An Act to provide for the establishment of the Booker T. Washington National Monument
PL 84-464 (H.R.6904), enacted 04/02/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 464-APR. 2, 1956 
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Applicabilitya 
"PAR. 1819. Handwoven fabrics imported in good faith by a society 
or institution incorporated or established solely for religious purposes, 
to be used by such society or institution in making religious vestments 
for sale, if there is presented to the Collector of Customs a written 
declaration of a responsible officer of the importing society or institu-
tion, that the substantial equivalent of the fabric is not handwoven 
in the United States." 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall apply to articles 
entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consump-
tion on or after the day following the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved April 2, 1956. 
April 2, 1956 
[H. R. 6904] 
Public Law 464 
CHAPTER 158 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishinent of the Booker T. Washinjitoii Nationnl 
Monxinieut. 
Booker T. Wash-
ington N a t i o n a l 
Monument, Va. 
Establishment. 
Appropri ation. 
Be it enmded hy the Senate and Hoit-se of RepreHentative^ of the 
iJnited State>i of Anienea in (JongreHH a-s.seinbled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized and directed to acquire, on behalf of the 
United States, by gift, purchase, or condemnation, all right, title, and 
interest in and to tlie real property located at Booker Washington 
Birthplace, Virginia. 
SEC. 2. The real property acquired under the first section of this 
Act shall constitute the l^ooker T. Washington Xational Monument 
and shall be a public national memorial to Booker T. Washington, 
noted Negro educator and apostle of good will. The Secretary of the 
interior shall have the supervision, management, and control of such 
national monument, and shall maintain and preserve it in a suitable 
and enduring manner which, in his judgment, will provide for the 
benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States. 
SEC. 3, The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to— 
(1) maintain, either in an existing structure acquired under the 
first section of this Act or in a building constructed by him for the 
purpose, a museum for relics and records pertaining to Booker 
T. Washington, and for other articles of national and patriotic 
interest, and to accept, on behalf of the United States, for installa-
tion in such museum, articles which may be offered as additions to 
the museum; and 
(2) provide for public parks and recreational areas, construct 
roads and mark with monuments, tablets, or otherwise, points of 
interest, within the boundaries of the Booker T. Washington 
National Monument. 
SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums not to 
exceed $200,000 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
Act. 
Approved April 2, 1956. 
April 2, 1956 
[H. R. 8320] 
Public Law 465 
CHAPTER 159 
AN ACT 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 and the Agricultural Act of 1954 with 
respect to the special school milk program, the veterans and Armed Forces 
milk programs, and the brucellosis eradication program. 
Agriculture. 
Milk. 
68 Stat. 899. 
7 u s e 1446. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repre-sentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress asse/>nhled, That the last sen-
tence of section 201 (c) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended. 
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is amended to read as follows: "For the period beginning September 
1, 1954, and ending June 30, 1955, not to exceed $50,000,000, and for 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, not to exceed $60,000,000, and for 
each of the two fiscal years in the period beginning July 1, 1956, and 
ending June 30, 1958, not to exceed $75,000,000, of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation shall be used to increase the consump-
tion of fluid milk by children in (1) nonprofit schools of high-school 
grade and under; and (2) such nonprofit nursery schools, child-care 
centers, settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit insti-
tutions as are devoted to the care and training of underprivileged 
children on a public welfare or charitable basis." 
SEC. 2. Section 204 (e) of the Agricultural Act of 1954 is amended 
f|"s?aV°9i)o. 
to read as follows: "As a means of stabilizing the dairy industry 
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and further suppressing and eradicating brucellosis in cattle, the Sec-
retary is authorized to transfer not to exceed $17,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1956, and $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
1957 and 1958, from funds available to the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration to the appropriation item "Plant and Animal Disease and 
Pest Control" in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act 
for such fiscal year for the purpose of accelerating the brucellosis 
eradication program, for the purpose of increasing to not to exceed 
$50 per head of cattle the amount of the indemnities paid by the Fed-
eral Government for cattle destroyed because of brucellosis in con-
nection with cooperative control and eradication programs for such 
disease in cattle entered into by the Secretary under the authority of 
the Act of May 29, 1884, as amended, for the purpose of increasing 
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the number of such indemnities, and for the purpose of defraying any 
additional administrative expenses in connection therewith. 
There 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be neces-
sary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for expendi-
tures pursuant to this section." 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of subsection (a) and the first sentence of pii^8*'"efc*.' **'*°' 
subsection (b) of section 202 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as 
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amended, are amended by striking out "1956" and inserting in lieu 
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thereof "1958". 
Approved April 2, 1956. 
Public Law 466 
CHAPTER 160 
AN ACT 
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2
^ 1956 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to relieve farmers from excise taxes —[H. R. 8780]— 
in the case of gasoline and special fuels used on the farm for farming 
purposes. 
Taxes. 
G a s o l i n e 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, 
SECTION 1. RELIEF FROM EXCISE TAX ON GASOLINE. 
special fuels. 
Subchapter B of chapter 65 of the Internal Kevenue Code of 1954 
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(rules of special application for abatements, credits, and refunds) 6420. 
is amended by renumbering section 6420 as 6421 and by inserting 
after section 6419 the following new section : 
"SEC. 6420. GASOLINE USED ON FARMS. 
"(a) GASOLINE.—If gasoline is used on a farm for farming pur-
jjoses, the Secretary or his delegate shall pay (Avithout interest) to 
the, ultimate purchaser of such gasoline the amount determined by 
multiplying— 
"(1) the number of gallons so used, by