An Act to amend the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953, so as to permit the disposal thereunder of Plancor No. 877 at Baytown, Texas, and certain tank cars
PL 84-19 (S.691), enacted 03/31/1955

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(1) section 4041 (c) (relating to special fuels) ; 
(2) section 4061 (relating to motor vehicles) ; 
(3) section 4081 (relating to gasoline) ; 
(4) section 5001 (a) (1) (relating to distilled spirits) ; 
(5) section 5001 (a) (3) (relating to imported perfumes con-
taining distilled spirits); 
(6) section 5022 (relating to cordials and liqueurs containing 
wine); 
(7) section 5041 (b) (relating to wines) ; 
(8) section 5051 (a) (relating to beer) ; and 
(9) section 5701 (c) (1) (relating to cigarettes). 
(b) TECHNICAL, AMENDMENTS.—The following provisions of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 are hereby amended as follows: 
(1) Section 5063 (relating to floor stocks refunds on distilled 
spirits, wines, cordials, and beer) is amended by striking out 
"April 1,1955*' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"April 1,1956", and by striking out "May 1,1955" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "May 1, 1956,". 
(2) Section 5134 (a) (3) (relating to drawback in the case of 
distilled spirits) is amended by striking out "March 31,1955" and 
inserting m lieu thereof "March 31, 1956". 
(3) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 5707 (relating to floor 
stocks refunds on cigarettes) are amended by striking out "April 
1, 1955" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "April 
1, 1956", and by striking out "July 1, 1955" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "July 1, 1956". 
(4) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 6412 (relating to floor 
stocks refunds on motor vehicles and gasoline) are amended by 
striking out "April 1, 1955" each place it appears and inserting in 
lieu thereof "April 1, 1956", and by striking out "July 1, 1955" 
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1956". 
Section 497 of the Revenue Act of 1951 (relating to refunds on articles 
from foreign trade zones), as amended by the Excise Tax Reduction 
Act of 1954, is hereby amended by inserting after "Internal Revenue 
Code" each place it appears "of 1939 (or section 5701 (c), 6001 (a), 
5022, 5041 (b), or 5051 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954)", 
and by striking out "April 1,1955" each place it appears and inserting 
in lieu thereof "April 1,1956". 
Approved March 30, 1955. 
68A Stat. 615. 
26 XreC 5063. 
68A Stat. 623. 
26 u s e 5134. 
68A Stat. 709. 
26 u s e 5707. 
68A Stat. 795. 
26 u s e 6412. 
65 Stat. 540. 
68 Stat. 46. 
Public Law 19 
CHAPTER 19 
AN ACT 
To amend the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953, so as to penult 
the disposal thereunder of Plancor Numbered 877 at Baytown, Texas, and 
certain tank cars. 
March 31, 1955 
[S. 691] 
Be it enacted l)y the Senate and House of Representati'ves of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Rubber 
Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new section: 
"SiX). 25. (a) Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 7 (a), 
the period for receipt of proposals for the purchase of the Government-
owned rubber-producing facility at Baytown, Texas, known as Plancor 
Numbered 877, shall not expire until the end of the thirty-day period 
which begins on the date of the enactment of this section. 
Rubber facility. 
67 Stat. 408. 
s o u s e 
1941 note. 
app. 
P l a n c o r 
8 7 7, 
Baytown, Tex. 
50 u s e 
a p p . 
194 le. 
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N e g o t i a t i o n 
period. 
Report t o Coi> 
gress. 
50 u s e 
app. 
194 Ig. 
Transfer periods 
Standby c o n d i-
tion. 
50 U S C 
194 if. 
a p p . 
Transmittal of 
report to Attorney 
Qeneral. 
50 U S C 
1941a. 
app. 
s o u s e 
a p p . 
1941/, 194 It. 
62 Stat. 101. 
50 u s e 
a p p . 
1921 note. 
Termination 
o f 
eommission, 
50 u s e 
a p p . 
194 Ir. 
"(b) If one or more proposals are received for the purchase of 
Plancor Numbered 877 within the time period specified in subsection 
(a), the Commission, notwithstanding^ the expiration of the period for 
negotiation specified in section 7 ( f ) , shall negotiate with those submit-
ting the proposals for a period of not to exceed sixty days for the 
purpose of entering into a definite contract of sale. 
"(c) Within ten days after the termination of the actual negotia-
tion period referred to in subsection (b), the Commission shall pre-
pare and submit to the Congress a re])ort containing, with respect 
to the disposal under this section of Plancor Numbered 877, the 
information described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, and para-
graph (8) of section 9 (a). Unless the contract is disapproved by 
either House of the Congress by a resolution prior to the expiration 
of thirty days of continuous session (as defined in section 9 (c)) of 
the Congress following the date upon which the report is submitted 
to it, upon the expiration of such thirty-day period the contract shall 
become fully effective and the Commission shall proceed to carry it 
out, and transfer of possession of the facility sold shall be made as 
soon as practicable but in any event within thirty days after the expir-
ation of such thirty-day period. The failure to complete transfer of 
possession within thirty days after the expiration of the period for 
congressional review shall not give rise to or be the basis of rescission 
of the contract of sale. 
"(d) If, upon termination of the transfer period provided for in 
subsection (c), no contract for the sale of Plancor Numbered 877 
has become effective, the operating agency last designated by the 
President shall, as promptly as possible consistent with sound oper-
ating procedures, take said Plancor out of production and place it 
in adequate standby condition under the provisions of section 8 of 
the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953: 
Provided, 
That the provisions in said section relating to the time for placing 
facilities in standby condition shall not apply to Plancor Numbered 
877." 
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 (d) of the 
Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953, the Rubber Pro-
ducing Facilities Disposal Commission (hereinafter referred to as 
the "Commission") before submission to the Congress of its report 
relative to Plancor Numbered 877, shall submit it to the Attorney 
General, who shall, within seven days after receiving the report, 
advise the Commission whether, in his opinion, the proposed disposi-
tion, if carried out, will violate the antitrust laAvs. 
SEC. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 14 and 22 of the 
Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953, the Rubber Act of 
1948, as amended, is hereby extended with respect to the rubber-produc-
ing facilities covered by this Act, to the close of the day of transfer 
of possession of Plancor Numbered 877 to a purchaser in accordance 
with the provisions of section 25 of the Rubber Producing Facilities 
Disposal Act: Provided, That if no such transfer is made, the Rubber 
Act of 1948, as amended, is hereby extended to the close of the day upon 
which Plancor Numbered 877 is placed in standby condition pursuant 
to the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20 of the Rubber 
Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953, the Commission established 
by that Act shall cease to exist at the close of the thirtieth day follow-
ing the termination of the transfer period provided for in section 25 
(c) of that Act, unless no sale of Plancor Numbered 877 is recom-
mended by the Commission pursuant to section 25 (c) of that Act, in 
which event the Commission shall cease to exist at the close of the one 
hundred and thirtieth day following the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, disposal of 
Plancor Numbered 877 shall be fully subject to all the provisions of 
the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 and such criteria 
as have been established by the Commission in handling disposal of 
other Government-owned rubber producing facilities under that Act: 
Provided^ That the provisions of sections 7 (j), 7 (k), 9 (d), 9 (f), 
10, 11, 15, and 24 of that Act shall not apply to the disposal of 
Plancor Numbered 877. As promptly as practicable following the 
date of transfer of possession of Plancor Numbered 877 to a purchaser 
under this Act, the operating agency last designated by the President 
shall offer for sale to such purchaser the end products produced at 
such plant and held in inventory for Government account on the 
day of such transfer of possession, together with the feedstocks then 
located at such plant or purchased by the operating agency for use 
at such plant. Sale of such end products shall be made at the Gov-
ernment sales price prevailing on the business day next preceding 
the date of transfer of possession of such plant. 
Sale of such feed-
stocks shall be made at not less than their cost to the Government. 
In the event the purchaser declines to purchase such end ])roducts 
or feedstocks when first offered to it by the operating agency, they 
may be thereafter disposed of in such manner as the oj)erating agency 
deems advisable. 
In the event Plancor Numbered 877 is not sold 
under the provisions of this Act, any end products pi'oduced at such 
plant and held in inventory for Government account on the day such 
plant is placed in standby condition pursuant to section 25 (d) of 
the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953, as added by 
this Act, and any feedstocks then located at such plant or purchased 
by the operating agency for use at such plant shall be disposed of 
in such manner as the operating agency deems advisable, at the 
prevailing market price for such end products and feedstocks. 
SEC. 6. Notwithstanding any provision of the Rubber Producing 
Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 and notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this Act, the Connnission or, after it ceases to exist, such 
agency of the Government as the President may designate, may, after 
securing the advice of the Attorney General as to whether the pro-
posed lease or sale would tend to create or maintain a situation incon-
sistent with the antitrust laws, enter into leases or contracts of sale 
for all or any number of 448 pressure tank cars (ICC Classification 
ICC-104AW) for which the Commission invited proposals to pur-
chase pursuant to that Act. Each such lease may be for such duration 
and each such lease or contract of sale may be made on such terms 
(including type of use) as the Commission or such other agency 
deems advisable in the public interest: Provided^ That each such lease 
or contract of sale shall contain, among other provisions, a national 
security clause, and each such lease shall contain provisions for the 
recapture of the tank cars leased by the Goveinment and the termi-
nation of the lease, if the President determines that the national 
interest so requires. The rental or price for any such tank car or 
cars shall be an amount which the Commission or such agency deter-
mines to be the maximum amount obtainable in the public interest, 
but not less than fair value as determined by the Commission. Any 
of such tank cars not under lease or contract of sale to non-Federal 
lessees or purchasers may be transferred without charge by the Com-
mission or such agency to any Government department or agency 
upon request, for such use as the Commission or such agency deems 
advisable and subject to national security and recapture provisions 
of the type hereinabove provided for in this section running in favor 
of the Commission or other agency transferring the tank car or cars. 
D i s p o s a l 
cri-
teria. 
50 u s e 
app. 
194"! note. 
End products and 
feedstocks. 
Tank cars. 
Leases or con-
tracts. 
National security 
clause, etc. 
Transfer of tank 
c a r s 
to 
G o v ' t , 
agencies. 
54402 O - 55 
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5 0 u s e 
app. 
194 If. 
Limitationa 
Any of such tank cars not sold or under lease or transferred as here-
inabove provided shall be placed and maintained in adequate standby 
condition pursuant to the r)rovisions of section 8 of the Rubber Pro-
ducing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953. 
SEC. 1. The provisions of this Act shall not be applicable to the 
disposal of any Government-owned rubber-producing facilities other 
than Plancor Numbered 877 and 448 pressure tank cars (ICC Classi-
fication-ICC 
104AW) ; and all action taken pursuant to the provi-
sions of the Rubber Producing Facilities Disposal Act of 1953 prior 
to the enactment of this Act shall be governed by the provisions of 
that Act as it existed prior to the enactment of this Act and shall have 
the same force and effect as if this Act had not been enacted. 
Approved March 31, 1955. 
Public Law 20 
CHAPTER 20 
March 31.1955 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 4720] 
To provide incentives for members of the unifoi'uied services by increasing 
certain pays and allowances. 
C a r e e r 
Incen-
tive Act of 1955. 
37 u s e 231 note. 
37 u s e 232. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Career Incentive Act of 1955". 
SEC. 2. The Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 804), as 
amended, is further amended as follows: 
(1) Section 201 (a) is amended by striking out the tables therein 
and inserting the following in lieu thereof: 
'COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
"Pay grade 
0-8 
0-7 
0-6 
0-5 
0-4 
0-3 
0-2 
0-1 
Years of service 
Under 2 
$963.30 
800.28 
592.80 
474.24 
400.14 
326.04 
259.36 
222.30 
Over 2 
$963.30 
800.28 
592.80 
474. 24 
400.14 
326.04 
274.18 
237.12 
Overs 
$1,021.80 
850.20 
631.80 
507.00 
429.00 
351.00 
335.40 
296.40 
Over 4 
$1,021. 80 
850.20 
631.80 
507.00 
429.00 
374.40 
335.40 
296.40 
Over 6 
$1,021. 80 
850.20 
631.80 
507.00 
429.00 
405.60 
351.00 
312.00 
Overs 
$1,021.80 
850.20 
631.80 
507.00 
452.40 
421.20 
366.60 
327.60 
Over 10 
$1,021.80 
850.20 
631.80 
507.00 
483.60 
436.80 
382.20 
343.20 
"Pay grade 
Years of service 
Over 12 
Over 14 
Over 16 
Over 18 
Over 22 
Over 26 
Over 30 
0-8 
0-7 
0-6 
0-5. 
0-4 
0-3 
0-2 
0-1. 
$1,021.80 
850.20 
631.80 
530.40 
499. 20 
452. 40 
397. 80 
358.80 
$1,021. 80 
850.20 
631.80 
561.60 
514.80 
468.00 
413. 40 
374.40 
$1,021.80 
850.20 
655.20 
577. 20 
530.40 
483.60 
413.40 
374.40 
$1,021.80 
850.20 
717.60 
608.40 
561.60 
499.20 
413.40 
374.40 
$1, 021.80 
850.20 
748.80 
639.60 
577.20 
514.80 
413.40 
374.40 
$1, 021.80 
904.80 
780.00 
670.80 
592. 80 
514.80 
413.40 
374. 40 
$1,076.40 
967.20 
811.20 
670.80 
592.80 
514.80 
413. 40 
374.40 
" W A R R A N T 
OFFICERS 
"Pay grade 
W-4 
W-3 
W-2 
W-1 
Years of service 
Under 2 
$332.90 
302.64 
264.82 
219.42 
Over 2 
$354.90 
323.70 
280.80 
251.20 
Over 3 
$354.90 
323.70 
280.80 
251.20 
Over 4 
$354.90 
323.70 
280.80 
251.20 
Over 6 
$370.50 
331.50 
288.60 
266.80 
Overs 
$386.10 
339.30 
304.20 
286.30 
Over 10 
$401.70 
347.10 
319.80 
294.10