An Act to amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended
PL 84-555 (S.2562), enacted 06/04/1956

70 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 666-JUNE 4, 1956 
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issued, any prediction, oral or written, or forecast, except as to dam-
age threatened or caused by insects and pests, with respect to future 
prices of cotton or the trend of same. 
SEC. 505. Except to provide materials required in or incident to 
research or experimental work where no suitable domestic product is 
available, no part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
expended in the purchase of twine manufactured from commodities 
or materials produced outside of the United States. 
SEC. 506. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the 
Department for research and service work authorized by the Act of 
August 14, 1946 (7 U. S. C. 427, 1621-1629), and the Act of July 28, 
1954 (Public Law 545), shall be available for contracting in accord-
ance with said Acts. 
SEC. 507. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or of 
the funds available for expenditure by any corporation or agency 
included in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda 
purposes to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress. 
SEC. 508. Appropriations of the Department available for research 
and service work authorized by the Act of August 14,1946 (7 U. S. C. 
427,1621-1629) shall be available for expenses of any advisory com-
mittee established as provided in title III of said Act to assist in 
effectuating the research and service work of the Department. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Agriculture and Farm 
Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1957". 
Approved June 4, 1956. 
P u r c h a s e 
of 
twine. 
60 S t a t . 1082, 
1087. 
68 StaU 574. 
7 u s e 4271. 
P u b l i c i t y 
or 
propaganda. 
R e s e a r c h and 
service work. 
60 S t a t . 
1087. 
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Short title. 
Public Law 555 
CHAPTER 356 
AN ACT 
To amend the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
1948, as amended. 
June 
4,1956 
[S. 2562] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bepresentatives of the 
United /States of America in Congress aissembled, That section 201 
of the Act of Januarv 27,1948 (Public Law 402, Eightieth Congress, 
62 Stat. 6, as amended by section 402 (f) of the immigration and 
Nationality Act, 66 Stat. 163) entitled "An Act to promote the better 
understanding of the United States among the peoples of the world 
and to strengthen cooperative international relations" is amended by 
inserting "(a)" after the section number and by adding a new para-
graph reading as follows: 
"(b) No person admitted as an exchange visitor under this section 
or acquiring exchange visitor status after admission shall be eligible 
to apply for an immigrant visa, or for a nonimmigrant visa under sec-
tion 101 (a) (15) (H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or for 
adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence, until it is established that such person has resided and 
been physically present in a cooperating country or countries for an 
aggregate of at least two years following departure from the United 
States: Provided, That upon request of an interested Government 
agency and the recommendation of the Secretary of State, the At-
torney General may waive such two-jear period of residence abroad in 
the case of any alien whose admission to the United States is found 
by the Attorney General to be in the public interest: And provided 
further, That the provisions of this paragraph shall apply only to 
those persons acquiring exchange visitor status subs^uent to the date 
of the enactment hereof." 
Approved June 4, 1956. 
U. & I n f o r m a -
t i o n a n d Educa-
t i o n a l Exchani^e 
Act, 1948. 
66 Stat. 276. 
22 u s e 1446. 
Exchange v i s il • 
tors. 
66 StaU 166. 
8 u s e 1101. 
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