Public Law 246.

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69 Stat. 533 Public Law 246 chapter 572 AN ACT To establish a Permanent Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise, and for other purposes.August 5, 1955 [[H. R. 7029](/us/bill/84/hr/7029)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Fund. That there is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Fund” (hereinafter referred to as the fund). There is hereby appropriated to the fund out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated:

(1)an amount equal to the sum credited to the account in the Treasury entitled, “Donations to the United States, Bequest of Oliver “Wendell Holmes”;

(2)an amount equal to interest on the amount referred to in

(1)from the date of deposit in the Treasury to the end of the fiscal year prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, compounded semiannually, calculated at a rate to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by estimating the average yield to maturity, on the oasis of daily closing market bid quotations or prices during the month preceding the deposit on all outstanding marketable obligations of the United States having a maturity date of fifteen or more years from the first day of such month; and

(3)an amount, at the end of each fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, equal to the interest calculated on the average daily balances in the fund during the fiscal year at a rate of 3½ per centum per annum. Sec. 2. There is hereby established the Permanent Committee forPermanent Committee. the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise (hereinafter referred to as the Committee), to be composed of five members, one of whom shall be the Librarian of Congress, ex officio, who shall act as Chairman. The other four members shall be appointed by the President from four panels of three names each, one such panel to be submitted to him by each of the following: The Association of American Law Schools, The American Philosophical Society, The American Historical Association, and The Association of American Universities. The members shall serve eight-year terms, except that the initial appointees shall have terms of eight, six, four, and two years, respectively. Every appointment to fill a vacancy occurring whether by death, resignation, or expiration of a term shall be made in the same manner as the original appointments from such four panels submitted on each such occasion. No appointee may serve more than one term. Sec. 3, The members of the Committee shall serve without compensation,Compensation and expenses. but may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in carrying out the duties of the Committee or in the alternative they may receive their transportation and not to exceed $20 per diem in lieu of subsistence. Sec. 4. The Committee shall devote the income and, to the extentUse of moneys. the Committee deems it necessary and desirable, the principal of the fund to the first, and, in the discretion of the Committee, to the second and third, of the following objects:

(a)To employ one or more scholars of distinction (with any appropriateHistory of Supreme Court. assistants) to prepare a history of the Supreme Court of the United States, to defray the appropriate expenses of such scholars and assistants, and to finance the publication of such history. The Committee may select a single scholar to carry the work to completion, or a number or succession of scholars to complete it; may make any necessary employment contracts with such scholars and assistants of such terms and length as it determines; and shall have general supervision of the preparation of the history of the Supreme Court, including discretion to adopt from time to time such arrangements as 69 Stat. 534 lend themselves best to the advancement of the preparation of such history and to the employment of distinguished scholars qualified to achieve the desired standards and independence in the work which they undertake.

(b)To finance an annual lecture or series of lectures, at times andLectures. places determined by the Committee, to be given each year at a different institution of higher learning in various parts of the country by a lecturer of distinction engaged by the Committee on a subject of his choice. The lectures shall be known as the Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures.

(c)To finance the preparation and publication of the memorialMemorial volume. volume contemplated by section 2 of the Act of October 22, 1940 (54 Stat. [54 Stat. 1207](/us/stat/54/1207).1206) containing Justice Holmes’ writings and other material. Sec. 5. The Committee is authorized to accept, receive,Gifts, etc. hold, and administer such gifts or bequests of money, securities, or other personal property as may be approved by the Committee, and it may sell or otherwise dispose of such securities or other personal property. All moneys received shall be paid into, administered, and expended as a part of the fund. Sec. 6. The Committee may employ, without regard to the civil-serviceEmployees. laws or the Classification Act of 1949,[63 Stat. 954](/us/stat/63/954). [5 USC 1071 note](/us/usc/t5/s1071). such employees as may be necessary in carrying out its functions. Sec. 7. The Committee may accept and utilize services of Voluntary and cooperative services.voluntary and uncompensated personnel and pay any such personnel when engaged in the work of the Committee necessary travel and subsistence expenses or in the alternative, transportation and not to exceed $20 per diem in lieu of subsistence; cooperate with legal, philosophical, and historical societies and institutions of learning; and call upon Federal agencies for their advice and assistance in carrying out its functions. Any Federal agency furnishing advice or assistance to the Committee may expend its own funds for this purpose, with or without reimbursement from the Committee as may be agreed upon by the Committee and the agency. The Committee, to such extent as it finds to be necessary, may, without regard to the laws or procedures applicable to Federal agencies, procure transportation, supplies, services and property, and make contracts, and may exercise those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and in the public interest the purposes of this Act. Sec. 8. The Chairman, with the approval of the Committee,Expenditure s and disbursements. is authorized to determine the character and necessity of expenditures from the fund and the manner in which such expenditures are incurred, allowed and paid. Disbursements from the fund shall be made through the disbursing facilities of the Treasury Department. Sec. 9. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Approved August 5, 1955. Public Law 247: To require the recordation of scrip, lien selection, and similar rights. Public Law 247 Public Law 247 69 Stat. 534 1955-08-05 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 247 chapter 573 AN ACT To require the recordation of scrip, lien selection, and similar rights.August 5, 1955 [[H. R. 2972](/us/bill/84/hr/2972)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Land scrips. Recordation. That any owner of, and any person claiming rights to, Valentine scrip, issued under the Act of April 5, 1872 (17 Stat. 649); Sioux Half-Breed scrip, issued under the Act of July 17, 1854 (10 Stat. 304); Supreme Court scrip, issued under the Acts of June 22, 1860 (12 Stat. 85), March 2, 1867 69 Stat. 535 (14 Stat. 544), and June 10, 1872 (17 Stat. 378); Surveyor-General scrip, issued under the Act of June 2, 1858 (11 Stat. 294); a soldier’s additional homestead right, grunted by sections 2306 and 2307 of the Revised[43 USC 274, 278](/us/usc/t43/s274/278). Statutes; a forest lieu selection right, assert able under the Act of March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1264); a lieu selection right conferred by the Act of July 1, 1898 (30 Stat. 597); a bounty land warrant issued under the Act of March 3, 1855 (10 Stat. 701); or any lieu selection or scrip right or bounty land warrant, or right in the nature of scrip issued under any Act of Congress not enumerated herein (except the indemnity selection rights of any State, or the Territory of Alaska), shall, within two years from the effective date of this Act, present his holdings or claim for recordation by the Department of the Interior. Sec. 2. In the case of a transfer after the effective date of this Act, by assignment, inheritance, operation of law, or otherwise of a holding or claim of any right recorded under this Act, the holding or claim or right so transferred shall be presented to the Department of the Interior within six months after such transfer, for recordation by it; except that where such transfer occurs within the period of two years from the effective date of this Act and the prior owner has not complied with provisions of this Act, the owner or claimant by transfer shall have the remainder of such period or a period of six months, whichever is the longer, within which to present his claims or holdings for recordation. Sec. 3. There shall be endorsed on the evidence of the right or warrant each recordation thereof. Sec. 4. Claims or holdings not presented for recordation, as prescribed herein, shall not thereafter be accepted by the Secretary of the Interior for recordation or as a basis for the acquisition of lands. Sec. 5. Within thirty days after the effective date of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be published in the FederalPublication in FR. Register a notice setting forth the recordation requirements of this Act. Within one year after the effective date of this Act the Secretary shall also cause notices of the recordation requirements of this Act to be published in such newspapers, posted in such public offices, and given publicity by such other means as he deems feasible and appropriate for the dissemination of information concerning the recordation requirements of this Act to persons who may have holdings or claims that are subject to such requirements. Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved August 5, 1955. Public Law 248: To amend section 8a

(4)of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended. Public Law 248 Public Law 248 69 Stat. 535 1955-08-05 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 248 chapter 574 AN ACT To amend section 8a

(4)of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.August 5, 1955 [[S. 1051](/us/bill/84/s/1051)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Commodity exchanges. Registration fees. [49 Stat. 1500](/us/stat/49/1500). That section 8a

(4)of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 12a (4)), is amended to read as follows: " “(4) to fix and establish from time to time reasonable fees and charges for registrations and renewals thereof and for copies of registration certificates; and”. " Approved August 5, 1955. Public Law 249: To revive section 3 of the District of Columbia Public School Food Services Act. Public Law 249 Public Law 249 69 Stat. 536 1955-08-05 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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