An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and for other purposes.
PL 84-406 (H.R.9063), enacted 02/14/1956

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structures where sucli structures have beeu damaged in a disaster 
which the President, pursuant to section 2 (a) of the Act entitled 
An Act to authorize Federal assistance to States and local govern-
ments in major disasters, and for other purposes' (Public Law 875, 
Eighty-first Congress, approved September 30, 1950), as amended, 
has determined to be a major disaster." 
Approved February 10, 1956. 
Pubiic Law 406 
CHAPTER 34 
AN ACT 
February 14, 1956 
[H. R. 9063]—^ Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
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tion Act, 1956. 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, to supply appropriations (this Act may be cited as 
the "LTrgent Deficiency Appropriation x\ct, 1956") for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1956, and for other purposes, namely: 
CHAPTER I 
FUNDS 
APPROPRIATED TO 
THE PRESIDENT 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount for "Disaster relief", $25,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided^ That not exceeding 3 per 
centum of the foregoing amount shall be available for administrative 
expenses. 
INDEPENDENT 
OFFICES 
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 
SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS INSURANCE FUND 
To increase the capital of the fund established in accordance with 
section 620 of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as 
amended (38 U. S. C. 821), $750,000. 
CHAPTER II 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL FUNCTIONS 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
RIVERS AND HARBORS AND FLOOD CONTROL 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For an additional amount for "Greneral investigations", $330,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL 
For an additional amount for "Construction, general", $34,436,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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GENERAL EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "General expenses", $30,000. 
CHAPTEE I I I 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE 
For an additional amount for "Executive Office", to be available on 
and after August 12, 1955, for regulating the election of delegates 
representing the District of Columbia to national political conventions, 
$40,000. 
DIVISION OF EXPENSES 
The sum appropriated in this Act for the District of Columbia shall, 
unless otherwise specifically provided for, be paid out of the general 
fund of the District of Columbia, as defined in the District of Colum-
bia Appropriation Act, 1956. 
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CHAPTER IV 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENxiTE 
SALARIES. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
Office of the Vice President 
Office of the Vice President: For an additional amount for clerical 
assistants to the Vice President, $6,270; 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL ASSISTANTS TO SENATORS 
Administrative and Clerical Assistants to Senators: For an addi-
tional amount for administrative and clerical assistants for Senators, 
to provide additional clerical assistants for each Senator from the 
State of California, so that the allowance for administrative and 
clerical assistants for such Senators will be equal to that allowed 
other Senators from States having a population of over thirteen mil-
lion, the population of said State having exceeded thirteen million 
inhabitants, $4,780; 
OFFICE OF SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper: For an additional 
amount for office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $8,350: Pro-
rkled. That effective August 1,1955, the basic annual rates of compen-
sation of the following positions shall be: superintendent, press gallery, 
$5,340; first assistant superintendent, press gallery, $4,740; second 
assistant superintendent, press gallery, $3,840; third assistant superin-
tendent, press gallery, $3,300; fourth assistant superintendent, press 
gallery, $2,580; secretary, press gallery, $2,100; superintendent, radio 
press galleiy, $5,220; first assistant superintendent, radio press gallery, 
$4,020; second assistant superintendent, radio press gallery, $3,540; 
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third assistant superintendent, radio ])ress gallery, $3,000; and super-
intendent, ])ei'iodical press galleiy, $4,820; 
In all, salaries, ofticers and employees, $19,400. 
('()XTIX<;EXT EXPKXSES or THE SEX'^ATE 
Eeportino- Senate proceedings: For an additional amount for report-
ing tlie debates and proceedings of the Senate, $5,465. 
Furniture: For an additional amount for materials for, repairs of, 
and the purchase of furniture, $5,000. 
Inquiries and Investigations: For an additional amount for ex-
penses of inquiries and investigations, fiscal year 1955, $40,000. 
Inquiries and Investigations: For an additional amount for expenses 
of inquiries and investigations, $900,000. 
Motor Vehicles: For an additional amount for maintaining, exchang-
ing, and equipping motor vehicles, $5,000. 
ADMIXISTRATIVE PROVISION 
For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for which 
an individual is eligible under the Federal Employees' Group Life 
suic2b9i*note. I^surancB Act of 1954, all changes in rates of compensation or salary 
which result from the appropriations under the heading "Senate" 
shall be held and considered to be effective as of the first day of the 
first pay period which begins on or after the date of such enactment. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
For payment to Joan B. Cavalcante and Jane B. Thomas, daughters 
of Vera Buchanan, late a Eepresentative from the State of Pennsyl-
vania, $22,500. 
For payment to Grace B. Dingell, widow of John D. Dingell, late a 
Representative from the State of Michigan, $22,500. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
CAPITOL B U I L D I N G S AX'l) GROUX^DS 
Senate restaurants: For repairs, improvements, equipment, mate-
rials, and all necessary incidental expenses, to provide improved facili-
ties for the Senate restaurants, Capitol Building, $20,000, to remain 
available until expended and to be expended by the Architect of the 
Capitol under the supervision of the Senate Committee on Rules and 
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Administration, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended. 
Extension of the Capitol: The paragraph entitled ''Extension of the 
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Capitol" in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, is hereby 
amended by inserting after the words "to remain available until ex-
pended" and before the colon, a comma and the following: "and there 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated such additional sums as may 
be determined by said Commission to be required for the purposes 
hereof". 
CHAPTER V 
CLAIMS FOR 
DAMAGES, AUDITED 
CLAIMS, 
AND 
JUDGMENTS 
For payment of claims for damages as settled and determined by 
departments and agencies in accord with law, audited claims certified 
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to be due by the General Accounting Office, and judgments rendered 
against the United States by United States district courts and the 
United States Court of Claims, as set forth in House Document Num-
bered 327, Eighty-fourth Congress, $4,109,201, together with such 
amounts as may be necessary to pay interest (as and when specified in 
such judgments or in certain of the settlements of the General Account-
ing Office or provided by law) and such additional sums due to in-
creases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in for-
eign currency: Provided^ That no judgment herein appropriated for 
shall be paid until it shall have become final and conclusive against 
the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or otherwise: 
Provided further^ That, unless otherwise specifically required by law 
or by the judgment, payment of interest wherever appropriated for 
herein shall not continue for more than thirty days after the date of 
approval of this Act. 
Approved February 14, 1956. 
Public Law 407 
CHAPTER 35 
AN ACT 
To amend section 601 (g) of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision 
of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes", 
approved October 14, 1940, as amended, to permit transfer of war housing 
projects to the city of Moses Lake, Washington, and to other communities 
similarly situated. 
February 15, 19J>6 
[H. R. 6298] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection 601 
(g) of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of housing 
in connection with national defense, and for other purposes", approved 
October 14,1940, as amended, is hereby amended by striking the period 
at the end thereof and adding the following: "if at the time of the 
relinquishment or transfer there is in existence in such a municipality a 
local public agency organized specifically and solely for the purpose of 
slum clearance and community redevelopment.". 
Approved February 15, 1956. 
Mo s e s 
Wash. 
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Public Law 408 
CHAPTER 36 
AN ACT 
To amend section 120 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (relating to 
unlimited deduction for charitable contributions). 
February 15, 1956 
[H. R. 7094] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 120 of 
chartabie c 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (relating to unlimited deduction tributions. 
for charitable and other contributions) is hereby amended by striking 
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out "in each of the ten preceding taxable years" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "in eight of the ten preceding taxable years". 
SEC. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), 
tlie amendment made by the first section of this Act shall apply to all 
taxable years to which the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 applies. 
(b) Xotwithstanding any other provision of law, credit for any 
overpayment resulting from the amendment made by the first section 
of this Act shall not be allowed, and the refund of any such overpay-
ment shall be made only if it is established to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate— 
Effective date., 
Refunds.