An Act to exempt from duty the importation of certain hand-woven fabrics when used in the making of religious vestments
PL 84-463 (H.R.4376), enacted 04/02/1956

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shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at any time during or within 
three months after the close of the said trade fair to sell within the 
area of the trade fair any articles provided for herein, subject to such 
regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of 
import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: Pro-
vided^ That all such articles when withdrawn for consumption or use 
in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed 
upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of their 
withdrawal; and on such articles which shall have suffered diminu-
tion or deterioration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, 
if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the 
time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entry 
under the general tariff law: Provided further^ That imported articles 
provided for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements 
of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for 
consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not 
be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no 
additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not suffi-
ciently marked when imported into the United States: Provided 
further^ That at any time during or within three months after the close 
of the trade fair, any article entered hereunder may be abandoned to 
the Government or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon 
any duties on such article shall be remitted: Provided further^ That 
articles which have been admitted without payment of duty for exhibi-
tion under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous 
customs custody or under a customs exhibition bond and imported 
articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be 
accorded the privilege of transfer to an entry for exhibition at the 
said trade fair under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall prescribe: And provided further^ That the International Trade 
Fair, Incorporated, a corporation, shall be deemed, for customs pur-
poses only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under 
the provisions of this joint resolution, and that the actual and neces-
sary customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in con-
nection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or custody, 
together with the necessary charges for salaries of customs officers 
and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and 
accounting for, articles imported under the provisions of this joint 
resolution, shall be reimbursed by the International Trade Fair, 
Incorporated, a corporation, to the Government of the United States 
under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, 
and that receipts from such reimbursements shall be deposited as 
refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided 
for in section 524, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U. S. C. 1946 
edition, title 19, sec. 1524). 
Approved April 2, 1956. 
Sale, etc» 
Marking require-
ments. 
Abandonment 
articles. 
Transfers. 
of 
I n t e r n a t i o n a l 
Trade Fair, Inc. 
Payment of cus-
toms charges, etc. 
52 Stat. 1087. 
Public Law 463 
CHAPTER 157 
AN ACT 
AprU 2, 1956 
To exempt from duty the importation of certain handwoven fabrics when used — [ H . R. 4376] 
in the making of religious vestments. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title I I of the HM!"'^'^''*'' 
Tariff Act of 1930 (relating to the free list) is amended by adding 
46*stat. 672. 
at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
fab-
19 u s e 
120 1 
pars. 1601-1818. 
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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.