An Act to provide rewards for information concerning the illegal introduction into the United States, or the illegal manufacture or acquisition in the United States, of special nuclear material and atomic weapons.
PL 84-165 (S.609), enacted 07/15/1955

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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 appro-
priation or fmid 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. 402. This Act may be cited as the "Public Works Appropriation 
Act, 1956". 
Approved July 15, 1D55. 
Short title. 
Public Law 164 
CHAPTER 371 
AN ACT 
To modify the project for the Denison Reservoir on Red River in Texas and 
Oklahoma in order to provide for a highway bridge across Lake Texouia. 
July 15,1955 
[S. 1318] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the project 
for the Denison Reservoir on Red River in Texas and Oklahoma, as 
authorized in the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215), is hereby 
modified in order to provide for a highway bridge across Lake Texoma, 
at or near the Willis site, to replace the crossing of Texas State High-
way Numbered 91 and Oklahoma State Highway Numbered 99. Such 
bridge shall be constructed under the direction of the Secretary of 
the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, in accordance 
with such plans as may be recommended by the Chief of Engineers, 
SEC. 2. The construction of such bridge shall be subject to the con-
dition that the States of Texas and Oklahoma shall each contribute 
the sum of $606,000 toward the cost of such bridge. 
Approved July 15, 1955. 
Bridge, 
L a k e 
Texoma, 
Tex.-Okla, 
Public Law 165 
CHAPTER 372 
AN ACT 
To provide rewards for information concerning the illegal introduction into the 
United States, or the illegal manufacture or acquisition in the United States, 
of special nuclear material and atomic weapons. 
July 15,1955 
[S. 609] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled. That this Act may 
be cited as the "Atomic Weapons Rewards Act of 1955". 
SEC. 2. Any person who furnishes original information to the United 
States— 
(a) leading to the finding or other acquisition by the United 
States of any special nuclear material or atomic weapon which has 
been introduced into the LTnited States, or which has been manu-
factured or acquired therein contrary to the laws of the United 
States, or 
(b) with respect to an attempted introduction into the United 
States or an attempted manufacture or acquisition therein of any 
special nuclear material or atomic weapon, contrary to the laws 
of the United States, 
shall be rewarded by the payment of an amount not to exceed $500,000. 
SEC. 3. An Awards Board consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury 
(who shall be the Chairman), the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney 
Atomic Weapons 
R e w a r d s Act of 
1955. 
Awards Board. 
Establishment.