An Act to extend for a period of two years the privilege of free importation of gifts from members of the Armed Forces of the United States on duty abroad
PL 84-190 (H.R.5559), enacted 07/28/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 190-JULY 28, 1955 
[69 STAT. 
allowance would be much less than the amount required to meet the 
actual and necessary expenses of the trip, the heads of departments 
and establishments may, in accordance with regulations promulgated 
5 use 840. 
i3y ^Y^Q Director, Bureau of the Budget, pursuant to section 7, pre-
scribe conditions under which reimbursement for such expenses may 
be authorized on an actual expense basis not to exceed a maximum 
amount to be specified in the travel authorization, but in any event 
not to exceed $25 for each day in travel status." 
SEC. 2. Section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (60 
Stat. 808; 5 U. S. C. 73b-2) is amended by striking "$10 per diem" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$15 per diem within the limits of the 
continental United States and beyond such limits, not to exceed the 
rates of per diem established by the Director of the Bureau of the 
Budget pursuant to section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as 
amended (5 U. S, C. 836)"; and by striking the period at the end 
thereof and adding the following additional proviso: ": And 
pro-
vided further, 
That where due to the unusual circumstances of a 
travel assignment within the limits of the continental United States 
such maximum per diem allowance would be much less than the 
amount required to meet the actual and necessary expenses of the 
trip, the heads of departments and establishments may, in accordance 
with regulations promulgated by the Director, Bureau of the Budget, 
pursuant to section 7 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 as amended 
(5 U. S. C. 840) prescribe conditions under w^hich reimbursement for 
such expenses may be authorized on an actual expense basis not to 
exceed a maximum amount to be specified in the travel authorization, 
but in any event not to exceed $25 for each day in travel status.". 
62 Stat. 950, 
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3 rpj^^ fij,g^ scuteuce of section 1823 (a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the portion "and if travel is made 
by privately owned automobile mileage at a rate not to exceed 7 cents 
per mile, together with a per diem allowance not to exceed $9 in lieu 
of subsistence" and inserting in lieu thereof "or, if travel is made by 
privately owned automobile, at a rate not to exceed that prescribed in 
5 use 837. 
section 4 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, together with a per 
diem allowance in lieu of subsistence not to exceed the rates of per 
diem as described in, or established pursuant to, section 3 thereof. 
SEC. 4. Section 4 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166; 
5 U. S. C. 837) is amended by striking out "4 cents" and "7 cents" and 
inserting "6 cents" and "10 cents", respectively, in lieu thereof. 
Approved July 28, 1955. 
Public Law 190 
CHAPTER 425 
July 28. 1955 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 5559] 
To extend for a period of two years the privilege of free importation of gifts 
from members of the Armed Forces of the United States on duty abroad. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2 of 
the Act of December 5, 1942, entitled "An Act to accord free entry 
to bona fide gifts from members of the armed forces of the United 
67 Stat. 22. 
States on duty abroad", as amended (U. S. C , title 50 App., sec. 847), 
is hereby amended by striking out "July 1,1955" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "July 1,1957". 
Approved July 28, 1955.