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69 Stat. 161 Public Law 83 chapter 152 AN ACT To amend Veterans Regulation Numbered 7

(a)to clarify the entitlement of veterans to outpatient dental care.June 16, 1955[[H. R. 5100](/us/bill/84/hr/5100)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Veterans.Dental care.[38 USC ch. 12A](/us/usc/t38/ch12A). That

(a)Veterans Regulation Numbered 7

(a)is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " “II. Outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, shall be furnished under this regulation only for any dental condition or disability— “(1) which is service connected and compensable in degree; “(2) which is service connected and is shown to have been in existence at time of discharge or release from active service, but only if application for treatment, is made within one year after discharge or release, or by December 31, 1954, whichever last occurs; “(3) which is a service-connected dental condition or disability due to combat wounds or other service trauma or of a former prisoner of war; “(4) which is associated with and is aggravating disability from some other disease or injury’ which was incurred in or aggravated by active service; or “(5) of a veteran of the Spanish-American War (including the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine Insurrection): *Provided*, That benefits afforded under clause

(2)shall be on a onetime completion basis, unless the services rendered on a onetime basis are found unacceptable within the limitations of good professional standards, in which event such additional services may be afforded as are required to complete professionally acceptable treatment.” "

(b)The amendment made by this section shall not be construed to affect the authority of the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to furnish dental services to veteran trainees under part VII of Veterans[57 Stat. 43](/us/stat/57/43).[38 USC ch. 12A](/us/usc/t38/ch12A). Regulation Numbered 1 (a), or under Public Law 16, Seventy-eighth Congress, as amended and extended. Sec. 2. The provisos in the paragraph “Outpatient care” under the heading “veterans administration” in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, are hereby repealed.[68 Stat. 290](/us/stat/68/290). Approved June 16, 1955. Public Law 84: To amend the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1044, so as to authorize loans for farm housing to be guaranteed or insured under the same terms and conditions as apply to residential housing. Public Law 84 Public Law 84 69 Stat. 161 1955-06-16 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 84 chapter 153 AN ACT To amend the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1044, so as to authorize loans for farm housing to be guaranteed or insured under the same terms and conditions as apply to residential housing.June 16, 1955[[H. R. 5106](/us/bill/84/hr/5106)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Veterans.Farm housing.[59 Stat. 628](/us/stat/59/628); [68 Stat. 643](/us/stat/68/643). That section 501 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (38 U. S. C., sec. 694a), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " “(c) Notwithstanding section 502 of this title, but subject to paragraphs [38 USC 694b](/us/usc/t38/s694b).(1), (2), and

(3)of subsection

(a)of this section, any loan made to a veteran under this title may be guaranteed if the proceeds thereof will be used for any of the following purposes: 69 Stat. 162 “(1) To purchase a farm on which there is a farm residence to be occupied by the veteran as his home; “(2) To construct on 1 and owned by the veteran a farm residence to be occupied by him as his home; or “(3) To repair, alter, or improve a farm residence owned by the veteran and occupied by him as his home. If there is an indebtedness which is secured by a lien against land owned by the veteran, the proceeds of a loan for the construction of a farm residence on such land may be expended also to liquidate such lien, but only if the reasonable value of the land is equal to or in excess of the amount of the lien.” " Sec. 2. Subsection

(b)of such section is hereby amended by inserting immediately after “specified in subsection (a)” the following: “or subsection (c)”. Approved June 16, 1955. Public Law 85: To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to reconvey to Richland County, South Carolina, a portion of the Veterans’ Administration hospital reservation, Columbia, South Carolina. Public Law 85 Public Law 85 69 Stat. 162 1955-06-16 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 85 chapter 154 AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to reconvey to Richland County, South Carolina, a portion of the Veterans’ Administration hospital reservation, Columbia, South Carolina.June 16, 1955[[H. R. 5177](/us/bill/84/hr/5177)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Richland County, S. C.Reconveyance. That the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs is authorized and directed to reconvey to Richland County, South Carolina, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a tract of approximately one hundred and ten acres of land which constitute a portion of land conveyed to the United States by Richland County. The one hundred and ten acres now comprise a portion of the Veterans’ Administration hospital reservation, Columbia, South Carolina, lying west of the main hospital buildings. The exact legal description of the land to be conveyed shall be determined by the Administrator or his designate and, in the event that a survey is required in order to make such determination, Richland County shall bear the expense thereof. Sec. 2. The deed of conveyance authorized under the provisions of this Act may contain such terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions as may be determined by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to be necessary to protect the interests of the United States. Approved June 16, 1955. Public Law 86: To extend the authority of the President to enter into trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and for other purposes. Public Law 86 Public Law 86 69 Stat. 162 1955-06-21 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 86 chapter 169 AN ACT To extend the authority of the President to enter into trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and for other purposes.June 21, 1955[[H. R. 1](/us/bill/84/hr/1)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955. That, this Act may be cited as the “Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955”. Sec. 2. The period dining which the President, is authorized to enter into foreign trade agreements under section 350 of the Tariff’ Act of [68 Stat. 360](/us/stat/68/360).1930, as amended (19 U S. C., sec. 1351), is hereby extended from June 12, 1955, until the close of June 30, 1958. Sec. 3.

(a)Subsection

(a)of section 350 of the Tariff Act of [48 Stat. 943](/us/stat/48/943).1930, as amended (19 U. S. C., sec. 1351 (a)), is hereby amended to read as follows: 69 Stat. 163 " “(a)

(1)For the purpose of expanding foreign markets for theAuthority of President. products of the United States (as a means of assisting in establishing and maintaining a better relationship among various branches of American agriculture, industry, mining, and commerce) by regulating the admission of foreign goods into the United States in accordance with the characteristics and needs of various branches of American production so that foreign markets will be made available to those branches of American production which require and are capable of developing such outlets by a Hording corresponding market opportunities for foreign products in the United States, the President, whenever he finds as a fact that any existing duties or other import restrictions of the United States or any foreign country are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States and that the purpose above declared will be promoted by the means hereinafter specified, is authorized from time to time— “(A) To enter into foreign trade agreements with foreign governments or instrumentalities thereof: *Provided*, That the enactment of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1955 shall not be construed to determine or indicate the approval or disapproval by the Congress of the executive agreement known as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.[61 Stat. pts. 5 and 6](/us/stat/61/pts5/6). “(B) To proclaim such modifications of existing duties and other import restrictions, or such additional import restrictions, or such continuance, and for such minimum periods, of existing customs or excise treatment of any article covered by foreign trade agreements, as are required or appropriate to carry out any foreign trade agreement that the President has entered into hereunder. “(2) No proclamation pursuant to paragraph

(B)of this subsection Limitations on duty modifications.shall be made— “(A) Increasing by more than 50 per centum any rate of duty existing on January 1, 1945. “(B) Transferring any article between the dutiable and free lists. “(C) In order to carry out a foreign trade agreement entered into by the President before June 12, 1955, or with respect to which notice of intention to negotiate was published in the Federal Register on November 16, 1954, decreasing by more than 50 Tier centum any rate of duty existing on January 1, 1945. “(D) In order to carry out a foreign trade agreement entered into by the President on or after June 12, 1955, decreasing (except as provided in subparagraph

(C)of this paragraph) any rate of duty below the lowest of the following rates: “(i) The rate 15 per centum below the rate existing on January 1, 1955. “(ii) In the case of any article subject to an ad valorem rate of duty above 50 per centum (or a combination of ad valorem rates aggregating more than 50 per centum), the rate 50 per centum ad valorem (or a combination of ad valorem rates aggregating 50 per centum). In the case of any article subject to a specific rate of duty (or a combination of rates including a specific rate) the ad valorem equivalent of which has been determined by the President to have been above 50 per centum during a period determined by the President to be a representative period, the rate 50 per centum ad valorem or the rate (or a combination of rates), however stated, the ad valorem equivalent of which the President determines would have been 50 per centum during such 69 Stat. 164period. The standards of valuation contained in section 402 of this Act (as in effect during the representative period) shall be utilized by the President, to the maximum extent he finds such utilization practicable, in making the determinations under the preceding sentence, “(3)

(A)Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs

(B)and

(C)Effectivity of duty modifications.of this paragraph, the provisions of any proclamation made under paragraph

(B)of this subsection, and the provisions of any proclamation of suspension under paragraph

(4)of this subsection, shall be in effect from and after such time as is specified in the proclamation. “(B) In the case of any decrease in duty to which paragraph (2)Decreases in duty.

(D)of this subsection applies— “(i) if the total amount of the decrease under the foreign trade agreement does not exceed 15 per centum of the rate existing on January 1, 1955, the amount of decrease becoming initially effective at one time shall not exceed 5 per centum of the rate existing on January 1, 1955; “(ii) except as provided in clause (i), not more than one-third of the total amount of the decrease, under the foreign trade agreement shall become initially effective at one time; and “(iii) no part of the decrease after the first part shall become initially effective until the immediately previous part shall have been in effect for a period or periods aggregating not less than one year. “(C) No part of any decrease in duty to which the alternative specified in paragraph

(i)of this subsection applies shall become initially effective after the expiration of the three-year period which begins on July 1, 1955. If any part of such decrease has become effective, then for purposes of this subparagraph any time thereafter during which such part of the decrease is not in effect by reason of legislation of the United States or action thereunder shall be excluded in determining when the three-year period expires. “(D) If (in order to carry out a foreign trade agreement enteredAuthority to exceed limitation. into by the President on or after June 12, 1955) the President determines that such action will simplify the computation of the amount of duty imposed with respect to an article, he may exceed any limitation specified in paragraph

(2)((‘) or

(D)of this subsection or subparagraph

(B)of this paragraph by not more than whichever of the following is lesser: “(i) The difference between the limitation and the next lower whole number, or “(ii) One-half of 1 per centum ad valorem. In the case of a specific rate (or of a combination of rates which includes a specific rate); the one-half of 1 per centum specified in clause

(ii)of the preceding sentence shall be determined in the same manner as the ad valorem equivalent of rates not stated wholly in ad valorem terms is determined for the purposes of paragraph

(ii)of this subsection, “(4) Subject to the provisions of section 5 of the Trade AgreementsApplicability.[65 Stat. 73](/us/stat/65/73). Extension Act of 1951 (19 U. S. C., sec. 1362) , duties and other import restrictions proclaimed pursuant to this section shall apply to articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of all foreign countries, whether imported directly or indirectly: *Provided*, That the President shall, as soon as practicable, suspend the application to articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of any country because of its discriminatory treatment of American commerce or because of other acts (including the operations of international cartels) or policies which in his opinion tend to defeat the purpose of this section. 69 Stat. 165 “(5) The President may at any time terminate, in whole or in part, any proclamation made pursuant to this section.” "

(b)The last sentence of section 350

(b)of the Tariff Act of 1930,Cuban products.[63 Stat. 698](/us/stat/63/698). as amended (19 U. S. C., sec. 1351 (b)), is hereby amended to read as follows: “No rate of duty on products of Cuba shall be decreased— " “(1) In order to carry out a foreign trade agreement entered into by the President, before June 12, 1955, by more than 50 per centum of the rate of duty existing on January 1, 1945, with respect to products of Cuba, “(2) In order to carry out a foreign trade agreement entered into by the President on or after June 12, 1955, below the applicable alternative specified in subsection

(C)or (I)) (subject to the provisions of subsection

(3)(B), (C), and (D)), each such alternative to be read for the purposes of this paragraph as relating to the rate of duty applicable to products of Cuba. With respect to products of Cuba, the limitation of subsection

(ii)may be exceeded to such extent as may be required to maintain an absolute margin of preference to which such products are entitled.” "

(c)Subsection

(c)of section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, asDefinitions.[48 Stat. 944](/us/stat/48/944). amended (19 U. S. C., sec. 1351 (c)), is hereby amended by inserting “(1)” after “(c)”, by striking out “(1)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(A)”, by striking out “(2)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(B)”, and by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: " “(2) For purposes of this section— “(A) Except as provided in subsection (d), the terms ‘existing on January 1, 1945’ and ‘existing[59 Stat. 411](/us/stat/59/411).[19 USC 1351 (d)](/us/usc/t19/s1351/d). on January 1, 1955’ refer to rates of duty (however established, and even though temporarily suspended by Act of Congress or otherwise) existing on the date specified, except rates in effect by reason of action taken pursuant to section 5 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951 (19 U. S. C., sec. 1362).[65 Stat. 73](/us/stat/65/73). “(B) The term ‘existing. without the specification of any date, when used with respect to any matter relating to the conclusion of, or proclamation to carry out, a foreign trade agreement, means existing on the day on which that trade agreement is entered into.” "

(d)Section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U. S. C.,[48 Stat. 943](/us/stat/48/943). sec. 1351), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " “(e)

(1)The President shall submit to the Congress an annualReports to Congress. report on the operation of the trade agreements program, including information regarding new negotiations, modifications made in duties and import restrictions of the United States, reciprocal concessions obtained, modifications of existing trade agreements in order to effectuate more fully the purposes of the trade agreements legislation (including the incorporation therein of escape clauses), and other information relating to that program and to the agreements entered into thereunder. “(2) The Tariff Commission shall at all times keep informed concerning the operation and effect of provisions relating to duties or other import restrictions of the United States contained in trade agreements heretofore or hereafter entered into by the President under the authority of this section. The Tariff Commission, at least once a year, shall submit to the Congress a factual report on the operation of the trade-agreements program.” " Sec. 4. Subsection

(b)of section 6 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended (19 U. S. C., sec. 1363 (b)), is hereby[65 Stat. 73](/us/stat/65/73). amended by striking out the second sentence thereof. 69 Stat. 166 Sec. 5. The last sentence of subsection

(a)of section 7 of the TradeEscape clause operation. Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended (19 U. S. C., sec. 1364 [65 Stat. 74](/us/stat/65/74).(a)), is amended to read as follows: “The Tariff Commission shall immediately make public its findings and recommendations to the President, including any dissenting or separate findings and Publication of findings in FR.recommendations, and shall cause a summary thereof to be published in the Federal Register.”. Sec. 6.

(a)Subsection

(b)of section 7 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended (19 U. S. C., sec. 1364 (b)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “Increased imports, either actual or relative, shall be considered as the cause or threat of serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products when the Commission finds that such increased imports have contributed substantially towards causing or threatening serious injury to such industry.”.

(b)Section 7 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951, as amended (19 U. S. C., sec. 1364), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " “(e) As used in this Act, the terms ‘domestic industry producingDefinitions. like or directly competitive products’ and ‘domestic industry producing like or directly competitive articles’ mean that portion or subdivision of the producing organizations manufacturing, assembling, processing, extracting, growing, or otherwise producing like or directly competitive products or articles in commercial quantities. In applying the preceding sentence, the Commission shall (so far as practicable) distinguish or separate the operations of the producing organizations involving the like or directly competitive products or articles referred to in such sentence from the operations of such organizations involving other products or articles.”. " Sec. 7. Section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to extend the authority of the President to enter into trade agreements under section 350 of the [68 Stat. 360](/us/stat/68/360).Tariff Act of 1930, as amended”, approved July 1, 1954 (19 U. S. C., sec. 1352a), is hereby amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 2.” and by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: " “(b) In order to further the policy and purpose of this section,ODM.Reports on imports impairing national security. whenever the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization has reason to believe that any article is being imported into the United States in such quantities as to threaten to impair the national security, he shall so advise the President, and if the President agrees that there is reason for such belief, the President shall cause an immediate investigation to be made to determine the facts. If, on the basis of such investigation, and the report to him of the findings and recommendations made in connection therewith, the President finds that the article is being imported into the United States in such quantities as to threaten to impair the national security, he shall take such action as he deems necessary to adjust the imports of such article to a level that will not threaten to impair the national security.”. " Approved June 21, 1955. Public Law 87: To lower the age requirements with respect to optional retirement of persons serving in the Coast Guard who served in the former Lighthouse Service. Public Law 87 Public Law 87 69 Stat. 166 1955-06-21 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 87 chapter 170 AN ACT To lower the age requirements with respect to optional retirement of persons serving in the Coast Guard who served in the former Lighthouse Service.June 21, 1955[[S. 1419](/us/bill/84/s/1419)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Lighthouse Service.Retirement age. That section 6 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize aids to navigation and for other 69 Stat. 167works in the Lighthouse Service, and for other purposes”, approved June 20, 1918, as amended (33 U. S. C., sec. 763), is amended by [40 Stat. 608](/us/stat/40/608).striking out “who shall have reached the age of sixty-five years, after having been thirty years in the active service of the Government,” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “who

(1)shall have reached the age of sixty years, after having been thirty years in the active service of the Government, or

(2)shall have reached the age of sixty-two years, after having been twenty-five years in the active service of the Government,”. Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second monthEffective date. beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. Approved June 21, 1955. Public Law 88: To amend the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 to extend the authority of the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to make direct loans, and to authorize the Administrator to make additional types of direct loans thereunder, and for other purposes. Public Law 88 Public Law 88 69 Stat. 167 1955-06-21 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 88 chapter 171 AN ACT To amend the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 to extend the authority of the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to make direct loans, and to authorize the Administrator to make additional types of direct loans thereunder, and for other purposes.June 21, 1955[[S. 654](/us/bill/84/s/654)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in. Congress assembled*,Veterans’ loans. That subsection

(a)of section 512 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (38 U. S. C., sec. 6941) is hereby amended to read as follows:[64 Stat. 75](/us/stat/64/75).Purposes. " “Sec. 512.

(1)Upon, application by a veteran eligible for the benefits of this title, the Administrator is authorized and directed to make, or enter into a commitment to make, the veteran a loan for any of the following purposes: “(A) To purchase or construct a dwelling to be owned and occupied by him as a home; “(B) To purchase a farm on which there is a farm residence to be occupied by the veteran as his home; “(C) To construct on land owned by the veteran a farm residence to be occupied by him as his home; or “(D) To repair, alter, or improve a farm residence or other dwelling owned by the veteran and occupied by him as his home; if the Administrator finds that in the area in which the dwelling, farm, or farm residence is located or is to be constructed, private capital is not available for the financing of the purchase or construction of dwellings, the purchase of farms with farm residences, or the construction, repair, alteration, or improvement of farm residences or other dwellings, as the case may be, by veterans under this title. In case there is an indebtedness which is secured by a lien against land owned by the veteran, the proceeds of a loan made under this section for the construction of a dwelling or farm residence on such land may be expended also to liquidate such lien, but only if the reasonable value of the land is equal to or in excess of the amount of the lien. “(2) No loan shall be made under this section to a veteran unless heConditions. shows to the satisfaction of the Administrator— “(A) that he is a satisfactory credit risk; “(B) that the payments to be required under the proposed loan bear a proper relation to the veteran’s present and anticipated income an d expenses; “(C) that he is unable to obtain from private lending sources in such area at an interest rate not in excess of the rate authorized 69 Stat. 168for guaranteed home loans a loan for such purpose for which he is qualified under section 501 of this title: and “(D) that he is unable to obtain a loan for such purpose from[50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522); [63 Stat. 413](/us/stat/63/413).[7 USC 1000](/us/usc/t7/s1000); [42 USC 1441 note](/us/usc/t42/s1441).[64 Stat. 76](/us/stat/64/76).[33 USC 694*l* (b)](/us/usc/t33/s694l/b). the Secretary of Agriculture under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, or under the Housing Act of 1949.” " Sec. 2.

(a)Subsection

(b)of such section is hereby amended by striking out clauses

(A)and

(B)and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " “(A) the original principal amount of any such loan shall not exceed an amount which bears the same ratio to $10,000 as the amount of guaranty to which the veteran is entitled under section 5(11 at the lime the loan is made bears to $7,500; “(B) the guaranty entitlement of the veteran shall be charged with an amount which bears the same ratio to $7,500 as the amount of the loan bears to $10,000;”. "

(b)The amendments made by this section shall not apply withPrior Commitments. respect to loans or commitments made under such section 512 prior to the date of enactment of this section. Sec. 3. Subsection

(d)of such section is hereby amended by striking out “section 501 (b)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 501”. Sec. 4.

(a)Subsection

(e)of such section is hereby amended to read as follows: " “(e) Loans made under this section shall be repaid in monthlyRepayment. installments; except that in the case of loans made for any of the purposes described in clause (B), (C), or

(D)of paragraph

(1)of subsection (a), the Administrator may provide that such loans shall be repaid in quarterly, semiannual, or annual installments.” "

(b)The amendment made by this section shall apply only withApplicability. respect to direct loans held by the Administrator on the date of enactment of this Act and direct loans made by the Administrator on or after such date. Sec. 5. Such section is hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the following: " “(f) No veteran may obtain loans under this section aggregatingLimitation. more than $10,000.” " Sec. 6.

(a)Clause

(C)of subsection

(b)of such section is hereby[68 Stat. 757](/us/stat/68/757).[38 USC 694*l*](/us/usc/t38/s694l). amended by striking out “June 30, 1955” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1957”.

(b)Subsection

(a)of section 513 of such Act is hereby amended by[68 Stat. 757](/us/stat/68/757).[38 USC 694m(a)](/us/usc/t38/s694m/a). striking out “June 30, 1955” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1957”.

(c)Subsection

(c)of such section 513 is hereby amended by striking[68 Stat. 757](/us/stat/68/757).[38 USC 694m(c)](/us/usc/t38/s694m/c). out. “June 30, 1956” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1958”.

(d)The first sentence of subsection

(d)of such section 513 is hereby[66 Stat. 64](/us/stat/66/64); [68 Stat. 757](/us/stat/68/757).[38 USC 694m(d)](/us/usc/t38/s694m/d). amended by striking out all beginning with “June 30, 1955” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1957, such additional sums (not in excess of $150,000,000 in any one fiscal year) as the Administrator may request, except that the aggregate so advanced in any one quarter annual period shall not exceed the sum of $50,000,000 less that amount which had been returned to the revolving fund during the preceding quarter annual period from the sale of loans pursuant to section 512

(d)of this title.”.

(e)The amendments made by this section shall take effect as ofEffective date. June 30, 1955. Approved June 21, 1955. Public Law 89: To increase the efficiency of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes. Public Law 89 Public Law 89 69 Stat. 169 1955-06-21 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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