An Act relating to the issuance of certain patents in fee to lands within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Mont
PL 84-539 (H.R.4604), enacted 05/28/1956

70 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 639-MAY 28, 1966 
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Whereas the Congress deems it fitting that the fine qualities of states-
manship, patriotism, and loyalty exemplified in the life of the late 
Alben William Barkley should not be forgotten by the people he 
served so well: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the dam to be con- L^"^lrid!fy^ K^ 
structed on the Lower Cumberland River, Kentucky, authorized by 
Designatioii 
the Flood Control Act of 1954, and the reservoir to be formed by the 
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waters impounded by such dam, shall hereafter be known as Barkley 
Dam and Lake Barfeley, respectively, and any law, regulation, docu-
ment or record of the United States in which such dam and reservoir 
are designated or referred to shall be held to refer to such dam and 
reservoir under and by the name Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley, 
respectively. 
Approved Mav 24, 1956. 
Public Law 538 
CHAPTER 325 
AN A C T 
May 28, 1956 
To amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 so as to provide for the utilization 
[S. 2286] 
of privately owned shipping services in connection with the transportation of 
privately owned vehicles. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 901 of 
the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, is amended by adding 
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at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: 
"(c) That notwithstanding any other provision of law, privately 
owned American shipping services may be utilized for the transporta-
tion of motor vehicles owned by Government personnel whenever 
transportation of such vehicles at Government expense is otherwise 
authorized by law." 
Approved May 28, 1956. 
Public Law 539 
CHAPTER 326, 
AN ACT 
f^^y 28, 1956 
Relating to the issuance of certain patents in fee to lands within the Blackfeet 
[H. R. 4604] 
Indian Reservation, Montana. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary n^se^tiln^uont^ 
of the Interior is authorized, on application therefor, to issue to each 
holder of an exchange assignment on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, 
Montana, a patent to the lands that are covered by such exchange 
assignment. 
The patent shall include all oil, gas, coal, and other 
minerals in the land unless the Indian to whom the patent is issued 
reserved the right to such minerals in the land that was transferred 
by him to the tribe, or unless he did not have the right to such minerals 
in the land so transferred. 
The patent shall be a patent in fee if in 
the judgment of the Secretary the applicant is able to manage his own 
affairs without governmental assistance, and shall be a trust patent 
if the Secretary determines that the applicant needs governmental 
assistance in handling his affairs. 
Any trust created by such patent 
may be terminated by the Secretary when in his judgment the need 
therefor has ended. 
Approved May 28, 1956.