An Act to authorize and direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Department of the Navy certain property located at Decatur, Illinois
PL 82-163 (H.R.3585), enacted 10/10/1951

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PUBLIC LAW 163—OCT. 10, 1951 
[65 STAT, 
October 10, 1951 
[H. B. 3586] 
Public Law 163 
CHAPTER 4 6 0 
AN ACT 
To authorize and direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the 
Department of the Navy certain property located at Decatur, Illinois. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amsrica in Congress asseinbled^ That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is authorized and directed to transfer, 
without reimbursement, to the Department of the Navy those buildings 
known as the Atomic Energy Commission plant located at Decatur, 
Illinois, together with the land and facilities in connection therewith, 
including all personal property related thereto, and now under the 
control and jurisdiction of the General Services Administration. 
Approved October 10, 1951. 
Public Law 164 
CHAPTER 461 
October 10, 1961 
[H. J. Res. 290] 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for the recognition and endorsement of the World Metallurgical 
Congress. 
Whereas a study of available metal resources and the conservation of 
these resources is of paramount concern to the harmony of free 
nations; and 
Whereas the staffs of the United States Bureau of Mines and the Geo-
logical Survey have concluded a report declaring "our mineral 
resources deficient in several important minerals and the outlook 
for major improvements not favorable," and stressing our "con-
tinued dependence on foreign resources for these commodities"; and 
Whereas the same report declared it "obvious that a dynamic program 
of research and exploration must be pursued if new sources are 
to be developed to supply future needs"; and 
Whereas the exchange of metallurgical research ideas among top 
scientists of the free world will contribute to defense production 
in the United States and its friendly neighbors; and 
Whereas the efficient use of both new metal production and available 
scrap can enhance the security of the free peoples; and 
Whereas metallurgical art and science in the free world are in good 
health and the metallurgist can be counted on for the efficient utili-
zation of the available resources; and 
Whereas it is p)articularly of interest to the United States now to 
demonstrate sincere friendly relations with all free world industrial 
production centers; and 
Whereas it has been a traditional American policy to utilize private 
inventive genius whenever possible, believing that it results in the 
advance of the general welfare; and 
Whereas the Economic Cooperation Administration already has given 
its endorsement and material help: Now, therefore, be it 
Re8oh)ed hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
caTcon^'^es^^**"'^^ /S'^a^e* of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Congress hereby 
extends its official welcome to the foreign metal scientists who will 
visit major American production centers and attend the World Metal-
lurgical Congress, October 14 to 19, under sponsorship of the American 
Society for Metals. The President is authorized and requested, by 
proclamation, or in such manner as he may deem proper, to grant 
recognition to the World Metallurgical Congress and the American 
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Society for Metals for its instigation and sponsorship of this first 
world gathering of metal scientists, calling upon oflScials and agencies 
of the Government to assist and cooperate with such Congress as 
occasion may warrant. 
Approved October 10, 1951. 
Public Law 165 
CHAPTER 479 
AN ACT 
To maintain the security and promote the foreign policy and provide for the 
general welfare of the United States by furnishing assistance to friendly 
nations in the interest of international peace and security. 
October 10, 1951 
[H. R. 5113] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of AineHca in Congress assemhled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Mutual Security Act of 1951". 
SEC. 2. The Congress declares it to be the purpose of this Act to 
maintain the security and to promote the foreign policy of the United 
States by authorizing military, economic, and technical assistance to 
friendly countries to strengthen the mutual security and individual 
and collective defenses of the free world, to develop their resources 
in the interest of their security and independence and the national 
interest of the United States and to facilitate the effective participa-
tion of those countries in the United Nations system for collective 
security. 
The purposes of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, 
as amended (22 U. S. C. 1571-1604), the Economic Cooperation Act 
of 1948, as amended (22 U. S. C. 1501-1522), and the Act for Inter-
national Development (22 U. S. C. 1557) shall hereafter be deemed 
to include this purpose. 
Mutual 
Act of 1951. 
Security 
Purpose of Act. 
63 Stat. 714. 
62 Stat. 137. 
64 Stat. 204. 
TITLE I—EUROPE 
SEC. 101. (a) In order to support the freedom of Europe through 
assistance which will further the carrying out of the plans for defense 
of the North Atlantic area, while at the same time maintaining the 
economic stability of the countries of the area so that they may meet 
their responsibilities for defense, and to further encourage the eco-
nomic unification and the political federation of Europe, there are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal 
year 1952 for carrying out the provisions and accomplishing the 
policies and purpose of this Act— 
(1) not to exceed $5,028,000,000 for assistance pursuant to the 
provisions of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as 
amended (22 U. S. C. 1571-1604), for countries which are parties 
to the North Atlantic Treaty and for any country of Europe 
(other than a country covered by another title of this Act), 
which the President determines to be of direct importance to the 
defense of the North Atlantic area and whose increased ability 
to defend itself the President determines is important to the 
preservation of the peace and security of the North Atlantic area 
and to the security of the United States (any such determination 
to be reported forthwith to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and of the House of Representatives), and not to 
exceed $100,000,000 of such appropriation for any selected persons 
who are residing in or escapees from the Soviet Union, Poland, 
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Lithu-
Appropriatlons au-
thorized. 
Assistance pursviant 
to Mutual Defense 
Assistance Act of 1949. 
63 Stat. 714. 
63 S t a t . , P t . 2, 
p. 2241. 
Maximum amount 
for escapees, etc.