An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent to the State of Idaho for certain land
PL 83-353 (H.R.998), enacted 05/07/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 35a-MAY 6, 1954 
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A l a b a ma 
and 
Florida. 
Boundary agree-
ment. 
thirty degrees sixteen minutes fifty-three seconds north ana longi-
tude eighty-seven degrees thirty-one minutes six seconds west as 
the control point; 
That the boundary line at the mouth of Perdido River is 
fixed, as nearly as may be, in the axis of the mouth of said river, 
passing through the control point and running north and south 
and having as its northern terminus a point of latitude thirty 
degrees seventeen minutes two seconds north and longitude eighty-
seven degrees thirty-one minutes six seconds west, and as its 
southern terminus a point one thousand feet due south of the 
control point; 
That from the northern terminus of the boundary line at the 
mouth of the river, the boundary up the lower portion of said 
river be a straight line to a point of latitude thirty degrees 
eighteen minutes ho seconds north, longitude eighty-seven degrees 
twenty-seven minutes eight seconds west, thence by a straight 
line to a point in the center line of the Intracoastal Canal at longi-
tude eighty-seven degrees twenty-seven minutes no seconds west; 
That the seaward boundary between Florida and Alabama 
extends from the south end of the boundary line at the mouth of 
Perdido River, thence south no degrees one minute no seconds 
west to the seaward limit of each respective State; and 
Whereas such acts of the States of Alabama and Florida constitute 
an agreement between such States establishing a boundary line 
between them: Therefore, be it 
Resolved l)y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the consent of Con-
gress is hereby given to such agreement and to the establishment of 
such boundary, and such Acts of the States of Alabama and Florida 
are hereby approved. 
Approved May 6, 1954. 
May 6, 1954 
[H. R. 5627] 
Public Law 352 
CHAPTER 183 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 472, Eighty-first Congress, approved April 11, 1950, en-
titled "An Act to promote the national defense and to contribute to more 
effective aeronautical research by authorizing professional personnel of the 
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics to attend accredited graduate 
schools for research and study." 
64 Stat. 43. 
50 u s e 160f. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America ifi Congress assembled, That section 6 of 
Public Law 472, Eighty-first Congress, is amended to read "The total 
of the sums expended pursuant to this Act, including all sums ex-
pended for the payment of salaries or compensation to employees on 
leave, shall not excepd $100,000 in any fiscal year.-'. 
Approved May 6, 1954. 
May 7,1954 
[H. R. 998] 
Public Law 353 
CHAPTER 191 
AN ACT 
Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent to the State of Idaho 
for certain land. 
Idaho. 
Land patent. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to issue a patent or 
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patents to the State of Idaho for the lands relinquished by the State 
under Carey Act Segregation List Numbered 53 for which State Final 
Certificates have been issued for use only by the State for conveyance 
by deed to the holders of State Final Certificates for such land or to 
their heirs, successors, or assigns for the tract of land covered by such 
final certificate. 
Approved May 7, 1954. 
Public Law 354 
CHAPTER 194 
AN ACT 
To authorize certain members of the Armed Forces to accept and wear decorations 
of certain foreign nations. 
May 8, 1954 
[S« 2247] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, subject to such 
regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, and Treasury, members and former members of the Armed 
Forces of the United States holding any office of profit or trust under 
the United States who have served, subsequent to June 26, 1950, in 
Korea and such of the waters or lands adjacent thereto as may be des-
ignated as combat zones or areas by the respective Secretaries are 
authorized, during the period of hostilities in Korea in which the 
United States is engaged, and for one year thereafter, to accept from 
the governments of foreign nations whose personnel are participating 
with or under the United Nations Command in Korea such decorations, 
orders, and emblems as may be tendered them, and which are conferred 
by such governments upon members of their own military forces. 
For 
purposes of this Act the consent of the Congress required in accordance 
with clause 8 of section 9, article I of the Constitution is hereby granted. 
Any such member or former member holding any office of profit or 
trust under the United States is authorized to wear any decoration, 
order, or emblem accepted pursuant to authority contained in this Act. 
Approved May 8, 1954. 
Armed Forces 
Decorations. 
Public Law 355 
CHAPTER 195 
AN ACT 
To authorize the care and treatment at facilities of the Public Health Service 
of narcotic addicts committed by the United States District Court for the 
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
May 8, 1954 
[H. R. 6702] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, 
DECLARATION OF PURPOSE 
SECTION 1. In order to afford the District of Columbia time to provide 
the facilities required to carry out the Act of June 24, 1953 (Public 
Law 76, Eighty-third Congress), and, in the interim, to help it meet 
its responsibility for the detention, care, and treatment of noncriminal 
narcotic addicts, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of this Act to 
authorize the limited use of suitable Public Health Service facilities 
for a temporary period, at the expense of the District of Columbia, 
for such detention, care, and treatment. 
SEC. 2. The Public Health Service Act (42 U. S. C, ch. 6A) is 
amended by redesignating section 345 as section 346 and by inserting 
after section 344 the following new section: 
Narcotics. 
Tr e a t m e n t of 
users in D. C. 
67 Stat. 77. 
D. C. Code 
601 to 24-612. 
24-
58 Stat. 682, 701. 
42 u s e 261.