An Act to authorize the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force to cause to be published official registers for their respective services
PL 84-765 (H.R.2111), enacted 07/24/1956

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Public Law 765 
CHAPTER 677 
AN lACT 
To authorize the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force to cause 
to be published official registers for their respective services. 
July 24, 1956 
[H. R. 2111] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretaries 
of the military departments are authorized to have published, annually 
or at such times as they may designate, official registers containing the 
names of and pertinent data relating to such officers of the Regular and 
Reserve components of their respective services and such other lists 
as they may deem appropriate. 
SEC. 2. All laws or parts of laws requiring the periodic publication 
of an official register of the Army, of the Navy, and Marine Corps, and 
of the Air Force, and prescribing the contents thereof, including, but 
not restricted to, provisions relating to lists of names, grades, pay and 
emoluments, and personal data inconsistent with the provisions of this 
section are repealed and such repeal shall include but shall not be lim-
ited to the following Acts or parts of Acts: 
(a) Section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1878 (20 Stat. 149). 
(b) So much of section 1226, Revised Statutes,-as reads, "The high-
est volunteer rank which has been held by officers of the Regular Army 
shall be entered, with their names respectively upon the Army 
Register." 
(c) So much of section 1256, Revised Statutes, as reads, "continue 
to be borne on the Army Register, and shall". 
(d) The ultimate proviso of section 1 of the Act of May 24, 1928 
(45 Stat. 735). 
(e) The words "and directed" in the seventh line of the Act of 
February 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1409). 
(f) So much of the first sentence of section 201 of the Act of June 
29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1084), as reads "to be published annually in the 
official register of the service concerned". 
(g) So much of section 301 (a) of the Act of June 29,1948 (62 Stat. 
1087), as reads, "to be published annually in the official register of the 
service concerned". 
(h) So much of section 1457, Revised Statutes, as reads "and con-
tinue to be borne on the Navy Register". 
(i) So much of section 1406, Revised Statutes, as reads "and shall 
be entered upon the Naval Register". 
SEC. 3, There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds 
as may bs necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Armed Forces. 
Official register. 
10 u s e 500. 
10 u s e 516. 
10 u s e 1023. 
38 u s e 581. 
10 u s e 1001. 
10 u s e 1036. 
34 u s e 389. 
68 Stat. 167. 
34 u s e 121. 
Approtsriation. 
Public Law 766 
CHAPTER 678 
,AN A c t 
To amend title 18 of the United States Code, so as to increase the penalties, 
applicable to seditious conspiracy, advocating overthrow of government, and 
conspiracy to advocate overthrow of government. 
July 24, 19 56 
[H. R. 2854] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2384 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$5,000" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$20,000" and by striking out "six years'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty years". 
SEC. 2. Section 2385 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$20,000" and by 
Sedi t i o u s con~ 
spiracy. 
62 Stat. 808. 
62 Stat. 808. 
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Effectivlty. 
striking out "ten years" and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty years" 
and by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: 
"If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in 
this section, each shall be fined not more than $20,000 or imprisoned 
not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for em-
ployment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, 
for the five years next following his conviction." 
SEC. 3. The foregoing amendments shall apply only with respect 
to offenses committed on and after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
Approved July 24, 1956 
Public Law 767 
CHAPTER 679 
July 24, 1956 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 5566] 
Q,^ terminate the existence of the Indian Claims Commission, and for other 
purposes. 
I n d i a n 
Claims 
Commission. 
Termination. 
60 Stat. 1055. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 23 of 
the Indian Claims Commission Act approved August 13, 1946 (60 
Stat. 1049, 1055; 25 U. S. C, sec. 70v), is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 23. The existence of the Commission shall terminate at the 
end of five years from and after April 10,1957, or at such earlier time 
as the Commission shall have made its final report to the Congress on 
all claims filed with it. 
Upon its dissolution the records of the Com-
mission shall be delivered to the Archivist of the United States." 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
July 24, 1956 
[H. R. 7380] 
Public Law 768 
CHAPTER 680 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953 
to correct certain inequities. 
D. C. Police and 
Firemen. 
68 Stat. 1000. 
68 Stat. 1000. 
D.C. Code 4-816. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 201 (b) 
(2) of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 
1953, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 4-815 (b) (2)), is amended to read 
as follows: 
" (2) $224, while he is assigned to duty as a regular first driver-
operator or tillerman of a fire department hose wagon, pumper, 
aerial ladder truck, rescue squad, or fire department ambulance;". 
SEC. 2. Section 202 (f) of such Salary Act of 1953 is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "In computing 
service in the grade of inspector for the purpose of determining 
longevity increases, service in excess of three years rendered prior to 
the effective date of this Act in the grade of private, when the in-
dividual was assigned to duty as a fire inspector or assistant marine 
engineer shall be considered service in the grade of inspector.". 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
first day of the first pay period of the Fire Department of the District 
of Columbia which begins after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved July 24, 1956.