An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code so as to provide a personal exemption with respect to certain dependents in the Republic of the Philippines
PL 84-333 (H.R.7148), enacted 08/09/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 333-AUG. 9, 1955 
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will not constitute a violation of the first section of this Act. 
Such 
affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the acceptance 
«nd holding of office or employment by the person executing the 
affidavit does not or will not constitute a violation of such section. 
(b) An aflfidavit shall not be required from a person employed by 
the Government of the United States for less than sixty days for 
sudden emergency work involving the loss of human life or the destruc-
tion of property. This subsection shall not relieve any person from 
liability for violation of the first section of this Act. 
SEC. 3. Any person who violates section 1 of this Act shall be guilty 
of a felony, and c,nall be fined not more than $1,000 or. imprisoned not 
more than one year and a day, or both. 
SEC. 4. The following parts of Acts are hereby repealed: 
(1) Section 612 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U. S. C , sec. 1445) ; 
(2) Section 9A of the Act entitled "An Act to prevent pernicious 
political activities", approved August 2, 1939 (5 U. S. C, sec. 118j) ; 
and 
(3) Section 305 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, as 
amended (29 U. S. C, sec. 188). 
Approved August 9, 1955. 
Emergency work. 
Penalty, 
Repeals. 
63 Stat. 444. 
53 Stat. 1148, 
61 Stat. 160. 
Public Law 332 
CHAPTER 692 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of one and eight-tenths acres of land, more or less, 
within the Grapevine Dam and Reservoir project to the city of Grapevine, 
Texas, for sewage disposal purposes. 
August 9,1955 
[H. R. 6634] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Army is authorized and directed to convey to the city of Grape-
vine, Texas, a portion of tract A-28 within the Grapevine Dam and 
Reservoir project, not to exceed two acres, required by the city for the 
expansion of its sewage treatment plant located on adjoining land 
belonging to the city, the conveyance to be by quitclaim deed upon 
payment of 50 per centum of the fair appraised market value thereof, 
but on condition that in the event the property so conveyed shall fail 
or cease to be used for disposal purposes, the title thereto shall revert 
to and revest in the United States; and subject to such reservations, 
including flowage easements, restrictions, terms, and conditions, as the 
Secretary of the Army determines to be necessary in the interest of 
the United States. 
Approved August 9, 1955. 
Grapevine, Tex. 
Conveyance. 
Public Law 333 
CHAPTER 693 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Codes so as to provide a personal exemption 
with respect to certain dependents in the Republic of the Philippines. 
August 9> 1955 
[H. R. 7148] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 25 (b) 
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (defining the term "depend-
ent") is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth sentence thereof 
the following new sentence: "For taxable years beginning after De-
cember 31, 1946, the preceding sentence shall not exclude from the 
definition of 'dependent' any child of the taxpayer born to him, or 
Philippines. 
Income t a x ex-
emptions. 
67 Stat. 471. 
26 u s e 25. 
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