospective file clerks, stenographers, and typists who will receive compensation at a rate below the minimum rate of pay for[63 Stat. 954](/us/stat/63/954).[5 U3C 1071 note](/us/usc/t5/s1071). positions allocated to grade GS–5 under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. 69 Stat. 315 Sec. 606. Any appropriation available to the Air Force, Army, orPrisoners of war, etc. the Navy may, under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may prescribe, be used for expenses incident to the maintenance, pay, and allowances of prisoners of war, other persons in Air Force, Army, or Navy custody whose status is determined by the Secretary concerned to be similar to prisoners of war, and persons detained in such custody pursuant to Presidential proclamation. Sec. 607. Appropriations available to the Department of DefenseMinor construction. for the current fiscal year for construction or maintenance shall be available for minor construction (except family quarters), conversion of and extensions to existing structures, and improvement, at facilities of the Department concerned, but the cost of any projectCost limitation. authorized under this section which is not otherwise authorized shall not exceed the following cost limitations, but only one allotment shall be made for any one project or unit:
(a)any such project determined by the Secretary of Defense to be urgently required in the interests of national defense, $200,000;
(b)any such project determined by the Secretary of the Department concerned to be urgently required in the interests of national defense, $50,000; and
(c)any other such project, $25,000: *Provided*, That the cost limitations of this section shallEmergency expenses. not apply to amounts authorized to be expended for emergency expenses on the approval of the Secretary concerned: *Provided further*, That the cost of converting existing structures to family quarters pursuant to the authority contained in this section shall not exceed $50,000 during the current fiscal year at any single facility of the Department concerned. Sec. 608. During the current fiscal year, appropriations otherwiseFamily quarters. available for construction of family quarters for personnel shall not be obligated for such construction at a cost per family unit in excess of $20,000 on housing units for generals or equivalent; $18,000 on housing units for colonels or equivalent; $16,000 on housing units for majors and lieutenant colonels, or equivalent; $14,000 on housing units for second lieutenants, lieutenants, captains, and warrant officers, or equivalent; or $12,000 on housing units for enlisted personnel, except that when such units are constructed outside the continental United States or in Alaska, the average cost per unit of all such units shall not exceed $25,850 and in no event shall the individual cost exceed $35,000, except units for the Alaska Communication System the individual cost of which shall not exceed $40,000. Sec. 609. Appropriations for the Department of Defense for theSchooling for dependents. current fiscal year shall be available,
(a)except as authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U. S. C. 236–244), for primary and[64 Stat. 1100](/us/stat/64/1100). secondary schooling for dependents of military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense residing on military or naval installations or stationed in foreign countries, as authorized for the Navy by section 13 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 421 d) in amounts[60 Stat. 854](/us/stat/60/854). not exceeding an average of $240 per student, when the Secretary of the Department concerned finds that schools, if any, available in the locality, are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents;
(b)for expenses in connection with administration ofOccupied areas.Rewards. Navy.[60 Stat. 858](/us/stat/60/858).[5 USC 421f](/us/usc/t5/s421f).Payment of judgments. occupied areas;
(c)for payment of rewards as authorized for the Navy by the Act of August 2, 1946, for information leading to the discovery of missing naval property or the recovery thereof;
(d)for payment of deficiency judgments and interest thereon arising out of condemnation proceedings. Sec. 610. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallCanal Zone.Citizenship requirements. be used directly or indirectly except for temporary employment in case of emergency, for the payment of any civilian for services rendered by him on the Canal Zone while occupying a skilled, technical,69 Stat. 316 clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory position unless such person is a citizen of the United States of America or the Republic ofPanamanian citizens.[48 USC 1307 note](/us/usc/t48/1307). Panama: *Provided, hoover*,
(1)That, notwithstanding the provision in the Act approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409), limiting employment in the above-mentioned positions to citizens of the United States from and after the date of approval of said Act, citizens of Panama may be employed in such positions;
(2)that at no time shall the number of Panamanian citizens employed in the above-mentioned positions exceed the number of citizens of the United States so employed, if United States citizens are available in continental UnitedEmployee with 15 or more years of service. States or on the Canal Zone;
(3)that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the continued employment of any person who shall have rendered fifteen or more years of faithful and honorable service on the Canal Zone;
(4)that in the selection of personnel for skilled, technical, administrative, clerical, supervisory, or executive positions the controlling factors in filling these positions shall be efficiency, experience, training,Hours of employment; pay rate. and education;
(5)that all citizens of Panama and the United States rendering skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act
(a)shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week,
(b)may receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for similar employment in continental United States plus 25 per centum:
(6)this entire section shall apply only to persons employed in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Government or by any corporation or company whose stock is owned wholly or in part by the United StatesSuspension of compliance. Government: *Provided further*, That the President may suspend from time to time in whole or in part compliance with this section if he should deem such course to be in the public interest. Sec. 611. Assistance to American small business. Insofar as practicable, the Secretary of Defense shall assist American small business to participate equitably in the furnishing of commodities and services financed with funds appropriated under this Act by making available or causing to be made available to suppliers in the United States, and particularly to small independent enterprises, information, as far in advance as possible, with respect to purchases proposed to be financed with funds appropriated under this Act, and by making available or causing to be made available to purchasing and contracting agencies of the Department of Defense information as to commodities and services produced and furnished by small independent enterprises in the United States, and by otherwise helping to give small business an opportunity to participate in the furnishing of commodities and services financed with funds appropriated by this Act. Sec. 612. Mass operations. No appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for expenses of operation of messes (other than organized messes the operating expenses of which are financed principally from nonappropriated funds) at which meals are sold to officers or civilians except under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, which shall (except under unusual or extraordinary circumstances) establish rates for such meals sufficient to provide reimbursement of operating expenses and food costs to the appropriations concerned: *Provided*,Travel-status rate. That officers and civilians in a travel status receiving a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence shall be charged at the rate of not less than $2.25 per day: *Provided further*, That for the purposes of this section payments for meals at the rates established hereunder may be made in cash or by deductions from the pay of civilian employees. 69 Stat. 317 Sec. 613. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallAvailability of appropriations. be available until expended unless expressly so provided elsewhere in this or some other appropriation Act. Sec. 614. Hereafter, no part of any appropriation to the DepartmentTableware, etc., in officers’ quarters. of Defense shall be available for or on account of the supply or replacement of table linen, dishes, glassware, silver, and kitchen utensils for use in the residences or quarters of officers on shore (other than for field messes, messes temporarily set up on shore for bachelor officers and officers attached to seagoing or district defense vessels, to aviation units based on seagoing vessels, to the fleet air bases, to the submarine bases, or to landing forces and expeditions), except in accordance with regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, which shall provide for uniform practices among all of the services. Sec. 615. Not more than $31,000,000 of the amounts received duringProceeds from sale of scrap. the current fiscal year by the Department of Defense as proceeds from the sale of scrap or salvage materials, shall be available during the current fiscal year for expenses of transportation, demilitarization, and other preparation for sale or salvage of military supplies, equipment, and materiel: *Provided*, That a report of receipts and disbursementsReport. under this limitation shall be made quarterly to the Committees on Appropriations of the Congress: *Provided further*, That no fundsMetal scrap baling, etc. available to agencies of the Department of Defense shall be used for the operation, acquisition or construction of new facilities or equipment for new facilities in the continental limits of the United States for metal scrap baling or shearing or for melting or sweating aluminum scrap unless the Secretary of Defense or an Assistant Secretary of Defense designated by him determines, with respect to each facility involved, that the operation of such facility is in the national interest. Sec. 616. During the current fiscal year, the President may exemptExemption from apportionment. appropriations, funds, and contract authorizations, available for military functions under the Department of Defense, from the provisions of subsection
(c)of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended,[31 USC 665](/us/usc/t31/s665). whenever he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense. Sec. 617. No appropriation contained in this Act shall be availableCommissary stores. in connection with the operation of commissary stores of the agencies of the Department of Defense for the cost of purchase (including commercial transportation in the United States to the place of sale but excluding all transportation outside the United States) and maintenance of operating equipment and supplies, and for the actual or estimated cost of utilities as may be furnished by the Government and of shrinkage, spoilage, and pilferage of merchandise under the control of such commissary stores, except as authorized under regulations promulgated by the Secretaries of the military departments concerned, with the approval of the Secretary of Defense, which regulations shall provide for reimbursement therefor to the appropriations concerned and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall provide for the adjustment of the sales prices in such commissary stores to the extent necessary to furnish sufficient gross revenue from sales of commissary stores to make such reimbursement: *Provided*, That under such regulations as may be issued pursuant to this section all utilities may be furnished without cost to the commissary stores outside the continental United States and in Alaska: *Provided further*, That no appropriationRestriction. contained in this Act shall be available in connection with the operation of commissary stores within the continental United States unless the Secretary of Defense has certified that items normally procured from commissary stores are not otherwise available at a reasonable distance and a reasonable price in satisfactory quality and quantity to the military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 69 Stat. 318 Sec. 618. Strike or overthrow of Government. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow ofAffidavit. the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow ofPenalty. the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government or the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow, of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 619. Civilian employee ceiling. No funds appropriated in title I, III, IV, and V of this Act shall be used for the payment in excess of 475,000 full-time graded civilian employees (including
(a)the full-time equivalent of part-time employment,
(b)persons who are described as “consultants” or who are compensated on a “when actually employed” basis if such persons are employed on a contract basis or are paid on a per diem basis, and
(c)persons employed without compensation if they are reimbursed for expenses) at any one time during the current fiscalException. year: *Provided*, That whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Military Department concerned, the direct substitution of civilian personnel for an equivalent or greater number of military personnel will result in economy without adverse effect upon national defense, such substitution may be accomplished without regard to the foregoing limitation, and such funds as may be required to accomplish the substitution may be transferred from the appropriate military personnel appropriation to, and merged with, the appropriation charged with compensation of such civilian personnel. Sec. 620. Proficiency flying. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, executive order, or regulation, no part of the appropriations in this Act shall be available for any expenses of operating aircraft under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces for the purpose of proficiency flying except in accordance with the regulations issued by the Secretaries of the Departments concerned and approved by the Secretary of Defense which shall establish proficiency standards and maximum and minimumFlight pay for certain officers. flying hours for this purpose: *Provided*, That during the fiscal year, without regard to any provision of law or executive order prescribing minimum flight requirements, such regulations may provide for the payment of flight pay at the rates prescribed in section 204 (b)[63 Stat. 810](/us/stat/63/810).[37 USC 235](/us/usc/37/235). of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 802) to certain officers of the Armed Forces otherwise entitled to receive flight pay
(1)who have held aeronautical ratings or designations for not less69 Stat. 319 than twenty years, or
(2)whose particular assignment outside the United States makes it impractical to participate in regular aerial flights. Sec. 621. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallHousehold goods. be available for expense, of transportation, packing, crating, temporary storage, dray age, and unpacking of household goods and personal effects in excess of eleven thousand pounds net in any one shipment: *Provided*, That the limitations imposed herein shall not be applicableNonapplicability. in the case of members transferred to or serving in stations outside the continental United States or in Alaska under orders relieving them from a duty station within the United States prior to July 10, 1952, and who are returned to the United States under orders relieving them from a duty station beyond the United States or in Alaska on or after July 1, 1953. Sec. 622. Vessels under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce,Transfer of vessels. the Department of the Army, the Department of the Air Force, or the Department of the Navy may be transferred or otherwise made available without reimbursement to any such agencies upon the request of the head of one agency and the approval of the agency having jurisdiction of the vessels concerned. Sec. 623. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be availableLegal training. for training in any legal profession nor for the payment of tuition for training in such profession: *Provided*, That nothing contained in this Act shall prohibit persons now attending law courses from completing same: *Provided further*, That this limitation shall not apply to the off-duty training of military personnel as prescribed by section 628 of this Act. Sec. 624. Funds provided in this Act for public information andPublic information, etc. public relations shall not exceed $3,270,000. Sec. 625. Not more than 20 per centum of the appropriations in thisObligated funds, 1956. Act which are limited for obligation during fiscal year 1956 shall be obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year: *Provided*, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support, of active duty training of civilian components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers Training Corps. Sec. 626. During the fiscal year 1956, the agencies of the DepartmentAcceptance of property, etc,, from foreign countries. of Defense may accept the use of real property from foreign countries for the United States in accordance with mutual defense agreements or occupational arrangements and may accept services furnished by foreign countries as reciprocal international courtesies or as services customarily made available without charge; and such agencies may use the same for the support of the United States forces in such areas without specific appropriation therefor. In addition to the foregoing, agencies of the Department of Defense may accept real property, services, and commodities from foreign countries for the use of the United States in accordance with mutual defense agreements or occupational arrangements and such agencies may use the same for the support of the United States forces in such areas without specific appropriation therefor: *Provided*, That withinReports to Congress and Budget Bureau. thirty days after the end of each quarter the Secretary of Defense shall render to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives and to the Bureau of the Budget a full report of such property, supplies, and commodities received durin” such quarter. Sec. 627. During the current fiscal year, appropriations availableResearch and development. to the Department of Defense for research and development may be used for the purposes of section 4 of the Act of July 16, 1952 (66 Stat.[5 USC 235e, 475j, 628e](/us/usc/t5/s235e/475j/628e). 725), and for purposes related to research and development for which69 Stat. 320 expenditures are specifically authorized in other appropriations of the service concerned. Sec. 628. Tuition payments, etc. No appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the payment of more than 75 per centum of charges of educational institutions for tuition or expenses for off-duty training of military personnel, nor for the payment of any part of tuition or expenses for such training for commissioned personnel who do not agree to remain on active duty for two years after completion of such training. Sec. 629. ROTC.Loyalty requirement. No part of the funds appropriated herein shall be expended for the support of any formally enrolled student in basic courses of the senior division, Reserve Officers Training Corps, who has not executed a certificate of loyalty or loyalty oath in such form as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 630. Procurement of U. S. products. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for the procurement of any article of food, clothing, cotton, spun silk yarn for cartridge cloth (subject to the same conditions as apply to other commodities in this paragraph) or wool (whether in the form of fiber or yarn or contained in fabrics, materials, or manufactured articles) not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States or its possessions, except to the extent that the Secretary of the Department concerned shall determine that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of any articles of food or clothing or any form of cotton or wool grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States or its possessions cannot be procured as and when needed at United States market prices and except procurements outside the United States in support of combat operations, procurements by vessels in foreign waters and emergency procurements or procurements of perishable foods by establishments located outside the continental United States, except the Territories of Hawaii and Alaska, for the personnel attached thereto: *Provided*, That nothing herein shall preclude the procurement of foods manufactured or processed in the United States or its possessions: *Provided further*, That no funds herein appropriated shall be used for the payment of a price differential on contracts hereafter made for the purpose of relieving economic dislocations. Sec. 631. Passenger automobiles. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the purchase of passenger automobiles except for replacement: *Provided*, That the foregoing limitation shall not apply to the Army for sixteen vehicles, the Navy and Marine Corps for two hundred and fifty vehicles, and to the Air Force for seven hundred and fifty vehicles. Sec. 632. Bakeries, laundries. etc. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the construction, replacement, or reactivation of any bakery, laundry, or dry-cleaning facility in the United States, its Territories or possessions, as to which the Secretary of Defense does not certify in writing, giving his reasons therefor, that the services to be furnished by such facilities are not obtainable from commercial sources at reasonable rates. Sec. 633. Grades 16–18.Temporary positions. In order more effectively to administer the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense, the President, to the extent he deems it necessary and appropriate in the interest of national defense, may authorize positions in the Department of Defense to be placed temporarily in grades 16, 17, and 18 of the General Schedule of the[63 Stat. 963](/us/stat/63/963).[5 USC 1112](/us/usc/t5/s1112). Classification Act of 1949 in accordance with the procedures and standards of that Act, and such positions shall be additional to the number*Ante*, p. 179. authorized by section 505 of that Act. Under authority herein, grades 16, 17, and 18 in the Department of Defense may be increased only to the extent that the total of such grades in the Department of Defense shall not exceed two hundred. 69 Stat. 321 Sec. 634. During the current fiscal year, appropriations of the DepartmentMilitary mail coats. of Defense shall be available for reimbursement to the Post Office Department for payment of costs of commercial air transportation of military mail between the United States and foreign countries. Sec. 635. Appropriations of the Department of Defense availableForeign quarters. for the payment of rental allowances shall be available for the leasing of quarters in foreign countries constructed under the authority of section 302 of Public Law 534, approved July 14, 1952, for assignment[66 Stat. 622](/us/stat/66/622). as public quarters to military personnel of the Department of Defense. Sec. 636. Appropriations contained in this Act shall be availableFurnishings, for providing furnishings, without charge, in other than public quarters occupied by military or civilian personnel of the Department of Defense on duty outside the continental United States or in Alaska, upon a determination, under regulations approved by the Secretary of Defense, that such action is advantageous to the Government. Sec. 637. During the current fiscal year, appropriations availableUniforms. to the Department of Defense for pay of civilian employees shall be available for uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1114). [5 USC 2131 note](/us/usc/t5/s2131).Contract restriction. Sec. 638. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the disposal or transfer by contract or otherwise of work that has been for a period of three years or more performed by civilian personnel of the Department of Defense unless justified to the Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, at least ninety days in advance of such disposal or transfer, that its discontinuance is economically sound and the work is capable of performance by a contractor without danger to the national security: *Provided*, That no such disposal or transfer shall be made if disapproved by either committee within the ninety-day period by written notice to the Secretary of Defense. Sec. 639. This Act may be cited as the “Department of DefenseShort title. Appropriation Act, 1956”. Approved July 13, 1955. Public Law 158: To amend section 2 of the Act of January 27, 1905 (33 Stat. 616), as amended (48 U. S. C., 1952 edition, sec. 322). Public Law 158 Public Law 158 69 Stat. 321 1955-07-14 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public Public Law 158 chapter 359 AN ACT To amend section 2 of the Act of January 27, 1905 (33 Stat. 616), as amended (48 U. S. C., 1952 edition, sec. 322). July 14, 1955[[H. R. 245](/us/bill/84/hr/245)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the third sentenceAlaska.Roads and trails. of section 2 of the Act of January 27, 1905 (33 Stat. 616). as amended (48 U. S. C., 1952 edition, sec. 322), is further amended to read as follows: “The Secretary of the Interior, or such officer, or officers as may be designated by him, shall, upon his own motion or upon petition, locate, lay out, construct, and maintain roads, trails, and bridges from any point on the navigable waters of Alaska to and through any town, mining or other industrial camp or settlement, or between and through any such town, camps, or settlements therein, if in his judgment such roads, trails, or bridges are needed and will be of permanent value for the development of Alaska: *Provided*, That within incorporated towns only roads and bridges which are designated by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the through highway system of the Territory of Alaska may be constructed under this section: *Provided farther*, That no roads or bridges within incorporated towns shall be maintained under this section.” Approved July 14, 1955. Public Law 159: To provide research and technical assistance relating to air pollution control. Public Law 159 Public Law 159 69 Stat. 322 1955-07-14 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 2026-01-02 84 1 public
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