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69 Stat. 547 Public Law 268 chapter 628 AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act of 1953.August 9, 1955 [[S. 2127](/us/bill/84/s/2127)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Small business. [67 Stat. 233](/us/stat/67/233). [15 USC 633](/us/usc/t15/s633). That section 204

(a)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “branch” the following: “and regional”. Sec. 2. Section 207 of such Act is further amended[15 USC 636](/us/usc/t15/s636). by inserting after subsection

(e)a new subsection as follows: " “(f) To further extend the maturity of or renew any loanLoans. made, pursuant to subsection

(a)or

(b)of this section, beyond the periods stated therein, or any loan transferred to the Administration pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1954, for additional periods not[68 Stat. 1280](/us/stat/68/1280). [15 USC 609 note](/us/usc/t15/s609). to exceed ten veal’, if such extension or renewal will aid in the orderly liquidation of such loan.”. " Sec. 3.

(a)The last sentence of section 204

(b)of the Small Business[15 USC 633](/us/usc/t15/s633). Act of 1953 is amended to read as follows: “The Administration shall pay into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury at the close of each fiscal year, interest on the net. amount of the cash disbursements from such advances at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current average rate on outstanding interest-bearing marketable public debt obligations of the United States of comparable maturities.”.

(b)Section 204 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is further amended by inserting the following new subsections

(e)and (f), as follows: " “(e) As used in this Act, the term ‘United States’ includes the several States, the Territories and possessions of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. “(f) The Administrator may establish regional offices of the AdministrationAlaska. Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. in the Territories of Alaska, Hawaii, and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.” " Sec. 4.

(a)Section 205

(a)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is[15 USC 634](/us/usc/t15/s634). amended

(1)by striking out “require bonds of them, and fix the penalties thereof” and inserting in lieu thereof “to provide bonds for them in such amounts as the Administrator shall determine, and to pay the costs of qualification of certain of them as notaries public”, and

(2)by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Subject to the standards and procedures under section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, not to exceed fifteen positions*Ante*, p. 179. in the Small Business Administration may be placed in grades 16, 17, and 18 of the General Schedule established by that Act, and any such positions shall be additional to the number authorized by such section.”

(b)Section 205

(7)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is[15 USC 634](/us/usc/t15/s634). amended

(1)by inserting immediately following “all actions” the following: “, including the procurement of the services of attorneys by contract,” and

(2)by changing the period at the end thereof to a colon and adding the following: “*Provided*, That, no attorneys’ services shall be procured by contract in any office where an attorney or attorneys are or can be economically employed full time to render such services.”

(c)Section 205

(c)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “Any individual so employed may be compensated at a rate not in excess of $50 per diem, and, while such individual is away from his home or regular place of business, he may lie allowed transportation and not to exceed $15 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses.” Sec. 5. Section 207 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended[15 USC 636](/us/usc/t15/s636). to read as follows: 69 Stat. 548 " “Sec. 207.

(a)The Administration is empowered to make loans toLoans for plant construction. enable small-business concerns to finance plant construction, conversion, or expansion, including the acquisition of land; or to finance the acquisition of equipment, facilities, machinery, supplies, or materials; or to supply such concerns with working capital to be used in the manufacture of articles, equipment, supplies, or materials for war, defense, or essential civilian production or as may be necessary to insure a well-balanced national economy; and such loans may be made or effected either directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending institutions through agreements to participate on an immediate or deferred basis: *Provided, however*, That the foregoing powers shall be subject to the followingRestrictions and limitations. restrictions and limitations: “(1) No financial assistance shall be extended pursuant to

(a)above unless the financial assistance applied for is not otherwise available on reasonable terms and all loans made shall be of such sound value or so secured as reasonably to assure repayment; no immediate participation may be purchased unless it is shown that a deferred participation is not available; and no loan may be made unless it is shown that a participation is not available. “(2) No loan shall be extended pursuant to

(a)above if the total amount outstanding and committed (by participation or otherwise) to the borrower from the revolving fund established by this title would exceed $250,000, and no loan, including renewals or extensions thereof, may be made for a period or periods exceeding ten years, except that any loan made for the purpose of constructing industrial facilities may have a maturity of ten years plus such additional period as is estimated may be required to complete such construction, and any such loan shall bear interest at the rate prevailing in the area where the money loaned is to be used but shall not exceed 6 per centum per annum: *Provided*, That the foregoing limitation of $250,000 shall not apply to any loan extended to any corporation formed and capitalized by a group of small business concerns with resources provided by them for the purpose of establishing facilities in and through such corporation to produce or secure raw materials or supplies: *Provided further*, That for any such corporation the limit of any loan extended or made as provided for in this section shall be $250,000 multiplied by the number of separate small businesses which have formed and capitalized a corporation as hereinbefore provided for in this section, and if a loan to such corporation is for the purpose of constructing facilities, then the loan may have a maturity not to exceed twenty years plus such additional time as is required to complete such construction and at an interest rate of not less than 3 nor more than 5 per centum per annum: *And provided further*, That no act or omission to act pursuant to this section, if found and approved by the Small Business Administration as contributing to the needs of small business, shall be construed to be within the prohibitions of the antitrust laws or the Federal Trade Commission Act of the United States, [38 Stat. 717](/us/stat/38/717). [15 USC 58](/us/usc/t15/s58).A copy of the statement of any such finding and approval intended to be within the coverage of this section, and any modification or withdrawal thereof, shall be furnished to the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission when made, and Publication in FR.it shall be published in the Federal Register. The authority granted in the last preceding proviso shall be delegated only

(1)to an official who shall for the purpose of such delegation be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless otherwise required to be appointed,

(2)upon the condition that such official consult with the Attorney General 69 Stat. 549 and with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission not less than ten days before making and stating any such finding and approval as is authorized in this subsection (a), and

(3)upon the condition that such official obtain a statement in writing from the Attorney General that he, mindful of the antitrust laws and the public interest, concurs in the finding and approval made and granted by the Small Business Administration. Upon withdrawal of any finding or approval made hereunder the provisions of this section shall not apply to any subsequent act or omission to act by reason of such finding or approval. The Attorney Genera] is directed to make, or request, the FederalSurveys by FTC. Trade Commission to make for him, surveys for the purpose of determining any factors which may tend to eliminate competition, create or strengthen monopolies, injure small business, or otherwise promote undue concentration of economic power in the course of the administration of this Act. The Attorney Genera! shall submit to the Congress and the President within ninety days after approval of this Act, and at such times thereafter as he deems desirable, reports setting forth the results of such surveys and including such recommendations as he may deem desirable. “(3) In agreements to participate in loans on a deferred basis under this subsection or under subsection

(1)of this section, such participation by the Administration shall not be in excess of 90 per centum of the balance of the loan outstanding at the time of disbursement. ‘(b) The Administration also is empowered— “(1) to make such loans (either directly or in cooperation with banks or other lending institutions through agreements to participate on an immediate or deferred basis) as the Administration may determine to be necessary or appropriate because of floods or other catastrophes, including necessary or appropriate loans to any small-business concern located in an area where a drought is occurring, if the Administration determines that the small-business concern has suffered a substantial economic injury as a result of such drought, and the President has determined under the Act entitled ‘An Act to authorize Federal assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, and for other purposes’, approved September 30, 1950,[64 Stat. 1109](/us/stat/64/1109). as amended (42 U. S. C., secs. 1855–1855g), that such drought is a major disaster, or the Secretary of Agriculture has found under the Act entitled ‘An Act to abolish the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation of Washington, District of (Columbia, and transfer its functions to the Secretary of Agriculture, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make disaster loans, and for other purposes’, approved April 6, 1949, as amended (12 U. S. C., sees. 1148a-l–1148a–3), that such drought constitutes a production or economic disaster in such area: *Provided*, That no such loan[63 Stat. 43](/us/stat/63/43). including renewals and extensions thereof may be made for a period or periods exceeding ten years except that where such loan is for acquisition or construction (including acquisition of site therefor) of housing for the personal occupancy of the borrower, it may be made for a period not to exceed twenty years and at an interest rate not to exceed 3 per centum per annum; “(2) to enter into contracts with United States Government and any department, agency, or officer thereof having procurement powers obligating the Administration to furnish articles, equipment, supplies, or materials to the Government; 69 Stat. 550 “(3) to arrange for the performance of such contracts by negotiating or otherwise letting subcontracts to small-business concerns or others for the manufacture, supply, or assembly of such articles, equipment, supplies, or materials, or parts thereof, or servicing or processing in connection therewith, or such management services as may be necessary to enable the Administration to perform such contracts; and “(4) to provide technical and managerial aids to small-business concerns, by advising and counseling on matters in connection with Government procurement and on policies, principles, and practices of good management, including but not limited to cost accounting, methods of financing, business insurance, accident Control, wage incentives and methods engineering, by cooperating and advising with voluntary business, professional, educational, and other nonprofit organizations, associations, and institutions and with other Federal and State agencies, by maintaining a clearinghouse for information concerning the managing, financing, and operation of small-business enterprises, by disseminating such information, and by such other activities as are deemed appropriate by the Administration.” " Sec. 6. Section 211 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended to read as[15 USC 640](/us/usc/t15/s640). follows: " “Sec. 211. When directed by the President, it shall be the duty of the Administration to consult and cooperate with governmental departments and agencies in the issuance of all order’s or in the formulation of policy or policies in any way affecting small-business concerns. When directed by the President all such governmental departments or agencies are required, before issuing such orders or announcing such policy or policies, to consult and cooperate with the Administration in order that the interests of small-business enterprises may be recognized, Defense Department reports.protected, and preserved: *Provided further*, That, for the purposes of aiding in carrying out the national policy to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for supplies and services for the Government be placed with small-business enterprises, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the Nation, the Department of Defense shall make a monthly report to the President, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representative not less than forty-five days after the close of the month, showing the amount of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense which have been expended, obligated, or contracted to be spent with small-business concerns and the amount of such funds expended, obligated, or contracted to be spent with firms other than small business in the same fields of operation; and such monthly reports shall show separately the funds expended, obligated, or contracted to be spent for basic and applied scientific research and development.” " Sec. 7.

(a)Section 212

(c)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is[15 USC 641](/us/usc/t15/s641). amended by adding immediately before the semicolon at the end thereof the following language: “and to carry out this purpose the Administrator, when requested to do so, shall issue in response to each such request an appropriate certificate certifying an individual concern as a ‘small-business concern’ in accordance with the criteria expressed in this Act. Any such certificate shall be subject to revocation when the concern covered thereby ceases to be a ‘small-business concern’ ”.

(b)Section 212

(g)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended by inserting after the words “to insure” the following language: “that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for supplies and services for the Government be placed with small-business enter- 69 Stat. 551 prises, to insure that a fair proportion of Government contracts for research and development be placed with small-business concerns, and to insure”. Sec. 8. Section 213 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended by[15 USC 642](/us/usc/t15/s642). adding “(a)” immediately following “Sec. 213.” and by inserting an additional subsection, ns follows: " “(b) Offices of the Government having procurement or lending powers, or engaging in the disposal of Federal property or allocating materials or supplies, or promulgating regulations affecting the distribution of materials or supplies shall accept as conclusive the Administration’s determination as to which enterprises are to be designated ‘small-business concerns’, as authorized and directed under section 212

(c)of this title.” " Sec. 9. Section 214 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended[15 USC 643](/us/usc/t15/s643).

(1)by inserting before “mobilizing” the words “maintaining or”. Sec. 10. Section 215 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amendedReports. [15 USC 644](/us/usc/t15/s644). by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: “The Administration shall make a report to the President, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Senate Select Committee on Small Business and to the House Select Committee l.o Conduct a Study and Investigation of the Problems of Small Business on December 31, 1955, and at the end of each six months thereafter, showing as accurately as possible for each such period the amount of funds appropriated to it that it has expended in the conduct of each of its principal activities such as lending, procurement, contracting, and providing technical and managerial aids.” Sec. 11. Section 215 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is furtherRetention of records. amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: “The Administration shall retain all correspondence, records of inquiries, memoranda, reports, books, and records, including memoranda as to all investigations conducted by or for the Administration, for a period of at least one year from the date of each thereof, and shall at all times keep the same available for inspection and examination by the Senate Select Committee on Small Business, and the House Select Committee To Conduct a Study and Investigation of the Problems of Small Business, or their duly authorized representatives.”. Sec. 12.

(a)Section 218

(a)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is[15 USC 647](/us/usc/t15/s647). amended by striking out “(a)” immediately following “Sec. 218”.

(b)Section 218

(b)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is hereby repealed. Sec. 13. Section 221

(a)of the Small Business Act of 1953 is[15 USC 650](/us/usc/t15/s650). amended by striking out the figures “1955” and inserting in lieu thereof “1957”. Sec. 14. The Small Business Act of 1953 is amended by adding at the end thereof two new sections which shall read as follows: " “Sec. 224. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. “Sec. 225. The Administration shall not duplicate the work or activity of any other department or agency of the Federal Government and nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any such duplication unless such work or activity is expressly provided for in this Act.” " Sec. 15. Section 3 of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947[62 Stat. 22](/us/stat/62/22). [41 USC 152](/us/usc/t41/s152). is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " “(c) All bids or invitations for bids shall contain in their specifications all the necessary language and material required and shall be so 69 Stat. 552 descriptive both in its language and attachments thereto in order to permit full and free competition. Any bid or invitation to bid which shall not carry the necessary descriptive language and attachments thereto, or if such attachments are not available or accessible to all competent, reliable bidders, such bid or invitation to bid shall be invalid and any award or awards made to any bidder in such case shall be invalidated and rejected.” " Sec. 16. This Act shall take effect as of the close of July 31, 1955.Effective date. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 269: To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1949 to provide a five-year limitation on the period of leases of space for Federal agencies in the District of Columbia. Public Law 269 Public Law 269 69 Stat. 552 1955-08-09 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 269 chapter 629 AN ACT To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1949 to provide a five-year limitation on the period of leases of space for Federal agencies in the District of Columbia.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1210](/us/bill/84/s/1210)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,[63 Stat. 199](/us/stat/63/199). [40 USC 37a](/us/usc/t40/s37a). That section 407 of the Public, Buildings Act of 1949 is amended by striking out “, not in excess of one year,” and by inserting in lieu thereof “not in excess of five years,”. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 270: To authorize adjustment by the Secretary of Agriculture of certain obligations of settlers on projects developed or subject to the Act of August 11, 1939, as amended, and for other purposes. Public Law 270 Public Law 270 69 Stat. 552 1955-08-09 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 270 chapter 630 AN ACT To authorize adjustment by the Secretary of Agriculture of certain obligations of settlers on projects developed or subject to the Act of August 11, 1939, as amended, and for other purposes.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1621](/us/bill/84/s/1621)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,[60 Stat. 1065, 1067, 1070](/us/stat/60/1065/1067/1070). That the provisions of sections 41 (g), 43, and 51 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1015 (g), 1017, and 1025), are hereby extended to apply on the obligations of settlers on the Angostura [53 Stat. 1418](/us/stat/53/1418).project in South Dakota developed under the Act of August 11, 1939, as amended (1617. S. C. 590y-z). Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 271: To amend the Acts granting the consent of Congress to the State of Connecticut, acting by and through any agency or commission thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate toll bridges across the Connecticut River. Public Law 271 Public Law 271 69 Stat. 552 1955-08-09 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 271 chapter 631 AN ACT To amend the Acts granting the consent of Congress to the State of Connecticut, acting by and through any agency or commission thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate toll bridges across the Connecticut River.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1577](/us/bill/84/s/1577)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Connecticut River. Toll bridges. That section 2 of the Act approved August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1234), entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the State of Connecticut, acting by and through any agency or commission thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Connecticut River at or near Hartford, onnecticut”, and section 2 of the Act approved April 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 122), entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the State of Connecticut, acting by and through any agency or commission 69 Stat. 553 thereof, to construct, maintain, and operate a toil bridge across the Connecticut River at or near Old Saybrook, Connecticut”, are each amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 2. The last sentence of section 4 of such Act of March 23, 1906,[34 Stat. 85](/us/stat/34/85). [33 USC 494](/us/usc/t33/s494). shall not be applicable to the bridge constructed pursuant to the provisions of this Act.” " Sec. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as amending any provision of existing Federal law relating to the expenditure of Federal-aid highway funds. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 272: To amend the Act known as the “Agricultural Marketing Act of 1940”, approved August 14, 1940. Public Law 272 Public Law 272 69 Stat. 553 1955-08-09 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 272 chapter 632 AN ACT To amend the Act known as the “Agricultural Marketing Act of 1940”, approved August 14, 1940.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1757](/us/bill/84/s/1757)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Inspection certifications. [60 Stat. 1088](/us/stat/60/1088). That subsection

(h)of section 203 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U. S. C. 1622 (h)) is hereby amended by adding tit the end thereof the following new sentence: “Whoever knowingly shall falsely make, issue, alter, forge, or counterfeit any official certificate, memorandum, mark, or other identification, or device for making such mark or identification, with respect to inspection, class, grade, quality, size, quantity, or condition, issued or authorized under this section or knowingly cause or procure, or aid, assist in, or be a party to, such false making, issuing, altering, forging, or counterfeiting, or whoever knowingly shall possess, without promptly notifying the Secretary of Agriculture or his representative, utter, publish, or use as true, or cause to be uttered, published, or used us true, any such falsely made, altered, forged, or counterfeited official certificate, memorandum, mark, identification, or device, or whoever knowingly represents that an agricultural product has been officially inspected or graded (by an authorized inspector or grader) under the authority of this section when such commodity has in fact not been so graded or inspected shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”. Sec. 2. The farm produce, inspection clause contained in variousRepeals. appropriation Acts (7 U. S. C. 414) and the second, third, and fourth sentences of section 1 of the Produce Agency Act of March 3, 1927 (7 [44 Stat. 1355](/us/stat/44/1355).U. S. C. 492) are hereby repealed. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 273: To amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, to modify, clarify, and provide additional authority for insurance of loans. Public Law 273 Public Law 273 69 Stat. 553 1955-08-09 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 273 chapter 633 AN ACT To amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, to modify, clarify, and provide additional authority for insurance of loans.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1758](/us/bill/84/s/1758)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Farm tenant loans. Insurance authority. [60 Stat. 1072](/us/stat/60/1072). That the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1000 and the following), is further amended as follows: Title I of the Act is amended by the addition of the following new section 16: " “Sec. 16.

(a)The Secretary is authorized to insure and to make commitments for the insurance of loans made for the purposes spec- 69 Stat. 554 ified in this title (including those made in accordance with the Act [63 Stat. 883](/us/stat/63/883). [7 USC 1006a, 1006b](/us/usc/t7/s1006a/1006b).of October 19, 1949) and to take as security for the obligations entered into in connection with such loans first mortgages on the farms with respect to which such loans are made and such other security as may be required by the Secretary. Such mortgages shall create a lien running to the United States for the benefit of the fund, notwithstanding the fact that the note may be held by the lender or his assignee. “(b) Loans insured under this section shall be subject to all the provisions of this title, except as otherwise provided in this section, and with respect to such loans, the terms used in this Act shall have the following meanings as the context requires: “(1) ‘Mortgage’ shall mean ‘loan’ or ‘the instruments relating to a loan’; “(2) ‘Insured mortgage’ shall mean ‘note endorsed for insurance’; “(3) ‘Mortgagor’ shall mean ‘borrower’ or ‘obligor on the note’; “(4) ‘Mortgagee’ shall mean ‘lender’ or ‘holder of insured note.. “(c) Any mortgage insured or any loan made under this Act may be converted to an insured loan under this section at the discretion of the Secretary, and any expenses in connection with such conversion may be paid out of appropriations for administrative expenses. “(d) In connection with loans insured or converted under this section

(1)the holder of the insured note shall be entitled to receive the [7 USC 1005c](/us/usc/t7/s1005c).benefits of the insurance as provided in section 13

(a)only in accordance[7 USC 1005b](/us/usc/t7/s1005b). with an agreement pursuant to section 12

(j)or when the assignment of the note is required by the Secretary, and

(2)notice of default to the lender under section 12

(f)shall not be required”. " Sec. 2. Section 12

(1)is amended by striking the word[60 Stat. 1077](/us/stat/60/1077). [7 USC 1005b](/us/usc/t7/s1005b). “promptly” in both the first and second sentences, by inserting after the word “default” in the second sentence the words “in the payment of principal or interest.” and by striking the word “it” in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the word “him”. Sec. 3. Section 12

(2)is amended by striking the word[62 Stat. 535](/us/stat/62/535). [7 USC 1005b](/us/usc/t7/s1005b). “promptly”. Sec. 4. Section 13

(a)is amended by striking the words[7 USC 1005c](/us/usc/t7/s1005c). “section 12” in the first sentence, inserting in lieu thereof the words “tins title”, and by inserting the words “in the payment of principal or interest” after the word “default” where it first appears in the first sentence. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 274: To authorize the improvement of the Amite River and its tributaries. Public Law 274 Public Law 274 69 Stat. 554 1955-08-09 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 274 chapter 634 AN ACT To authorize the improvement of the Amite River and its tributaries.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1899](/us/bill/84/s/1899)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Flood control. Amite River, La. That improvements in the interest of flood control and drainage be undertaken in the Amite River, Bayou Manchac, and the Comite River, such work to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, substantially in accordance with a survey report, entitled “Survey Report of Amite River and Tributaries La.”, of the district engineer, Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, dated June 8, 1955, approved by the division engi- 69 Stat. 555 neer, Corps of Engineers, Lower Mississippi Valley Division, and submitted to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors on July 5, 1955, at an estimated first cost to the United States of $3,008,000: *Provided*, That local interests comply with the provisions in the district engineer’s recommendations, including contribution of 24.7 per centum of actual construction cost in cash or equivalent work as approved by the Chief of Engineers, for Amite River and Bayou Manchac, presently estimated at $892,000, mid 18.6 per centum of actual construction cost in cash or equivalent work, as approved by the Chief of Engineers, for Comite River, presently estimated at $67,000. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 275: To authorize the construction within Grand Teton National Park of an alternate route to U. S. Highway 89, also numbered U. S. 187 and U. S. 26, and the conveyance thereof to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes. Public Law 275 Public Law 275 69 Stat. 555 1955-08-09 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 275 chapter 635 AN ACT To authorize the construction within Grand Teton National Park of an alternate route to U. S. Highway 89, also numbered U. S. 187 and U. S. 26, and the conveyance thereof to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1917](/us/bill/84/s/1917)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Grand Teton National Park. Highway. That in order to facilitate public use and enjoyment of the Grand Teton National Park and to make possible an appropriate relocation and use of highways through the park, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct. within the park, upon a location to be agreed upon between the Secretary and the Governor of Wyoming, a highway which shall replace the present U. S. Highway 89, also numbered U. S. 187 and U. S. 26. Upon completion of the said highway, the Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement with the State of Wyoming, upon such terms and conditions as he deems in the interest of the United States, for the conveyance of the highway to the State in exchange for State and county roads in the park area. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 276: To authorize the Pueblos of San Lorenzo and Pojoaque in New Mexico to sell certain lands to the Navaho Tribe, and for other purposes. Public Law 276 Public Law 276 69 Stat. 555 1955-08-09 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 276 chapter 636 AN ACT To authorize the Pueblos of San Lorenzo and Pojoaque in New Mexico to sell certain lands to the Navaho Tribe, and for other purposes.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1906](/us/bill/84/s/1906)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Pueblo Indians. Sale of land to Navaho Tribe. That the Pueblo of San Lorenzo, sometimes known as the Pueblo of Picuris, and the Pueblo of Pojoaque in New Mexico are hereby severally authorized io sell to the Navaho Tribe of Indians all of the right, title, and interest of each of said Pueblos in and to any of the lands situated in townships, 6, 7, and 8 north, range 15 west, and township 7 north, range 16 west, New Mexico principal meridian, in Valencia County, New Mexico, the title to which is now held by the United States in trust for either of said Pueblos; and the Navaho Tribe is hereby authorized to purchase all of the right, title, and interest of said Pueblos in and to any of the above-described lands, whereupon the title to the lands so purchased shall be held by the United States in trust, for the Navaho Tribe. All sales under this section shall be for such prices and on such terms as may be agreed upon by the governing bodies of the Pueblo making the sale and of the Navaho Tribe, mid as may 69 Stat. 556 be approved by the Secretary of the Interior. The consideration for each sale, when so agreed upon and approved, shall be paid out of such funds of the Navaho Tribe as maybe designated for this purpose by its governing body. The Secretary of the Interior and the appropriate officers of said Pueblos are authorized to execute such instruments of conveyance as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the transfer of title to any lands purchased by the Navaho Tribe under this section. Sec. 2. All proceeds received from each of the sales authorized by section 1 of this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Pueblo making the sale in the account established for such Pueblo pursuant to section 19 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 636, 642), and, together with any other funds heretofore or hereafter deposited in the same account, shall be available for expenditure or advance for such purposes, except per capita payments, as may be designated by the governing body of such Pueblo and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 3. For the purpose of consolidating the lands of the Navaho Tribe, the Secretary of the Interior, with the consent of the governing body of said tribe, may exchange any lands purchased under section 1 of this Act for any other lands situated in McKinley or Valencia Counties, New Mexico, that are owned by the United States, by the State of New Mexico, or a political subdivision thereof, or by any person; and, for the same purpose, the head of any department or agency having administrative jurisdiction over lands situated in said counties that are owned by the United States may exchange any such lands for lands purchased under section 1 of this Act, Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 277: To repeal a particular contractual requirement with respect to the Arch Hurley Conservancy District hi New Mexico. Public Law 277 Public Law 277 69 Stat. 556 1955-08-09 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 277 chapter 637 AN ACT To repeal a particular contractual requirement with respect to the Arch Hurley Conservancy District hi New Mexico.August 9, 1955 [[S. 1965](/us/bill/84/s/1965)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Arch Hurley Conservancy District, N. Mex. That the proviso in the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the construction of a Federal reclamation project to furnish a water supply for the lands of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico”, approved August 2, 1937,[52 Stat. 211](/us/stat/52/211). as amended (43 U. S. C., sec. 600a), is amended by striking out the semicolon and the word “and” at the end of clause

(c)and by striking out all of clause

(d)to the period. No provision with respect to the matters covered in said clause

(d)which is contained in any contract entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall, except as is otherwise provided by this Act, be enforced by the United States. Nothing contained in this section shall affect

(1)the retention and application by the United States of any payments which have been made prior to the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with any such provision of a contract,

(2)the obligation of any party to the United States with respect to any payment which is due to the United States under any such provision but not paid upon the date of enactment of this Act, and the application by the United States of any such payment in accordance with the terms of such contract, or

(3)the enforcement of any such obligation by refusal to deliver water to lands covered by contractual provisions executed in accordance with said clause (d), except in those cases, if any, in which a sale or transfer consummated between December 27, 1938, and the date of enact- 69 Stat. 557 ment of this Act is only discovered after such date of enactment to have been made contrary to such contractual provisions or to said clause (d). Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to amend any contract, which has been entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act, to conform with the provisions of the first section of this Act. The consent of the United States is hereby given to the recording, at the expense, of the party benefited thereby, of any such amended contract and to the simultaneous discharge of record of the original contract. The consent of the United States is likewise given to the discharge of record, at the expense of the party benefited thereby, of any contract which the Secretary of the Interior or his duly authorized agent finds is rendered nugatory by the enactment of this Act. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 278: To amend the Act of May 19, 1947 (ch. 80, 61 Stat. 102), as amended, so as to permit per capita payments to the Individual members of the Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, to be made quarterly. Public Law 278 Public Law 278 69 Stat. 557 1955-08-09 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 278 chapter 638 AN ACT To amend the Act of May 19, 1947 (ch. 80, 61 Stat. 102), as amended, so as to permit per capita payments to the Individual members of the Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, to be made quarterly.August 9, 1955 [[S. 2087](/us/bill/84/s/2087)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes. Per capita payments. [25 USC 613](/us/usc/t25/s613). That section 3 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the segregation and expenditure of trust funds held in joint ownership by the Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes of the Wind River Reservation” approved May 19, 1947 (ch. 80, 61 Stat. 102), as amended, is hereby amended by striking the words “and the first day of March” wherever it appears therein, and inserting in lieu thereof “the first day of December, the first day of March, and the first day of June”. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 279: To further amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, and for other purposes. Public Law 279 Public Law 279 69 Stat. 557 1955-08-09 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 279 chapter 639 AN ACT To further amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, and for other purposes.August 9, 1955 [[S. 2297](/us/bill/84/s/2297)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Tobacco marketing quotas. [52 Stat. 46](/us/stat/52/46). That section 312 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1312), is hereby amended to read as follows: " Sec. 312.

(a)The Secretary shall, not later than December 1 of any marketing year, proclaim a national marketing quota for any kind of tobacco for each of the next three succeeding marketing years whenever he determines with respect to such kind of tobacco—

(1)that a national marketing quota has not previously been proclaimed and the total supply as of the beginning of such marketing year exceeds the reserve supply level therefor;

(2)that such marketing year is the last year of three consecutive years for which marketing quotas previously proclaimed will be in effect;

(3)that amendments have been made in provisions for establishing farm acreage allotments which will cause material revision of such allotments before the end of the period for which quotas are in effect; or 69 Stat. 558

(4)that a marketing quota previously proclaimed for such marketing year is not in effect because of disapproval by producers in a referendum held pursuant to subsection (c): *Provided*, That if such producers have disapproved national marketing quotas in referenda held in three successive years subsequent to 1952, thereafter a national marketing quota shall not be proclaimed hereunder which would be in effect for any marketing year within the three-year period for which national marketing quotas previously proclaimed were disapproved by producers in a referendum, unless prior to November 10 of the marketing year one-fourth or more of the farmers engaged in the production of the crop of tobacco harvested in the calendar year in which such marketing year begins petition the Secretary, in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe, to proclaim a national marketing quota for each of the next three succeeding marketing years.

(b)The Secretary shall also determine and announce, prior to the first day of December, the amount of the national marketing quota proclaimed pursuant to subsection

(a)which is in effect for the next marketing year in terms of the total quantity of tobacco which may be marketed which will make available during such marketing year a supply of tobacco equal to the reserve supply level. The amount of the national marketing quota so announced may, not later than the following March 1, Ire increased by not more than 20 per centum if the Secretary determines that such increase is necessary in order to meet market demands or to avoid undue restrictions of marketings in adjusting the total supply to the reserve supply level.

(c)Within thirty days after the proclamation of national marketingReferendum. quotas under subsection (a), (he Secretary shall conduct a referendum of farmers engaged in the production of the crop of tobacco harvested immediately prior to the holding of the referendum to determine whether such farmers are in favor of or opposed to such quotas for the next three succeeding marketing years. If more than one-third of the farmers voting oppose the national marketing quotas, such results-hall be proclaimed by the Secretary and the national marketing quotas so proclaimed shall not be in effect but such results shall in no wise affect or limit the subsequent proclamation and submission to a referendum, as otherwise provided in this section, of a national marketing quota. " Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 280: To amend the Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 to provide that education and training allowances paid to veterans pursuing institutional on-farm training shall not be reduced for twelve months after they have begun their training. Public Law 280 Public Law 280 69 Stat. 558 1955-08-09 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 280 chapter 640 AN ACT To amend the Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 to provide that education and training allowances paid to veterans pursuing institutional on-farm training shall not be reduced for twelve months after they have begun their training.August 9, 1955 [[S. 2081](/us/bill/84/s/2081)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Veterans. Institutional on-farm training. [66 Stat. 668](/us/stat/66/668). That the first sentence of subsection

(d)of section 232 of the Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 (381’. S. C., sec. 942) is hereby amended to read as follows: “The education and training allowance of an eligible veteran pursuing institutional on-farm training shall lie computed at the rate of

(1)$95 per month, if be has no dependent, or

(2)$110 per month, if he has one dependent, or

(3)$130 per month, if he has more than one dependent; except that his education and training allowance shall 69 Stat. 559 be reduced sit the end of the third, and each subsequent, four-month period as his program progresses by an amount which bears the same ratio to $65 per month, if the veteran has no dependent, or $80 per month, if he has one dependent, or $100 per month, if he has more than one dependent, as four months bears to the total duration of such veteran’s institutional on-farm training reduced by eight months.” Sec. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall take effect as of theEffective date. first day of the second calendar month which begins after the date of its enactment, but for the purposes of computing education and training allowances to be paid after such first day, such amendment shall be deemed to have been in effect since July 16, 1952. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 281: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to distribute equally to members of the Kaw Tribe of Indians certain moneys to the credit of the tribe in the United States Treasury. Public Law 281 Public Law 281 69 Stat. 559 1955-08-09 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 281 chapter 641 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to distribute equally to members of the Kaw Tribe of Indians certain moneys to the credit of the tribe in the United States Treasury.August 9, 1955 [[S. 2197](/us/bill/84/s/2197)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Kaw Tribe. Distribution of funds. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to distribute equally among the members of the Kaw Tribe of Indians whose names appear on the roll prepared pursuant to the Act of July 1, 1902 (32 Stat. 636), and the persons who were allotted under the Act of April 29, 1922 (42 Stat. 1589), all funds on deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Kansas or Kaw Tribe of Indians, including funds appropriated by the Act of April 22, 1955 (69 Stat. 28), for the payment of a judgment against the United States. The share of any deceased member shall be distributed among his heirs or devisees. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 282: Authorizing the Administrator of General Services to convey certain land to the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for park and recreational purposes, for an amount equal to the cost to the United States of acquiring such lands from the city. Public Law 282 Public Law 282 69 Stat. 559 1955-08-09 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 282 chapter 642 AN ACT Authorizing the Administrator of General Services to convey certain land to the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for park and recreational purposes, for an amount equal to the cost to the United States of acquiring such lands from the city.August 9, 1955 [[S. 2277](/us/bill/84/s/2277)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Conveyance. That the Administrator of General Services is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed to the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, all right, title, and interest, except mineral rights (including oil and gas), of the United States in and to the following-described land located in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, consisting of approximately twenty acres: The east half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 19 in township 101, range 49 west, fifth principal meridian. As inside rat ion for such conveyance the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, shall pay an amount, determined by the Administrator of General Services, equal to the cost to the United States of acquiring such land from the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sec. 2. The conveyance authorized by this Act shall contain the express provisions that the land conveyed shall be used for park and recreational purposes in a manner which, in the judgment of the 69 Stat. 560 Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs or his designate, will not interfere with the care and treatment of patients in the Veterans’ Administration hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and that, in the event the land conveyed ceases to be so used, all right, title, and interest therein shall immediately revert to and revest in the United States. Ln the event of a reversion of such land to the United States, the fair market rental value of such land for the period it is held by the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, shall lie deducted from the purchase price paid by such city and the balance, if any, shall be repaid to such city. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 283: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to include capacity to serve the town of Glen do, Wyoming, in a sewerage system to be installed in connection with the construction of Glendo Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes. Public Law 283 Public Law 283 69 Stat. 560 1955-08-09 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 283 chapter 283 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to include capacity to serve the town of Glen do, Wyoming, in a sewerage system to be installed in connection with the construction of Glendo Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.August 9, 1955 [[S. 2339](/us/bill/84/s/2339)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Glendo. Wyo. Sewerage system. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in connection with the installation of a sewerage system to serve the Government construction camp and housing facilities[33 USC 701–1](/us/usc/t33/s701–1). at Glendo Dam and Reservoir (68 Stat. 486) and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, to install sufficient capacity to serve also the town of Glendo, a municipal corporation of the State of Wyoming, and to transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to said system (including necessary rights-of-way) to said town. The total capacity of said system shall not exceed that, requited to serve live hundred persons and no commitment between the United States and the town with respect to the construction thereof shall require the expenditure of more than $75,000. The terms and conditions of this authorization are that the town shall have—

(a)transferred or agreed to transfer to the United States, without cost to the United States, such interest in land required for construction of the sewerage system as is satisfactory to the Secretary;

(b)transferred or agreed to transfer to the United States, without cost to the United States, fee title to ten acres of land for the construction of said camp and housing facilities or such other interest in said land as is satisfactory to the Secretary for that purpose. In the event said land is not located within the then corporate limits of the town, the town shall take sill necessary and proper steps under the laws of the State of Wyoming to extend its limits to include said land;

(c)connected and run or agreed to connect and run a water main or mains to such locations on the property line of said land as are agreed upon by the town and the Secretary and agreed to furnish water for the use in said camp and housing facilities and by the residents therein on the same terms and considerations on which it furnishes water to other properties and residents in the town of Glendo, Necessary water meters will be furnished by the United States;

(d)agreed to furnish, without cost to the United States, fire and police protection service to the camp and housing facilities on said land on the same basis and under the same conditions 69 Stat. 561 as it furnishes such services to other properties and to inhabitants of the town of Glendo;

(e)agreed to accept such streets and alleys (including rights-of-way therefor) as are constructed by the United States on said land and dedicated by the United States to public purposes and to maintain and keep said streets and alleys in good and serviceable condition without cost to the United States. Necessary streets and alleys constructed by the United States on said land will be of type and quality comparable to existing streets and alleys within the present limits of the town of Glendo;

(f)installed or agreed to install street lights on the streets and alleys constructed by the United States on said land and agreed to maintain said lights and to furnish the electricity necessary for their operation, such installation, maintenance, and electric service to be furnished to the same extent and in like manner as is afforded on other streets within the limits of the town of Glendo and without cost to the United States;

(g)arranged or agreed to arrange for electric and natural-gas service to said camp and housing facilities and to the residents therein on the same terms and conditions as such service is furnished to other properties and residents in the town of Glendo;

(h)agreed to the United States use of the sewerage system throughout its useful life to the extent of that, capacity which is required to serve one hundred and fifty persons and agreed furthermore, that it will operate and maintain said system in conformity with standards agreed upon by the town and the Secretary (which standards shall be those generally employed for the maintenance of similar facilities) and in a manner permitting the satisfactory use of said capacity by the United States, all without cost to the United States. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 284: To authorize the conveyance of certain war housing projects to the city of Norfolk, Virginia. Public Law 284 Public Law 284 69 Stat. 561 1955-08-09 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 284 chapter 644 AN ACT To authorize the conveyance of certain war housing projects to the city of Norfolk, Virginia.August 9, 1955 [[S. 2351](/us/bill/84/s/2351)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Norfolk, Va. Conveyance. That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Housing and Home Finance Administrator is authorized to sell and convey at fair market value as determined by him on the basis of an appraisal made by an independent real estate expert to the city of Norfolk, Virginia, or to the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, or to any agency or corporation established or sponsored in the public interest by such city, all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to War Housing Project VA–44075 and War Housing Project VA–44184, or either of them. Any sale pursuant to this authorization shall be on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall determine, and the amount received for each project shall be reported by the Administrator to the Committee on Banking and Currency of the Senate and the Committee on Banking and Currency of the House of Representatives. Sec. 2. The authority conferred by this Act shall terminate sixTermination. months after the date of its enactment. Approved August 9, 1955. Public Law 285: To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended, and for other purposes. Public Law 285 Public Law 285 69 Stat. 562 1955-08-09 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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