An Act to amend the joint resolution of August 8, 1946, as amended, with respect to appropriations authorized for the conduct of investigations and studies thereunder
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PUBLIC LAW 432-JULY 1, 1952 
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Ante, p. 79. 
Short title. 
increased costs of pay and allowances for said fiscal year authorized 
by the Act of May 19, 1952 (Public Law 346), and any limitations 
on personal services, or for purposes involving personal services, 
for said fiscal year are hereby increased to the extent necessary to meet 
such increased costs. 
SEC. 703. This Act may be cited as the "Urgent Deficiency Appro-
priation Act, 1952". 
Approved June 30, 1952. 
July 1, 1952 
[S. 2198] 
Public Law 432 
CHAPTER 535 
AN ACT 
To amend section 1708 of title 18, United States Code, relating to the theft or 
receipt of stolen mail matter generally. 
62 Stat. 779. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the fourth 
paragraph of section 1708, title 18, United States Code, is hereby 
amended by changing the semicolon to a period and by striking out 
the clause reading "but if the value or face value of any such article 
or thing does not exceed $100, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 
or imprisoned not more than one year, or both." 
Approved July 1, 1952. 
Public Law 433 
CHAPTER 536 
Ju., 1, 1952 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 160] 
r^Q amend section 5192 of the Revised Statutes, with respect to the reserves 
of certain national banks. 
Alaska and Insu-
lar possessions. 
National bank re-
serves. 
Be it enacted by the Senxite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5192 
of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (12 U. S. C. 
144), is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 5192. Four-fifths of the reserve of 15 per centum which a 
national bank located in Alaska or in a dependency or insular posses-
sion or any part of the United States outside of the continental United 
States, and not a member of the Federal Reserve System, is required to 
keep, may consist of balances due such bank from associations approved 
by the Comptroller of the Currency and located in any one of the cen-
tral reserve or reserve cities as now or hereafter defined by law or 
designated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System." 
Approved July 1, 1952. 
July 1, 1952 
[H.R.6500] 
Public Law 434 
CHAPTER 537 
AN ACT 
To amend the joint resolution of August 8, 1946, as amended, with respect to 
appropriations authorized for the conduct of Investigations and studies there-
under. 
Great Lakes. 
Sea lampreys. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the last sentence 
of the first paragraph of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution 
authorizing and directing the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service 
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of the Department of the Interior to investigate and eradicate the 
predatory sea lampreys of the Great Lakes", approved August 8,1946, 
6o st^u 930. 
as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The cost of the 
investigations and studies authorized in this section shall not exceed 
$359,000 for the first year; $216,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1951; $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1952; and $446,000 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1953. 
Approved July 1, 1952. 
Public Law 435 
CHAPTER 538 
AN ACT 
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July 1, 1952 
Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate compact relating 
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to mutual military aid in an emergency. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Hepresentatives 
of the 
United States of America m Congress assembled^ That the consent of aid'comp^cT/il!?^^ 
Congress, subject to the limitation of section 2 of this Act, is hereby N.J., Pa. 
given to an interstate compact, relating to mutual military aid in an 
emergency, negotiated and entered into by the States of New York and 
New Jersey, in which compact the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
joined and became a party on December 14,1951, which compact reads 
as follows: 
" A N INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR MUTUAL MILITARY AID IN 
AN EMERGENCY 
"ARTICLE I 
"1. The purposes of this compact are: 
"a. to provide for mutual military aid and assistance in an emer-
gency by the military forces of a signatory state to the military forces 
of the other signatory states or of the United States, including among 
other military missions, the protection of interstate bridges, tunnels, 
ferries, pipe lines, communications facilities and other vital installa-
tions, plants and facilities; and the military support of civil defense 
agencies; 
"b. to provide for the fresh pursuit in case of an emergency, by 
the military forces or any part or member thereof of a signatory 
state into another state, of insurrectionists, saboteurs, enemies or 
enemy forces or persons seeking or appearing to seek to overthrow 
the government of the United States or of a signatory state; 
"c. to make provision for the powers, duties, rights, privileges and 
immunities of the members of the military forces of a signatory state 
while so engaged outside of their own state. 
"2. a. 'Emergency' as used in this compact shall mean and include 
invasion or other hostile action, disaster, insurrection or imminent 
danger thereof. 
"b. 'State' as used in this compact shall include any signatory state. 
"c. 'Military forces' as used in this compact shall include the organ-
ized militia, or any force thereof, of a signatory state. 
"ARTICLE II 
"This compact shall become effective as to the signatory states when 
the legislatures thereof have approved it and when the Congress has 
given its consent either before or after the date hereof. Any state 
not a party to this compact at the date hereof may become a party 
hereto.