An Act to provide that persons serving in the Armed Forces on January 31, 1955, may continue to accrue educational benefits under the Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952, and for other purposes
PL 84-7 (H.R.587), enacted 02/15/1955

PUBLIC LAW 6-FEB. 15, 1955 
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also from time to time make to the President such earlier reports as 
the President may request or as the Commission deems appropriate." 
SEC. 2. Section 6 of such Act of July 10, 1953, is hereby amended 
to read as follows: 
"TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION 
Ante, p. 5. 
"SEC. 6. The Commission shall cease to exist at the close of business 
on June 30,1955." 
Approved February 7, 1955. 
Public Law 6 
CHAPTER 6 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[s. jf. ftes. 14] 
Extending an invitation to the International Olympic Committee to hold the 
1960 Olympic Games at Detroit, Michigan. 
February 15,1955 
'3. J. Res. " •-
1960 
O l y m p i c 
Games. 
I n v i t a t i o n 
to 
Detroit, Mich. 
Resoliyed hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That whereas the United 
States Olympic Association will invite the International Olympic 
Committee to hold the Olympic Games in the United States at Detroit, 
Michigan, in 1960, the Government of the United States joins in the 
invitation of the United States Olympic Association to the Inter-
national Olympic Committee to hold the 1960 Olympic Games in the 
United States at Detroit, Michigan; and expresses the sincere hope 
that the United States will be selected as the site for this great 
enterprise in international good w^ill. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of State is directed to transmit a copy of this 
joint resolution to the International Olympic Committee. 
Approved February 15, 1955, 
Public Law 7 
CHAPTER 7 
February 15, 1955 
[H. R. 587] 
Veterans. 
Ed u c a t i o n a l 
benefits. 
66 Stat. 663. 
AN ACT 
To provide that persons serving in the Armed Forces on January 31, 1955, may 
continue to accrue educational benefits under the Veterans' Readjustment 
Assistance Act of 1952, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ameiica in Congress assembled^ That (a) section 201 
(1) of the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 (38 U. S. C , 
sec. 911 (1)) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
" (1) the term 'basic service period' means the period beginning 
on June 27,1950, and ending on January 31,1955, except that with 
respect to persons in the active service in the Armed Forces on 
January 31, 1955, such term means the period beginning on June 
27, 1950, and ending on the date of the person's first discharge or 
release from such service after January 31, 1955;". 
(b) Section 201 (2) (A) of such Act (38 U. S. C, sec. 911 (2) (A)) 
is hereby amended by striking out "during the basic service period" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "during the period beginning on June 
27, 1950, and ending on January 31, 1955". 
(c) Section 212 (c) of such Act (38 U. S. C, sec. 917 (c)) is hereby 
amended by striking out "during the basic service period" each time 
it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof each time "prior to Februaiy 1, 
1955". 
(d) Section 213 of such Act (38 U. S. C, sec. 918) is hereby amended 
to read as follows: 
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PUBLIC LAW 9-MAR. 2, 1955 
ii EXPIKATION OF ALL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
"SEC. 213. No education or training sliall be afforded an eligible 
veteran under this title beyond eight years after either his discharge 
or release from active service or the end of his basic service period, 
whichever is earlier, and in no event shall education or training be 
att'orded under this title after January 31,1965." 
(e) Section 214 (a) of such Act (38 IT. S. C , sec. 919 (a)) is hereby 
amended by striking out "the basic service period" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "his basic service period". 
SEC. 2. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as of 
Januai-y 31, 1955. 
Approved February 15, 1955. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 8 
CHAPTER 8 
A N A C T 
February 19. 1955 
To amend the wheat marketing quota proVisions of the Agricultural Adjustment 
[s. 145] 
Act of 1938, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (e) 
of section 334 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended 
(7 U. S. C. 1334 (e)), is amended, beginning with the 1955 crop of 
wheat, to read as follows: 
"(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary 
shall increase the farm marketing quotas and acreage allotments for 
the 1955 crop of wheat for farms located in counties in the States of 
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota designated by 
the Secretary as counties which (1) are capable of producing class I I 
durum wheat and (2) have produced such wheat for commercial food 
products during one or more of the ten years 1945 through 1954: 
Provided, That the increase in the wheat acreage allotment for any 
farm shall not exceed the difference between the acreage of cropland 
on the farm suitable for the production of wheat and the wheat acreage 
allotment, if any, determined without regard to this subsection, and 
the increase in allotment shall be conditioned upon the production 
thereon of class I I durum wheat. 
The increase in wheat acreage allot-
ments authorized by this subsection shall be in addition to the National, 
State, and county wheat acreage allotments, and the acreage of class 
I I durum wheat thereon shall not be considered in establishing future 
State, county, and farm acreage allotments." 
Approved February 19, 1955. 
Durum wheat. 
Allotments. 
68 Stat. 6. 
Public Law 9 
CHAPTER 9 
AN ACT 
To adjust the salaries of judges of United States couits. United States attorneys, 
Members of Congress, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Re])rese7itatives of the 
United States of AmeHca in Congress assembled, That (a) section 5 of 
title 28, United States Code, relating to the Chief Justice of the United 
States and to the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the 
United States, is amended by striking out "$25,500" and substituting 
therefor "$35,500", and by striking out "$25,000" and substituting 
therefor "$35,000". 
March 2, 1955 
[H. R. 3828] 
J u d i c i al a nd 
Co n g r e s s i o n a l 
salaries. 
62 Stat. 870.