An Act to amend section 7 (d) of the Internal Security Act of 1950, as amended
PL 83-557 (S.2766), enacted 07/29/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 557-JULY 29, 1954 
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Pennsylvania and partly in the Fortieth Ward of the city of Phila-
delphia, comprising nine hundred and fifty-one acres more or less; 
and to execute in proper form a full and complete release and discharge 
of the yearly ground rent reserved to the United States under and 
pursuant to said deed, and relieving the city of Philadelphia from the 
fulfillment of any and all covenants, conditions and trusts for the 
benefit of the United States set forth in said deed. 
Conditions. 
gj,^.^ 2. The execution of the aforesaid release shall be made without 
consideration therefor and upon condition that the aforesaid tract 
shall be held, used and developed as and for an air, rail, and marine 
terminal for the promotion and furtherance of the interstate and for-
eign commerce of the United States, and for industrial purposes 
related thereto: Provided^ That the premises shall not be disposed of 
by the city of Philadelphia by conveyance or sale, except in furtherance 
of the public purposes herein set forth. 
The release shall contain a 
further provision that whenever the Congress of the United States 
shall declare a state of war or other national emergency the United 
States shall have the right to enter upon the premises and use the same 
or any part thereof owned by the city of Philadelphia for a period not 
to exceed the duration of such state of war or national emergency plus 
six months, and upon cessation of such use said premises shall revert 
to the city of Philadelphia: Provided 
however^ That the United 
States shall be responsible during the period of such use for the mainte-
nance of all of the property so used, and shall pay a fair rental for 
the use of any structures or other improvements which have been 
added thereto, said rental to include all debt service charges or other 
obligations arising out of the financing of all structures or improve-
ments on the aforesaid premises. 
Approved July 29, 1954. 
July 29, 19S4 
[S. 2766] 
Communist or-
ganization r e g i s -
tration. 
64 Stat. 993. 
P 
r i n t i n g 
presses, etc. 
Public Law 557 
CHAPTER 646 
AN ACT 
To anieud section 7 (d) of the Internal Security Act of 1950, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America m Congress assembled, That section 7 (d) of 
the Internal Security Act of 1950, as amended (50 U. S. C. 786 (d)), is 
amended by adding after paragraph (5) the following: 
" (6) A listing, in such form and detail as the Attorney Gen-
eral shall by regulation prescribe, of all printing presses and 
machines including but not limited to rotary presses, flatbed 
cylinder presses, platen presses, lithographs, offsets, photo-offsets, 
mimeograph machines, multigraph machines, multilith machines, 
duplicating machines, ditto machines, linotype machines, inter-
type machines, monotype machines, and all other types of print-
ing presses, typesetting machines or any mechanical devices used 
or intended to be used, or capable of being used to produce or 
publish printed matter or material, which are in the possession, 
custody, ownership, or control of the Communist-action or Com-
munist-front organization or its officers, members, affiliates, 
associates, group, or groups in which the Communist-action or 
Communist-front organization, its officers or members have an 
interest." 
Approved July 29, 1954.