An Act to abolish the Verendrye National Monument, and to provide for its continued public use by the State of North Dakota for a State historic site, and for other purposes
PL 84-846 (H.R.1774), enacted 07/30/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 846-JULY 30, 1956 
[70 S T AT» 
July 30, 1956 
[H. R. 1774] 
Public Law 846 
CHAPTER 790 
AN ACT 
To abolish the Verendrye National Monument, and to provide for its continued 
public use by the State of North Dakota for a State historic site, and for 
other purposes. 
V e r e n d r y e Na-
tional Monument, 
N. Dak. 
Abolishment. 
De ed provi sions. 
Re V era ionary 
condition. 
Be it enacted hy the Henate and Houne of RepreHentativeH of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Verendrye 
National Monument, North Dakota, is hereby abolished, and the Sec-
retary of the Interior is authorized to convey the lands contained 
therein, together with any improvements thereon, subject to the reser-
vation to the United States of the right to flood such lands in connection 
with the operation and maintenance of the Garrison Dam and Reser-
voir project, to the State of North Dakota for public recreation use and 
as a State historic site. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary is authorized to execute, on bshalf of the 
United States, the necessary deed or other instrument to effect the 
[)urposes of this Act. 
Such deed or instrument shall contain the ex-
press provision that the grantee shall use the lands conveyed exclu-
sively for public recreation and State historic site purposes and may 
contain such other provisions as the Secretary and the grantee shall 
agree upon. 
SEC. 3. The conveyance authorized herein shall be made upon the 
further express condition that the title and right to possession to any 
land so conveyed, together with any improvements thereon, shall revert 
to the United States upon a finding by the Secretary, after notice to 
such grantee and after an opportunity for a hearing, that the grantee 
has not complied with the provisions of the conveyance during a 
period of more than three years, which finding shall be final and con-
clusive and such lands and improvements, upon reversion to the 
United States, shall be returned to the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Department of the Interior for appropriate administration or dis-
position as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That this condition 
shall cease to be in effect as to any lands conveyed hereunder twenty-
five years after the conveyance of such lands. 
Approved July 30, 1956. 
July 30, 1956 
[H. R. 4127] 
Public Law 847 
CHAPTER 791 
AN ACT 
To exempt courses leading to standard college degrees offered by nonprotit edu-
cational institutions of higher learning from the provisions of section 227 of 
the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 prohibiting the enrollment 
of eligible veterans under that Act when such courses have been in operation 
for less than two years. 
Veterans. 
Educational 
sistance. 
65 Stat. 667. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 227 (b) 
of the Veterans' Readjustment iVssistance Act of 1952 (38 U. S. C. 
932) is hereby amended by deleting the word "or" following the semi-
colon at the end of clause (2), changing the period at the end of clause 
(3) to "; or", and adding a new clause (4) to read as follows: 
"(4) any course which is offered by a nonprofit educational in-
stitution of college level and which is recognized for credit toward 
a standard college degree." 
Approved July 30, 1956.