An Act to authorize the payment of compensation for certain losses and damages caused by United States Armed Forces during World War II.
PL 84-656 (H.R.10766), enacted 07/03/1956

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purposes", approved August 12, 1955 (69 Stat. 697), is redesignated 
as subsection (i) of such section. 
SEC. 5. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the amendments 
made by this Act shall become effective on the first day of the first 
month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) In the case of any State which on the date of enactment of this 
Act has not designated a single State agency for the purpose of dis-
tributing surplus property pursuant to subsection 203 (j) of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
amended, transfers of such property may be made by the Administra-
tor of General Services under such subsection, as amended by this Act, 
to the State agency heretofore designated in such State to distribute 
property in conformity with such suosection for purposes of education 
and public health to the extent that such agency is authorized under 
State law to receive and distribute any class of property transferred 
pursuant to such subsection, or in the absence of any such agency or 
m the absence of authority of such agency to receive and distribute 
any such class of property, to any State agency or official authorized 
under State law to receive and distribute such property, until ninety 
calendar days have passed after the close of the first regular session 
of the legislature of such State beginning after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
Approved July 3, 1956. 
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Effective da1:e< 
£xception< 
Public Law 656 
CHAPTER 514 
AN ACT 
To authorize the payment of coinpeiisation for certain losses and damages 
caused by United States Armed Forces during World War II. 
July 3, 1956 
[H. R. 10 766] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Houne of Representati'ves of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled. That the Secretai-y 
of the Treasury is authorized to pay the sum of $964,199.35 to the Vat-
ican City in full and final settlement and discharge of all claims of the 
Vatican City for losses and damages caused by United States Armed 
Forces in the Papal Domain Castel Gandolfo during the course of 
hostilities conducted by such forces against German armed forces in 
Italy in 1944. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of 
$964,199.35 to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved July 3, 1956. 
Vatican City. 
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claims. 
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Appropriation. 
Public Law 657 
CHAPTER 515 
AN ACT 
To authorize the conveyance of a certain tract of land in North Carolina to the 
city of Charlotte, North Carolina. 
July 3, 1956 
[H. R. 8634] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is authorized and directed to convey to 
the Charlotte Park and Recreation Commission, an instrumentality of 
the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, 18.06 acres of land, more or 
less, being that part of a 32.5 acre tract of land acquired by the 
Veterans' Administration on June 16, 1947, as a hospital site which 
has not been transferred to other Federal use, exact boundaries of 
said property to be determined by the Administrator. 
Charlotte, N. C. 
Conveyance. 
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Requiramente. 
SEC, 2. Such convejaiice shall be made subject to the requirements 
of section 13 (h) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 770) 
as added by Public Law 616, Eightieth Congress, (62 Stat. 350), 
(50 U. S. C. App. 1622 (h)) : Provided^ however, That in computa-
tion of the amount to be paid by said Commission as consideration 
for the transfer hereby authorized the sum of $10,000 shall be deducted, 
such sum representing the amount contributed by the Charlotte Cham-
ber of Commerce to the United States toward original acquisition of 
the aforementioned 32.5 acre tract. 
Approved July 3, 1956. 
Public Law 658 
CHAPTER 516 
July 3, 1956 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[H. J. Re«. 671] Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1957, and for other purposes. 
Resolved by the Senate a/nd House of Representatives 
of the United 
propriations T95?r /^tates of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, 
receipts, and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corpora-
tions, and other organizational units in the executive branch of the 
Government, namely: 
Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activi-
ties which were conducted in the fiscal j^ear 1956 and listed in this 
section (a) at a rat^ for operations not m excess of the current rate 
or the rate provided for in the budget estimate, whichever is lower, or 
(b) in the amount or at the rate specified herein: 
Funds appropriated to the President, President's special interna-
tional program (emergency fund for international affairs) ; 
Atx)mic Energy Commission; 
Department of State, International Fisheries Commission (sea 
lamprey control and research activities); 
Department of Commerce, export control; 
Department of Defense—Civil functions. Department of the Army, 
government and relief in occupied areas; Militar;^ construction. Army; 
Military construction. Navy; Military construction, Air Force; 
Export-Import Bank of Washington; 
Mutual security programs, $200,000,000, to be expended in accord 
with provisions of law applicable to such programs during the fiscal 
year 1956 and at a rate for any individual program not in excess of 
the current rate therefor: Provided, That administrative expenses for 
such programs shall not exceed the current rate. 
Avauabuity. 
guc. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this Act shall remain available until (a) enact-
ment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity provided 
for in this Act, or (b) enactment of the applicable appropriation 
Act by both Houses without any provision for such project or activity, 
or (c) July 31,1956, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
panted pursuant to this Act may be used without regard to the time 
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limitations set forth in subsection (d) (2) of section 3679, Revised 
Statutes, and expenditures therefrom shall be charged to the applicable 
appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such 
applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained is enacted 
into law.