An Act making appropriations for the Executive Office of the President and sundry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.
PL 84-578 (H.R.9536), enacted 06/13/1956

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Reatriction. 
gj,(. 3 -pj^g deed of conveyaiice shall provide that the tract of land 
authorized to be conveyed by section 1 of this Act shall be used by the 
city of Muskogee, Oklahoma, for such purposes as will not, in the 
Judgment of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs or his designate, 
interfere with the care and treatment of patients in the Veterans 
Administration Hospital, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and that if such pro-
vision is violated, title to the tract shall revert to the United States. 
Approved June 13, 1956. 
Public Law 578 
CHAPTER 385 
June 13, 1956 
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Making appropriations for tlie Executive Office of the President and sundry 
general Government agencies for tlie fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for 
other purposes. 
Be if enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
mMi*"M^te?8^Ap^ United States of America in Congress assenihled^ That the following 
P'op'^atio" Act, sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Executive Office of the President and 
sundry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 
30,1957, namely: 
TITLE I 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF T H E PRESIDEXT 
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT 
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For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance 
at the rate of $50,000 per annum, as authorized by the Act of January 
19,1949 (3 U. S. C. 102),$150,000. 
63 Stat. 4« 
T H E WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for The "White House Office, including not to 
exceed $215,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
60 Stat. 810. 
August 2,1916 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at such per diem rates for individuals 
as the President may specify, and other personal services without 
regard to the provisions of law regulating the employment and com-
pensation of persons in the Government service; expenses of attend-
ance at meetings; newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and 
travel and official entertainment expenses of the President, to be 
accounted for solely on his certificate; $1,875,000. 
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SPECIAL PROJECTS 
For expenses necessary to provide staff assistance for the President 
in connection with special projects, to be expended in his discretion 
and without regard to such provisions of law regarding the expendi-
ture of Government funds or the compensation and employment of 
persons in the Government service as he may specify, $1,500,000: 
Provided^ That not to exceed 10 per centum of this appropriation may 
be used to reimburse the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses'', 
The White House Office, for administrative services. 
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EXECUTIVE MANSIOX AND GROLNDS 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating and lightmg, including electric power and 
fixtures, of the Executive Mansion and the Executive Mansion grounds 
and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may determine, 
notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other Act, $383,775. 
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Bureau of the Budget, including 
newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $400); teletype news service 
(not exceeding $900) ; not to exceed $70,000 for expenses of travel; 
expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of 
this appropriation; and not to exceed $20,000 for services as authorized 
by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates 
^o stat. sio. 
not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals; $3,550,000. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
60 StaU 23. 
For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its functions 
under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U. S. C. 1021), including news-
papers and periodicals (not exceeding $400); not exceeding $15,000 
for expenses of travel; expenses of attendance at meetings concerned 
with the purposes of this appropriation; and press clippings (not 
exceeding $300); $365,700. 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Security Council, including 
services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 
U. S. C. 55a), at rates not in excess of $50 per diem for individuals; 
eo stat. sio. 
acceptance and utilization of voluntary and uncompensated services; 
and expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with work related 
to the activity of the Council; $248,000. 
OFFICE OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Defense Mobilization, in-
cluding newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding $500); hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; reimbursement of the General Services Admin-
istration for security guard service; and expenses of attendance at 
meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; $2,200,-
000, of which $140,000 shall be available for the Interdepartmental 
Radio Advisory Committee: Provided^ That contracts for not to ex-
ceed eight persons under this appropriation for temporary or inter-
mittent services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 
1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), may be renewed annually. 
so stat. sio. 
PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT 
ORGANIZATION 
For necessary expenses of the President's Advisory Committee on 
Government Organization, established by Executive Order 10432 of 
Restriction* 
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January 24,1953, including services as authorized by section 15 of the 
60 Stat. 810. 
Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $50 per 
diem for individuals; expenses of attendance at meetings concerned 
with the purposes of the Committee; and actual transportation ex-
penses and an allowance of not to exceed $15 per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence while away from their homes or regular places of business, for 
members of the Committee and other persons serving without compen-
sation ; $57,500. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO T H E PRESIDENT 
EMERGENCY FUND FOR THE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL DEFENSE 
For expenses necessary to enable the President, through such officers 
or agencies of the Government as he may designate, and without regard 
to such provisions of law regarding the expenditure of Government 
funds or the compensation and employment of persons in the Govern-
ment service as he may specify, to provide in his discretion for emer-
gencies affecting the national interest, security, or defense which may 
arise at home or abi-oad during the current fiscal year, $1,000,000: 
Provided^ That no part of this appropriation shall be available for 
allocation to finance a function or project for which function or project 
a budget estimate of appropriation was transmitted pursuant to law 
during the Eighty-fourth Congress, second session, and Eighty-fifth 
Congress, first session, and such appropriation denied after considera-
tion thereof by the Senate or House of Representatives or by the 
Committee on Appropriations of either body. 
EXPENSES OF MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT 
For expenses necessary to assist the President in improving the man-
agement of executive agencies and in obtaining greater economy and 
efficiency through the establishment of more efficient business methods 
in Government operations, including services as authorized by section 
60 Stat. 810. 
15 of ^j^e Act of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates for individuals 
not to exceed $75 per diem, by allocation to any agency or office in the 
executive branch for the conduct, under the general direction of the 
Bureau of the Budget, of examinations and appraisals of, and the 
development and installation of improvements in, the organization and 
operations of such agency or of other agencies in the executive branch, 
$400,000, to remain available until expended, and which shall be avail-
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^ble without regard to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 3679 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended. 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by the Act of June 26, 1946 
60 Stat. 317. 
(36 U. S. C. 121, 123-132, 138), including the acquisition of land or 
interest in land in foreign countries; purchase and repair of uniforms 
for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the 
United States and its Territories and possessions at a cost not exceed-
ing $1,500; not to exceed $69,000 for expenses of travel; rent of office 
and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one, at not to exceed 
$2,600, for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when 
required by law of such countries; $1,140,000, of which $10,000 shall 
be immediately available for printing relating to the dedication of 
^s^tation allow "y^orld War II memorials: Provided^ That where station allowance 
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has been authorized by the Department of the Army for officers of the 
Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the same allow-
ance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces assigned to 
the Commission while serving at the same foreign stations, and this 
appropriation is hereby made available for the payment of such 
allowance: Provided 
further^ That when traveling on business of 
the Commission, officers of the Armed Forces serving as members or 
as secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses as 
provided for civilian members of the Commission: Provided 
further^ 
That the Commission shall reimburse other Government agencies, 
including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of per-
sonnel assigned to it. 
CoJfSTRUCTiON or MEMORIALS AND CEMETERIES 
For expenses necessary for the permanent design and construction 
of memorials and cemeteries in foreign countries as authorized by 
the Act of June 26, 1946 (36 U. S. C. 121, 123-132, 138b), and the 
Act of August 5, 1947 (50 U. S. C. App. 1819), including not to 
exceed $22,500 for expenses of travel, $1,050,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided^ That the Commission shall reimburse other 
Government agencies, including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, 
and allowances of personnel assigned to it. 
Reimbursementst 
60 Stat. 317. 
61 Stat. 779. 
FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry on the activities of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by 
section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at rates not 
to exceed $50 per diem for individuals; expenses of attendance at 
meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; not to 
exceed $10,000 for expenses of travel; and advances or reimburse-
ments to other Government agencies for use of their facilities and 
services in carrying out the functions of the Commission, and em-
ployment of aliens; $800,000, of which $100,000 shall be derived only 
from the war claims fund created by section 13 (a) of the War Claims 
Act of 1948 (Public Law 896, approved July 3, 1948) and not to be 
available for obligation after June 30, 1957. 
60 Stat. 810. 
62 Stat. 1247. 
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2012. 
SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES CONTROL BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Subversive Activities Control Board, 
including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 
1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of travel, and 
not to exceed $500 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals, 
$350,000. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
60 Stat. 810. 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
SEC. 201. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum 
amount allowable during the current fiscal year, in accordance with 
section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 78), for the pur-
chase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses and am-
bulances), is hereby fixed at $1,350 except station wagons for which 
the maximum shall be $1,800. 
Passenger motor 
vehicles. 
60 Stat. 810. 
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Citizenship re* 
quirements. 
Affidavit. 
Penalty. 
Non applicability. 
Living 
quarters 
allowances. 
46 Stat. 818. 
60 Stat. 1026. 
22 u s e 1131. 
22 u s e 801. 
S e n a t e 
disap-
proval of person-
nel. 
USeA and Life-
t i m e Federal Di-
gest. 
Administrative 
e:q>enses. 
59 Stat. 597. 
60 Stat. 810. 
SEC. 202. Unless otherwise specified and during the current fiscal 
year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of 
the Government of the United States (including any agency the 
majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the 
United States) whose post of duty is in continental United States 
imless such person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a per-
son in the service of the United States on the date of enactment of this 
Act who, being eligible for citizenship, had filed a declaration of 
intention to become a citizen of the United States prior to such date, 
(3) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States, or (4) is an 
alien from the Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the United States 
for permanent residence: Provided^ That for the purpose of this sec-
tion, an affidavit signed by any such person shall be considered prima 
facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his 
status have been complied with: Provided further^ That any person 
making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony and, upon convic-
tion, shall be fined not more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more 
than one year, or both: Provided further^ That the above penal clause 
shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions 
of existing law: Provided further^ That any payment made to any 
officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be 
recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This section shall 
not apply to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines or to nationals 
of those countries allied with the United States in the current defense 
effort, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary 
employment in the field service (not to exceed sixty days) as a result 
of emergencies. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations of the executive departments and inde-
pendent establishments for the current fiscal year, available for ex-
penses of travel or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are 
hereby made available for living quarters allowances in accordance 
with the Act of June 26, 1930 (5 U. S. C. 118a), and regulations pre-
scribed thereunder, and cost-of-living allowances similar to those 
allowed under section 901 (2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, in 
accordance with and to the extent prescribed by regulations of the 
President, for all civilian officers and employees of the Government 
permanently stationed in foreign countries: Provided^ That the avail-
ability of appropriations made to the Department of State for carry-
ing out the provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 shall not 
be affected hereby. 
SEC. 204. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year 
contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the 
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after 
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person. 
SEC. 205. Xo part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act for the current fiscal year shall be used to pay in excess of 
$4 per volume for the current and future volumes of the United States 
Code Annotated, and such volumes shall be purchased on condition 
and with the understanding that latest published cumulative annual 
pocket parts issued prior to the date of purchase shall be furnished 
free of charge, or in excess of $4.25 per volume for the current or 
future volumes of the Lifetime Federal Digest. 
SEC. 206. Funds made available by this or any other Act for ad-
ministrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and 
agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended (31 U. S. C. 841), shall be available, in addition to objects 
for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District 
of Columbia; services in accordance with section 15 of the Act of Au-
gust 2,1946 (5 Y. S. C. 65a) ; and the objects specified under this head. 
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all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of 
such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are 
made available: Provided^ That in the event any functions budgeted 
as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid 
from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be 
correspondingly reduced. 
SEC. 207. No part of any funds of or available to any wholly owned 
Government corporation shall be used for the purchase or construc-
tion, or in making loans for the purchase or construction of any office 
building, without specific authority in law therefor, primarily for 
occupancy by any department or agency of the United States Govern-
ment or by any corporation owned by the United States Government. 
SEC. 208. During the current fiscal year, the provisions of Bureau of 
the Budget Circular A-45, dated June 3, 1952, shall be controlling 
over the activities of all departments, agencies, and corporations of 
the Government: Provided, That said circular may be amended or 
changed during such year by the Director of the Budget with the 
approval of the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives: Provided further, That the Bureau of 
the Budget shall make a report to Congress not later than January 
31,1957, of the operations of this order upon all departments, agencies, 
and corporations of the Government: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer or employee 
shall be required to occupy any Government-owned quarters unless the 
head of the agency concerned shall determine that necessary service 
cannot be rendered or property of the United States cannot be 
adequately protected otherwise. 
SEC. 209. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of July 15, 1952 (66 
Stat. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned by 
the United States may be used by Federal agencies for any purpose 
for which appropriations are made for the current fiscal year (includ-
ing the carrying out of Acts requiring or authorizing the use of such 
credits) and for liquidation of obligations legally incurred against 
such credits prior to July 1, 1953, only when reimbursement therefor 
is made to the Treasury from applicable appropriations of the agency 
concerned: Provided, 
That such credits received as exchange allow-
ances or proceeds of sales of personal property may be used in whole 
or part payment for acquisition of similar items, to the extent and in 
the manner authorized by law, without reimbursement to the Treas-
ury: Provided further, 
That nothing in section 1415 of the Act of 
July 15,1952, or in this section shall be construed to prevent the mak-
ing of new or the carrying out of existing contracts, agreements, or 
executive agreements for periods in excess of one year, in any case 
where such contracts, agreements, or executive agreements for periods 
in excess of one year were permitted prior to the enactment of this 
Act under section 32 (b) (2) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as 
amended (50 U. S. C. App. 1641 (b) (2)), and the performance of 
all such contracts, agreements, or executive agreements shall be subject 
to the availability of appropriations for the purchase of credits as 
provided by law. 
SEC. 210. This Act may be cited as the "General Government Matters 
Appropriation Act, 1957". 
Approved June 13, 1966. 
Office building. 
Budget 
A-45. 
Circuit 
Report to Con-
gress. 
Forei£:n credits. 
31 u s e 724. 
60 Stat. 754. 
Short title.