An Act to fix the personnel strength of the United States Marine Corps, and to establish the relationship of the Commandant of the Marine Corps to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
PL 82-416 (S.677), enacted 06/28/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 415-JUNE 27, 1952 
[66 ST A T 
In the Senate of the United S t a t e s , 
June 
27. 
1952. 
The 
Senate 
having 
p r o c e e d e d to r e c o n s i d e r 
the 
bill ( H . R . 5678) entitled " A n A c t to r e v i s e the l a w s 
r e l a t i n g 
to 
i m m i g r a t i o n , 
n a t u r a l i z a t i o n , 
and 
n a -
tionality; and for other p u r p o s e s " , r e t u r n e d by the 
P r e s i d e n t of the United S t a t e s with h i s o b j e c t i o n s , 
to the H o u s e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , 
in w h i c h it o r i g -
inated, and p a s s e d by the H o u s e of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s 
on r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n of the s a m e , it w a s 
Resolved 
, That 
the 
s a i d bill p a s s , t w o - t h i r d s of 
the S e n a t o r s p r e s e n t having v o t e d in the a f f i r m a t i v e . 
A t t e s t : 
L e s l i e L. Biffle 
Secretary. 
June 27, 1952 
[S.2610] 
Public Law 415 
CHAPTER 478 
AN ACT 
Providing tliat excess-land provisions of the Federal reclamation laws shall 
not apply to certain lands that will receive a supplemental or regulated water 
supply from the San Luis Valley project, Colorado. 
San Luis Valley 
project, Colo. 
Be it enacted l)y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled., That the excess-land 
provisions of the Federal reclamation laws shall not be applicable to 
lands or to the ownership of lands which receive a supplemental or 
regulated supply of w^ater from the San Luis Valley project, Colo-
rado: Provided., however., That, in lieu of the acreage limitations 
contained in such provisions, no landowner shall receive from such 
project a supplemental or regulated w'ater supply greater in quantity 
than that reasonably necessary to irrigate four hundred and eighty 
acres of land served by such project: Provided further., That the pro-
visions of this Act are intended to meet the special conditions exist-
ing on the lands served or to be served by the San Luis Valley project, 
Colorado, and shall not be considered as altering the general policy 
of the United States with respect to the excess-land provisions of the 
Federal reclamation laws. 
Approved June 27, 1952. 
June 28, 1952 
[S. 677] 
Public Law 416 
CHAPTER 479 
AN ACT 
To fix the personnel strength of the United States Marine Corps, and to establish 
the relationship of the Commandant of the Marine Corps to the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff. 
Marine Corps. 
P 
e r s o n n e l 
strength. 
61 Stat. 502. 
5 u s e 411a. 
5 u s e 171f. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled., That the first sen-
tence of section 206 (c) of the National Security Act of 1947 is hereby 
amended to read as follows: "The United States Marine Corps, within 
the Department of the Navy, shall be so organized as to include not 
less than three combat divisions and three air w'ings, and such other 
land combat, aviation, and other services as may be organic therein, 
and except in time of war or national emergency hereafter declared 
by the Congress the personnel strength of the Regular Marine Corps 
shall be maintained at not more than four hundred thousand." 
SEC. 2. Section 211 (a) of the National Security Act of 1947 (61 
66 
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PUBLIC LAW 418-JUNE 28, 1952 
283 
Stat. 505), as amended, is hereby further amended hy adding at the 
end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall indicate to the Chair-
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff any matter scheduled for considera-
tion by the Joint Chiefs of Staff which directly concerns the United 
States Marine Corps. Unless the Secretary of Defense, upon request 
from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a determination, 
determines that such matter does not concern the United States Marine 
Corps, the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall meet with the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff when such matter is under consideration by them 
and on such occasion and with respect to such matter the Commandant 
of the Marine Corps shall have co-equal status with the members of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff." 
SEC. 3. Section 2 (b) of the Act of April 18, 1946 (60 Stat. 92), 
is hereby repealed. 
Approved June 28, 1952. 
Commandant. 
34 u s e 691. 
Public Law 417 
CHAPTER 480 
AN ACT 
To authorize each of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, and "Washington 
to pool moneys derived from lands granted to it for public schools and various 
State institutions. 
June 28, 
1952 
[S. 1032] 
25 
Stat. 679. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the fourth para- ^ ^kota, ^IsWng-
graph of section 11 of the Act relating to the admission into the Union t°g-
of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washing- 
'^ °° ""'"®^^* 
ton, approved February 22, 1889, as amended (47 Stat. 151), is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstand-
ing the foregoing provisions of this section, each of the States of North 
Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington may pool the moneys received 
by it from oil and gas and other mineral leasing of said lands. The 
moneys so pooled shall be apportioned among the public schools and 
the various State institutions in such manner that the public schools 
and each of such institutions shall receive an amount which bears the 
same ratio to the total amount apportioned as the number of acres 
(including any that may have been disposed of) granted for such 
public schools or for such institutions bears to the total number of 
acres (including any that may have been disposed of) granted by 
this Act. Not less than 50 per centum of each such amount shall be 
covered into the appropriate permanent fund." 
Approved June 28, 1952. 
Public Law 418 
CHAPTER 481 
AN ACT 
, 
,„ 
, „ , , 
June 28, 1952 
To remove the limitation on the numerical strength of the White House Police 
P- 1283] 
force. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 3, United 
States Code, section 203 (a), as amended by section 2 of the Act of 
August 15, 1950 (Public Law 693, Eighty-first Congress), is amended 
to read as follows: 
"SEC. 203. (a) The White House Police force shall consist of such 
number of officers, with grades corresponding to similar officers of the 
Metropolitan Police force, and of such number of privates, with grade 
corresponding to that of private of the highest grade in the Metro-
politan Police force, as may be necessary but not exceeding one hundred 
White House Po-
lice. 
62 S t a t . 6 7 2 ; 
64 Stat. 448.