An Act to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, to permit the negotiation of commercial leases at atomic-energy communities, and for other purposes.
PL 84-722 (H.R.11926), enacted 07/14/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 723-JULY 16, 1956 
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Public Law 721 
CHAPTER 607 
AN ACT 
To amend section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the cutting of timber, 
the manufacture and sale of lumber, and the preservation of the forests on 
the Menominee Indian Reservation in the State of Wisconsin", approved 
March 28,1908, as amended. 
July 14, 1956 
[H. R. 9974:i 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the 
Act entitled "An Act to authorize the cutting of timber, the manufac-
ture and sale of lumber, and the preservation of the forests on the 
Menominee Indian Keservation in the State of Wisconsin", as amended, 
be, and hereby is amended by deleting the words '''Provided, That not 
more than twenty million feet of timber shall be cut in any one year" 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ^''Provided, That not more 
than twenty million feet of saw logs, veneer logs and comparable 
timber and not more than two million board feet of poles, posts, bolts, 
pulpwood and other miscellaneous forest products shall be cut in any 
one year". 
Approved July 14, 1956. 
M e n o m i n e e In-
dian Reservation. 
Lumber. 
35 Stat. 5 i. 
Public Law 722 
CHAPTER 608 
AN ACT 
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, to permit the negotiation of commer-
cial leases at atomic energy communities, and for other purposes. 
Tuly 14, 1956 
[H. R. 11926] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 161 e. of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended by striking 
therefrom the words "section 174;" and substituting in lieu thereof the 
words: "section 174: Provided, 
however, That in the communities 
owned by the Commission, the Commission is authorized to grant priv-
ileges, leases and permits upon adjusted terms which are fair and 
reasonable to responsible persons to operate commercial businesses 
without advertising and w^ithout advertising and without securing 
competitive bids, but taking into consideration, in addition to the 
price, and among other things (1) the quality and type of services 
required by the residents of the community, (2) the experience of each 
concession applicant in the community and its surrounding area, (3) 
the ability of the concession applicant to meet the needs of the com-
munity, and (4) the contribution the concessipn applicant has made 
or will make to the other activities and general welfare of the com-
munity ;". 
Approved July 14, 1956. 
A t o m i c Energy 
Commission. 
C o m m e r c l a l 
leases. 
68 Stat. 949. 
42 u s e 220 1. 
Public Law 723 
CHAPTER 624 
AN ACT 
To continue until the close of June 30, 1957, the suspension of duties and import 
taxes on metal scrap, and for other purposes. 
July 16, 1956 
[H. R. 8636] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Atnerica in Congress assembled. That the first sen- 
wetai 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, 
tg^if^s c^'ioo i 
1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1957": Provided, That ?««•• 30i note, 
this Act shall not apply to lead scrap, lead alloy scrap, antimonial 
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Copper s c r ^ . 
65 Stat. 44. 
O r e s of g o l d , 
silver, etc. 
46 Stat. 680. 
B o o k 
bindings 
and covers. 
68 Stat. 914. 
19 u s e 
1 20 1, 
par. 1631. 
Distilled spirits. 
64 Stat, 8, 7. 
26 u s e 5011. 
lead scrap, scrap battery lead or plates, zinc scrap, or zinc alloy scrap, 
or to any form of tungsten scrap, tungsten carbide scrap, or tungsten 
alloy scrap; or to articles of lead, lead alloy, antimonial lead, zinc, or 
zinc alloy, or to articles of tungsten, tungsten carbide, or tungsten 
alloy, imported for remanufacture by melting. 
SEC. 2, The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
not be construed to affect in any way the application of Public Law 38, 
Eighty-second Congress, to copper scrap. 
SEC. 8. Paragraph 1734 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U. S. 
Code, title 19, sec. 1201, par. 1734), is hereby amended to read aS 
follows: 
"PAR. 1734. Ores of gold, silver, or nickel; nickel-containing mate-
rial in powder, slurry, or any other form, derived from ore by chemical, 
physical, or any other means, and requiring further processing for the 
recovery therefrom of nickel or other metals; nickel matte; nickel 
oxide; ores of the platinum m.etals; sweepings of gold and silver." 
SEC. 4. Subsection (b) of section 2 (relating to the free importation 
of book bindings or covers) of the Act of August 28, 1954 (Public 
Law 694, Eighty-third Congress), is amended by striking out "Sep-
tember 1,1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 1, 1958". 
SEC. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4 of the Act of 
February 21, 1950 (64 Stat. 6), the provisions of section 2901 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1939 as amended by such Act shall be appli-
cable to distilled spirits which were lost by theft from customs bonded 
warehouse after January 1, 1945, and with respect to which taxes 
have not been assessed under a liquidation which has become final on 
or before the date of enactment of this Act, if a conviction on account 
of such theft has been obtained in a court of competent jurisdiction. 
Approved July 16, 1956. 
July 16, 1956 
Public Law 724 
CHAPTER 625 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 8228] 
ijiQ suspend for two years the duty on crude bauxite and on calcined bauxite. 
Bauxite. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assernbled, That effective with 
respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for con-
sumption during the two-year period beginning July 16,1956, no duty 
shall be imposed upon bauxite, crude, not refined or otherwise ad-
vanced in condition in any manner, or upon calcined bauxite. 
Approved July 16, 1956. 
July 16, 1956 
[H. R. 
Public Law 725 
CHAPTER 626 
AN ACT 
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To provide for the temporary suspension of the duty on certain alumina. 
Alumina. 
46 Stat. 590. 
19 u s e 1654. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That no duty shall 
be levied, collected, or payable under the Tariff' 4^ct of 1930, as 
amended, with respect to alumina, when imported for use in producing 
aluminum, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall prescribe. 
SEC. 2 This Act shall be effective as to alumina entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse, for consumption during the two-year period 
beginning on the day following the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Approved July 16, 1966.