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An Act to amend the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, as amended.
PL 84-783 (H.R.11488), enacted 07/24/1956

70 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 784-JULY 24, 1956 
Public Law 783 
CHAPTER 695 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia TraflBc Act, 1925, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in (Congress assembled, That subsection (j) 
of section 6 of the District of C'olumbia Traffic Act, 1925 (43 Stat. 
1121), as amended (sec. 40-603 (j), D. C. Code), is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(5) New motor vehicles acquired from dealers as replacements 
for defective vehicles purchased new not more than sixty days prior 
to the date of such replacement, except that if the fair market value 
of any replacement vehicle is greater than that of the vehicle which 
it replaces, then the tax imposed by this section shall be paid on such 
difference in value. 
If the fair market value of any replacement 
vehicle is less than that of the vehicle which it replaces, then the Com-
missioners or their designated agent are authorized to refund to the 
owner of the replacement vehicle an amount equal to the difference 
between the excise tax paid on the defective vehicle and the excise tax 
paid on the replacement vehicle." 
SEC. 2. The second sentence of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of 
section 7 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, as amended 
(sec. 40-301 (a) (2), D. C. Code), as amended, is amended by striking 
the word "District". 
SFAZ. 3. This Act shall take effect thirty days after its approval. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
July 24, 1956 
[H. R. 11488] 
D. C , motor ve-
hicle excise tax. 
68 Stat. 732. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 784 
CHAPTER 696 
AN ACT 
To provide that the 1955 formula for taxing income of life insurance companies 
shall also apply to taxable years beginning in 1956, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF 1955 FORMULA TO 1956. 
Subsections (a) and (c) of section 802 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1954 (relating to tax on income of life insurance companies) 
are each amended by inserting "or in 1956" after "1955". 
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) The table of sections to subpart A of part I of subchapter L 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking out 
"Sec. 802. Tax Imposed for 1955." 
and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Sec. 802. Tax Imposed for 1955 and 1956." 
(b) The heading to section 802 of such Code is amended by insert-
ing "and 1956" after "1955". 
(c) Section 811 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating 
to tax under 1942 formula) is amended by striking out "December 31, 
1955" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31,1956". 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply only to taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 1955. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
July 24, 1956 
[H. R. 11995] 
Taxes. 
L i f e 
Insurance 
companies. 
Ante, p. 38. 
Ante, p. 36. 
Ante, p. 44.
An Act to require enlisted members of the Armed Forces to make up time lost during enlistment
PL 84-780 (H.R.8407), enacted 07/24/1956

70 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 780-JULY 24, 1956 
631 
Public Law 779 
CHAPTER 691 
AN ACT 
July 24, 1956 
To change the name of the Government Locks at Ballard, Washington, to tufi — [ H . R. 7943] 
"Hiram M. Chittenden Locks". 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the locks known 
as the "Government Locks", at Ballard, "Washington, shall hereafter 
be known and designated as the "Hiram M. Chittenden Locks" in 
honor of General Hiram M. Chittenden, who (as District Engineer 
in Seattle) w^as primarily responsible for the design and construction 
of the locks, and whose services did so much to promote the develop-
ment and progress of the Port of Seattle. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Hiram M.Chitten-
den Locks. 
Public Law 780 
CHAPTER 692 
AN ACT 
jyly 24, 1956 
To require enlisted members of the Armed Forces to make up time lost during 
[H. R. 8407] 
enlistments. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhleds That an enlisted 
memb^ of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard 
who— 
(1) deserts; 
(2) is absent from his organization, station, or duty for more 
than one day without proper authority, as determined by compe-
tent authority; 
(3) is confined for more than one day while awaiting trial and 
disposition of his case, and whose conviction has become final; 
(4) is confined for more than one day under a sentence which 
has become final; or 
(5) is unable for more than one day, as determined by com-
petent authority, to perform his duties because of intemperate 
use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or because of disease or injury 
resulting from his misconduct; 
is liable, after his return to full duty, to serve for a period which, 
when added to the period that he served before his absence from duty, 
amounts to the term for which he was enlisted or inducted. 
SEC. 2. The following are repealed: 
(1) Section 1 (article 107) of the Act of June 4, 1920 (ch. 227, 41 
Stat. 809), as amended by section 6 (a) of the Act of May 5,1950 (ch. 
169, 64 Stat. 145). 
(2) The proviso of the fourth paragraph under "Officers for Engi-
neering Duty Only" of the Act of August 29, 1916 (ch. 417, 39 Stat. 
580), as amended by the Act of July 1, 1918 (ch. 114, 40 Stat. 717 
(2d par.)). 
(3) The Act of May 21,1928 (ch. 650, 45 Stat. 620). 
(4) Clause (3) and the last sentence of subsection (a), and subsec-
tions (b) and (c), of section 367 of title 14, United States Code. 
SEC 3. Section 367 (a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by renumbering clauses "(4)" and "(5)" as "(3)" and "(4)", respec-
tively. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Armed Forces. 
Time lost. 
10 u s e 629. 
34 u s e 183. 
34 u s e 183a. 
63 Stat. 523.
An Act to change the name of the Government locks at Ballard, Wash., to the ""Hiram M. Chittenden Locks.""
PL 84-779 (H.R.7943), enacted 07/24/1956

70 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 780-JULY 24, 1956 
631 
Public Law 779 
CHAPTER 691 
AN ACT 
July 24, 1956 
To change the name of the Government Locks at Ballard, Washington, to tufi — [ H . R. 7943] 
"Hiram M. Chittenden Locks". 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the locks known 
as the "Government Locks", at Ballard, "Washington, shall hereafter 
be known and designated as the "Hiram M. Chittenden Locks" in 
honor of General Hiram M. Chittenden, who (as District Engineer 
in Seattle) w^as primarily responsible for the design and construction 
of the locks, and whose services did so much to promote the develop-
ment and progress of the Port of Seattle. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Hiram M.Chitten-
den Locks. 
Public Law 780 
CHAPTER 692 
AN ACT 
jyly 24, 1956 
To require enlisted members of the Armed Forces to make up time lost during 
[H. R. 8407] 
enlistments. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhleds That an enlisted 
memb^ of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard 
who— 
(1) deserts; 
(2) is absent from his organization, station, or duty for more 
than one day without proper authority, as determined by compe-
tent authority; 
(3) is confined for more than one day while awaiting trial and 
disposition of his case, and whose conviction has become final; 
(4) is confined for more than one day under a sentence which 
has become final; or 
(5) is unable for more than one day, as determined by com-
petent authority, to perform his duties because of intemperate 
use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or because of disease or injury 
resulting from his misconduct; 
is liable, after his return to full duty, to serve for a period which, 
when added to the period that he served before his absence from duty, 
amounts to the term for which he was enlisted or inducted. 
SEC. 2. The following are repealed: 
(1) Section 1 (article 107) of the Act of June 4, 1920 (ch. 227, 41 
Stat. 809), as amended by section 6 (a) of the Act of May 5,1950 (ch. 
169, 64 Stat. 145). 
(2) The proviso of the fourth paragraph under "Officers for Engi-
neering Duty Only" of the Act of August 29, 1916 (ch. 417, 39 Stat. 
580), as amended by the Act of July 1, 1918 (ch. 114, 40 Stat. 717 
(2d par.)). 
(3) The Act of May 21,1928 (ch. 650, 45 Stat. 620). 
(4) Clause (3) and the last sentence of subsection (a), and subsec-
tions (b) and (c), of section 367 of title 14, United States Code. 
SEC 3. Section 367 (a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended 
by renumbering clauses "(4)" and "(5)" as "(3)" and "(4)", respec-
tively. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Armed Forces. 
Time lost. 
10 u s e 629. 
34 u s e 183. 
34 u s e 183a. 
63 Stat. 523.
An Act to amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemens Salary Act of 1953 to correct certain inequities
PL 84-768 (H.R.7380), enacted 07/24/1956

624 
PUBLIC LAW 767-JXJLY 24, 1956 
[70 ST A T , 
Effectivlty. 
striking out "ten years" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty years" 
and by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: 
"If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in 
this section, each shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned 
not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for em-
ployment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, 
for the five years next following his conviction." 
SEC. 3. The foregoing amendments shall apply only with respect 
to offenses committed on and after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Approved July 24, 1956 
Public Law 767 
CHAPTER 679 
July 24, 1956 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 5566] 
Q,^ terminate the existence of the Indian Claims Commission, and for other 
purposes. 
I n d i a n 
Claims 
Commission. 
Termination. 
60 Stat. 1055. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 23 of 
the Indian Claims Commission Act approved August 13, 1946 (60 
Stat. 1049, 1055; 25 U. S. C, sec. 70v), is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 23. The existence of the Commission shall terminate at the 
end of five years from and after April 10,1957, or at such earlier time 
as the Commission shall have made its final report to the Congress on 
all claims filed with it. 
Upon its dissolution the records of the Com-
mission shall be delivered to the Archivist of the United States." 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
July 24, 1956 
[H. R. 7380] 
Public Law 768 
CHAPTER 680 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953 
to correct certain inequities. 
D. C. Police and 
Firemen. 
68 Stat. 1000. 
68 Stat. 1000. 
D.C. Code 4-816. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 201 (b) 
(2) of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 
1953, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 4-815 (b) (2)), is amended to read 
as follows: 
" (2) $224, while he is assigned to duty as a regular first driver-
operator or tillerman of a fire department hose wagon, pumper, 
aerial ladder truck, rescue squad, or fire department ambulance;". 
SEC. 2. Section 202 (f) of such Salary Act of 1953 is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In computing 
service in the grade of inspector for the purpose of determining 
longevity increases, service in excess of three years rendered prior to 
the effective date of this Act in the grade of private, when the in-
dividual was assigned to duty as a fire inspector or assistant marine 
engineer shall be considered service in the grade of inspector.". 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
first day of the first pay period of the Fire Department of the District 
of Columbia which begins after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved July 24, 1956.
An Act to terminate the existence of the Indian Claims Commission
PL 84-767 (H.R.5566), enacted 07/24/1956

624 
PUBLIC LAW 767-JXJLY 24, 1956 
[70 ST A T , 
Effectivlty. 
striking out "ten years" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty years" 
and by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: 
"If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in 
this section, each shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned 
not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for em-
ployment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, 
for the five years next following his conviction." 
SEC. 3. The foregoing amendments shall apply only with respect 
to offenses committed on and after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Approved July 24, 1956 
Public Law 767 
CHAPTER 679 
July 24, 1956 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 5566] 
Q,^ terminate the existence of the Indian Claims Commission, and for other 
purposes. 
I n d i a n 
Claims 
Commission. 
Termination. 
60 Stat. 1055. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 23 of 
the Indian Claims Commission Act approved August 13, 1946 (60 
Stat. 1049, 1055; 25 U. S. C, sec. 70v), is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 23. The existence of the Commission shall terminate at the 
end of five years from and after April 10,1957, or at such earlier time 
as the Commission shall have made its final report to the Congress on 
all claims filed with it. 
Upon its dissolution the records of the Com-
mission shall be delivered to the Archivist of the United States." 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
July 24, 1956 
[H. R. 7380] 
Public Law 768 
CHAPTER 680 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953 
to correct certain inequities. 
D. C. Police and 
Firemen. 
68 Stat. 1000. 
68 Stat. 1000. 
D.C. Code 4-816. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 201 (b) 
(2) of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 
1953, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 4-815 (b) (2)), is amended to read 
as follows: 
" (2) $224, while he is assigned to duty as a regular first driver-
operator or tillerman of a fire department hose wagon, pumper, 
aerial ladder truck, rescue squad, or fire department ambulance;". 
SEC. 2. Section 202 (f) of such Salary Act of 1953 is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In computing 
service in the grade of inspector for the purpose of determining 
longevity increases, service in excess of three years rendered prior to 
the effective date of this Act in the grade of private, when the in-
dividual was assigned to duty as a fire inspector or assistant marine 
engineer shall be considered service in the grade of inspector.". 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
first day of the first pay period of the Fire Department of the District 
of Columbia which begins after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved July 24, 1956.
An Act to authorize modification of the flood-control project for Missouri River Agricultural Levee Unit 513-512-R, Richardson County, Nebr.
PL 84-754 (S.1358), enacted 07/24/1956

70 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 756-JULY 24, 1966 
597 
SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved July 23, 1956. 
Public Law 754 
CHAPTER 666 
To 
AN ACT 
the flood-control project for 
authorize modification of the flood-control project for Missouri River 
Agricultural Levee Unit 513-512-R, Richardson County, Nebraska. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate arid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of ArrisHca in Congress asserrmled^ That the authoriza-
tion for Missouri Sivsc Agricultural Levee Unit 513-512-R, lying 
within the area of Drainage District Numbered 1 of Richardson 
County, Nebraska, included in the general comprehensive plan for 
flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin, approved 
by the Act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the Act of December 22, 
1944j and other Acts, is hereby further modified to include Federal 
participation in certain highway bridge relocation and construction 
over the Nemaha River, to include constructing a new bridge near the 
mouth of the Nemaha River (exclusive of approaches to be provided 
by local interests) to replace a structure destroyed by the flood of 1951, 
approximately three hundred feet long with twenty-two-foot road-
way, at an estimated Federal cost of $163,500. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
July 24, 1956 
[S. 1358] 
Nsmaha K l v e r , 
Nebr., bridge. 
52 Stat. 
58 Stan 
1218. 
B91. 
Public Law 755 
CHAPTER 667 
AN ACT 
July 24, 1956 
To exclude certain lands from Acadia National Park, Maine, and to authorize 
[s. 2305] 
their disposal as surplus Federal property. 
Be it ena/)ted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the tract of 
land in Acadia National Park, State of Maine, comprising approxi-
mately three hundred acres and identified as the "Green Lake Fish 
Hatchery Tract" is hereby excluded from Acadia National Park, and 
the said tract is authorized to be disposed of in accordance with the 
laws relating to the disposition of Federal property. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Acadia National 
Park, Mains. 
Public Law 756 
CHAPTER 668 
AN ACT 
To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended. 
July 24, 1956 
[S. 3120] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of the 
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 
U. S. C. 590h), is amended by striking out of subsection (a) "January 
1, 1957" and "December .31, 1956", wherever they appear therein, and 
inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1959" and "December 31, 1958", 
respectively. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
68 Stat. 907.
An Act to exclude certain lands from Acadia National Park, Maine, and to authorize their disposal as surplus Federal property
PL 84-755 (S.2305), enacted 07/24/1956

70 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 756-JULY 24, 1966 
597 
SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved July 23, 1956. 
Public Law 754 
CHAPTER 666 
To 
AN ACT 
the flood-control project for 
authorize modification of the flood-control project for Missouri River 
Agricultural Levee Unit 513-512-R, Richardson County, Nebraska. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate arid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of ArrisHca in Congress asserrmled^ That the authoriza-
tion for Missouri Sivsc Agricultural Levee Unit 513-512-R, lying 
within the area of Drainage District Numbered 1 of Richardson 
County, Nebraska, included in the general comprehensive plan for 
flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin, approved 
by the Act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the Act of December 22, 
1944j and other Acts, is hereby further modified to include Federal 
participation in certain highway bridge relocation and construction 
over the Nemaha River, to include constructing a new bridge near the 
mouth of the Nemaha River (exclusive of approaches to be provided 
by local interests) to replace a structure destroyed by the flood of 1951, 
approximately three hundred feet long with twenty-two-foot road-
way, at an estimated Federal cost of $163,500. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
July 24, 1956 
[S. 1358] 
Nsmaha K l v e r , 
Nebr., bridge. 
52 Stat. 
58 Stan 
1218. 
B91. 
Public Law 755 
CHAPTER 667 
AN ACT 
July 24, 1956 
To exclude certain lands from Acadia National Park, Maine, and to authorize 
[s. 2305] 
their disposal as surplus Federal property. 
Be it ena/)ted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the tract of 
land in Acadia National Park, State of Maine, comprising approxi-
mately three hundred acres and identified as the "Green Lake Fish 
Hatchery Tract" is hereby excluded from Acadia National Park, and 
the said tract is authorized to be disposed of in accordance with the 
laws relating to the disposition of Federal property. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Acadia National 
Park, Mains. 
Public Law 756 
CHAPTER 668 
AN ACT 
To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended. 
July 24, 1956 
[S. 3120] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of the 
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 
U. S. C. 590h), is amended by striking out of subsection (a) "January 
1, 1957" and "December .31, 1956", wherever they appear therein, and 
inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1959" and "December 31, 1958", 
respectively. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
68 Stat. 907.
An Act to authorize and direct the Panama Canal Company to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge over the Panama Canal at Balboa, C. Z.
PL 84-753 (H.R.9801), enacted 07/23/1956

70 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 756-JULY 24, 1966 
597 
SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved July 23, 1956. 
Public Law 754 
CHAPTER 666 
To 
AN ACT 
the flood-control project for 
authorize modification of the flood-control project for Missouri River 
Agricultural Levee Unit 513-512-R, Richardson County, Nebraska. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate arid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of ArrisHca in Congress asserrmled^ That the authoriza-
tion for Missouri Sivsc Agricultural Levee Unit 513-512-R, lying 
within the area of Drainage District Numbered 1 of Richardson 
County, Nebraska, included in the general comprehensive plan for 
flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin, approved 
by the Act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the Act of December 22, 
1944j and other Acts, is hereby further modified to include Federal 
participation in certain highway bridge relocation and construction 
over the Nemaha River, to include constructing a new bridge near the 
mouth of the Nemaha River (exclusive of approaches to be provided 
by local interests) to replace a structure destroyed by the flood of 1951, 
approximately three hundred feet long with twenty-two-foot road-
way, at an estimated Federal cost of $163,500. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
July 24, 1956 
[S. 1358] 
Nsmaha K l v e r , 
Nebr., bridge. 
52 Stat. 
58 Stan 
1218. 
B91. 
Public Law 755 
CHAPTER 667 
AN ACT 
July 24, 1956 
To exclude certain lands from Acadia National Park, Maine, and to authorize 
[s. 2305] 
their disposal as surplus Federal property. 
Be it ena/)ted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the tract of 
land in Acadia National Park, State of Maine, comprising approxi-
mately three hundred acres and identified as the "Green Lake Fish 
Hatchery Tract" is hereby excluded from Acadia National Park, and 
the said tract is authorized to be disposed of in accordance with the 
laws relating to the disposition of Federal property. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Acadia National 
Park, Mains. 
Public Law 756 
CHAPTER 668 
AN ACT 
To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended. 
July 24, 1956 
[S. 3120] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of the 
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 
U. S. C. 590h), is amended by striking out of subsection (a) "January 
1, 1957" and "December .31, 1956", wherever they appear therein, and 
inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1959" and "December 31, 1958", 
respectively. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
68 Stat. 907.