An Act to continue until the close of June 30, 1954, the suspension of duties and import taxes on metal scrap, and for other purposes
PL 83-221 (H.R.5148), enacted 08/07/1953

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Member's State in order adequately to represent his constituents 
and to maintain his family relationship. 
SEC. 3. (a) Within sixty legislative days after the submission of the 
report of the Commission the Congress shall consider the report and 
enact legislation establishing the salaries of justices and judges of the 
courts of the United States and the salaries and mileage of Members 
of Congress, including the Vice President and the Speaker of the 
House. 
Such rates shall not be less than those prevailing on the date 
of enactment hereof (including the amount of the expense allowance 
herein described) and shall not exceed those recommended by the 
Commission. 
(b) Any rates which may become effective under subsection (a) 
shall be in lieu of those otherwise provided by law and, in the case 
of the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Kepresentatives, 
and Members of Congress, in lieu of the expense allowances provided 
for by section 111 of title 3 of the United States Code, subsection 
(e) of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to increase rates 
of compensation of the President, Vice President, and the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives", approved January 19,1949 (63 Stat. 
4), and section 601 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, 
respectively. 
(c) Whenever there is no Vice President, the President of the 
Senate for the time being shall be entitled to the salary provided for 
by this section for the Vice President. 
(d) The full amount of any salary provided for by this section shall 
be taken into account for the purposes of the Civil Service Retire-
ment Act of May 29,1930. 
SEC. 4. As used in this Act— 
(1) The term "court of the United States" means the Supreme Court 
of the United States, a United States Court of Appeals, a United 
States District Court established under chapter 5 of title 28 of the 
United States Code (including the District Courts of the United States 
for the Districts of Hawaii and Puerto Rico), the United States Court 
of Claims, the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 
the United States Customs Court, the United States District Court 
for the District of Alaska, the United States District Court of the 
Virgin Islands, the Tax Court of the United States, and the Court 
of Military Appeals. 
(2) The term "Members of Congress" includes the Delegates from 
the Territories and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. 
SEC. 5. The Commission shall terminate upon the filing of its report 
as provided in section 2. 
Approved August 7, 1953. 
Con g r e s s ional 
action. 
63 Stat. 4. 
2 u s e 31b. 
60 Stat. 850. 
2 u s e 31a. 
46 Stat. 468. 
5 u s e 691 note. 
Definitions. 
62 Stat. 872. 
Termination. 
Public Law 221 
CHAPTER 354 
AN ACT 
To continue until the close of June 30, 1954, the suspension of duties and import 
taxes on metal scrap, and for other purposes. 
August 7, 1953 
[H. R. 5148] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Urdted States of America in Congress assembled^ That the first sen- 
Metai scrap, 
tence of section 2 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 869, 
Eighty-first Congress), is hereby amended by striking out "June 30, 
66 stat. 626. 
1953" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1954": Provided, That 3o?note.^°°^'''"' 
this Act shall not apply to lead scrap or zinc scrap (other than zinc 
scrap purchased under a written contract entered into before July 
1, 1953). 
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SEC. 2. The amendments made by this Act shall not be construed to 
65 Stat. 44. 
affcct in any way the application of Public Law 38, Eighty-second 
nJte. "^^ ^"^^^ Congress, to copper scrap. 
Approved August 7,1953. 
Public Law 222 
CHAPTER 376 
August 8, 1953 
AN ACT 
1^^'^^^ 
, To amend section 456 of title 28 of the United States Code with respect to the 
official stations of justices and judges. 
J u s t i c e s 
a n d 
judges. 
T r a v e l i n g ex-
pense s. 
62 Stat. 908. 
Be is enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congrefis assembled, That section 456 of 
title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 456. Traveling expenses of justices and judges 
•'Each justice or judge of the United States and each retired justice 
or judge recalled or designated and assigned to active duty shall, upon 
his certificate, be paid by the Director of the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts all necessary traveling expenses, and also his 
reasonable maintenance expenses actually incurred, not exceeding $15 
per day, while attending court or transacting official business at a 
place other than his official station. 
Official stations. 
"The official statiou of the tIJhief Justice of the United States, the 
Justices of the Supreme Court and the judges of the Court of Claims, 
the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the United States Court 
of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia, shall be the District of Columbia. 
"The official station of the judges of the Customs Court shall be 
New York City. 
"The official station of each circuit and district judge, including 
each district judge in the Territories and possessions, shall be that 
place where a district court is regularly held and at or near which the 
judge performs a substantial portion of his judicial work, which is 
nearest the place where he maintains an actual abode in which he 
customarily lives. 
"Each circuit judge and each district judge whose official station 
is not fixed expressly in the second paragraph of this section shall 
upon his appointment and from time to time thereafter as his official 
station may change, notify the Director of the Administrative Office 
of the United States Courts in writing of his actual abode and his 
official station." 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
August 8,1953 
[S. 977] 
Public Law 223 
CHAPTER 377 
AN ACT 
To anaend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950. 
64 Stat. 157. 
42 u s e 1875. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hotise of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) 
of section 16 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is 
amended by striking out "not to exceed $500,000 for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1951, and not to exceed $15,000,000 for each fiscal year 
thereafter" and inserting in lieu thereof "such sums as may be neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of this Act". 
Approved August 8, 1953.