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70 Stat. 92 Public Law 467 chapter 161 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, and the Tax Court of the United States, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes. April 2, 1956[[H. R. 9064](/us/bill/84/hr/9064)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Treasury-Post Office Appropriation Act, 1957. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, and the Tax Court of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, namely:

TITLE I—TREASURY DEPARTMENT Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary, including the operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex thereof; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $50 per diem; and the purchase of uniforms for elevator operators; $2,900,000. Bureau of Accounts salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Accounts, $2,925,000. salaries and expenses, division of disbursement For necessary expenses of the Division of Disbursement, $16,100,000.

Bureau of the Public Debt administering the public debt For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt issues of the United States, $45,500,000. Office of the Treasurer salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Treasurer, $15,125,000. Bureau of Customs salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Customs, including purchase of seventy-five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September [68 Stat. 1114](/us/stat/68/1114). 1, 1954, as amended (5 U. S. C. 2131); services as authorized [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); and awards of compensation to informers as authorized by the Act of [67 Stat. 577](/us/stat/67/577).

August 13, 1953 (22 U. S. C. 401); $44,250,000. 70 Stat. 93 Internal Revenue Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service, including purchase (not to exceed one hundred and seventy-five of which one hundred are for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), and of expert witnesses at such rates as may [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). be determined by the Commissioner; $305,000,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed $400,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be available for expenses by contract for private facilities and instruction for training of employees under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Bureau of Narcotics salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Narcotics, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). 55a); and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $3,250,000. United States Secret Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, including purchase (not to exceed forty, of which thirty are for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $3,340,000. salaries and expenses, white house police For necessary expenses of the White House Police, including uniforms and equipment, $859,000. salaries and expenses, guard force For necessary expenses of the guard force for Treasury Department buildings in the District of Columbia, including purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms, $285,000.

Bureau of the Mint salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including purchase and maintenance of uniforms and accessories for guards; and not to exceed $1,000 for the expenses of the annual assay commission; $3,650,000. Coast Guard operating expenses For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); purchase of not to exceed thirty-two [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; and recreation and welfare; $164,850,000: *Provided*, That the number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall 70 Stat. 94 not exceed one hundred and twenty-eight exclusive of planes and parts stored to meet future attrition: *Provided further*, That

(a)the unobligated balance of appropriation to the Coast Guard for the fiscal year 1956 for “Operating expenses” shall be transferred on July 1, 1956, to the account established by the Surplus Fund-Certified Claims [63 Stat. 407](/us/stat/63/407). [31 USC 712a note](/us/usc/t31/s712a). Act of 1949 for payment of certified claims;

(b)amounts equal to the unliquidated obligations on July 1, 1956, against the appropriation “Operating expenses”, fiscal year 1956, and the appropriation for “Operating expenses” for the fiscal year 1955 which was merged therewith [69 Stat. 74](/us/stat/69/74). pursuant to the Treasury-Post Office Appropriation Act, 1956, shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be available as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against such prior year appropriations and against this appropriation, but on July 1, 1957, there shall be transferred from such merged appropriation to the appropriation for payment of certified claims

(1)any remaining unexpended balance of the 1955 appropriation so transferred, and

(2)any remaining unexpended balance of the 1956 appropriation so transferred which is in excess of the obligations then remaining unliquidated against such appropriation: *Provided further*, That except as otherwise authorized by the [64 Stat. 1100](/us/stat/64/1100). Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U. S. C. 236–244), this appropriation shall be available for expenses of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Coast Guard personnel stationed outside the continental United States in amounts not exceeding an average of $250 per student, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents, and the Coast Guard may provide for the transportation of said dependents between such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation. acquisition, construction, and improvements For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto; and services as authorized [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); $7,400,000, to remain available until expended. retired pay For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and payments under the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of [67 Stat. 501](/us/stat/67/501). [37 USC 371 note](/us/usc/t37/s371). 1953, $24,500,000. reserve training For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized [63 Stat. 551, 804](/us/stat/63/551/804). by law (14 U. S. C. 751–762; 37 U. S. C. 231–319), including expenses for regular personnel, or reserve personnel while on active duty, engaged primarily in administration of the reserve program; and the maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; $3,500,000: *Provided*, That

(a)the unobligated balance of appropriation to the Coast Guard for the fiscal year 1956 for “Reserve training” shall be transferred on July 1, 1956, to the account established by the Surplus Fund-Certified Claims Act of 1949 for payment of certified claims; [63 Stat. 407](/us/stat/63/407). [31 USC 712a note](/us/usc/t31/s712a).

(b)amounts equal to the unliquidated obligations on July 1, 1956, against the appropriation “Reserve training”, fiscal year 1956, and 70 Stat. 95 the appropriation “Reserve training”, fiscal year 1955 which was merged therewith pursuant to the Treasury-Post Office Appropriation Act 1956, shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation, [69 Stat. 75](/us/stat/69/75). and such merged appropriation shall be available as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against such prior year appropriations and against this appropriation, but on July 1, 1957, there shall be transferred from such merged appropriation to the appropriation for payment of certified claims

(1)any remaining unexpended balance of the 1955 appropriation so transferred and

(2)any remaining unexpended balance of the 1956 appropriation so transferred which is in excess of the obligations then remaining unliquidated against such appropriation. Corporations The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be [61 Stat. 584](/us/stat/61/584). [31 USC 849](/us/usc/t31/s849). necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Budget for the fiscal year 1957 for each such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided: federal facilities corporation fund Not to exceed $250,000 shall be available during the fiscal year 1957 for all administrative expenses of the Corporation (including use of the services and facilities of Federal Reserve banks), to be computed on an accrual basis, and to be exclusive of interest paid, depreciation, capitalized expenditures, expenses in connection with the acquisition, protection, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to the Corporation or in which it has an interest, expenses of services performed on a contract or fee basis in connection with the performance of legal services, and all administrative expenses reimbursable from other Government agencies. liquidation of reconstruction finance corporation Not to exceed $1,060,000 (to be computed on an accrual basis) of the funds derived from Reconstruction Finance Corporation activities (except those conducted under section 409 of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950), shall be available during the current fiscal year for [64 Stat. 1257](/us/stat/64/1257). [50 USC app. 2261](/us/usc/t50/s2261). administrative expenses incident to the liquidation of said Corporation, including use of the services and facilities of the Federal Reserve banks: *Provided*, That as used herein the term “administrative expenses” shall be construed to include all salaries and wages, services performed on a contract or fee basis, and travel and other expenses, including the purchase of equipment and supplies, of administrative offices: *Provided further*, That the limiting amount heretofore stated for administrative expenses shall be increased by an amount which does not exceed the aggregate cost of salaries, wages, travel, and other expenses of persons employed outside the continental United States; the expenses of services performed on a contract or fee basis in connection with the termination of contracts or in the performance of legal services, and all administrative expenses reimbursable from other Government agencies: *Provided further*, That the distribution 70 Stat. 96 of administrative expenses to the accounts of the Corporation shall be made in accordance with generally recognized accounting principles and practices. TITLE II—POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT contribution to the postal fund For administration and operation of the Post Office Department and the postal service, there is hereby appropriated the aggregate amount of postal revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, [64 Stat. 461](/us/stat/64/461). as authorized by law (39 U. S. C. 786, 794a), together with an amount equal to the difference between such revenues and the total of the appropriations hereinafter specified and the sum needed may be advanced to the Post Office Department upon requisition of the Postmaster General, for the following purposes, namely: CURRENT AUTHORIZATIONS OUT OF POSTAL FUND Administration For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for administration of the postal service, operation of the inspection service, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, [68 Stat. 1114](/us/stat/68/1114). as amended (5 U. S. C. 2131), and conduct of a research and development program, including services as authorized by section 15 of the [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); management studies; not to exceed $25,000 for miscellaneous and emergency expenses; rewards for information and services concerning violations of postal laws and regulations, current and prior fiscal years, in accordance with regulations of the Postmaster General in effect at the time the services are rendered or information furnished; and expenses of delegates designated by the Postmaster General to attend meetings and congresses for the purpose of making postal arrangements with foreign governments pursuant to law, and not to exceed $2,500 of such expenses to be accounted for solely on the certificate of the Postmaster General; and not to exceed $20,000 for rewards for information and services, as provided for herein, shall be paid in the discretion of the Postmaster General and accounted for solely on his certificate; and settlement of claims, pursuant to law, current and prior fiscal years, for damages, [59 Stat. 603](/us/stat/59/603). and for losses resulting from unavoidable casualty (39 U. S. C. 49): $19,000,000. Operations For expenses necessary for the operation and administration of regional and district offices and post offices, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the [68 Stat. 1114](/us/stat/68/1114). Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U. S. C. 2131), and for other activities conducted by the Post Office Department pursuant to law, $2,113,440,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation available to the Post Office Department for the current fiscal year may be transferred, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any other such appropriation or appropriations; but the appropriation “Administration” shall not be increased by more than $2,000,000 as a result of such transfers: *Provided further*, That functions financed by the appropriations available to the Post Office Department for the current fiscal year and the amounts appropriated therefor, may be transferred, in addition to the appropriation transfers otherwise authorized in this Act and with the approval of the 70 Stat. 97 Bureau of the Budget, between such appropriations to the extent necessary to improve administration and operations. Transportation For expenses necessary for the administration and operation of the postal transportation service, including payments for transportation of domestic and foreign mails by air, land, and water transportation facilities, including current and prior fiscal years settlements with foreign countries for handling of mail, $650,000,000. Finance For expenses necessary for the administration of the financial services of the Post Office Department, including the procurement of stamps and accountable paper, $12,900,000. Facilities For expenses necessary for the administration and operation of postal facilities, buildings, vehicles, and field postal communication service; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U. S. C. 2131); procurement of [68 Stat. 1114](/us/stat/68/1114). postal supplies and equipment; storage and repair of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such vehicles in the postal service; $189,000,000: *Provided*, That the aggregate of annual payments for amortization of principal and interest thereon required by all purchase contracts entered into during the fiscal year 1957 pursuant to the Post Office Department Property Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 521), shall not [39 USC 901 note](/us/usc/t39/s901). exceed the unused portion of the $3,000,000 limitation applicable prior to July 1, 1955, under section 202

(i)of said Act. General Provisions—Post Office Department Sec. 202. During the current fiscal year, and under such regulations Training programs. as may be prescribed by the Postmaster General, not to exceed an aggregate of $100,000 shall be available from any funds available to the Post Office Department, as may be determined by him, for expenses necessary to enable the Department to participate in Federal or non-Federal training programs and for necessary expenses of training officers and employees (both departmental and field postal services) in such subjects or courses of instruction in either Federal or non-Federal facilities as will contribute to the improved performance of their official duties: *Provided*, That not more than forty-five of such officers and employees may participate in any training program in a non-Federal facility which is of more than ninety days duration. Sec. 203. Not exceeding $22,000,000 of appropriations in this title Property improvement. shall be available for the repair, alteration, and improvement of the mail equipment shops at Washington, D. C., and for payment to the General Services Administration of such additional sums as may be necessary for the repair, alteration, preservation, renovation, improvement, and equipment of federally owned property used for postal purposes of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be available for improving lighting, color, and ventilation for the specialized conditions in space occupied for postal purposes. 70 Stat. 98 TITLE III THE TAX COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, including contract stenographic reporting services, $1,365,000: *Provided*, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Treasury-Post Office Appropriation Act, 1957”. Approved April 2, 1956. Public Law 461: To authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to prepare plans and estimates for the erection of a suitable memorial to General John J. Pershing. Public Law 461 Public Law 461 70 Stat. 84 1956-04-02 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 2026-02-10 84 2 public Public Law 461 chapter 155 JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to prepare plans and estimates for the erection of a suitable memorial to General John J. Pershing. April 2, 1956[[S. J. Res. 95](/us/bill/84/sjres/95)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Gen. John J. Pershing. Memorial. That the American Battle Monuments Commission, whose former Chairman was the late John J. Pershing, General of the Armies of the United States, is authorized and directed to prepare plans and estimates for the erection of a suitable memorial to General John J. Pershing, together with recommendations with respect to site, design, and materials, for submission to the Congress at as early a date as practicable. Such plans shall, prior to submission to the Congress, be approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts with respect to the design and materials to be used. Approved April 2, 1956. Public Law 462: To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Washington State Fifth International Trade Fair, Seattle, Washington, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. Public Law 462 Public Law 462 70 Stat. 84 1956-04-02 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 2026-02-10 84 2 public Public Law 462 chapter 156 JOINT RESOLUTION To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Washington State Fifth International Trade Fair, Seattle, Washington, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. April 2, 1956[[H. J. Res. 464](/us/bill/84/hjres/464)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Washington State Fifth International Trade Fair. Free entry for exhibits. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Washington State Fifth International Trade Fair, to be held at Seattle, Washington, from May 4 to May 13, 1956, inclusive, by the International Trade Fair, Incorporated, a corporation, or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign exhibits at the said trade fair, upon which articles there shall be a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted without payment of such tariff, customs duty, fees, or charges under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury 70 Stat. 85 shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at any time during or within Sale, etc. three months after the close of the said trade fair to sell within the area of the trade fair any articles provided for herein, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *Provided*, That all such articles when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of their withdrawal; and on such articles which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entry under the general tariff law: *Provided further*, That imported articles Marking requirements. provided for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not sufficiently marked when imported into the United States: *Provided Abandonment of articles. further*, That at any time during or within three months after the close of the trade fair, any article entered hereunder may be abandoned to the Government or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon any duties on such article shall be remitted: *Provided further*, That Transfers. articles which have been admitted without payment of duty for exhibition under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous customs custody or under a customs exhibition bond and imported articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of transfer to an entry for exhibition at the said trade fair under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *And provided further*, That the International Trade International Trade Fair, Inc. Fair, Incorporated, a corporation, shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisions of this joint resolution, and that the actual and necessary Payment of customs charges, etc. customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in connection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or custody, together with the necessary charges for salaries of customs officers and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and accounting for, articles imported under the provisions of this joint resolution, shall be reimbursed by the International Trade Fair, Incorporated, a corporation, to the Government of the United States under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and that receipts from such reimbursements shall be deposited as refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided for in section 524, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U. S. C. 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1524). [52 Stat. 1087](/us/stat/52/1087). Approved April 2, 1956. Public Law 463: To exempt from duty the importation of certain handwoven fabrics when used in the making of religious vestments. Public Law 463 Public Law 463 70 Stat. 85 1956-04-02 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 2026-02-10 84 2 public Public Law 463 chapter 157 AN ACT To exempt from duty the importation of certain handwoven fabrics when used in the making of religious vestments. April 2, 1956[[H. R. 4376](/us/bill/84/hr/4376)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That title II of the Handwoven fabrics. [46 Stat. 672](/us/stat/46/672). [19 USC 1201 pars. 1601–1818](/us/usc/t19/s1201/pp1601–1818). Tariff Act of 1930 (relating to the free list) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 70 Stat. 86 " “Par. 1819. Handwoven fabrics imported in good faith by a society or institution incorporated or established solely for religious purposes, to be used by such society or institution in making religious vestments for sale, if there is presented to the Collector of Customs a written declaration of a responsible officer of the importing society or institution, that the substantial equivalent of the fabric is not handwoven in the United States.” " Sec. 2. Applicability. The amendment made by this Act shall apply to articles entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the day following the date of enactment of this Act. Approved April 2, 1956. Public Law 464: To provide for the establishment of the Booker T. Washington National Monument. Public Law 464 Public Law 464 70 Stat. 86 1956-04-02 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 2026-02-10 84 2 public Public Law 464 chapter 158 AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the Booker T. Washington National Monument. April 2, 1956[[H. R. 6904](/us/bill/84/hr/6904)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Booker T. Washington National Monument, Va. Establishment. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, on behalf of the United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, all right, title, and interest in and to the real property located at Booker Washington Birthplace, Virginia. Sec. 2. The real property acquired under the first section of this Act shall constitute the Booker T. Washington National Monument and shall be a public national memorial to Booker T. Washington, noted Negro educator and apostle of good will. The Secretary of the interior shall have the supervision, management, and control of such national monument, and shall maintain and preserve it in a suitable and enduring manner which, in his judgment, will provide for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States. Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to—

(1)maintain, either in an existing structure acquired under the first section of this Act or in a building constructed by him for the purpose, a museum for relics and records pertaining to Booker T. Washington, and for other articles of national and patriotic interest, and to accept, on behalf of the United States, for installation in such museum, articles which may be offered as additions to the museum; and

(2)provide for public parks and recreational areas, construct roads and mark with monuments, tablets, or otherwise, points of interest, within the boundaries of the Booker T. Washington National Monument. Sec. 4. Appropriation. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums not to exceed $200,000 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved April 2, 1956. Public Law 465: To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 and the Agricultural Act of 1954 with respect to the special school milk program, the veterans and Armed Forces milk programs, and the brucellosis eradication program. Public Law 465 Public Law 465 70 Stat. 86 1956-04-02 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 2026-02-10 84 2 public Public Law 465 chapter 159 AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 and the Agricultural Act of 1954 with respect to the special school milk program, the veterans and Armed Forces milk programs, and the brucellosis eradication program. April 2, 1956[[H. R. 8320](/us/bill/84/hr/8320)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Agriculture. Milk. [68 Stat. 899](/us/stat/68/899). [7 USC 1446](/us/usc/t7/s1446). That the last sentence of section 201

(c)of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, 70 Stat. 87 is amended to read as follows: “For the period beginning September 1, 1954, and ending June 30, 1955, not to exceed $50,000,000, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, not to exceed $60,000,000, and for each of the two fiscal years in the period beginning July 1, 1956, and ending June 30, 1958, not to exceed $75,000,000, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be used to increase the consumption of fluid milk by children in

(1)nonprofit schools of high-school grade and under; and

(2)such nonprofit nursery schools, child-care centers, settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit institutions as are devoted to the care and training of underprivileged children on a public welfare or charitable basis.” Sec. 2. Section 204

(e)of the Agricultural Act of 1954 is amended Brucellosis. [68 Stat. 900](/us/stat/68/900). [7 USC 397](/us/usc/t7/s397). to read as follows: “As a means of stabilizing the dairy industry and further suppressing and eradicating brucellosis in cattle, the Secretary is authorized to transfer not to exceed $17,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1957 and 1958, from funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation to the appropriation item “Plant and Animal Disease and Pest Control” in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act for such fiscal year for the purpose of accelerating the brucellosis eradication program, for the purpose of increasing to not to exceed $50 per head of cattle the amount of the indemnities paid by the Federal Government for cattle destroyed because of brucellosis in connection with cooperative control and eradication programs for such disease in cattle entered into by the Secretary under the authority of the Act of May 29, 1884, as amended, for the purpose of increasing [23 Stat. 31](/us/stat/23/31). [7 USC 391](/us/usc/t7/s391). the number of such indemnities, and for the purpose of defraying any additional administrative expenses in connection therewith. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for expenditures pursuant to this section.” Sec. 3. The first sentence of subsection

(a)and the first sentence of Veterans’ hospitals, etc. [68 Stat. 900](/us/stat/68/900). [7 USC 1446a](/us/usc/t7/s1446a). subsection

(b)of section 202 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, are amended by striking out “1956” and inserting in lieu thereof “1958”. Approved April 2, 1956. Public Law 485: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Colorado River storage project and participating projects, and for other purposes. Public Law 485 Public Law 485 70 Stat. 105 1956-04-11 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 2026-02-10 84 2 public Public Law 485 chapter 203 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Colorado River storage project and participating projects, and for other purposes. April 11, 1956[[S. 500](/us/bill/84/s/500)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, in order to Colorado River storage project. 70 Stat. 106 initiate the comprehensive development of the water resources of the Upper Colorado River Basin, for the purposes, among others, of regulating the flow of the Colorado River, storing water for beneficial consumptive use, making it possible for the States of the Upper Basin to utilize, consistently with the provisions of the Colorado River Compact, the apportionments made to and among them in the Colorado [63 Stat. 31](/us/stat/63/31). River Compact and the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, respectively, providing for the reclamation of arid and semiarid land, for the control of floods, and for the generation of hydroelectric power, as an incident of the foregoing purposes, the Secretary of the Interior is Initial units. hereby authorized

(1)to construct, operate, and maintain the following initial units of the Colorado River storage project, consisting of dams, reservoirs, powerplants, transmission facilities and appurtenant works: Curecanti, Flaming Gorge, Navajo (dam and reservoir only), Curecanti Dam. Report to Congress and President. and Glen Canyon: *Provided*, That the Curecanti Dam shall be constructed to a height which will impound not less than nine hundred and forty thousand acre-feet of water or will create a reservoir of such greater capacity as can be obtained by a high waterline located at seven thousand five hundred and twenty feet above mean sea level, and that construction thereof shall not be undertaken until the Secretary has, on the basis of further engineering and economic investigations, reexamined the economic justification of such unit and, accompanied by appropriate documentation in the form of a supplemental report, has certified to the Congress and to the President that, in his judgment, the benefits of such unit will exceed its costs; and Participating projects.

(2)to construct, operate, and maintain the following additional, reclamation projects (including power-generating and transmission facilities related thereto), hereinafter referred to as participating projects: Central Utah (initial phase); Emery County, Florida, Hammond, La Barge, Lyman, Paonia (including the Minnesota unit, a dam and reservoir on Muddy Creek just above its confluence with the North Fork of the Gunnison River, and other necessary works), Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Pine River Extension, Seedskadee, Silt and Smith Fork: *Provided further*, That as part of the Glen Canyon Unit the Secretary of the Interior shall take adequate protective measures to preclude impairment of the Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Sec. 2. Planning reports. Priority. In carrying out further investigations of projects under the Federal reclamation laws in the Upper Colorado River Basin, the Secretary shall give priority to completion of planning reports on the Gooseberry, San Juan-Chama, Navajo, Parshall, Troublesome, Rabbit Ear, Eagle Divide, San Miguel, West Divide, Bluestone, Battlement Mesa, Tomichi Creek, East River, Ohio Creek, Fruitland Mesa, Bostwick Park, Grand Mesa, Dallas Creek, Savery-Pot Hook, Dolores, Fruit Growers Extension, Animas-La Plata, Yellow Jacket, and Reports to States, President and Congress. Sublette participating projects. Said reports shall be completed as expeditiously as funds are made available therefor and shall be submitted promptly to the affected States, which in the case of the San Juan-Chama project shall include the State of Texas, and thereafter to the President and the Congress: *Provided*, That with reference to the plans and specifications for the San Juan-Chama project, the storage for control and regulation of water imported from the San Juan River shall

(1)be limited to a single offstream dam and reservoir on a tributary of the Chama River,

(2)be used solely for control and regulation and no power facilities shall be established, installed or operated thereat, and

(3)be operated at all times by the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior in strict compliance [53 Stat. 785](/us/stat/53/785). with the Rio Grande Compact as administered by the Rio Grande Compact Commission. The preparation of detailed designs and specifications for the works proposed to be constructed in connection 70 Stat. 107 with projects shall be carried as far forward as the investigations thereof indicate is reasonable in the circumstances. The Secretary, concurrently with the investigations directed by the Juniper project. preceding paragraph, shall also give priority to completion of a planning report on the Juniper project. Sec. 3. It is not the intention of Congress, in authorizing only those Congressional intent. projects designated in section 1 of this Act, and in authorizing priority in planning only those additional projects designated in section 2 of this Act, to limit, restrict, or otherwise interfere with such comprehensive development as will provide for the consumptive use by States of the Upper Colorado River Basin of waters, the use of which is apportioned to the Upper Colorado River Basin by the Colorado River Compact and to each State thereof by the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, nor to preclude consideration and authorization by [63 Stat. 31](/us/stat/63/31). the Congress of additional projects under the allocations in the compacts as additional needs are indicated. It is the intention of Congress that no dam or reservoir constructed under the authorization of this Act shall be within any national park or monument. Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, in constructing, Laws governing. operating, and maintaining the units of the Colorado River storage project and the participating projects listed in section 1 of this Act, the Secretary shall be governed by the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary [43 USC 371 note](/us/usc/t43/s371). thereto): *Provided*, That

(a)irrigation repayment contracts Repayment contracts. shall be entered into which, except as otherwise provided for the Paonia and Eden projects, provide for repayment of the obligation assumed thereunder with respect to any project contract unit over a period of not more than fifty years exclusive of any development period authorized by law;

(b)prior to construction of irrigation distribution facilities, repayment contracts shall be made with an “organization” as defined in paragraph 2

(g)of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187) which has the capacity to levy assessments [43 USC 485a](/us/usc/t43/s485a). upon all taxable real property located within its boundaries to assist in making repayments, except where a substantial proportion of the lands to be served are owned by the United States;

(c)contracts relating to municipal water supply may be made without regard to the limitations of the last sentence of section 9

(c)of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; and (d), as to Indian lands within, under or [53 Stat. 1194, 1195](/us/stat/53/1194/1195). [43 USC 4B5h](/us/usc/t43/s4B5h). served by any participating project, payment of construction costs within the capability of the land to repay shall be subject to the Act of July 1, 1932 (47 Stat. 564): *Provided further*, That for a period [25 USC 386a](/us/usc/t25/s386a). Restriction. of ten years from the date of enactment of this Act, no water from any participating project authorized by this Act shall be delivered to any water user for the production on newly irrigated lands of any basic agricultural commodity, as defined in the Agricultural Act of 1949, or [63 Stat. 1051](/us/stat/63/1051). [7 USC 1441 note](/us/usc/t7/s1441). any amendment thereof, if the total supply of such commodity for the marketing year in which the bulk of the crop would normally be marketed is in excess of the normal supply as defined in section 301

(10)of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, [52 Stat. 41](/us/stat/52/41). [7 USC 1281](/us/usc/t7/s1281). unless the Secretary of Agriculture calls for an increase in production of such commodity in the interest of national security. All units and participating projects shall be subject to the apportionments of the use of water between the Upper and Lower Basins of the Colorado River and among the States of the Upper Basin fixed in the Colorado River Compact and the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, respectively, [46 Stat. 3000](/us/stat/46/3000); [45 Stat. 1057](/us/stat/45/1057). [63 Stat. 31](/us/stat/63/31). [59 Stat. 1219](/us/stat/59/1219). and to the terms of the treaty with the United Mexican States (Treaty Series 994). Sec. 5.

(a)There is hereby authorized a separate fund in the Basin Fund. Treasury of the United States to be known as the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Basin Fund), which 70 Stat. 108 shall remain available until expended, as hereafter provided, for carrying out provisions of this Act other than section 8.

(b)All appropriations made for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, other than section 8, shall be credited to the Basin Fund as advances from the general fund of the Treasury.

(c)Availability of revenues. All revenues collected in connection with the operation of the Colorado River storage project and participating projects shall be credited to the Basin Fund, and shall be available, without further appropriation, for

(1)defraying the costs of operation, maintenance, and replacements of, and emergency expenditures for, all facilities of the Colorado River storage project and participating projects, within such separate limitations as may be included in annual appropriation acts: *Provided*, That with respect to each participating project, such costs shall be paid from revenues received from each such project;

(2)payment as required by subsection

(d)of this section; and

(3)payment as required by subsection

(e)of this section. Revenues credited to the Basin Fund shall not be available for appropriation for construction of the units and participating projects authorized by or pursuant to this Act.

(d)Revenues in the Basin Fund in excess of operating needs shall be paid annually to the general fund of the Treasury to return—

(1)the costs of each unit, participating project, or any separable feature thereof which are allocated to power pursuant to section 6 of this Act, within a period not exceeding fifty years from the date of completion of such unit, participating project, or separable feature thereof;

(2)the costs of each unit, participating project, or any separable feature thereof which are allocated to municipal water supply pursuant to section 6 of this Act, within a period not exceeding fifty years from the date of completion of such unit, participating project, or separable feature thereof;

(3)interest on the unamortized balance of the investment (including interest during construction) in the power and municipal water supply features of each unit, participating project, or any separable feature thereof, at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in subsection (f), and interest due shall be a first charge; and

(4)the costs of each storage unit which are allocated to irrigation pursuant to section 6 of this Act within a period not exceeding fifty years.

(e)Apportionment of revenues. Revenues in the Basin Fund in excess of the amounts needed to meet the requirements of clause

(1)of subsection

(c)of this section, and to return to the general fund of the Treasury the costs set out in subsection

(d)of this section, shall be apportioned among the States of the Upper Division in the following percentages: Colorado, 46 per centum; Utah, 21.5 per centum; Wyoming, 15.5 per centum; and New Mexico, 17 per centum: *Provided*, That prior to the application of such percentages, all revenues remaining in the Basin Fund from each participating project (or part thereof), herein or hereinafter authorized, after payments, where applicable, with respect to such projects, to the general fund of the Treasury under subparagraphs (1), (2), and

(3)of subsection

(d)of this section shall be apportioned to the State in which such participating project, or part thereof, is located. Revenues so apportioned to each State shall be used only for the repayment of construction costs of participating projects or parts of such projects in the State to which such revenues are apportioned and shall not be used for such purpose in any other State without the con-70 Stat. 109sent, as expressed through its legally constituted authority, of the State to which such revenues are apportioned. Subject to such requirement, there shall be paid annually into the general fund of the Treasury from the revenues apportioned to each State

(1)the costs of each participating project herein authorized (except Paonia) or any separable feature thereof, which are allocated to irrigation pursuant to section 6 of this Act, within a period not exceeding fifty years, in addition to any development period authorized by law, from the date of completion of such participating project or separable feature thereof, or, in the case of Indian lands, payment in accordance with section 4 of this Act;

(2)costs of the Paonia project, which are beyond the ability of the water users to repay, within a period prescribed in the Act of June 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 181); and

(3)costs in connection with the irrigation features of the Eden project as specified in the Act of June 28, 1949 (63 Stat. 277).

(f)The interest rate applicable to each unit of the storage project Interest rate. and each participating project shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury as of the time the first advance is made for initiating construction of said unit or project. Such interest rate shall be determined by calculating the average yield to maturity on the basis of daily closing market bid quotations during the month of June next preceding the fiscal year in which said advance is made, on all interest-bearing marketable public debt obligations of the United States having a maturity date of fifteen or more years from the first day of said month, and by adjusting such average annual yield to the nearest one-eighth of 1 per centum.

(g)Business-type budgets shall be submitted to the Congress Budget to Congress. annually for all operations financed by the Basin Fund. Sec. 6. Upon completion of each unit, participating project or separable Coat allocations. feature thereof, the Secretary shall allocate the total costs (excluding any expenditures authorized by section 8 of this Act) of constructing said unit, project or feature to power, irrigation, municipal water supply, flood control, navigation, or any other purposes authorized under reclamation law. Allocations of construction, operation and maintenance costs to authorized nonreimbursable purposes shall be nonreturnable under the provisions of this Act. In the event Navajos. that the Navajo participating project is authorized, the costs allocated to irrigation of Indian-owned tribal or restricted lands within, under, or served by such project, and beyond the capability of such lands to repay, shall be determined, and, in recognition of the fact that assistance to the Navajo Indians is the responsibility of the entire nation, such costs shall be nonreimbursable. On January 1 of each year the Report to Congress. Secretary shall report to the Congress for the previous fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year 1957, upon the status of the revenues from, and the cost of, constructing, operating, and maintaining the Colorado River storage project and the participating projects. The Secretary’s report shall be prepared to reflect accurately the Federal investment allocated at that time to power, to irrigation, and to other purposes, the progress of return and repayment thereon, and the estimated rate of progress, year by year, in accomplishing full repayment. Sec. 7. The hydroelectric powerplants and transmission lines authorized Power plant operations. by this Act to be constructed, operated, and maintained by the Secretary shall be operated in conjunction with other Federal power-plants, present and potential, so as to produce the greatest practicable amount of power and energy that can be sold at firm power and energy rates, but in the exercise of the authority hereby granted he shall not affect or interfere with the operation of the provisions of the Colorado River Compact, the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, the 70 Stat. 110 [45 Stat. 1057](/us/stat/45/1057). [43 USC 617 note](/us/usc/t43/s617). [54 Stat. 774](/us/stat/54/774). [43 USC 618o](/us/usc/t43/s618o). Boulder Canyon Project Act, the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act and any contract lawfully entered unto under said Compacts and Acts. Subject to the provisions of the Colorado River Compact, neither the impounding nor the use of water for the generation of power and energy at the plants of the Colorado River storage project shall preclude or impair the appropriation of water for domestic or agricultural purposes pursuant to applicable State law. Sec. 8. Recreational and fish and wildlife facilities. In connection with the development of the Colorado River storage project and of the participating projects, the Secretary is authorized and directed to investigate, plan, construct, operate, and maintain

(1)public recreational facilities on lands withdrawn or acquired for the development of said project or of said participating projects, to conserve the scenery, the natural, historic, and archeologic objects, and the wildlife on said lands, and to provide for public use and enjoyment of the same and of the water areas created by these projects by such means as are consistent with the primary purposes of said projects; and

(2)facilities to mitigate losses of, and improve conditions for, the propagation of fish and wildlife. The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and to withdraw public lands from entry or other disposition under the public land laws necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the facilities herein provided, and to dispose of them to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies by lease, transfer, exchange, or conveyance upon such terms and conditions as will best promote their development and operation in the public interest. All costs incurred pursuant to this section shall be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable. Sec. 9. Saving provision. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to alter, amend, repeal, construe, interpret, modify, or be in conflict with the [43 USC 617 note](/us/usc/t43/s617). provisions of the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057), the [43 USC 618o](/us/usc/t43/s618o). Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act (54 Stat. 774), the Colorado River Compact, the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, the Rio [53 Stat. 785](/us/stat/53/785). Grande Compact of 1938, or the Treaty with the United Mexican [59 Stat. 1219](/us/stat/59/1219). States (Treaty Series 994). Sec. 10. Expenditures. Expenditures for the Flaming Gorge, Glen Canyon, Curecanti, and Navajo initial units of the Colorado River storage project may be made without regard to the soil survey and land classification [67 Stat. 266](/us/stat/67/266). requirements of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1954. Sec. 11. Effectivity and approval of court decree, etc. The Final Judgment, Final Decree and stipulations incorporated therein in the consolidated cases of United States of America V. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, et al., Civil Nos. 2782, 5016 and 5017, in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, are approved, shall become effective immediately, and the proper agencies of the United States shall act in accordance therewith. Sec. 12. Appropriation. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Act, but not to exceed $760,000,000. Sec. 13. Net power revenues. In planning the use of, and in using credits from, net power revenues available for the purpose of assisting in the pay-out of costs of participating projects herein and hereafter authorized in the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, the Secretary shall have regard for the achievement within each of said States of the fullest practicable use of the waters of the Upper Colorado River system, consistent with the apportionment thereof among such States. Sec. 14. Operation and maintenance, compliance. In the operation and maintenance of all facilities, authorized by Federal law and under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, in the basin of the Colorado River, the Secretary of the Interior is directed to comply with the applicable 70 Stat. 111 provisions of the Colorado River Compact, the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, the Boulder Canyon Project Act, the Boulder Canyon [63 Stat. 31](/us/stat/63/31). [45 Stat. 1057](/us/stat/45/1057); [54 Stat. 774](/us/stat/54/774). [43 USC 617 note, 618o](/us/usc/t43/s617/618o). [59 Stat. 1219](/us/stat/59/1219). Project Adjustment Act, and the Treaty with the United Mexican States, in the storage and release of water from reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin. In the event of the failure of the Secretary of the Interior to so comply, any State of the Colorado River Basin may maintain an action in the Supreme Court of the United States to enforce the provisions of this section, and consent is given to the joinder of the United States as a party in such suit or suits, as a defendant or otherwise. Sec. 15. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to continue studies Report to Congress. and to make a report to the Congress and to the States of the Colorado River Basin on the quality of water of the Colorado River. Sec. 16. As used in this Act—Definitions. The terms “Colorado River Basin”, “Colorado River Compact”, “Colorado River System”, “Lee Ferry”, “States of the Upper Division”, “Upper Basin”, and “domestic use” shall have the meaning ascribed to them in article II of the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact; The term “States of the Upper Colorado River Basin” shall mean the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; The term “Upper Colorado River Basin” shall have the same meaning as the term “Upper Basin”; The term “Upper Colorado River Basin Compact” shall mean that certain compact executed on October 11, 1948 by commissioners representing the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, and consented to by the Congress of the United States of America by Act of April 6, 1949 (63 Stat. 31); The term “Rio Grande Compact” shall mean that certain compact executed on March 18, 1938, by commissioners representing the States of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas and consented to by the Congress of the United States of America by Act of May 31, 1939 (53 Stat. 785); The term “Treaty with the United Mexican States” shall mean that certain treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed at Washington, District of Columbia, February 3, 1944, relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado River [59 Stat. 1219](/us/stat/59/1219). and other rivers, as amended and supplemented by the protocol dated November 14, 1944, and the understandings recited in the Senate resolution of April 18, 1945, advising and consenting to ratification thereof. Approved April 11, 1956. Public Law 486: To establish a Domestic Relations Branch in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Public Law 486 Public Law 486 70 Stat. 111 1956-04-11 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 2026-02-10 84 2 public Public Law 486 chapter 204 AN ACT To establish a Domestic Relations Branch in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. April 11, 1956[[S. 1289](/us/bill/84/s/1289)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, DOMESTIC RELATIONS BRANCH, MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Sec. 101. That there is hereby created in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia a Domestic Relations Branch. Sec. 102. Definitions.—As used in this Act—

(a)“Branch” and “Domestic Relations Branch” mean the Do-“Branch”, “Domestic Relations Branch”.70 Stat. 112mestic Relations Branch of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia created by this Act;

(b)“Court.” “Court” means the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia and the several judges thereof. Sec. 103.

(a)Additional Judges.—The first section of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the appointment of three additional judges of the municipal court for the District of Columbia and to prescribe the qualifications of appointees to the municipal court and the municipal court of appeals, and for other purposes”, approved [D. C. Code 11–752](/us/dcc/11/752). October 25, 1949 (63 Stat. 887), is hereby amended by striking therefrom “thirteen” and inserting in lieu thereof “sixteen”.

(b)The judges appointed to the additional positions authorized by the amendments set forth in subsection

(a)of this section shall during their tenures of office serve as judges of the Domestic Relations Branch, but the chief judge of the court may, if he finds the work in the Domestic Relations Branch will not be adversely affected thereby assign any of said judges of the Domestic Relations Branch to perform the duties of any other judge of the court. The chief judge of the court shall also have the authority to assign any of the other judges of the court to serve temporarily in the Domestic Relations Branch if, in the opinion of the said chief judge, the work of the Domestic Relations Branch requires such assignment. Sec. 104. Personnel. The Judges of the Domestic Relations Branch, with the approval of the chief judge of the court, shall have authority to appoint and remove a clerk and such other personnel as may be necessary for the operation of the branch. Sec. 105. Jurisdiction of Domestic Relations Branch.— The Domestic Relations Branch and each judge sitting therein shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all actions for divorce from the bond of marriage and legal separation from bed and board, including proceedings incidental to such actions for alimony, pendente lite and permanent, and for support and custody of minor children; applications for revocation of divorce from bed and board; civil actions to enforce support of minor children; civil actions to enforce support of wife; actions seeking custody of minor children; actions to declare marriages void; actions to declare marriages valid; actions for annulments of marriage; and proceedings in adoption. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to divest the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of jurisdiction and power to consider, and to enter and enforce judgments, orders, and decrees in any such action, application or proceeding filed in such court prior to the effective date of this section to the same extent as if this Act had not been enacted. Sec. 106.

(a)Domestic Relations Branch Vested With Power To Effectuate Purposes of Act.—The Domestic Relations Branch is hereby vested with so much of the power as is now vested in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, whether in law or in equity, as is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act, including but not limited to, the power to issue restraining orders, injunctions, writs of habeas corpus, and ne exeat, and all other writs, orders, and decrees.

(b)The Domestic Relations Branch shall have the same power to enforce and execute judgments, orders, and decrees entered by it as is now vested in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Judgments of the branch shall have the same legal status as liens upon real estate as judgments of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Sec. 107.

(a)Amendments of Statutes.—Section 963 of the Act approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1345, ch. 845), as amended by the Act approved June 21, 1949 (63 Stat. 215, ch. 233; sec. 16–416, D. C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended by striking therefrom “United States 70 Stat. 113 District Court for the District of Columbia”, and inserting in lieu thereof “Domestic Relations Branch of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia”.

(b)Subsection

(a)of section 3, and section 13 of the Act entitled “An Act to prescribe and regulate the procedure for adoption in the District of Columbia”, approved June 8, 1954 (68 Stat. 241), is [D. C. Code 16–210, 16–220](/us/dcc/16/210/16/220). amended by striking therefrom “United States District” and inserting in lieu thereof “Domestic Relations Branch of the Municipal”.

(c)Section 6 of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the placing of children in family homes, and for other purposes, approved April 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 194), as amended, is amended by striking “Office of the [D. C. Code 32–786](/us/dcc/32/786). Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia” and by striking “Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia”, and by inserting in lieu of each such phrase “Domestic Relations Branch of the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia”. Sec. 108. Docket.—A separate docket shall be maintained for the Domestic Relations Branch. There shall be recorded in such docket the actions taken at each stage of each action and proceeding instituted or conducted in the branch. Sec. 109. Process.—Service of process for the Domestic Relations Branch shall be made by the United States marshal for the District of Columbia or by any of his authorized assistants. Service of process for the Domestic Relations Branch may also be had by publication in the same manner as service of process is had by publication for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Sec. 110. Rules.—The judges of the Domestic Relations Branch, with the approval of the chief judge of the court, shall by rules prescribe the fees, charges, and costs and the forms of process, writs, pleadings, and motions, and the practice and procedure in actions and proceedings in the Domestic Relations Branch. Such rules shall neither abridge, enlarge, nor modify the substantive rights of any litigant. Except as otherwise specifically provided by such rules, the applicable Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern in the branch. Sec. 111. Appeals.—Any party aggrieved by any final or interlocutory order or judgment entered in the Domestic Relations Branch shall have the same right of appeal available in respect to any final or interlocutory order or judgment entered in the civil branch of the court. Sec. 112. Sessions.—The Domestic Relations Branch, with at least one judge in attendance, shall be open for the transaction of business every day of the year except Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and legal holidays, and, if deemed necessary, may also hold night sessions. Sec. 113. Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court Not Affected.—Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed so as to affect or diminish the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia, or any judge presiding therein. Sec. 114. Appropriations Authorized.—Appropriations for expenses necessary for the operation of the Domestic Relations Branch, including personal services, are hereby authorized. Sec. 115. Effective Dates.—This Act, except sections 105, 106, and 107, shall take effect upon its approval. Sections 105, 106, and 107 shall take effect thirty days after the appointment and qualification of the three additional judges authorized by this Act to be appointed to the court. Approved April 11, 1956. Public Law 487: To amend the Act entitled “An Act to recognize the high public service rendered by Major Walter Reed and those associated with him in the discovery of the cause and means of transmission of yellow fever”. Public Law 487 Public Law 487 70 Stat. 114 1956-04-18 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 2026-02-10 84 2 public

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