An Act to amend section 303 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 to authorize the payment of mileage allowances for overland travel by private conveyance outside the continental limits of the United States
PL 84-576 (H.R.5268), enacted 06/13/1956

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organization shall perform such work: Provided^ That in the event 
construction work to be accomplished by any one repayment organi-
zation^ pursuant to contract with the United States, exceeds a total 
cost of $200,000, such contract shall not be executed by the Secretary 
prior to the expiration of sixty calender days (which sixty days, how-
ever, shall not include days on which either the House of Representa-
tives or the Senate is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
than three days to a day certain) from the date on which it has been 
submitted to the Speaker of the House and the President of the 
Senate for reference to the appropriate Committees, except that such 
contract may be executed prior to expiration of such sixty days in 
any case in which both such (^ommittees approve said contract and 
notify the Secretary in writing of such approval. 
Approved June 13, 1956. 
Public Law 576 
CHAPTER 383 
AN ACT 
To amend section 303 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 to authorize the 
payment of mileage allowances for overland travel by private conveyance 
outside the continental limits of the United States. 
June 13, 1956 
[H. R. 5268] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 303 of 
the Career Compensation Act of 1949 is amended by deleting in clause 
(3) of the fifth sentence thereof the words "for travel within the con-
tinental limits of the United States". 
Approved June 13, 1956. 
63 Stat. 813. 
37 u s e 253. 
Public Law 577 
CHAPTER 384 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of certain lands by the United States to the city 
of Muskogee, Oklahoma. 
June 13, 1956 
[H. R. 7679] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized and directed to convey by 
quitclaim deed to the city of Muskogee, Oklahoma, all the right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to a tract of land containing 
approximately eight and sixteen one-hundredths acres located north 
of the existing Veterans' Administration hospital reservation situate 
in Muskogee County, State of Oklahoma, likewise being a portion of 
certain lands conveyed to the United States by the city of Muskogee 
by warranty deed dated March 17, 1945, recorded in the office of the 
clerk of Muskogee County on June 23, 1945, in book 839, pages 432 to 
434, the exact courses and distances of the perimeter of which shall 
be determined and approved by the Administrator of Veterans' 
Affairs. 
The city of Muskogee shall pay the cost of surveys as may 
be required by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in determining 
the required legal description. 
SEC. 2. There shall be reserved to the United States all minerals, 
including oil and gas, in the lands authorized for conveyance by sec-
tion 1, and the deed of conveyance shall contain such additional terms, 
conditions, reservations, and restrictions as may be determined by the 
Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to be necessary to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
Muskogee, Okla-
homa. 
Conveyance. 
Reservation. 
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Reatriction. 
gj,(. 3 -pj^g deed of conveyaiice shall provide that the tract of land 
authorized to be conveyed by section 1 of this Act shall be used by the 
city of Muskogee, Oklahoma, for such purposes as will not, in the 
Judgment of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs or his designate, 
interfere with the care and treatment of patients in the Veterans 
Administration Hospital, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and that if such pro-
vision is violated, title to the tract shall revert to the United States. 
Approved June 13, 1956. 
Public Law 578 
CHAPTER 385 
June 13, 1956 
^ ACT 
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Making appropriations for tlie Executive Office of the President and sundry 
general Government agencies for tlie fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for 
other purposes. 
Be if enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
mMi*"M^te?8^Ap^ United States of America in Congress assenihled^ That the following 
P'op'^atio" Act, sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Executive Office of the President and 
sundry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 
30,1957, namely: 
TITLE I 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF T H E PRESIDEXT 
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT 
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For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance 
at the rate of $50,000 per annum, as authorized by the Act of January 
19,1949 (3 U. S. C. 102),$150,000. 
63 Stat. 4« 
T H E WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for The "White House Office, including not to 
exceed $215,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
60 Stat. 810. 
August 2,1916 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at such per diem rates for individuals 
as the President may specify, and other personal services without 
regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and com-
pensation of persons in the Government service; expenses of attend-
ance at meetings; newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and 
travel and official entertainment expenses of the President, to be 
accounted for solely on his certificate; $1,875,000. 
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SPECIAL PROJECTS 
For expenses necessary to provide staff assistance for the President 
in connection with special projects, to be expended in his discretion 
and without regard to such provisions of law regarding the expendi-
ture of Government funds or the compensation and employment of 
persons in the Government service as he may specify, $1,500,000: 
Provided^ That not to exceed 10 per centum of this appropriation may 
be used to reimburse the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses'', 
The White House Office, for administrative services.