An Act to amend section 4132 of the Revised Statutes, section 37 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, and section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, and section 905c of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended
PL 86-327 (H.R.6888), enacted 09/21/1959

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Public Law 86-326 
AN A C T 
September 2 I, 1959 
To authorize longer term leases of Indian lands on the Agua Caliente (Palm 
[H. R. 6672] 
Springs) Reservation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
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United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the second sen- Reslrvationlands! 
tence oi section 1 of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539), is 
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amended to read as follows: "All leases so granted shall be for "a term 
of not to exceed twenty-five years, except leases of land on the Agua 
Caliente (Palm Springs) Eeservation which may be for a term of not 
to exceed ninety-nine years, and except leases of land for grazing pur-
poses which may be for a term of not to exceed ten years." 
Approved September 21, 1959» 
Public Law 86-327 
AN A C T 
September 21, 1959 
To amend section 4132 of the Revised Statutes, section 37 of the Merchant 
[H. R. 6888] 
Marine Act, 1920, section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, and section 905(c) 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assem'bled^ That section 4132 
"c^^^ofate cui-
of the Revised Statutes, as amended (46 U.S.C 11), is amended by zen.'» 
striking out of the first sentence thereof the words "or corporations 
organized and chartered under the laws of the United States, or of 
any State thereof, the president and managing directors of which 
shall be citizens of the United States" and mserting in lieu thereof 
the words "or corporations organized and chartered under the laws 
of the United States, or of any State thereof, of which the president 
or other chief executive officer and the chairman of the board of 
directors shall be citizens of the United States and no more of its 
directors than a minority of the number necessary to constitute a 
quorum shall be noncitizens,". 
SEC. 2. Section 37 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, as amended 
(46 U.S.C. 888), is amended by striking out the words "by this Act". 
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SEC. 3. Section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended (46 U.S.C. 
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802), is amended by striking out of subsection (a) the words "in the 
case of a corporation, unless its president and managing directors are 
citizens of the United States" and inserting in lieu thereof the words 
"in the case of a corporation, unless its president or other chief execu-
tive officer and the chairman of its board of directors are citizens of 
the United States and unless no more of its directors than a minority 
of the number necessary to constitute a quorum are noncitizens". 
SEC. 4. Section 905 (c) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, 
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is amended by striking out the words "section 2 of the Shipping 
Act, 1916, as amended (U.S.C, title 46, sec. 802)," and inserting 
in lieu thereof the words "section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as 
amended (U.S.C, title 46, sec. 802), and with respect to a corpora-
tion under title Vl of this Act, all directors of the corporation are ii'^2 ^^ ^ ^^^^' 
citizens of the United States". 
Approved September 21, 1959.