An Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, Export-Import Bank of Washington, and Reconstruction Finance Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, and for other purposes
PL 83-374 (H.R.7893), enacted 05/28/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 374-MAY 28, 1954 
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Public Law 374 
CHAPTER 242 
May 28, 1954 
[H. R. 7893] 
Treasury, P o st 
Office, Export-
Itr^ortBank, and 
R F C appropria-
tions, 1955. 
Treasury Depart-
ment Appropriation 
Act, 1955. 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, Export-
Import Bank of Washington, and Reconstruction Finance Corporation for the 
fiscal year ending June 30,1955, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinhled, 
TITLE 
I—TREASURY 
DEPARTMENT 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury Department 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, namely: 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary, including the 
operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex 
thereof; and the purchase of uniforms for elevator operators; 
$2,600,000. 
BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS 
40 Stat. 292. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Accounts, $2,548,700: 
Provided, 
That Federal Reserve banks and branches may be reim-
bursed for necessary expenses incident to the deposit of taxes in 
Government depositories. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES, DIVISION OF DISBURSEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Division of Disbursement, $14,500,000. 
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT 
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT 
For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt or currency 
issues of the United States, $44,997,300, to be expended as the Secre-
tary of the Treasury may direct, and the Secretary is authorized to 
accept services without compensation: Provided, 
That 
Federal 
Reserve banks and branches may be reimbursed for expenditures as 
fiscal agents of the United States on account of public-debt trans-
actions for the account of the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided 
further, That the indefinite appropriation provided by section 10 of 
the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended (31 U. S. C. 760), shall 
not be available for obligation during the current fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Treasurer, $15,499,000: 
Provided, 
That Federal Reserve banks and branches may be reim-
bursed for necessary expenses incident to the verification and destruc-
tion of unfit United States paper currency. 
60 Stat. 810. 
67 Stat. 577. 
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B r K E A T j OF 
C U S T O M S 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Customs, including 
expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with 
the purposes of this appropriation; purchase of fifty passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only; arms and ammunition; services as 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); 
and, awards of compensation to informers as authorized by the Act 
of August 13, 1953 (22 U. S. C. 401); $39,996,300. 
INTERNAL EEVENUE SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Internal Eevenue Service, including 
expenses, when specifically authorized by the Commissioner, of attend-
ance at meetings of organizations concerned Avith internal-revenue 
matters; purchase (not to exceed one hundred for replacement only) 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by section 
15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), and of expert wit- 
^o stat. sic. 
nesses at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; and 
ammunition; ^265,912,000: Provided^ That not to exceed $400,000 of 
the amount appropriated herein shall be available for expenses by 
contract for private facilities and instruction for training of em-
ployees under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
BUREAU OF NARCOTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Narcotics, including serv-
ices as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 
55a); hire of passenger motor vehicles; arms and ammunition; and not 
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to exceed $10,000 for services or information looking toward the ap-
prehension of narcotic law violators who are fugitives from justice: 
$2,770,000. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, includ-
ing purchase (not to exceed ten for replacement only) and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; and arms and ammunition; $2,438,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, W H I T E HOUSE POLICE 
For necessary expenses of the White House Police, including uni^ 
forms and equipment, and arms and ammunition, purchases to be 
made in such manner as the President may determine, $712,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GUARD FORCE 
For necessary expenses of the guard force for Treasury Department 
buildings in the District of Columbia, including purchase, repair, and 
cleaning of uniforms; and arms and ammunition; $268,000. 
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B U R E A U OF T H E M I N T 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of the Mint, including arms 
and ammunition; purchase and maintenance of uniforms and acces-
sories for guards; and not to exceed $1,000 for the expenses of the 
annual assay commission; $4,450,000. 
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60 Stat. 810. 
T r a n s f e r 
funds. 
of 
63 Stat. 407. 
3 1 u s e 
7 1 2 a 
note. 
67 Stat. 69. 
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64 Stat. 1100. 
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COAST 
GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for, including services as author-
ized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) ; pur-
chase of not to exceed thirty-two passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only; maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; and recre-
ation and welfare; $155,889,300: Provided^ That the number of air-
craft on hand at any one time shall not exceed one hundred and twenty-
six exclusive of planes and parts stored to meet future attrition: Pro-
mded further. 
That (a) the unobligated balance of appropriation 
to the Coast Guard for the fiscal year 1954 for "Operating expenses" 
shall be transferred on July 1, 1954, to the account established by the 
Surplus Fund-Certified Claims Act of 1949 for payment of certified 
claims; (b) amounts equal to the unliquidated obligations on July 1, 
1954, against the appropriation "Operating expenses", fiscal year 
1954, and the appropriation for "Operating expenses" for the fiscal 
year 1953 which w^as merged therewith pursuant to the Treasury 
Department Appropriation Act, 1954, shall be transferred to and 
merged with this appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall 
be available as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast 
Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against such 
prior year appropriations and against this appropriation, but on 
July 1, 1955, there shall be transferred from such merged appropria-
tion to the appropriation for payment of certified claims (1) any 
remaining unexpended balance of the 1953 appropriation so trans-
ferred, and (2) any remaining unexpended balance of the 1954 appro-
priation so transferred which is in excess of the obligations then 
remaining unliquidated against such appropriation: Provided 
fur-
ther,^ That except as otherwise authorized by the Act of September 30, 
1950 (20 U. S. C. 236-244), this appropriation shall be available for 
expenses of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Coast 
Guard personnel stationed outside the continental United States in 
amounts not exceeding an average of $250 per student, when it is deter-
mined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the local-
ity are unable to provide adequately for the education of such depend-
ents, and the Coast Guard may provide for the transportation of 
said dependents between such schools and their places of residence 
when the schools are not accessible to such dependents by regular 
means of transportation. 
60 Stat. 810. 
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funds. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and air-
craft, including ea,uipment related thereto; and services as authorized 
by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) ; $3,000,000, 
°* to remain available until expended: Provided^ That the Secretary 
may transfer into this appropriation not to exceed $2,000,000 from 
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other Coast Guard appropriations for the replacement of one addi-
tional seaplane, such funds transferred to remain available until 
expended. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor 
incurred during prior fiscal years, and payments under the Uniformed 
Services Contingency Option Act of 1953, $19,775,000. 
67 Stat. 501. 
37 u s e 371 note, 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as author-
ized by law (14 U. S. C. 751-762; 37 U. S. C. 231-319), including 
expenses for regular personnel, or reserve personnel while on active 
duty, engaged primarily in administration of the reserve program; 
and the maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; $2,500,000: 
Provided^ That (a) the unobligated balance of appropriation to the 
Coast Guard for the fiscal year 1954 for "Reserve training" shall be 
transferred on July 1, 1954, to the account established by the Surplus 
Fund-Certified Claims Act of 1949 for payment of certified claims; 
(b) amounts equal to the unliquidated obligations on July 1, 1954, note, 
against the appropriation "Reserve training", fiscal year 1954, and the 
appropriation "Reserve training", fiscal year 1953 which was merged 
therewith pursuant to the Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 
1953, shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation, and 
such merged appropriation shall be available as one fund, except for 
accounting purposes of the Coast Guard, for the payment of obliga-
tions properly incurred against such prior year appropriations and 
against this appropriation, but on July 1, 1955, there shall be trans-
ferred from such merged appropriation to the appropriation for 
payment of certified claims (1) any remaining unexpended balance of 
the 1953 appropriation so transferred and (2) any remaining unex-
pended balance of the 1954 appropriation so transferred which is in 
excess of the obligations then remaining unliquidated against such 
appropriation. 
SEC. 102. This title may be cited as the "Treasury Department 
Appropriation Act, 1955". 
63 Stat. 551, 804> 
63 Stat. 407. 
3 1 u s e 
7 1 2 a 
66 Stat. 292. 
Citation of title. 
TITLE II—POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT 
For administration and operation of the Post Office Department 
and the postal service, there is hereby appropriated the aggregate 
amount of postal revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, as 
authorized by law (39 U. S. C. 786, 794a), together with an amount 
from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, equal 
to the difference between such revenues and the total of the appropria-
tions hereinafter specified and the sum needed may be advanced to 
the Post Office Department upon requisition of the Postmaster Gen-
eral, for the following purposes, namely: 
CURRENT AUTHORIZATIONS OUT OF POSTAL 
SERVICE FUND 
Post Office De-
p a r t m e n t Appro-
priation Act, 1955. 
64 Stat. 461. 
ADMINISTRATION 
Yov expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for administra-
tion of the postal service, operation of the inspection service, and the 
conduct of a research and development program, including services as 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) ; 
60 Stat. 810. 
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management studies; not to exceed $25,000 for miscellaneous and 
emergency expenses; rewards for information and services concerning 
violations of postal laws and regulations, current and prior fiscal 
years, in accordance with regulations of the Postmaster General in 
effect at the time the services are rendered or information furnished; 
and expenses of delegates designated by the Postmaster General to at-
tend meetings and congresses for the purpose of making postal ar-
rangements with foreign governments pursuant to law, and not to ex-
ceed $6,000 of such expenses to be accounted for solely on the certificate 
of the Postmaster General; and not to exceed $20,000 for rewards for 
information, as provided for herein, shall be paid in the discretion of 
the Postmaster General and accounted for solely on his certificate; 
and settlement of claims, pursuant to law, current and prior fiscal 
years, for damages, and for losses resulting from unavoidable cas-
59 Stat. 603. 
ualty (39 U. S. C. 49) ; $19,491,100. 
OPERATIONS 
For expenses necessary for the operation and administration of 
post offices, not otherwise provided for, and for other activities con-
ducted by the Post Office Department pursuant to law, $1,899,776,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation 
available to the Post Office Department for the current fiscal year may 
be transferred, w ith the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, to any 
other such appropriation or appropriations; but the appropriation 
"Administration" shall not be increased by more than $2,000,000 as a 
result of such transfers: Provided further^ That functions financed 
by the appropriations available to the Post Office Department for the 
current fiscal year and the amounts appropriated therefor, may be 
transferred, in addition to the appropriation transfers otherwise 
authorized in this Act and with the approval of the Bureau of the 
Budget, between such appropriations to the extent necessary to 
improve administration and operations. 
TRANSPORTATION 
For expenses necessary for the administration and operation of the 
postal transportation service, including payments for transportation 
of domestic and foreign mails by air, land, and water transportation 
facilities, including current and prior fiscal years settlements with 
foreign countries for handling of mail; $702,219,000: Provided, That 
the Post Office Department shall report not less than once every three 
months to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
of Representatives all substantial transportation changes, such report 
to include the total cost of the eliminated and replacement service for 
airline, truck, and railroad transportation. 
FINANCE 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
financial 
services of the Post Office Department, including the procurement of 
stamps and accountable paper; $8,501,000. 
FACILITIES 
For expenses necessary for the administration and operation of 
postal facilities, buildings, vehicles, and field postal conmiunication 
service; procurement of postal supplies and equipment; storage and 
repair of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National 
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Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such 
vehicles in the postal service; $124,890,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—POST OFFICE 
DEPARTMENT 
SEC. 201. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 
expenditures in connection with accident prevention. 
SEC. 202. Appropriations made in this title available for expenses 
of travel shall be available, under regulations prescribed by the Post-
master General, for expenses of attendance at meetings of technical, 
scientific, professional, or other similar organizations concerned with 
the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is 
made. 
SEC. 203. During the current fiscal j'ear, and under such regula-
tions as may be prescribed by the Postmaster General, not to exceed 
an aggregate of $100,000 shall be available from any funds available 
to the Post Office Department, as may be determined by him, for 
expenses necessary to enable the Department to participate in Fed-
eral or non-Federal training programs and for necessary expenses 
of training officers and employees (both departmental and field postal 
services) in such subjects or courses of instruction in either Federal 
or non-Federal facilities as will contribute to the improved perform-
ance of their official duties: Provided, That not more than forty-five 
of such officers and employees may participate in any training pro-
gram in a non-Federal facility which is of more than ninety days 
duration. 
SEC. 204. Hereafter, indemnities for the loss of or damage to reg-
istered, insured and collect-on-delivery mail and the expense of manu-
facturing embossed stamped enveloj)es (printed or unprinted) shall 
be paid from postal revenues. 
SEC. 205. Hereafter, money orders shall be paid from the receipts 
representing the face value of money orders heretofore or hereafter 
issued. 
SEC. 206. Not exceeding $5,000,000 of appropriations in this title 
shall be available for payment to the General Services Administration 
of such additional sums as may be necessary for the repair, alteration, 
preservation, renovation, improvement, and equipment of federally 
owned property used for postal purposes of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 shall be available for improved lighting, color, and venti-
lation for the specialized conditions in workroom areas. 
SEC. 207. This title may be cited as the "Post Office Department 
Appropriation Act, 1955". 
TITLE III—GOVEKNMEXT CORPORATIOXS 
A c e i d e n t prei-
vention. 
T r a v e l 
e x -
penses. 
T r a i n i n g 
grams. 
Lost or damaged 
mall, etc. 
Money orders. 
Pr op ert y 
provement. 
Citation of title. 
E x p o r t - I m p o r t 
Bank of Washing-
ton a n d R e c o n -
The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such ex- cS'oJat'ion Appr" 
penditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority avail- p"a"onAct, 195s. 
able to such corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, 
as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth 
ei stat. 584. 
in the budget for the fiscal year 1955 for such corporation, except as 
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hereinafter provided: 
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ExroRT-lMi'ORT B A N K OF W A S H I X G T O N 
LIMITATION ON EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $1,070,000 (to be computed on an accrual basis) of the 
funds of the Export-Import Bank of Washington shall be available 
during the current fiscal year for all administrative expenses of the 
bank, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
60 Stat. 810. 
August 2, 1946 (5 IT. S. C. 55a) : Provided, That necessary expenses 
(including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but 
not including other personal services) in connection with the acqui-
sition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real 
or personal property belonging to the bank or in which it has an in-
terest including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, or the 
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investigation or appraisal of any property in respect to which an 
application for a loan has been made, shall be considered as nonad-
ministrative expenses for the purposes hereof. 
RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION 
The Treasury Department is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to it from Reconstruction Finance Corporation activities, 
and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 
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°^ *^® Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the 
fiscal year 1955 for each such activity, except as hereinafter provided: 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES or LIQUIDATING THE RECONSTRUCTION 
FINANCE 
CORPORATION 
Not to exceed $3,500,000 (to be computed on an accrual basis) of 
the funds derived from Reconstruction Finance Corporation activities 
(except those conducted under Section 409 of the Federal Civil 
so^u s c
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Defense Act of 1950), shall be available during the current fiscal year 
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* for administrative expenses incident to the liquidation of said Cor-
poration, including use of the services and facilities of the Federal 
Definition. 
Reserve banks: Provided, That as used herein the term "adminis-
trative expenses" shall be construed to include all salaries and wages, 
services performed on a contract or fee basis, and travel and other 
expenses, including the purchase of equipment and supplies, of admin-
istrative offices: Provided further, That the limiting amount hereto-
fore stated for administrative expenses shall be increased by an 
amount which does not exceed the aggregate cost of salaries, wages, 
travel, and other expenses of persons employed outside the conti-
nental United States; the expenses of services performed on a con-
tract or fee basis in connection with the termination of contracts or 
in the performance of legal services, and all administrative expenses 
reimbursable from other Government agencies: Provided 
further, 
That the distribution of administrative expenses to the accounts of 
the Corporation shall be made in accordance with generally recog-
nized accounting principles and practices. 
Not to exceed $50,000 of the funds available pursuant to section 409 
of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (50 T. S. C. App. 2261), 
shall be available during the current fiscal year for administrative 
expenses necessary to carry out the functions, powers, duties, and 
authority of the Treasury Department under said section. 
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SEC. 301. This title may be cited as the Export-Import Bank of 
Washington, and Reconstruction Finance Corporation Appropriation 
Act, 1955. 
T I T L E IV—GENEEAL PROVISIONS 
Citation of titlen 
SEC. 401. No part of any appropriation contained 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 
A-iolence: 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 employees 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 
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. 
Approved May 28, 1954. 
Strikes or over-
throw of Govern-
ment. 
Affidavit. 
Penalty. 
Public Law 375 
CHAPTER 243 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant a preference right to users of 
withdrawn public lands for grazing purposes when the lands are restored from 
the withdrawal. 
May 28, 1954 
[H. R. 6186] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 15 of 
the Taylor Grazing Act (43 U. S. C, 1946 edition, sec. 315 (m)) is 
amended by adding the following proviso: ''''Provided further, 
That 
when public lands are restored from a withdrawal, the Secretary may 
grant an appropriate preference right for a grazing lease, license, or 
permit to users of the land for grazing purposes under authority of the 
agency which had jurisdiction over the lands immediately prior to the 
time of their restoration." 
SEC. 2. The first sentence of section 1 of the Act of June 28, 1934 
(48 Stat. 1269), as amended by the Act of June 26,1936 (49 Stat. 1976, 
43 U. S. C , 1946 edition, sec. 315), is further amended by striking out 
the following language: "not exceeding in the aggregate an area of one 
hundred and forty-two million acres". 
Approved May 28, 1954. 
Grazing lands. 
P r e f e r e nc e 
rights. 
49 Stat. 1978. 
43 use 31Sm.