An Act to reenaet the authority for the appointment of certain officers of the Regular Navy and Marine Corps
PL 83-549 (H.R.6725), enacted 07/29/1954

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S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 550-JULY 29, 1954 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President 
is authorized to undertake the construction of, or to acquire and con-
vert, not to exceed sixteen thousand tons of modern naval vessels in 
the combatant category, divided into the following subcategories: 
(a) Mine warfare vessels, four thousand tons; and 
(b) Patrol vessels, twelve thousand tons. 
To the extent that any ships authorized under this Act are constructed 
in private shipyards, such contract shall be awarded to the lowest 
responsible bidder insofar as national security requirements will per-
mit and such award is practical, and is not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 or the Act of 
March 27,1934 (ch. 95,48 Stat. 503), as amended. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for the construction, or for the acquisition and con-
version, of the foregoing vessels. 
SEC. 3. The Act of August 8,1950 (64 Stat. 420), is hereby amended 
by deleting "$350,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$450,000,000". 
Approved July 29, 1954. 
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Public Law 549 
CHAPTER 614 
AN ACT 
To reenaet the authority for the appointment of certain officers of the Regular 
Navy and Marine Corps. 
July 29,1954 
TH. R. 67r '" 
6725] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 5 ( a ) 
and 5 (c) of the Act of April 18, 1946 (60 Stat. 92), as amended (34 
U. S. C. 15), are hereby reenacted and amended so as to extend the 
authority granted therein to July 1, 1955, and by deleting in the first 
sentence of section 5 ( a ) the words "in the Regular Navy and Marine 
Corps, respectively." and inserting in lieu thereof the words "not 
above lieutenant in the Regular Navy and captain in the Regular 
Marine Corps,". 
SEC. 2. A person permanently appointed in the Regular Navy or 
Regular Marine Corps, under the authority of this Act, may also be 
temporarily appointed to a higher grade appropriate to the lineal 
position assigned, and such temporary appointment shall be regarded 
as having been effected pursuant to the law under which officers of the 
Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps having comparable lineal 
position were temporarily appointed to such higher grade. 
Approved July 29, 1954. 
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Public Law 550 
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CHAPTER 615 
AN ACT 
Authorizins. the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to convey certain property 
to the Armory Board, State of Utah. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Admin-
istrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized and directed to convey, 
without monetary consideration and subject to the conditions in sec-
tion 2 of this Act, to the Armory Board, State of Utah, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a tract of thirty-five acres 
of land, more or less, situated in the western end of the Veterans' 
July 29, 1954 
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A r m o r y Board, 
Utah. 
Conveyance.