An Act to amend the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended, to authorize navigation of foreign, non-transport, civil aircraft in the United States through reciprocity and under regulations of the Civil Aeronautics Board
PL 83-225 (S.1402), enacted 08/08/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 225-AUG. 8, 1953 
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Public Law 224 
CHAPTER 378 
AN ACT 
To amend section 9 of the Act of May 22, 1928, as amended, authorizing 
directing a national survey of forest resources. 
and 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Afn^rica in Congress assembled^ That to authorize 
and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to extend the Nation-wide 
forest survey authorized and directed by section 9 of the Act of May 22, 
1928, as amended (45 Stat. 699, 702; 58 Stat. 265; 63 Stat. 271; 16 
U. S. C. 581h), to the Territories and possessions of the United States, 
said section is amended by inserting after the word "State" a comma 
and the words "Territory or possession", and after the words "products 
in the United States" the words "and its Territories and possessions". 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
August 8,1953 
[S. 725] 
Forest surveys. 
Public Law 225 
CHAPTER 379 
AN ACT 
August 8, 1953 
To amend the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended, to authorize navigation 
[S. i402] 
of foreign civil aircraft in the United States through reciprocity and under -
regulations of the Civil Aeronautics Board. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 6 of 
the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended, is hereby amended by 
striking subsections (b) and (c) thereof and by inserting a new 
subsection (b) to read as follows: 
"(b) Foreign aircraft, which are not a part of the armed forces 
of a foreign nation, may be navigated in the United States by airmen 
holding certificates or licenses issued or rendered valid by the United 
States or by the nation in which the aircraft is registered if such 
foreign nation grants a similar privilege with respect to aircraft of 
the United States and only if such navigation is authorized by permit, 
order, or regulation issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board hereunder, 
and in accordance with the terms, conditions, and limitations thereof. 
The Civil Aeronautics Board shall issue such permits, orders, or 
regulations to such extent only as the Board shall find such action 
to be in the interest of the public: Provided^ however^ That in exer-
cising its powers hereunder, the Board shall do so consistently with 
any treaty, convention or agreement which may be in force between 
the United States and any foreign country or countries. 
Foreign 
civil aircraft permitted to navigate in the United States under this 
subsection may be authorized by the Board to engage in air commerce 
within the United States except that they shall not take on at any 
point within the United States, persons, property, or mail carried 
for compensation or hire and destined for another point within the 
United States. 
Nothing contained in this subsection (b) shall be 
deemed to limit, modify, or amend section 402 of the Civil Aeronautics 
Act of 1938, as amended, but any foreign air carrier holding a permit 
under said section 402 shall not be required to obtain additional 
authorization under this subsection with respect to any operation 
authorized by said permit." 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
F o r e i g n 
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aircraft. 
U. S. flights. 
44 Stat. 572. 
49 u s e 176. 
52 Stat. 991. 
49 u s e 482.