Public Law 487. 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”

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70 Stat. 114 Public Law 487 chapter 206 AN ACT 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”. April 18, 1956[[S. 2438](/us/bill/84/s/2438)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Walter Reed associates. That 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”, approved February 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1409), is amended by striking out “$125 per mont” and inserting in lieu thereof “$200 per month”.

Sec. 2. Effective date. The provisions of this Act shall take effect on the first of the month following the date of its enactment. Approved April 18, 1956. Public Law 488: To provide transportation on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska or the continental United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation. Public Law 488 Public Law 488 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 Public Law 488 chapter 207 AN ACT To provide transportation on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska or the continental United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation. April 18, 1956[[S. 3269](/us/bill/84/s/3269)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Alaska.

Transportation on Canadian vessels. That, until June 30, 1957, notwithstanding the provisions of law of the United States restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of passengers and merchandise directly or indirectly from any port in the United States to another port of the United States, passengers may be transported on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska, and passengers and merchandise may be transported on Canadian vessels between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska or the continental United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation.

Approved April 18, 1956. Public Law 489: To authorize certain retired commissioned officers of the Coast Guard to use the commissioned grade authorized them by the law under which they retired, in the computation of their retired pay under the provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended. Public Law 489 Public Law 489 70 Stat. 114 1956-04-23 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 489 chapter 208 AN ACT To authorize certain retired commissioned officers of the Coast Guard to use the commissioned grade authorized them by the law under which they retired, in the computation of their retired pay under the provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended. April 23, 1956[[S. 1834](/us/bill/84/s/1834)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Coast Guard.

That section 511 of [63 Stat. 829](/us/stat/63/829). [37 USC 311](/us/usc/t37/s311). the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by striking out “*Provided*, That” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “*Provided*, That for the purpose of the computation of

(b)above the retired or retirement pay of each commissioned officer of the Coast Guard who, upon retirement, was advanced one grade pursuant to the [42 Stat. 1130](/us/stat/42/1130). provisions of the Act of January 12, 1923 (Public Law 381, Sixty-seventh Congress), shall, unless a higher rank or grade is authorized 70 Stat. 115 by any provision of law, be based upon the commissioned officer grade authorized for such officer by such Act: *Provided further*, That”. Sec. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall be effective as of Effective date. October 1, 1949. Approved April 23, 1956. Public Law 490: To amend the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended. Public Law 490 Public Law 490 70 Stat. 115 1956-04-23 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 490 chapter 209 AN ACT To amend the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended. April 23, 1956[[H. R. 8107](/us/bill/84/hr/8107)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 262 of Armed Forces Reserve Act, Amendment. [69 Stat. 600](/us/stat/69/600). [50 USC 1013](/us/usc/t50/s1013). the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 (Public Law 476, Eighty-second Congress) is hereby amended by deleting subsection

(d)thereof. Sec. 2. The Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended, is amended by inserting immediately after section 263 thereof the following [50 USC 1014](/us/usc/t50/s1014). new section: " “Sec. 264. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person Disability or death benefits. called or ordered to perform a period of active duty for training in excess of thirty days under authority of subsections 233

(d)or 262

(c)of this Act, shall during such period be deemed to have been called or [66 Stat. 490](/us/stat/66/490); [69 Stat. 600](/us/stat/69/600). [50 USC 961, 1013](/us/usc/t50/s961/1013). ordered into active naval or military service by the Federal Government for extended naval or military service in excess of thirty days for the purpose of determining eligibility for any benefit prescribed under Public Law 108, Eighty-first Congress (63 Stat. 201).” [34 USC 855c–3 and note](/us/usc/t34/s855c–3). " Sec. 3. This Act shall be effective from August 9, 1955: *Provided*, Effective date. That no additional basic pay shall be paid to any member by reason Restriction. of the enactment of this Act for any period prior to the first day of the calendar month in which this Act is approved. Approved April 23, 1956. Public Law 491: To extend the time within which the District of Columbia Auditorium Commission may submit its report and recommendations with respect to the civic auditorium to be constructed in the District of Columbia. Public Law 491 Public Law 491 70 Stat. 115 1956-04-27 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 491 chapter 210 AN ACT To extend the time within which the District of Columbia Auditorium Commission may submit its report and recommendations with respect to the civic auditorium to be constructed in the District of Columbia. April 27, 1956[[H. R. 8957](/us/bill/84/hr/8957)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That subsection

(c)D.C. Auditorium Commission. of the first section of the Act entitled “An Act creating a Federal commission to formulate plans for the construction in the District of Columbia of a civic auditorium, including an Inaugural Hall of Presidents and a music, fine arts, and mass communications center”, approved July 1, 1955 (Public Law 128, Eighty-fourth Congress), [69 Stat. 243](/us/stat/69/243). is amended by striking out the word “and” at the end of paragraph

(3)and by striking out paragraph

(4)and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: " “(4) make a report to the President and to the Congress, together Reports. with its recommendations, by January 31, 1957.” " Sec. 2. Subsections

(a)and

(1)of the first section of such Act [69 Stat. 243](/us/stat/69/243). are each amended by striking out “civic auditorium” and inserting in lieu thereof “national civic auditorium”. Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of such Act Appropriation. approved July 1, 1955, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated [69 Stat. 244](/us/stat/69/244). such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of such Act. Approved April 27, 1956. Public Law 492: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the President to make the commissioned corps a military service in time of emergency involving the national defense, and to authorize payment of uniform allowances to officers of the corps in certain grades when required to wear the uniform, and for other purposes. Public Law 492 Public Law 492 70 Stat. 116 1956-04-27 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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