An Act to repeal the provisions of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act which prohibits a Federal Reserve bank from paying out notes of another Federal Reserve bank
PL 83-514 (H.R.9143), enacted 07/19/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 515-JULY 20, 1954 
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Public Law 514 
CHAPTER 547 
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^ 1954 
To repeal the provisions of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act which pro- 
[H. R. 9143] 
hibits a Federal Reserve bank from paying out notes of another Federal Re-
serve bank. 
Federal Reserve 
notes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the third para-
graph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, is amended ""4o"stat. 236. 
by striking out the sentences thereof which read as follows: "When-
ever Federal reserve notes issued through one Federal Reserve bank 
shall be received by another Federal Reserve bank, they shall be 
promptly returned for credit or redemption to the Federal Reserve 
bank through which they were originally issued or, upon direction of 
such Federal Reserve bank, they shall be forwarded direct to the 
Treasurer of the United States to be retired. No Federal Reserve 
bank shall pay out notes issued through another under penalty of a 
tax of 10 per centum upon the face value of notes so paid out." 
Approved July 19, 1954. 
Public Law 515 
CHAPTER 553 
AN ACT 
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, 
July 20.195 
To provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United 
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States who have lost United States citizenship by voting in a political election 
or plebiscite held in occupied Japan. 
Japanese elec-
tions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That a person who 
has lost United States citizenship solely by reason of having voted in "cTuzensh^ of 
any political election or plebiscite held in Japan between September 2, ^°**'"* 
1945, and April 27, 1952, inclusive, and who has not, subsequent to 
such voting, committed any act which, had he remained a citizen, 
would have operated to expatriate him, and is not otherwise dis-
qualified from becoming a citizen by reason of sections 313 or 314, or 
the third sentence of section 318 of the Immigration and Nationality 
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Act, may be naturalized by taking, prior to two years after the date 1425, 1429. 
of the enactment of this Act, before any naturalization court specified 
in subsection (a) of section 310 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act or before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States 
» use 1421(a). 
abroad, the applicable oath prescribed by section 337 of such Act. s use i448. 
Certified copies of such oath shall be sent by such court or such diplo-
matic or consular officer to the Department of State and to the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
Such oath of allegiance shall be entered in the 
records of the appropriate naturalization court, embassy, legation, 
or consulate, and upon demand, a certified copy of the proceedings, 
including a copy of the oath administered, under the seal of the 
naturalization court, embassy, legation, or consulate, shall be delivered 
to such person at a cost not exceeding $5, which certified copy shall 
be evidence of the facts stated therein before any court of record or 
judicial tribunal and in any department or agency of the Government 
of the United States. Any such person shall have, from and after 
naturalization under this Act, the same citizenship status as that which 
existed immediately prior to its loss: Provided^ That no such person