An Act to amend the act of June 23, 1949, as amended, to remove the monthly limitations on official long-distance telephone calls and official telegrams of Members of the House of Representatives without affecting the annual limitation on such telephone calls and telegrams
PL 83-6 (H.R.2230), enacted 03/10/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 6-MAR. 10, 1953 
tion 2 (a) of the National Housing Act, as amended, is hereby amended ^J^^ home repair 
to reaa as follows: "The aggregate amount of all loans, advances of 
48 *stat. 12 4 6, 
credit, and obligations purchased, exclusive of financing charges, with *^2*usc?1'703(a). 
respecif to which insurance may be heretofore or hereafter granted 
under this section and outstanding at any one time shall not exceed 
$1,750,000,000." 
SEC. 2. Prior to June 30, 1954, the Federal Housing Commissionei- Treas^ufy^"**"* *° 
shall pay out of the capital account of the Title I Insurance Fund to 
the Secretary of the Treasury the a m o ^ t of $8,333,313.65 which con-
stitutes the Government investment in the capital account of the 
Title I Insurance Fund. The amount payable hereunder shall be paid 
in the discretion of the Commissioner either in one lump sum or in 
installments except that the first payment shall be made on July 1,1953. 
Approved March 10, 1953. 
Public Law 6 
CHAPTER 6 
AN ACT 
To aineud tbe Act of June 28,19-1!), as amended, to remove the moiitMy limitations 
on official long-distance telephone calls and official telegrams of Members of the 
House of Representatives without affecting the annual limitati<m on such 
telephone calls and telegrams. 
March 10, 1953 
CH.R. 2230] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representativen 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asstmhled^ That tlie first two 
Hections of the Act entitled "An Act relating to telephone and telegraph 
service and clerk hire for Members of the House of Representatives'', 
approved June 23, 1949, as amended, are amended to read as folloAvs: 
"That in the case of each Member of the House of Representatives, 
there sliall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Repre-
sentatives, in accordance M itli rules and regulations prescribed by the 
Committee on House Administration and subject to the limitations 
])rovided in section 2, the folloAving charges: 
" (1) toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls 
made by or on behalf of the Meml>er within the United States, its 
Territories or possessions; and 
"(2) charges on strictly official telegrams sent by or on behalf 
of the Member within the United States, its Territories or 
possessions. 
"SEC. 2. In the case of any Member of the House of Representatives 
other than the Speaker, the majority leader, the minority leader, the 
majority whip, and the minority AA'hip, there shall be paid under the 
first section of this Act— 
" (1) toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls 
made by or on behalf of the Member, aggregating not more than 
1,800 minutes-during any year, except that if a Member is elected 
for a portion of a term, the aggregate number of minutes Avith 
respect to which toll charges may be paid under the first section 
shall be reduced, with respect to the year in which he commences 
his service, to a number which is the same percentage of 1,800 as 
the number of days of his servicein such year is of the total number 
of days in such year; and 
"(2) charges on strictly official telegrams sent by or on behalf 
of the Member, aggregating not more than 12,000 words during 
any year, except that if a Member is elected for a portion of a 
term, the aggregate mtmber of words with respect to which charges 
may be paid under the first section shall be leduced, with respect 
House of R e p -
resentatives. 
Tel 
epbone 
a n d 
telegr^h service. 
63 Stat. 264. 
2 u s e 46f, 46g. 
L i m i t a t i o n on 
charges. 
PUBLIC LAW 7-MAR. 14, 1953 
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Effective date. 
to the year in which he commences his service, to a number which 
is the same percentage of 12,000 as the number of days of his 
service in such year is of the total number of days in such year. 
For the purposes of this section, the term 'year" means the period 
beginnino- at noon on January 8 of a calendar year and ending at noon 
on January 3 of the succeeding calendar year."' 
SKC". 2, The amendment made by this Act to such Act of June 23, 
U)49, as amended, shall talfe effect as of noon on January 3,1953. 
Approved March 10, 1953. 
March 14, 1953 
[H.R. 2332] 
Public Law 7 
CHAPTER 7 
AN ACT 
ITo place temporary limitations on the number of officers serving (m active duty 
in tlie Armed Forces, and for other pnrjwses. 
Armed Forces. 
C o m m i s sioned 
officer personnel 
limitations. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) on June 
30, 1953, commissioned officer personnel on active duty in the Armed 
Forces (excluding Reserve officers on active duty training or Reserve 
officers ordered to active duty for periods of thirty days or less) shall 
not exceed the following numbers in each grade: 
66 Stat. 537. 
Termination. 
Ranks 
General of the Army or fleet admiral of the Navy 
General or admiral 
.-
Lieutenant general or vice admiral 
Major general or rear admiral 
Brigadier general or rear admiral 
Colonel or captain of the Navy 
-
Lieutenant colonel or commander 
Major or lieutenant commander 
Army 
4 
8 
27 
172 
297 
5,199 
13,230 
18,075 
Navy 
3 
6 
24 
128 
128 
2,987 
7,096 
10,911 
Air 
Force 
0 
7 
19 
161 
222 
4,351 
8,602 
21,454 
Marine 
Corps 
0 
1 
4 
23 
31 
546 
1,186 
2,522 
(b) Vacancies within the allowances prescribed by subsection (a) 
of this section for any grade may be assigned to any lower grade or 
grades. 
SEC. 2. Section 634 of Public Law 488, Eighty-second Congress, is 
hereby repealed. 
SEC. 3. This Act shall terminate on July 1, 1953. 
Approved March 14, 1953. 
March 23, 1953 
[S. 1188] 
Public Law 8 
CHAPTER 8 
AN ACT 
To amend the l)ei)enden'ts Assistance Act of 1950 to continue in effect certain 
of the provisions thereof. 
64 Stat. 797. 
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a p p . 
2216. 
Be it enacted hy the Seviate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 16 of 
the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 (Public Law 771, Eighty-first 
Congress) is amended by deleting the date "April 30,1953'' and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the date "July 1,1955''. 
Approved March 23, 1953.