An Act to further amend the Universal military Training and Service Act by extending the authority to induct certain, individuals, and to extend the benefit under the Dependents Assistance Act t July 1, 1959
PL 84-118 (H.R.3005), enacted 06/30/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 118-JUNE 30, 1955 
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Board of Education, dated December 18, 1945, and recorded on Janu-
ary 28, 1946, in deed record book WW, page 156, in the office of the 
clerk of the Superior Court of Macon County, Georgia, covering a 
tract of land containing two hundred twenty-six and one hundred 
forty-eight one-thousandths acres more or less, in Macon County, 
Georgia, and more particularly described as follows: 
That certain tract or parcel of land known as the Barrow Place in 
the Ninth District of Macon County (formerly Houston County), 
Georgia, and described on the plat of said county as lot 161 in said 
district and county, and more particularly described as follows: 
"Beginning at the northeast corner of the said land lot, said corner 
being an iron axle and thence along the east line of said road south 
one degree sixteen minutes fifty-eight seconds east 3,263.79 feet to an 
iron pipe, thence north eighty-nine degrees eleven minutes forty-three 
seconds west 3,056.88 feet to an iron pipe, thence north zero degrees 
fifteen minutes eight seconds west 3,246.16 feet to an iron pipe, thence 
south eighty-nine degrees thirty minutes four seconds east 2,998.04 
feet to the point of beginning, containing 226.148 acres, more or less." 
Approved June 30, 1955. 
Public Law 117 
CHAPTER 249 
AN ACT 
To amend I'ublic Law 727, Kighty-third Coiigi-ess, 8
<
» as to extend the period 
for the making of emergency loans for agricultural purposes. 
June 30, 1955 
[S. 15^82] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sen-
tence of the Act entitled "An Act to provide emergency credit", 
approved August 31, 1954 (Public Law 727, Pjighty-third Congress), 
is amended by striking out "1955" and inserting in lieu thereof "1957"'. 
Approved June 30, 1955. 
Agriculture. 
E m e r g e n c y 
loans. 
68 Stat. 999. 
12 u s e 1148a-l 
note. 
Public Law 118 
CHAPTER 250 
AN ACT 
To further amend the Universal Military Training and Service Act by extending 
the authority to induct certain individuals and by extending the authority to 
require the special registration, classification, and induction of certain medical, 
dental, and allied specialist categories, and for other purposes. 
June 30, 19S5 
[H. R. 3005] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "1955 Amendments to the Universal Military Training 
and Service Act''. 
TITLE I 
1 9 5 5 
A m e n d -
ments to the Uni-
versal 
M i l i t a r y 
Training and Serv-
ice Act. 
SEC. 101. (a) Subsection (a) of section 6 of the Universal Military 
Training and Service Act, as amended, is amended by inserting at the 
end thereof the following new sentence: "Any person who subsequent 
to June 24, 1948, serves on active duty for a period of not less than 
eighteen months in the armed forces of a nation with which the 
United States is associated in mutual defense activities as defined 
by the President, may be exempted from training and service, but 
not from registration, in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the President, except tliat no such exemption shall be granted to any 
person who is a national of a country which does not grant reciprocal 
Exemptions and 
deferments. 
65 Stat. 83. 
SOUSCapp. 456. 
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privileges to citizens of the United States: Provided^ That any active 
duty performed prior to June 24,1948, by a person in the armed forces 
I 
of a country allied with the United States during World War I I 
and with which the United States is associated in such mutual defense 
activities, shall be credited in the computation of such eighteen-month 
period.". 
so usi: app?456. 
(b) Subsectiou (b) of such section is amended by amending para-
graph (3) to read as follows: 
50usc:a^^^454 
"(^) Exccpt as provided in section 4 (i) of this Act, and notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, no person who (A) has served 
honorably on active duty after September 16,1940, for a period of not 
less than one year in the xlrmy, the Air Force, the Navy, the Marine 
Corps, or the Coast Guard, or (B) subsequent to September 16, 1940, 
was discharged for the convenience of the Government after having 
served honorably on active duty for a period of not less than six months 
in the Army, the Air Force, the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast 
Guard, or (C) has served for a period of not less than twenty-four 
months (i) as a commissioned officer in the Public Health Service or 
(ii) as a commissioned officer in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, shall 
be liable for induction for training and service under this Act, except 
after a declaration of war or national emergency made by the Congress 
subsequent to the date of enactment of this title.". 
50usc:*app.°456. 
(c) Subsectiou (c) (2) (A) of such section is amended by inserting 
at the end thereof the following new sentence: "No person who has been 
or may be deferred under the provisions of this clause shall by reason 
of such deferment be liable for training and service in the Armed 
Forces by reason of the provisions of subsection (h) hereof after he 
has attained the twenty-eighth anniversary of the date of his birth.". 
sous^app. 456. 
(d) Subsectiou (h) of such section is amended by inserting im-
mediately after ^''Provided further^^'' the following: "That the existence 
of a shortage or a surplus of any agricultural commodity shall not be 
considered in determining the deferment of any individual on the 
grounds that his employment in agriculture is necessary to the main-
tenance of the national health, safety, or interest: And provided 
fur-
ther^\ 
daTeL""^"^*^°" 
^^^- 1^^- Section 17 (c) of the Universal Military Training and 
65 Stet. 87. 
Service Act, as amended, is amended by striking out "July 1, 1955" 
5ouscapp. 467. ^yi^gj-gygj. ^xioh date appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof 
"July 1,1959". 
5o^u s c a 
S^^* ^^'^- Section 16 of the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as 
2216. 
^ ' amended, is amended by striking out "July 1, 1955" wherever such 
date appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1959". 
TITLE I I 
tis°ts°''etc.' ^' '^^"" 
SEC. 201. Sections 4 and 7 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the 
Registration. 
Sclectivc Servicc Act of 1948, as amended, so as to provide for special 
registration, classification, and induction of certain medical, dental, 
and allied specialist categories, and for other purposes", approved 
5 0 ^u s c''a^°' 
September 9,1950 (64 Stat. 826), as amended, are amended by striking 
454a and note!'''^' out "July 1,1955" whercvcr such date appears therein and inserting in 
lieu thereof "July 1,1957". 
SEC. 202. The last sentence of paragraph (1) of section 4 (i) of the 
50 us^c'appf 454. Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended, is amended 
(1) by inserting immediately after the word "subsection" the follow-
ing:" (A) after he has attained the thirty-fifth anniversary of the date 
of his birth, if he applies or has applied for a commission in one of the 
Armed Forces in any of such categories and is or has been rejected for 
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such commission on the sole ground of a physical disqualification, or 
(B)", and (2) by striking out "fifty-first" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"forty-sixth". 
SEC. 203. Section 203 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 
|? l^i^- ^^A 
Stat. 809), as amended, is amended by striking out "July 1,1955" wher-
ever such date appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 
1959". 
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Approved June 30, 1955. 
Public Law 119 
CHAPTER 251 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
June 30. 1955 
To extend for temporary ijeriods certain housing programs, the Small Business 
[s. J.Res. 85] 
Act of 19o3, and the Defense Production Act of 1950. 
Resolved hy the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
/States of Amsrica in Congress assembled,, That the National Housing 
Act, as amended, is hereby amended— 
(1) by striking "July 1, 1955" in section 2 (a) and inserting 
12 use f763(a) 
"August 1, 1955'^; and 
(2) by striking "June 30,1955" in section 803 (a) and inserting 
f| g^«^- ^^^^^ 
"July 31, 1955". 
SEC. 2. The second sentence of section 104 of the Defense Housing 
| | ^*|^- fslic. 
and Community Facilities and Services Act of 1951, as amended, is 
hereby amended by striking "July 1, 1955" both times it appears 
therein and inserting "August 1, 1955". 
SEC. 3. The United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, is 
f 
| us'c "10. 
hereby amended by striking the words "fiscal year 1955" in subsection 
10 (i) thereof and substituting the following therefor: "period from 
June 30, 1954, to August 1, 1955". 
SEC. 4. Subsection (a) of section 221 of the Small Business Act of 
15 tsc'e^so.' 
1953 is amended by striking "June 30, 1955" and inserting "July 31, 
1955". 
SEC. 5. The first sentence of subsection (a) of section 717 of the 
so^u^s c^^app. 
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, is hereby amended by 2166. 
striking "June 30,1955" and inserting "July 31,1955". 
Approved June 30, 1955. 
Public Law 120 
CHAPTER 252 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making an additional appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955. 
Resolved 
hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
sum is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to supply an additional appropriation for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, as follows: 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
For an additional amount for "Folding documents", $12,000. 
Approved June 30, 1955. 
54402 O - 55 - 15 
June 30, 1955 
[H. J . Res. 365]