An Act to provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United States who have lost United States citizenship by voting in a political election or plebiscite held in occupied Japan
PL 83-515 (S.1303), enacted 07/20/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 515-JULY 20, 1954 
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Public Law 514 
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^ 1954 
To repeal the provisions of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act which pro- 
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hibits a Federal Reserve bank from paying out notes of another Federal Re-
serve bank. 
Federal Reserve 
notes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the third para-
graph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, is amended ""4o"stat. 236. 
by striking out the sentences thereof which read as follows: "When-
ever Federal reserve notes issued through one Federal Reserve bank 
shall be received by another Federal Reserve bank, they shall be 
promptly returned for credit or redemption to the Federal Reserve 
bank through which they were originally issued or, upon direction of 
such Federal Reserve bank, they shall be forwarded direct to the 
Treasurer of the United States to be retired. No Federal Reserve 
bank shall pay out notes issued through another under penalty of a 
tax of 10 per centum upon the face value of notes so paid out." 
Approved July 19, 1954. 
Public Law 515 
CHAPTER 553 
AN ACT 
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July 20.195 
To provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United 
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States who have lost United States citizenship by voting in a political election 
or plebiscite held in occupied Japan. 
Japanese elec-
tions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That a person who 
has lost United States citizenship solely by reason of having voted in "cTuzensh^ of 
any political election or plebiscite held in Japan between September 2, ^°**'"* 
1945, and April 27, 1952, inclusive, and who has not, subsequent to 
such voting, committed any act which, had he remained a citizen, 
would have operated to expatriate him, and is not otherwise dis-
qualified from becoming a citizen by reason of sections 313 or 314, or 
the third sentence of section 318 of the Immigration and Nationality 
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Act, may be naturalized by taking, prior to two years after the date 1425, 1429. 
of the enactment of this Act, before any naturalization court specified 
in subsection (a) of section 310 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act or before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States 
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abroad, the applicable oath prescribed by section 337 of such Act. s use i448. 
Certified copies of such oath shall be sent by such court or such diplo-
matic or consular officer to the Department of State and to the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
Such oath of allegiance shall be entered in the 
records of the appropriate naturalization court, embassy, legation, 
or consulate, and upon demand, a certified copy of the proceedings, 
including a copy of the oath administered, under the seal of the 
naturalization court, embassy, legation, or consulate, shall be delivered 
to such person at a cost not exceeding $5, which certified copy shall 
be evidence of the facts stated therein before any court of record or 
judicial tribunal and in any department or agency of the Government 
of the United States. Any such person shall have, from and after 
naturalization under this Act, the same citizenship status as that which 
existed immediately prior to its loss: Provided^ That no such person 
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shall be eligible to take the oath prescribed by section 337 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, unless he shall first take an oath 
before any naturalization court specified in subsection (a) of section 
310 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or before any diplomatic 
or consular officer of the United States abroad, that he has done 
nothing to promote the cause of communism. 
Naturalization pro-
cured under this Act shall be subject to revocation as provided in 
section 340 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and subsection 
(f) of that section shall apply to any person claiming United States 
citizenship through the naturalization of an individual under this Act. 
Approved July 20, 1954. 
July 22,1954 
[S.3605] 
Public Law 516 
CHAPTER 557 
AN ACT 
To abolish the offices of Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Register of the 
Treasury and to provide for an Under Secretary for Monetary Affairs and 
an aXiditional Assistant Secretary in the Treasury Department. 
Treasury Dept* 
44 Stat. 237. 
2 7 Stat. 752. 
42 Stat. 3 66. 
Under Secretary. 
Under Secretary 
for Monetary Af-
fairs. 
Assistant 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) section 
303 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U. S. C. 143), establishing 
the office of Assistant Treasurer of the United States, and the Act 
approved April 9, 1926 (31 U. S. C. 143a) designating the Deputy 
Assistant Treasurer as Assistant Treasurer, are repealed. 
(b) Section 304 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U. S. C. 
144), is amended (1) by striking out "Treasurer may, in his discre-
tion, and with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, authorize 
the Assistant Treasurer to act in the place and discharge any or all 
of the duties of the Treasurer of the United States; and the", and (2) 
by striking out "both the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "the Treasurer". 
SEC. 2. Sections 314 and 315 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, and 
the joint resolution approved December 13,1892 (31 U. S. C. 164, 165, 
and 166), establishing the office of Assistant Register of the Treasury, 
specifying the duties of the office, and providing for the appointment 
of an Acting Assistant Register, are repealed. 
SEC. 3. The provision in the Act of February 17,1922, which estab-
lished the office of Under Secretary of the Treasury, as amended and 
supplemented (5 U. S. C. 244), is amended to read as follows: 
"There shall be in the Department of the Treasury an Under 
Secretary and an Under Secretary for Monetary Affairs, each to be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. The compensation of the Under Secretary and the Under 
Secretary for Monetary Affairs shall be at the rate of $17,500 each per 
annum. 
They sliall perfoi-m such duties in the Office of the Secretary 
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury." 
SEC. 4. Section 234 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (5 U. S. C. 
246), is further amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 234. There shall be in the Department of the Treasury three 
Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury, who shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." 
Approved July 22, 1954.