An Act to authorize the construction of modern naval vessels, and for other purposes
PL 82-3 (H.R.1001), enacted 03/10/1951

PUBLIC LAW 3—MAR. 10, 1951 
[65 STAT. 
March 10,1961 
[H. B. 1001] 
Naval vessels. 
Construction or ac-
quisition. 
Conversion. 
Appropriation au-
thorized. 
Disposal restriction. 
63 Stat. 714. 
22 U. S. C , Sup. IV, 
§§ 1571-1604. 
34 U. S. C. §§ 491, 
544. 
Tonnage authoriza-
tions rescinded. 
57 Stat. 604; 56 Stat. 
655; 55 Stat. 197; 57 
Stat. 92. 
34U.S. C , Sup. IV, 
§§ 4980-12, 498C-9, 
498e-4, 498C-10. 
Public Law 3 
CHAPTER 4 
AN ACT 
To authorize the construction of modern naval vessels, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President 
is hereby authorized to undertake the construction of, or to acquire 
and convert, not to exceed five hundred thousand tons of modern naval 
vessels in the following categories and subcategories: 
(a) Combatant vessels, three hundred and fifteen thousand tons, 
divided into: 
1. Warships, one hundred thousand tons, including one aircraft 
carrier of not to exceed sixty thousand tons. 
2. Amphibious warfare vessels and landing craft, one hundred 
and seventy-five thousand tons. 
3. Mine warfare vessels, twenty-five thousand tons. 
4. Patrol vessels, fifteen thousand tons. 
(b) Auxiliary vessels, one hundred and seventy-five thousand tons. 
(c) Service craft, nine thousand tons. 
(d) Experimental types, one thousand tons. 
SEC. 2. The President is authorized to convert not to exceed one 
million tons of existing naval vessels, from among those vessels on the 
Navy List determined to be best fitted for conversion, to modern naval 
vessels, of the following categories and subcategories: 
(a) Combatant vessels, one million tons, divided into: 
1. Warships, nine hundred and ninety thousand tons. 
2. Mine warfare vessels, ten thousand tons. 
SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as 
may be necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of 
the foregoing vessels. 
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Mutual Defense 
Assistance Act of 1949, as amended, or the provisions of any other 
law, no battleship, carrier, cruiser, destroyer, or submarine of the 
United States which has not been stricken from the Navy Register as 
provided by section 2 of the Act of August 5, 1882 (22 Stat. 296), as 
amended, or any interest of the United States in any such vessel, shall 
hereafter be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of unless author-
ized hereafter by the Congress. 
SEC. 5. The balance of tonnage authorizations remaining in the 
following Acts are hereby rescinded: 
(a) The Act of December 17, 1943 (Public Law 204, Seventy-
eighth Congress). 
(b) The Act of July 9, 1942 (Public Law 665, Seventy-seventh 
Congress). 
(c) The Act of May 24,1941 (Public Law 72, Seventy-seventh Con-
gress) as amended by the Act of December 17, 1941 (Public Law 353, 
Seventy-seventh Congress). 
(d) The Act of May 26, 1943 (Public Law 61, Seventy-eighth 
Congress). 
Approved March 10, 1951. 
March 14, 1951 
[H. R. 2262] 
Public Law^ 4 
CHAPTER 5 
AN ACT 
To authorize the attendance of the United States Marine Band at the celebra-
tion of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the fortification of 
Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts, and the evacuation of Boston, Massa-
chusetts, by the British, to be held in South Boston, Massachusetts, on 
March 17, 1951. 
u. s. Marine Band. Be it enocted hy trie Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the President 
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PUBLIC LAW 6—MAR. 19, 1951 
is authorized to permit the band of the United States Marine Corps 
to attend and give concerts at the celebration of the one hundred and 
seventy-fifth anniversary of the fortification of Dorchester Heights, 
Massachusetts, and the evacuation of Boston, Massachusetts, by the 
British, to be held in South Boston, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1951. 
SEC. 2. For the purpose of defraying the expenses of such band in 
attending and giving concerts at such celebration, there is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated a sufficient sum to cover the cost of 
transportation and pullman accommodations for the leaders and 
members of the Marine Band, and allowance not to exceed $8 per day 
each for additional traveling and living expenses while on duty, such 
allowance to be in addition to the pay and allowance to which they 
would be entitled while serving their permanent station. 
Approved March 14, 1951. 
Appropriation 
thorized. 
Public Law 5 
CHAPTER 8 
AN ACT 
To confer jurisdiction on tlie Court of Claims to liear, determine, and render 
judgment upon a certain claim of the Board of County Commissioners of 
Sedgwick County, Kansas. 
March 19,1951 
[H. R. 335] 
J u r i s d i c t i o n 
Court of Claims. 
of 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That jurisdiction is 
hereby conferred on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render K^S.^^*"^ county, 
judgment upon, notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the claim 
of the Board of County Commissioners of Sedgwick County, Kansas, 
against the Government of the United States on account of delinquent 
real-estate taxes for the tax years 1944, 1945, 1946, and 1947 assessed 
and levied against three tracts of land in sections 11 and 14 of town-
ship 28 south, range 1 east, of the sixth principal meridian, in Sedg-
wick County, Kansas, constituting the aircraft factory and grounds 
owned in such years by the Defense Plant Corporation and the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation and leased to the Boeing Airplane 
Company and transferred on or about February 25, 1948, by the 
Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the United States subject to 
unpaid taxes for said four years. 
Such court shall determine the 
amount of said taxes, and render judgment in favor of said Board of 
County Commissioners of Sedgwick County, Kansas, and against the 
United States for the amount of any such taxes which such court may 
find and adjudge to have been lawfully assessed against such real estate 
and remaining due and unpaid: Provided, That nothing herein shall 
be construed as authorizing suit or judgment for interest, penalties or 
charges on, or in connection with said taxes. The court shall have 
such jurisdiction if suit is instituted within sixty days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
Approved March 19, 1951. 
Time limitation. 
Public Law 6 
CHAPTER 9 
AN ACT 
To extend the period for the admission of alien spouses and minor children of 
citizen members of the United States Armed Forces. 
Be it enaxited hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amei^ca in Congress assembled, That Public Law 
Marcn 19, 1951 
[H. R. 1090]