An Act relating to the extension and the final liquidation of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government.
PL 84-41 (S.1763), enacted 05/23/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 41-MAY 23, 1955 
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Penalty. 
P u b l i c i t y or 
propaganda^ 
Re s e a r c h and 
service work* 
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1082, 
1087. 
Short title. 
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 appro-
priation 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^: Provided further, That nothing in 
this section shall be construed to require an affidavit from any person 
employed for less than sixty days for sudden emergency work involv-
ing the loss of human life or destruction of property, the payment of 
salary or wages may be made to such persons from applicable appro-
priations for services rendered in such emergency without execution of 
the affidavit contemplated by this section. 
SEC. 508, No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or 
of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation or agency 
included in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda pur-
poses to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress. 
SEC. 509. Appropriations of the Department available for research 
and service work authorized by the Act of August 14,1946 (7 U. S. C. 
427; 7 U. S. C. 1621-1629) shall be available for expenses of any 
advisory committee established as provided in title I I I of said Act 
to assist in effectuating the research and service work of the 
Department. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Agriculture and Farm 
Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1956". 
Approved May 23, 1955. 
May 23, 1955 
[S. 1763] 
Public Law 41 
CHAPTER 44 
AN ACT 
Relating to the extension and the final liquidation of the Commission on 
Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. 
5 u s e 138a-138j 
note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Represe7itatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 9 (b) 
of the Act entitled "An Act for the establishment of a Commission on 
Governmental Operations", approved July 10, 1953 (67 Stat. 142), is 
hereby amended (1) by striking out "May 31, 1955" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "June 30,1955", and (2) by adding at the end thereof the 
following new sentences: "Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions 
of this subsection, the Chairman of the Commission shall have charge 
of the final liquidation of the affairs of the Commission after June 30, 
1955, including the printing of reports, the payment of bills, the 
transfer of records and documents to the National Archives, and the 
disposition of furniture and other equipment of the Commission. 
The 
Chairman of the Commission shall designate such members of the staff 
of the Commission as he deems necessary for these purposes. 
Such 
liquidation shall be completed within a period of not to exceed ninety 
days after June 30,1955, and the funds of the Commission shall remain 
available for necessary expenses during such period." 
Approved May 23, 1955.