An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District of New Mexico for the payment of operation and maintenance charges on certain Pueblo Indian land
PL 84-546 (H.R.9207), enacted 05/29/1956

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SEC. 17. Section 411 of such Act is renumbered as section 412, sec-
tion 412 of such Act is renumbered as section 413, and a new section 
411 inserted as follows: 
"SEC. 411. The Secretary is authorized to issue such regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out article 7 of the International Sugar 
Agreement for the Kegulation of the Production and Marketing of 
Sugar (ratified by and with the advice and consent of the United 
States Senate on April 29, 1954), restricting importations of sugar 
into the United States from foreign countries not participating in 
such agreement, or to carry out the corresponding provisions of any 
such future agreements ratified by and with the advice and consent of 
the United States Senate." 
SEC. 18. Eenumbered section 412 of such Act (relating to termi-
nation of the powers of the Secretary under the Act) is amended by 
striking out "1956" in each place it appears therein and inserting in 
lieu thereof "1960". 
SEC. 19. Sections 4501 (c) and 6412 (d) (relatingto the termination 
of taxes on sugar) of the Internal Eevenue Code of 1954 are amended 
by striking out "1957" in each place it appears therein and inserting 
in lieu thereof "1961". 
SEC. 20. Section 4502 (4), chapter 37, subchapter A, "Sugar", of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended as follows: Strike out 
the parenthetical word "(Clerget)" where it occurs in the first sen-
tence and delete the second sentence thereof. 
SEC. 21. (a) Section 4504, chapter 37, subchapter A, "Sugar", of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by adding before the 
period at the end thereof the following: ", and except that such tax 
may be subject to refunds as a tax under the provisions of section 
&il8 (a)". 
(b) Section 6418 (a) of chapter 65 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1954 is amended by striking out the " ( a ) " immediately following 
"section 4501". 
SEC. 22. Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made 
hereby shall become effective as of January 1, 1956, except that sec-
tions 1 through 4 shall become effective upon publication in the Fed-
eral Register of regulations implementing such sections, or six months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is earlier. 
Approved May 29, 1956. 
7 u s e llOlnc'te. 
Regulations. 
TIAS 3177. 
7 u s e 1101 note. 
Termination. 
Taxes. 
6 6 A S t a t . <I33« 
795. 
2 6 u s e 
4 5 0 1, 
6412. 
26 u s e 450 Z, 
26 u s e 4504.. 
26 u s e 641&. 
Effective dates. 
P u b l i c a t i o n in 
FR. 
Public Law 546 
CHAPTER 343 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with tlie Middle Rio 
Grande Conservancy District of New Mexico for the payment of operation and 
maintenance charges on certain Pueblo Indian lands. 
May 29, 1956 
[H. R. 9207] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representath}eH of the 
United States of Amenca in Congress assembled, That the provisions 
of the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 887), as amended by section 
5 of the Act of June 20,1938 (52 Stat. 779), and by the Act of April 
24, 1946 (60 Stat. 121), authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide by agreement with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy Dis-
trict, a subdivision of the State of New Mexico, for the payment of 
operation and maintenance charges on newly reclaimed Pueblo Indian 
lands and lands purchased by the United States by virtue of the Act 
of June 7,1924 (43 Stat. 636), as amended, for certain Pueblo Indians, 
are hereby extended for an additional period of ten years to 1965. 
Approved May 29, 1956. 
Pu e b 1 o 
lands. 
Indian 
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PUBLIC LAW 647-MAY 31, 1956 
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May 31, 1956 
[H. R. 8904] 
Public Law 547 
CHAPTER 348 
AN ACT 
To amend certain laws relating to the grade of certain personnel of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps upcm retirement. 
Armed Force s> 
R e t i r e d 
lists, 
advancementa 
10 u s e 
1 0 0 2, 
1004. 
10 u s e 594. 
10 u s e 
9 4 3 a 
note. 
Effective date. 
Retirement 
a p -
plication. 
10 u s e 
9 4 3 a , 
971b. 
34 u s e 350i. 
34 u s e 350i. 
10 u s e 1005. 
34 u s e 410c. 
Restriction. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That— 
(1) subsections 203 (a) and 203 (e) of the Army and Air Force 
Vitalization and Retirement Equalization Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 
1085, 1086) are amended by striking the words "during the 
period September 9,1940, to June 30,1946,"; and 
(2) section 5 of the Act of August 21, 1941, as amended (62 
Stat. 1085), is further amended by striking the words "during the 
period September 9,1940, to June 30,1946,". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 2 of the Act of July 16, 1953 (ch. 203, 67 Stat. 
175), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 2. This Act takes effect on June 29,1948.'] 
(b) A retired member of the Army or the Air Force who would 
jiave been eligible to be retired in a higher grade or advanced to a 
higher grade on a retired list if the amendment made by subsection (a) 
of this section had been in effect at the time of his discharge or release 
from active duty as a commissioned officer, shall, if he applies within 
one year after the effective date of this Act, be advanced on the appli-
cable retired list to that higher grade, and be entitled to retired pay 
on and after the effective date of this Act at the rate prescribed by 
section 5 of the Act of July 31, 1935 (49 Stat. 507), as amended, for 
that grade. 
SEC. 3. Section 10 (b) (2) of the Act of July 24, 1941, as added 
by subsection 8 (a) of the Act of February 21, 1946 (60 Stat. 28), is 
amended by adding after the word "Act" the words "or title III of the 
Act of August 7,1947 (61 Stat. 829)". 
SEC. 4. (a) Subsection 10 (e) of the Act of July 24, 1941, as added 
by subsection 8 (a) of the Act of February 21, 1946 (60 Stat. 28), is 
repealed effective February 21,1946. 
(b) Subsection 203 (f) of the Army and Air Force Vitalization and 
Retirement Equalization Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1086) is repealed. 
(c) Section 1 (c) of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 615), 
repealing section 7 (c) of the Act of February 21, 1946 (60 Stat. 26), 
is effective February 21,1946. 
(d) No part of this Act deprives any member or former member 
of the Armed Forces of entitlement to the retired or retirement pay 
to which he was entitled on the day before the day on which that part 
takes effect. 
SEC. 5. No person is entitled to advancement on the retired list or 
to an increase in retired or retirement pay because of this Act for any 
period before the effective date of this Act. 
Approved May 31, 1956. 
June 4, 1956 
[S. 460] 
Public Law 548 
CHAPTER 349 
AN ACT 
To amend section 4482 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (46 U. S. C. 475), 
relating to life preservers for river steamers. 
River steamers. 
Life preservers* 
46 u s e 475. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rew'esentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4482 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended, is amended to read as follows: