An Act to provide transportation on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska or the continental United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation
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PUBLIC LAW 487-APR. 18, 1956 
[70 S T A T . 
April 18, 1956 
[S. 2438] 
Public Law 487 
CHAPTER 206 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Aft to recognize the high public service rendered 
by Major Walter Reed and those associated with him in the discovery of the 
cause and means of transmissi<m of yellow fever". 
Walter Reed as-
sociates. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, Tliat the Act en-
titled "An Act to recognize the high public service rendered by Major 
Walter Reed and those associated with him in the discovery of the 
cause and means of transmission of yellow fever"', approved Febru-
ary 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1409), is amended by striking out "$125 per 
month" and inserting in lieu thereof "$200 per month". 
SEC. 2. The provisions of this Act shall take effect on the first of 
the month following the date of its enactment. 
Approved April 18, 1956. 
AprU 18, 1956 
[S. 3269] 
Public Law 488 
CHAPTER 207 
AN ACT 
To provide transportation on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern 
Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska 
or the continental United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for 
any part of the transportation. 
Alaska. 
Transpor ta t i o n 
on Canadian ves-
sels* 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rept'esentatices 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, until June I>0, 
1957, notwithstanding the provisions of law of the United States 
restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of pas-
sengers and merchandise directly or indirectly from any port in the 
United States to another port of the United States, passengers may be 
transported on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska,, 
and passengers and merchandise may be transported on Canadian 
vessels between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern 
Alaska or the continental United States, either directly or via a 
foreign port, or for any part of the transportation. 
Approved April 18, 1956. 
April 23,1956 
[S. 1834] 
Public Law 489 
CHAPTER 208 
AN ACT 
To authorize certain retired commissioned officers of the I'oast Guard to use 
the commissioned grade authorized them by the law under which they retired, 
in the computation of their retired pay under the provisions of the Career 
Compensation Act of 1949, as amended. 
Coast Guard. 
63 Stat. 829. 
37 u s e 311. 
42 Stat. 1130. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 511 of 
the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by strik-
ing out ^^Provided^ That" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
'"''Provided^ That for the purpose of the computation of (b) above, the 
retired or retirement pay of each commissioned officer of the Coast 
Guard who, upon retirement, was advanced one grade pursuant to the 
provisions of the Act of January 12, 1928 (Public Law 381, Sixty-
seventh Congress), shall, unless a higher rank or grade is authorized 
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by any provision of law, be based upon the commissioned officer grade 
authorized for such officer by such Act: Provided further^ That". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall be eifective as of 
Effective date. 
October 1,1949. 
Approved April 23, 1966. 
Public Law 490 
CHAPTER 209 
AN ACT 
To aiueiul the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended. 
April 23,1956 
[H. RT 8107] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representati'ves 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asse/nhled, That section 262 of 
the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952 (Public Law 176, Eighty-second 
Congress) is hereby amended by deleting subsection (d) thereof. 
SEC. 2. The Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended, is 
amended by inserting immediately after section 263 thereof the follow-
ing new section: 
"SEC. 264. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person 
called or ordered to perform a period of active duty for training in 
excess of thirty days under authority of subsections 233 (d) or 262 (c) 
of this Act, shall during such period be deemed to have been called or 
ordered into active naval or military service by the Federal Govern-
ment for extended naval or military service in excess of thirtv days for 
the purpose of determining eligibility for any benefit prescribed under 
Public Law 108, Eighty-first Congress (63 Stat. 201)." 
SEC. 3. This Act shall be effective from August 9, 1955: Provided, 
That no additional basic pay shall be paid to any member by reason 
of the enactment of this Act for any period prior to the first day of 
the calendar month in Avhich this Act is approved. 
Approved April 28, 1956. 
Armed F o r c e s 
R e s e r v e 
A c t , 
Amendment. 
69 Stat. 600. 
SO u s e 1013. 
50 u s e 1014. 
D i s a b i l i t y or 
death benefits. 
66 Stat. 490; 69 
Stat. 600. 
SO u s e 
9 6 1 . 
1013. 
34 u s e 8S5c-3 
and note. 
Effective date. 
Restriction. 
Public Law 491 
CHAPTER 210 
AN ACT 
To extend the time within which the District of Columbia Auditorium Com-
mission may submit its report and recommendations with respect to the civic 
auditorium to be constructed in the District of Columbia. 
April 27, 1956 
[H. R. 8957] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That subsection (c) 
of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act creating a Federal 
commission to formulate plans for the construction in the District 
of Columbia of a civic auditorium, including an Inaugural Hall of 
Presidents and a music, fine arts, and mass communications center", 
approved July 1, 1955 (Public Law 128, Eighty-fourth Congress), 
is amended by striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph 
(3) and by striking out paragraph (4) and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following new paragraph: 
"(4) make a report to the President and to the Congress, together 
with its recommendations, by January 31, 1957." 
SEC. 2. Subsections (a) and (c) (1) of the first section of such Act 
are each amended by striking out "civic auditorium" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "national civic auditorium". 
SEC. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of such Act 
approved July 1,1955, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of such Act. 
Approved April 27, 1966, 
D . C . Auditorium 
eommission. 
69 Stat. 243. 
Reports. 
69 Stat. 243. 
Appropriation. 
69 Stat. 244.