An Act to amend section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended, to provide an increased maximum per diem allowance for subsistence and travel expenses, and for other purposes
PL 84-189 (H.R.6295), enacted 07/28/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 189-JULY 28, 1955 
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(3) exchange any tribal trust lands within such reservation, 
including lands, interests, improvements, and rights acquired for 
the tribes under this Act, for lands situated within such reserva-
tion which are held by individual members of the tribes and other 
Indians under trust patent or other restrictions against aliena-
tion including lands in heirship status, 
(b) The Secretary shall obtain the advice and consent of the 
Yakima Tribal Council before entering into any such transaction. 
The terms and conditions of any such transaction, including the price 
at which any land is so purchased or sold and the valuation of any 
lands so exchanged, shall be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary, 
the Yakima Tribal Council, and the individual Indian or Indians con-
cerned. Any such exchange of tribal lands for lands held by indi-
vidual members of the Yakima Tribes or other Indians, and for lands 
in heirship status, shall be effected on the basis of approximately equal 
consideration with due allowance for the value of improvements in 
determining the value of such lands. 
SEC. 2. (a) Title to lands, interests, improvements, or rights so 
acquired by the Secretary for the Yakima Tribes through purchase 
or exchange shall be held by the United States in trust for the Yakima 
Tribes. Title to tribal trust lands, interests, improvements, or rights 
sold by the Secretary to individual members of the Yakima Tribes 
or exchanged by the Secretary for lands held under trust patent or 
other restrictions against alienation by individual members of the 
tribes and other Indians or for lands in heirship status shall be held 
by the United States in trust for the individual Indian or Indians 
concerned. 
(b) Sums derived from the sale of tribal trust lands, interests, im-
provements, and rights shall be credited to the tribal funds of the 
Yakima Tribes. 
SEC. 3. (a) No transaction entered into under this Act shall 
affect, without the consent of the lessee, any lease of lands, interests, 
improvements, or rights involved in such transaction, or any right 
of the lessee with respect to extension or renewal of such lease, which 
is in existence at the time such transaction is entered into. 
(b) Nothing in this Act shall affect the existing status of any lands, 
interests, improvements, or rights with respect to taxation. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such regulations 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved July 28, 1955. 
Public Law 189 
CHAPTER 424 
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July 28. 1955 
To amend section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended, to provide 
[H. R. 6295] 
an increased maximum per diem allowance for subsistence and travel expenses, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assewhled^ That section 3 of 
Travel expenses, 
the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166, as amended; 5 U. S. C. 
""*°'*-
836) is further amended by striking "$9" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$12"'; and by striking the period at the end thereof and adding the 
following additional proviso: ": And provided further^ That where 
due to the unusual circumstances of a travel assignment within the 
limits of the continental United States such maximum per diem 
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allowance would be much less than the amount required to meet the 
actual and necessary expenses of the trip, the heads of departments 
and establishments may, in accordance with regulations promulgated 
5 use 840. 
i3y ^Y^Q Director, Bureau of the Budget, pursuant to section 7, pre-
scribe conditions under which reimbursement for such expenses may 
be authorized on an actual expense basis not to exceed a maximum 
amount to be specified in the travel authorization, but in any event 
not to exceed $25 for each day in travel status." 
SEC. 2. Section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (60 
Stat. 808; 5 U. S. C. 73b-2) is amended by striking "$10 per diem" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$15 per diem within the limits of the 
continental United States and beyond such limits, not to exceed the 
rates of per diem established by the Director of the Bureau of the 
Budget pursuant to section 3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as 
amended (5 U. S, C. 836)"; and by striking the period at the end 
thereof and adding the following additional proviso: ": And 
pro-
vided further, 
That where due to the unusual circumstances of a 
travel assignment within the limits of the continental United States 
such maximum per diem allowance would be much less than the 
amount required to meet the actual and necessary expenses of the 
trip, the heads of departments and establishments may, in accordance 
with regulations promulgated by the Director, Bureau of the Budget, 
pursuant to section 7 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 as amended 
(5 U. S. C. 840) prescribe conditions under w^hich reimbursement for 
such expenses may be authorized on an actual expense basis not to 
exceed a maximum amount to be specified in the travel authorization, 
but in any event not to exceed $25 for each day in travel status.". 
62 Stat. 950, 
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3 rpj^^ fij,g^ scuteuce of section 1823 (a) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by striking the portion "and if travel is made 
by privately owned automobile mileage at a rate not to exceed 7 cents 
per mile, together with a per diem allowance not to exceed $9 in lieu 
of subsistence" and inserting in lieu thereof "or, if travel is made by 
privately owned automobile, at a rate not to exceed that prescribed in 
5 use 837. 
section 4 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, together with a per 
diem allowance in lieu of subsistence not to exceed the rates of per 
diem as described in, or established pursuant to, section 3 thereof. 
SEC. 4. Section 4 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 166; 
5 U. S. C. 837) is amended by striking out "4 cents" and "7 cents" and 
inserting "6 cents" and "10 cents", respectively, in lieu thereof. 
Approved July 28, 1955. 
Public Law 190 
CHAPTER 425 
July 28. 1955 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 5559] 
To extend for a period of two years the privilege of free importation of gifts 
from members of the Armed Forces of the United States on duty abroad. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2 of 
the Act of December 5, 1942, entitled "An Act to accord free entry 
to bona fide gifts from members of the armed forces of the United 
67 Stat. 22. 
States on duty abroad", as amended (U. S. C , title 50 App., sec. 847), 
is hereby amended by striking out "July 1,1955" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "July 1,1957". 
Approved July 28, 1955.