An Act to amend the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, in relation to the refund of reenlistment bonuses.
PL 84-620 (H.R.8693), enacted 06/25/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 620-JUNE 25, 1956 
[70 ST A T . 
A l t er nate sys-
tems for promulg»' 
ting, etc. 
Preservation 
originals. 
of 
of the requirements of law or regulation for filing with the Division 
or publication in the Federal Register of all or any documents or 
classes of documents. 
Such suspensions shall remain in effect until 
revoked by the President, or by concurrent resolution of the Congress. 
The President shall establish such alternate systems for promulgating, 
filing, or publishing documents or classes of documents affected by 
such suspensions, including requirements relating to their effective-
ness or validity, as may be deemed under the then existing circum-
stances practicable to provide public notice of the issuance and of the 
contents of such documents. 
Such alternate systems may, without 
limitation, make provision for the use of regional or specialized publi-
cations or depositories for documents, or of the press, the radio, or 
similar mediums of general communication. 
Compliance with such 
alternate systems of filing or publication shall have the same force and 
effect as filing with the Division or publication in the Federal Register 
pursuant to the provisions of this or of any other Act, or of any regu-
lation. 
With respect to documents promulgated under such alternate 
systems, each agency shall preserve the original and two duplicate 
originals or two certified copies thereof for filing with the Division 
when the President determines that it is practicable to do so." 
Approved June 25, 1956, 
Public Law 620 
CHAPTER 445 
June 25, 1956 
AN ACT 
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To amend the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, in relation to the 
refund of reenlistment bonuses. 
R e e n l i s t m e n t 
bonuses. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the fourth 
proviso of section 207 (a) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 
as amended (ch. 580, 65 Stat. 654; 37 U. S. C. 238 (a)), is further 
amended by deleting the phrase ", less any amount paid in Federal or 
State income taxes on such refundable part". 
Approved June 25, 1956. 
Public Law 621 
CHAPTER 446 
June 25, 1956 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 10060] 
rfQ amend the Distrit-t of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953, 
as amended. 
D. C police and 
firemen. 
Pay period. 
67 Stat. 182. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives^ of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 405 
of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953 
(67 Stat. 72), as amended (sec. 4-821, D. C. Code), is amended by 
adding thereto the following new subsection: 
"(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this 
section, the period June 27 to June 30,1956, both dates inclusive, shall 
constitute a special pay period for the officers and members of the 
Metropolitan Police force, the AVhite House Police force, and the 
United States Park Police force. 
Each day during such period 
shall be a workday for each such officer and member, and the pro-
visions of subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of the first section of 
the Act entitled "An Act to provide a five-day week for officers and 
members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park 
Police force, and the White House Police force", approved August 
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PUBLIC LAW 62a-JUNE 27, 1956 
15, 1950 (64 Stat. 447), as amended (sec. 4-904, D. 
not be applicable during such period." 
Approved June 25, 1956. 
C. Code), shall 
es stat. 27. 
Public Law 622 
CHAPTER 447 
AN ACT 
To amend section 14 (b) of the Federal Reserve Act, so as to extend for two 
additional years the authority of Federal Reserve banks to purchase United 
States obligations directly from the Treasury. 
June 25, 1956 
[H. R. 9285] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amer'ica in Congress assembled, That section 14 (b) 
of the Federal Keserve Act, as amended (U. S. C , 1952 edition, supp. 
II, title 12, sec. 355), is amended by striking out "July 1, 1956" and 
inserting in lieu thei-eof "July 1, 1958" and by striking out "June 30, 
1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30,1958". 
Approved June 25, 1956. 
68 Stat. 329. 
Public Law 623 
CHAPTER 452 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, com-
missions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 
30, 1957, and for other purposes. 
June 27, 1956 
[H. R. 9739] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, 
commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1957, namely: 
Independent C>f-
f i c e s Apprqpriia-
tion Act, 1957. 
TITLE I—INDEPENDENT OFFICES 
CIVIL SEEVICE COMMISSION 
Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses, including not to ex-
ceed $12,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) ; not to'exceed $10,000 for medical 
examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee 
basis; not to exceed $100 for the purchase of newspapers and periodi-
cals (excluding scientific, technical, trade or traffic periodicals, for 
official use) ; payment in advance for library membership in societies 
whose publications are available to members only or to members at a 
price lower than to the general public; not to exceed $70,000 for per-
forming the duties imposed upon the Commission by the Act of July 
19, 1940 (54 Stat. 767) ; reimtjursement of the General Services Ad-
ministration for security guard services for protection of confidential 
files; not to exceed $508,000 for expenses of travel; and not to exceed 
$5,000 for actuarial services by contract, without regard to section 
3709, Revised Statutes, as amended; $17,407,500. 
No part of the appropriations herein made to the Civil Service 
Commission shall be available for the salaries and expenses of the 
Legal Examining Unit in the Examining and Personnel Utilization 
Division of the Commission, established pursuant to Executive Order 
60 Stat. 810. 
5 u s e 1181,1 l£!k-
118n. 
Legal Examiniag 
Unit. 
3 C F R 
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Supp., p. 30.