An Act making appropriations for the Executive Office of the President and sundry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and for other purposes
PL 84-110 (H.R.6499), enacted 06/29/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 110-JUNE 29, 1955 
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Public Law 110 
CHAPTER 226 
June 29, 1955 
[H. R. 6499] 
General Govern-
ment Matters Ap-
p r o p r i a tion Act, 
1956. 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Executive Office of tlie President and sundry 
general Government agencies for tlie fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Executive Office of the President and sun-
dry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1956, namely: 
TITLE I 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF T H E PRESIDENT 
63 Stat. 4. 
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT 
For compensation of the President, including an expense allow-
ance at the rate of $50,000 per annum, as authorized by the Act of 
January 19,1949 (3 U. S. G 102), $150,000. 
60 Stat. 810. 
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for The White 
House Office, including not to exceed $215,000 for services as author-
ized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 IT. 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 regu-
lating the employment and compensation of persons in the Govern-
ment service; newspapers, periodicals, teletype news service, and 
travel and official entertainment expenses of the President, to be 
accounted for solely on his certificate; $1,882,500. 
SPECIAL PROJECTS 
For expenses necessary to provide staff assistance for the Presi-
dent in connection with special projects, to be expended in his discre-
tion and without regard to such provisions of law regarding the 
expenditure of Government funds or the compensation and employ-
ment of persons in the Government service as he may specify, $1,250,-
000: Provided^ That not to exceed 10 percent of this appropriation 
may be used to reimburse the appropriation for "Salaries and 
expenses". The White House Office, for administrative services. 
EXECUTIVE MANSION AND GROUNDS 
For the care, maintenance, repair and alteration, refurnishing, 
improvement, heating and lighting, including electric power and fix-
tures, of the Executive Mansion and the Executive Mansion grounds 
and traveling expenses, to be expended as the President may deter-
mine, notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other Act, 
$366,200. 
BUREAU OF THE BUDGET 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Bureau of 
the Budget, including newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding 
$200); teletype news service (not exceeding $900); not to exceed 
$70,000 for expenses of travel; and not to exceed $20,000 for services 
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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; $3,349,000. 
^o stat. sio. 
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS 
Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Council in 
carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 
U. S. C. 1021), including newspapers and periodicals (not exceeding 
^ stat. 23. 
$400) ; not exceeding $15,000 for expenses of travel; and press clip-
pings (not exceeding $300); $325,000. 
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 
eo stat. sio. 
of $50 per diem for individuals; acceptance and utilization of 
voluntary and uncompensated services; purchase of one station wagon 
for replacement only; and expenses of attendance at meetings con-
cerned with work related to the activity of the Council; $240,000. 
OFFICE OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Office of 
Defense Mobilization, including newspapers and periodicals (not 
exceeding $500); hire of passenger motor vehicles; reimbursement of 
the General Services Administration for security guard service; and 
expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of 
this appropriation; $2,125,000, of which $161,000 shall be available 
for the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee: Provided^ 
That contracts for not to exceed eight persons under this appro-
priation for temporary or intermittent services as authorized by sec-
tion 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), may be renewed 
eo stat. sio. 
annually. 
P R E S I D E N T ' S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION 
For necessary expenses of the President's Advisory Committee on 
Government Organization, established by Executive Order 10432 of 
January 24,1953, including services as authorized by section 15 of the 
6o^i^t.^|fo"°**' 
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 
subsistence while away from their homes or regular places of business, 
for members of the Committee and other persons serving without com-
pensation; $60,000. 
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 abroad during the current fiscal year, $1,000,000: 
Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for 
Restriction. 
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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, and such appropriation denied 
after consideration thereof by the Senate or House of Representatives 
or by the Committee on Appropriations of either body. 
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION 
60 Stat. 317. 
S t a t i o n allow^' 
ance. 
Reimbursements. 
60 Stat. 317. 
61 StaU 779. 
Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses, as authorized by 
the Act of June 26,1946 (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 pos-
sessions at a cost not exceeding $500; not to exceed $61,000 for expenses 
of travel; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; and 
insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required 
by law of such countries; $920,000: Provided^ That where station 
allowance has been authorized by the Department of the Army for 
officers of the Army serving the Army at certain foreign stations, the 
same allowance shall be authorized for officers of the Armed Forces 
assigned to the Commission while serving at the same foreign sta-
tions, and this appropriation is hereby made available for the pay-
ment 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: Pro-
vided further^ That the Commission shall reimburse other Govern-
ment agencies, including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and 
allowances of personnel assigned to it. 
Construction of memorials and cemeteries: For expenses necessary 
for the permanent design and construction of memorials and ceme-
teries 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 purchase of one passenger motor 
vehicle for replacement only, and not to exceed $32,500 for expenses 
of travel, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ 
That the Commission shall reimburse other Government agencies, 
including the Armed Forces, for salary, pay, and allowances of per-
sonnel assigned to it. 
FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
62Stat. 1240; 68 
Stat. 759. 
50 u s e app. 2001 
note. 
62 Stat. 1240. 
50 u s e app. 2001 
note. 
PAYMENT OF KOREAN CLAIMS 
For payment of Korean claims, as authorized by the War Claims 
Act of 1948, as amended by Public Law 615, approved August 21, 
1954, $12,200,000. 
PAYMENT OF WORLD WAR II CLAIMS 
For payment of claims, as authorized by the War Claims Act of 
1948, as amended, from funds deposited in the Treasury to the credit 
of the war claims fund created by section 13 (a) of said Act, such sums 
as may be necessary, to be available to the Secretary of the Treasury 
for payment of claims under sections 4 (a), 4 (b) (2), 5 (a) through 
(d), 6 (a) through (d), 7, 15, 16, and 17 of said Act to the payees 
named and in the amounts stated in certifications by the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission and the Secretary of Labor or their 
duly authorized representatives, which certifications shall be in lieu 
of any vouchers which might otherwise be required: Provided^ That 
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this appropriation shall not be available for administrative expenses: 
Provided further, That unless otherwise authorized by law no claims 
shall be allowed or paid under the provisions of said War Claims Act 
of 1948 from any funds other than those covered into the Treasury 
pursuant to the provisions of section 39 of the Trading With the 
Enemy Act of October 6, 1917, as amended, as provided by section 
13 (a) of said War Claims Act of 1948. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 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 $5,000 for expenses of travel; and advances or reimbursements 
to other Government agencies for use of their facilities and services 
in carrying out the functions of the Commission; $500,000, of which 
$325,000 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, 1956, and $175,000 shall be derived from the appropria-
tion for the current fiscal year for "Payment of Korean Claims". 
62 Stat. 1246. 
50 u s e app. 39. 
50 U S C 
2012. 
60 Stat. 810. 
62 Stat. 1247. 
50 U S C a p p , 
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 $12,500 
for expenses of travel, and not to exceed $500 for the purchase of news-
papers and periodicals, $298,600. 
60 Stat. 810. 
TITLE II—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
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 purchase 
of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances and 
station wagons), is hereby fixed at $1,350. 
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 unless such 
person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person 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 section, 
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 conviction, shall 
be fined not more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than one 
Passenger motor 
vehicles. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Citizen s h i p re-
quirements. 
Affidavit. 
Penalty. 
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N o n a p plic abil-
ity. 
Living quarters 
allowances. 
46 Stat. 818. 
60 Stat. 1026. 
22 u s e 1131. 
22 u s e 801 note. 
S e n a t e 
disap-
proval of persons 
nel. 
u s e A and Life-
time Federal Di-
gest. 
Admin istrative 
expenses. 
59 Stat. 597. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Office building. 
Budget Circular 
A45. 
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 recover-
able 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 
expenses 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 
prescribed 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. No 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 condi-
tion and with the understanding that latest published cumulative 
annual pocket parts issued prior to the date of purchase shall be fur-
nished 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 admin-
istrative 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 
August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) ; and the objects specified under this 
head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expendi-
ture 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 vised 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 
Government 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 
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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, 
1956, 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 serv-
ice 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 
Treasury: Provided further^ That nothing in section 1415 of the Act 
of July 15, 1952, or in this section shall be construed to prevent the 
making 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. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or 
of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included in 
this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who 
engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or 
who is a member of an organization of Government employees that 
asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, 
or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, 
the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or 
violence: Provided^ That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be 
considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit 
has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike 
against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an 
organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike 
against the Government of the United States, or that such person does 
not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, 
the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or 
violence: Provided further^ That any person who engages in a strike 
against the Government of the United States or who is a member of 
an organization of Government emploj^ees that asserts the right to 
strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, 
or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow 
of the Government of the United States by force or violence and 
R e p o r t to Con-
gress. 
Foreign credits. 
31 u s e 724. 
60 Stat. 754. 
Strikes or over-
throw of G o v e r n -
ment. 
Affidavit, 
Penalty. 
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Short title. 
accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any 
appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony 
and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned 
for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above 
penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any 
other provisions of existing law. 
SEC. 211. This Act may oe cited as the "General Government Mat-
ters Appropriation Act, 1956". 
Approved June 29, 1955. 
June 29, 1955 
[H. R. S126] 
Public Law 111 
CHAPTER 227 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of July 3, 1952, relating to research in the development and 
utilization of saline waters. 
Saline water re> 
search. 
42 u s e 1952(a). 
42 u s e 1953. 
Appropriation. 
42 u s e 1958. 
,HvH.fci1lA 
eooperationwith 
foreign agencies. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Jiepresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenibled, That the Act of July 
3,1952 (66 Stat. 328; 42U. S. C , sees. 1951 ff.), is hereby amended as 
follows: 
(1) By modifying subsection (a) of section 2 of said Act so as to 
read: "by means of research grants and contracts as set forth in sub-
section (d) of this section and by use of the facilities of existing 
Federal scientific laboratories within the monetary limits set forth in 
section 8 of this Act, to conduct research and technical development 
work, to make careful engineering studies to ascertain the lowest 
investment and operating costs, and to determine the best plant 
designs and conditions of operation". 
(2) By modifying section 3 of said Act to add the following: "Simi-
larly, the fullest cooperation by and with the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion and the Civil Defense Administration in research shall be carried 
out in the interest of achieving the objectives of the program.". 
(3) By modifying section 8 of said Act so as to read: "There are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $10,000,-
000 in all, as may be required (a) to carry out the provisions of this 
Act during the fiscal years 1953 to 1963, inclusive, (b) to finance for 
not more than two years beyond the end of said period such grants, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, and studies as may theretofore have 
been undertaken pursuant to this Act, and (c) during the same addi-
tional period plus one more year, to correlate, coordinate, and round 
out the results of studies and research undertaken pursuant to this 
Act. 
Departmental expenses for direction of the program authorized 
by this Act and for the correlation and coordination of information 
as provided in subsection (d) of its section 2 shall not exceed $2,000,-
000, and not more than $2,500,000 shall be expended for research and 
development in Federal laboratories. Both of said sums shall be 
scheduled for expenditure in equal annual amounts insofar as is prac-
ticable: Provided, That not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds 
available in any one year for research and development may be 
expended in cooperation with public or private agencies in foreign 
countries in the development of processes useful to the program in the 
United States: And provided further, That contracts or agreements 
made in pursuance of this proviso shall provide that the results or 
information developed in connection therewith shall be available 
without cost to the program in the United States herein authorized." 
Approved June 29, 1955.