An Act to amend section 158 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended, so as to include the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare among the executive departments there listed, and for other purposes
PL 84-852 (S.3768), enacted 07/31/1956

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PUBLIC LiAW 850-JULY 30, 1966 
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Public Law 850 
CHAPTER 794 
July 30,1956 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[H. /. Res. 317] 
Designating the week of November 16 to 22, 1956, as National Farm-City Week. 
National Farm-
City Week. 
Proclamation. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the week of November 
16 to 22, 1956, be designated as National Farm-City Week, in recog-
nition of the contribution American farm families have made to our 
civilization and in order to promote better public understanding of 
the needs, problems, and opportunities of our country's agriculture 
and farm people, and to honor men and women who have contributed 
to agricultural achievements and progress. 
To this end the President is authorized and requested to issue a 
proclamation calling upon the Department of Agriculture, the land-
grant colleges, the Agricultural Extension Service and all other appro-
priate agencies and officials of the Government, to cooperate with Na-
tional, State, and local farm organizations and other groups in the 
several States and counties in preparing and carrying out programs 
for the appropriate observation of National Farm-City Week, includ-
ing plans for public meetings, discussions, exhibits, pageants, and press, 
radio, and television features with a special emphasis on notable 
achievements by rural groups and individuals, local, State, and Na-
tional, and on the all-around enrichment of American country living 
through adequate cultural, spiritual, educational, recreational, and 
health facilities for both rural youth and rural adults. 
Approved July 30, 1956. 
JiUy 30, 1956 
[H. J. Res. 396] 
Public Law 851 
CHAPTER 795 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To establisli a national motto of the United States. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the national motto of 
the United States is hereby declared to be "In God we trust." 
Approved July 30, 1966. 
July 31, 1956 
[S. 3768] 
Public Law 852 
CHAPTER 802 
A
N ACT 
To amend section 158 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended, 
so as to include the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare among 
the executive departments there listed, and for other purposes. 
D e p a r t m e n t of 
Health, Education, 
and Welfare. 
Applicability of 
certain laws. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 158 
of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (5 U. S. C. 
1), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 158. The provisions of this title shall apply to the following 
executive departments: 
"First. The Department of State. 
"Second. The Department of Defense. 
"Third. The Department of the Treasury. 
"Fourth. The Department of Justice. 
"Fifth. The Post Office Department. 
"Sixth. The Department of the Interior. 
"Seventh. The Department of Agriculture. 
"Eighth. The Department of Commerce. 
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General Counsol. 
"Ninth. The Department of Labor. 
"Tenth. The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare." 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall 
not be construed to make applicable to the Department of Health, 
Education, and Welfare any provision of law inconsistent with Reor-
ganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 or Public Law 13, 83d Congress, or to 
f « % laai-fs 
supersede or limit any function or authority of the Department of note. 
Health, Education, and Welfare, or any officer thereof, under any law 
in effect prior to the enactment of this Act, or prevent or limit the 
expenditure of funds for any such function or authority. 
SEC. 2. (a) There shall be in the Department of Health, Education, 
and Welfare, a General Counsel who snail be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall 
receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter provided by law 
for assistant secretaries of executive departments. The General Coun-
sel shall be the chief legal officer of the Department and shall perform 
such functions as the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 
may prescribe. 
(b) The General Counsel shall act as Secretary during the absence 
or disability, or in the event of a vacancy in the office, of the Secretary 
of Health, Education, and Welfare and of the Under Secretary and 
the Assistant Secretaries of Health, Education, and Welfare. 
Approved July 31, 1956, 5:00 p.m. 
Public Law 853 
CHAPTER 803 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for Mutual Security for tlie fistal year ending June 30, 
1957, and for otlier purposes. 
July 31,1956 
[H. R. 12130] 
Be it eimcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
« » , 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following Appro^r*ationX;tI 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- '^^''* 
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, namely: 
MUTUAL SECURITY 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the pro-
visions of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, as follows: 
Military assistance: For assistance authorized by section 103 (a) 
(3), including not to exceed $23,000,000 for administrative expenses to 
carry out the purposes of title I, chapter 1, and section 124, $2,017,-
500,000 of which $67,500,000 shall be available for infrastructure as 
authorized by section 104 (a) ; and in addition not to exceed $195,500,-
000 of unobligated and unreserved funds heretofore appropriated 
under authority of section 103 (a), section 104 and section 124 of the 
Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, are continued available 
until June 30, 1957, for the purposes of sections 103 (a) (3) and 104: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available for military assist-
ance under this Act shall be used to furnish military equipment to 
Yugoslavia except for maintenance of equipment heretofore furnished 
or to provide spare parts for replacement purposes ; 
Defense support: For assistance authorized by section 131 (c), for 
Europe (excluding Greece and Turkey), $68,700,000: Provided, That 
at least $50,000,000 on a grant basis shall be available for Spain, 
exclusive of inter-regional expenses: 
Provided 
further, 
That not 
less than $18,500,000 of the amount available for Spain shall be used 
for agricultural commodities; for the Near East (including Greece 
and Turkey) and Africa, $167,500,000; for Asia, $873,500,000; and for 
Ante, p. 555. 
69 Stat. 284. 
22 u s e 1834. 
22 u s e 1814. 
R«atriction. 
Ante, p. 556.