An Act to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended.
PL 90-552 (S.3068), enacted 10/08/1968

958 
October 8,1968 
[S.3068] 
Food Stamp Act 
of 1964, amend-
ment. 
78 Stat. 709; 
81 Stat. 228. 
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Report to 
Congress. 
PUBLIC LAW 90-552-OCT. 8, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
Public Law 90-552 
AN ACT 
To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1J)04, as amended. 
Be it eriacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress nssenibled^ That subsection (a) 
of section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 is amended (A) by delet-
ing from the first sentence the phrase "not in excess of $225,000,000 for 
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1969'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: "not in excess of $815,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 80, 1969; not in excess of $840,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
June 30, 1970; not in excess of $170,000,000 for the six months ending 
December 31, 1970''; (B) by changing the word "year" at the end of 
such first sentence to "i)eri(>d"; and (C) by adding at the end of the 
subsection the following sentence: "On or before January 20 of each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
operations under this Act during the preceding calendar year and 
projecting needs for the ensuing calendar year." 
Approved October 8, 1968. 
October 8, 1968 
[H. R.16175] 
Organization of 
American States 
headquarters and 
chancery sites. 
Transfer of 
property. 
Public Law 90-553 
AN ACT 
To authorize the transfer, conveyance, lease, and improvement of, and construc-
tion on, certain property in the District of Columbia, for use as a headquarters 
site for the Organization of American States, as sites for governments of 
foreign countries, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bepresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That in order to 
facilitate the conduct of foreign relations by the Department of State 
in Washington, District of Columbia, through the creation of a more 
propitious atmosphere for the establishment of foreign government 
and international organization offices and other facilities, the Secretary 
of State is authorized to sell or lease to foreign governments and inter-
national organizations property owned by the United States in the 
Northwest section of the District of Columbia bounded by Connecticut 
Avenue, Van Ness Street, Reno Road, and Tilden Street, upon such 
terms and conditions as he may prescribe, P^very lease, cx>ntract of sale, 
deed, and other document of transfer shall provide (a) that the foreign 
government shall devote the property transferred to use for legation 
purposes, or (b) that the international organization shall devote the 
property transferred to its official uses. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to transfer 
or convey to the Organization of American States, without monetary 
consideration, all right, title, and interest to a parcel of land not to 
exceed eight acres, to be selected by the Secretary of State, wdthin the 
area described in section 1 of this Act. The deed conveying such prop-
erty shall provide that the Organization of American States shall use 
the property solely as a site for a headquarters building and related 
improvements, and shall contain such other terms and conditions as he 
may prescribe.