Joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study and investigation of Indian education in the United States
PL 84-702 (S.J.Res.110), enacted 07/14/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 702-JULY 14, 1956 
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Public Law 701 
CHAPTER 574 
AN ACT 
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To amend title VII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to provide 
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for experimental operation and testing of vessels owned hy the United 
States. 
Vessels. 
O p e r a tion and 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Repu'esentativea of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title VII of 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U. S. C , sees. 1191- *®|f"|'j 
joos-
1204), is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section to read 2011. 
as follows: 
'•'SEC. 715. The Secretary of Commerce, for the purpose of practical 
development, trial, and testing, is authorized without regard to other 
provisions of this title or other laws relating to chartering and general 
agency operations, to operate, under general agency agreements or 
bareboat charter, vessels owned by the United States (including any 
national defense reserve vessel) which have been constructed, recon-
ditioned, or remodeled for experimental or testing purposes, in the 
foreign or domestic trade of the United States or for use for the 
account of any agency or department of the United States, under such 
reasonable terms or conditions as the Secretary of Commerce deter-
mines to be necessary to carry out the objects of this Act: 
Provided, 
hou'ei'cr, That not in excess of ten such vessels shall be operated and 
tested under the authority of this section in any one year. 
Bareboat 
charters entered into under this section shall be made at reasonable 
rates of charter and shall include such restrictions and conditions as 
the Secretary of Commerce determines to be necessary or appropriate . 
to protect the public interest, including provisions for recapture of 
profits as provided for in section 709 of this Act, as amended. Char- 
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ters and general agency agreements entered into under this section 
shall be reviewed annually for the purpose of determining whether 
(conditions exist which would justify continuance of the charter or 
agreement. Those provisions of law prescribed or incorporated under 
the heading "VESSEL OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND" in chapter VIII of 
the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951 (Public Law 45, 
Eighty-second Congress; 65 Stat. 52, 59), which relate to vessel 
46 use 1241a. 
operating activities of the Secretary of Commerce and to employment 
of seamen through general agents, shall be applicable in connection 
with charters and agreements entered into under this section." 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
Public Law 702 
CHAPTER 588 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
July U, 1956 
Directing the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study and investigation 
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of Indian education in the United States. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the indiMieducation. 
Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary"), acting through 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, is authorized and directed to conduct 
a study and investigation of Indian education in the continental 
United States and Alaska, including a study and investigation of (1) 
the education problems of Indian children from non-English speak-
ing homes, and (2) the possibility of establishing a more orderly, 
equitable, and acceptable program for transferring Indian children 
to public schools. 
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PUBLIC LAW 703-JULY 14, 1956 
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Contracts. 
Report to Coft-
gress. 
Appropri ati on. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this joint 
resolution, is authorized to enter into contracts in accordance with 
the provisions of the Johnson-O'Malley Act of June 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 
1458;25U.S.C.452). 
SEC. 3. Not later than two years after funds are made available 
to carry out the purposes of this joint resolution, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Congress a complete report of the results of such study 
and investigation, together with such recommendations as he deems 
desirable. 
SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this joint 
resolution. 
Approved July 14, 1956. 
July 14, 1956 
[S. 584] 
Public Law 703 
CHAPTER 589 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28, United States Code relating to the Customs Court. 
Customs Court. 
62 Stat. 899. 
62 Stat. 901. 
62 Stat. 901. 
62 Stat. 901. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 251 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the first 
sentence thereof a new sentence as follows: "Such court is hereby 
declared to be a court established under article I I I of the Constitution 
of the United States." 
SEC. 2. Section 292 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting at the end of such section a new subsection as follows: 
"(f) The Chief Justice of the United States may upon presentation 
to him by the chief judge of the Customs Court of a certificate of 
necessity, designate and assign temporarily any district judge to serve 
as a judge of the Customs Court." 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 293 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting at the end of such section a new paragraph as follows: 
"The Chief Justice of the United States may designate and assign 
temporarily a judge of the Customs Court to perform judicial duties 
in a district court in any circuit upon presentation of a certificate of 
necessity by the chief judge or circuit justice of the circuit wherein 
the need arises." 
(b) The first paragraph of section 295 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: 
"No designation and assignment of a judge of the Customs Court in 
active service shall be made without the consent of the chief judge of 
such court.". 
SEC, 4. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed in any way 
to limit or alter the jurisdiction heretofore conferred upon the United 
States Customs (^ourt by any provision of law. 
Approved July 14, 1956. 
July 14. 1956 
[S. 1739] 
Public Law 704 
CHAPTER 590 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to fix rates of 
compensation of members of certain examining and licensing boards and 
commissions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
a^d eximfni^nl United Statcs of America in Congress assemlled^ That (a) notwith-
boards. 
Standing the provisions set forth in the Acts mentioned in section 2 of 
Compensation. 
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