An Act to promote the national defense by including a representative of the Department of Defense as a member of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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stamps: And provided fv/rther, That no claim for a refund, or allow-
ance for such stamps, shall be allowed unless presented within six 
months after the stamps have been spoiled, destroyed, or rendered 
useless or unfit for the purpose intended, or, in the case of stamps for 
which the owner may have no use, within six months from the date of 
purchase thereof, except that as to stamps which have been spoiled, 
destroyed, or rendered useless or unfit for the purpose intended, or for 
which the owner may have no use, prior to the effective date of this 
Act, a claim for a refund or allowance for credit may be filed within 
six months after the .effective date of this Act. 
Approved June 3, 1954. 
Tune 3,1954 
[H. R. 7 3 " ' 
Public Law 383 
CHAPTER 253 
AN ACT 
'''308] 
To repeal section 307 of title III of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950. as 
amended. 
Extension. 
64StaU 1254. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinhled, That section 307 of 
the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U. S. C. App. 
2297), is amended by striking out the date "June 30,1954" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the date "June 30,1958''. 
Approved June 3, 1954. 
June 3,1954 
[H. R ; 7541] 
Public Law 384 
CHAPTER 254 
AN ACT 
To promote the national defense l»y including a representative of the Department 
of Defense as a member of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. 
62 Stat. 266. 
50 u s e 151. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 
271, Sixty-third Congress, approved March 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 930; 
50 IT, S. C. 151a), as amended, be amended by striking out "the chair-
man of the Research and Development Board of the Department of 
Defense'" and inserting in lieu thereof "one Department of Defense 
representative who is acquainted witli the needs of aeronautical 
research and development". 
Approved June 3, 1954. 
June 4,1954 
[H.R. 116] 
Public Law 385 
CHAPTER 261 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, so as to prohibit the transportation of 
fireworks into any State in which the sale or use of such fireworks is 
prohibited. 
Fireworks trans-
portation. 
62 Stat. 738. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 39 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new section: 
"§ 836. Transportation of fireworks into State prohibiting 
sale 
or use 
"Whoever, otherwise than in the course of continuous interstate 
transportation through any State, transports fireworks into any State, 
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or delivers them for transportation into any State, or attempts so to 
do, knowing that such fireworks are to be delivered, possessed, stored, 
transshipped, distributed, sold, or otherwise dealt with in a manner 
or for a use prohibited by the laws of such State specifically prohibit-
ing or regulating the use of fireworks, shall be fined not more than 
$1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. 
"This section shall not apply to a common or contract carrier or to 
international or domestic water carriers engaged in interstate com-
merce or to the transportation of fireworks into a State for the use of 
Federal agencies in the carrying out or the furtherance of their 
operations. 
"In the enforcement of this section, the definitions of fireworks con-
tained in the laws of the respective States shall be applied. 
"As used in this section, the term 'State' includes the several States, 
Territories, and possessions of the United States, and the District of 
Columbia. 
"This section shall be effective from and after July 1, 1954." 
SEC. 2, The analysis of chapter 39 of title 18, United States Code, 
immediately preceding section 831 of such title, is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following new item: 
"836. Transportation of fireworks into State proiiibiting sale or use." 
SEC. 3. This Act shall not be effective with respect to— 
(1) the transportation of fireworks into any State or Territory 
for use solely for agricultural purposes, 
(2) the delivery of fireworks for transportation into any State 
or Territory for use solely for agricultural purposes, or 
(3) any attempt to engage in any such transportation or 
delivery for use solely for agricultural purposes, until sixty days 
have elapsed after the commencement of the next regular session 
of the legislature of such State or Territory which begins after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved June 4, 1954. 
Effective date. 
i N o n e f f ec t ive-
ness. 
Public Law 386 
CHAPTER 262 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance to the State of Indiana of certain surplus real 
property situated in Marion County, Indiana. 
June 4,1954 
[H.R. 232] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is authorized and directed to convey to 
the State of Indiana, upon the terms and conditions and for the con-
sideration set forth in section 2, all the right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to certain land (hereinafter referred to as Fed-
eral land) situated in Marion County, Indiana, together with all fix-
tures and improvements thereon. Such land, which is surplus to the 
requirements of the United States, comprises a part of the north 
half of the northwest quarter of section 20, township 15 north, range 
3 east, Marion County, Indiana, known as Tent City, and is more 
particularly described as follows: 
(1) Beginning at the southwest intersection of Wade Avenue with 
Main Street as shown on plat of Thurston Place Addition, said point 
being the northeast corner of the tract of land herein described, thence 
running south along the western right-of-way line of Main Street a 
distance of four hundred and fifty-seven feet to a point in the north-
ern right-of-way line of Bradbury Avenue; thence running in a 
westerly direction along the northern right-of-way line of Bradbury 
Marion County, 
Ind. 
Conveyance.