Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to confer certain additional powers upon the Interstate Sanitation Commission, established by said States pursuant to Public Resolution 62, Seventy-fourth Congress, August 27, 1935
PL 84-946 (H.J.Res.511), enacted 08/03/1956

PUBLIC LAW 944-AUG. 3, 1956 
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Taxes. 
(b) No property distributed under the provisions of this Act shall 
at the time of distribution be subject to Federal or State income tax. 
Following any distribution of property made under the provisions of 
this Act, such property and any income derived therefrom by the indi-
vidual, corporation, or other legal entity shall be subject to the same 
taxes, State and Federal, as in the case of non-Indians: Provided^ 
That for the purpose of capital gains or losses the base value of the 
property shall be the value of tlie property when distributed to the 
individual, corporation, or other legal entity. 
Approved August 3, 1986. 
Atigust 3, 1956 
Is. 4116] 
Senate 
Office 
Building Commis-
sion. 
67 Stat. 328. 
40 u s e 174b-l 
note. 
Public Law 944 
CHAPTER 910 
AN ACT 
To increase the membership of the Senate OfBce Building Commission. 
Be it enacted, ty the SeTmte and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the member-
shij) of the Senate Office Building Commission, created by the Sundry 
Civil Appropriation Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 481), as amended 
by Public Law 178, Eighty-third Congress, approved August 3, 1953, 
is hereby increased from seven to nine members, such additional mem-
bers to be appointed by the President of the Senate. 
Approved August 3, 1956. 
Vugus 
[S. 4221] 
Public Law 945 
CHAPTER 911 
AN ACT 
To amend the International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949. 
International 
Wheat Agreement. 
63 Stat. 945. 
7 use 1641. 
63 Stat. 2173. 
Be it enojoted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the 
International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949, as amended, is amended 
by inserting before the parenthesis at the end of the first sentence 
thereof the following: "and the Agreement (International Wheat 
Agreement, 1956) further revising and renewing the International 
Wheat Agreement for a period ending July 31,1959, signed by Argen-
tina, Australia, Canada, France, Sweden, the United States, and certain 
w^heat importing countries". 
SEC. 2. Reference in any law to the International Wheat Agreement 
of 1949 shall be deemed to include the Agreement (International 
Wheat Agreement, 1956) revising and renewing the International 
Wheat Agreement for a period ending July 31,1959. 
Approved August 3, 1956. 
Atxgust 3, 1956 
[H. J. Res. 511] 
Public Law 946 
CHAPTER 912 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Granting the consent of Congress to the States of New York, New Jersey, and 
Connecticut to confer certain additional powers upon the Interstate Sanitation 
Commission, established by said States pursuant to Public Resolution 62, 
Seventy-fourth Congress, August 27, 1935. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
Interstate Sani- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of August 27, 
st'^din' of SV 1935 (49 Stat. 932) is amended by striking out section 2 thereof and 
pollution. 
inserting the following new sections; 
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"SEC. 2. The further consent of Congress is given to the States of 
New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to confer upon the Interstate 
Sanitation Commission, in accordance with chapter 286 of the laws of 
the State of New York (1956), chapter 46 of the laws of New Jersey 
(1955) (as amended by chapter 23 (1956)), and public act 27 of the 
laws of Connecticut (1955), the power to make studies of smoke and 
air pollution within any and all of the territory served by the Com-
mission. Such studies shall include surveys of the sources and extent 
of the pollution, property damage caused thereby, the effect upon 
public health and comfort, and relevant meteorological, climatological, 
and topographical factors. 
"SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act, as amended, ri^f,**'^®"*"* °' 
is hereby expressly reserved." 
Approved August 3,1966. 
rights 
Public Law 947 
CHAPTER 913 
AN ACT 
August 3, 1956 
To provide for a study by the Federal Communications Commission, the United 
[H. R. 4090] 
States Coast Guard, and the Federal Maritime Administration with respect 
to the need for automatic radiotelegraph call selectors and other such safety 
devices on certain cargo ships of the United States. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Federal 
Autlma't'ic^'adio-
Communications Commission, the United States Coast Guard, and telegraph, 
the Federal Maritime Administration are hereby authorized and 
directed, acting jointly, (1) to make a full and complete study and 
investigation with respect to the need for installing automatic radio-
telegraph call selectors on cargo ships of the United States carrying 
less than two radio operators, and other such safety devices, and the 
feasibility thereof, (2) to report to the Congress at the earliest prac-
ticable date, but not later than March 1, 1957, and (3) to include in 
such report their recommendations, if any, for necessary legislation. 
Approved August 3, 1956. 
Public Law 948 
CHAPTER 914 
^^ ACT 
August 3. 1956 
To extend the time limit within which naval vessels may be loaned to friendly 
[H. R. 11613] 
Far Eastern nations and to authorize the loan of naval vessels to friendly 
European nations. 
Report to C o n -
gress. 
Naval vessels. 
Lo a n to foreign 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ainerica in Congress assembled^ That (a) the first ^„a„ „ .^ 
sentence of section 4 (a) of the Act of August 5, 1953 (67 Stat. 363), governments, 
is amended by inserting immediately after "Far Eastern" the words 
"or European". 
(b) Section 4 (c) of such Act is amended by striking out "December 
31,1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1957". 
(c) Section 5 of such Act is amended by striking out "respective 
Governments under the Mutual Security Act" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "recipient Governments under the Mutual Security Act of 
^7 stat. 4 78. 
1954, as amended, or provided by the recipient Governments under 
reimbursable provisions of such Act". 
Approved August 3, 1956.