An Act to provide authorization for certain uses of public lands
PL 83-771 (H.R.1254), enacted 09/03/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 771-SEPT. 3, 1954 
[68 S T A T . 
62 Stat. 684. 
section 1 (3) of title 18, United States Code, by reason of the punish-
ment actually imposed, or who is excludable as one who admits the 
commission of such misdemeanor, may hereafter he granted a visa and 
admitted to the United States, if otherwise admissible: Provided^ 
That the alien has committed only one such offense. 
Approved September 3, 1954. 
September 3, 1954 
[H. R. 12S4] 
Public Law 771 
CHAPTER 1255 
AN ACT 
To provide authorization for certain uses of public lands. 
Public lands. 
Permits, leases, 
etc. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the head of 
any department or agency of the Government of the United States 
having jurisdiction over public lands and national forests, except 
national parks and monuments, of the United States is hereby author-
ized to grant permits, leases, or easements, in return for the payment 
of a price representing the fair market value of such permit, lease, 
or easement, to be fixed by such head of such department or agency 
through appraisal, for a period not to exceed thirty years from the 
date of any such permit, lease, or easement to States, counties, cities, 
towns, townships, municipal corporations, or other public agencies 
for the purpose of constructing and maintaining on such lands public 
buildings or other public works. 
In the event such lands cease to be 
used for the purpose for which such permit, lease, or easement was 
granted, the same shall thereupon terminate. 
SEC. 2. The authority conferred by this Act shall be in addition to, 
and not in derogation of any authority heretofore conferred upon the 
head of any department or agency of the Government of the United 
States to grant permits, leases, easements, or rights-of-way. 
Approved September 3,1954. 
September 3, 1954 
[H. R. 7130] 
Public Law 772 
CHAPTER 1256 
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the loss of 
nationality of persons convicted of certain crimes. 
Expatriation Act 
of 1954. 
62 Stat. 808. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Expatriation Act of 1954". 
SEC. 2. Paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of section 349 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163, 268; 8 U. S. C. 1481 
(a) (9)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(9) committing any act of treason against, or attempting by 
force to overthrow, or bearing arms against, the United States, 
violating or conspiring to violate any of the provisions of section 
2383 of title 18, United States Code, or willfully performing any 
act in violation of section 2385 of title 18, United States Code, 
or violating section 2384 of said title by engaging in a conspiracy 
to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government 
of the United States, or to levy war against them, if and when 
he is convicted thereof by a court martial or by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction; or". 
Approved September 3, 1954. 
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