An Act to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to provide increases in benefits and for other purposes
PL 84-1013 (S.3616), enacted 08/07/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 1012-AUG. 6, 1956 
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August 6, 1956 
[H. R. 10177] 
Public Law 1012 
CHAPTER 1021 
AN ACT 
To suspend for two years the import duties on certain lathes used for shoe last 
roughing or for shoe last finishing, and to permit substitution for drawback 
purposes in the case of printing papers. 
Shoe last lathes. 
Import duty sus-
pension. 
46 Stat. 676. 
I 9 u s e 
120 1, 
par. 1643. 
Printing papers. 
65 Stat. 175. 
19 u s e 1313. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph 1643 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting immediately after 
"shoe machinery," the following: "copying lathes used for making 
rough or finished shoe lasts from models of shoe lasts and, in addition, 
capable of producing more than one size shoe last from a single size 
model of a shoe last,'. 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall apply only in the 
case of articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from ware-
house for consumption, on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act and prior to the expiration of two years after such date. 
Section 313 (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, is amended 
by inserting after "linseed oil," wherever it appears the following: 
"or printing papers, coated or uncoated,". 
Approved August 6, 1956. 
August 7, 1956 
[S. 3616] 
Public Law 1013 
CHAPTER 1022 
AN ACT 
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to provide increases in benefits 
and for other purposes. 
Railroad Retire-
m e n t A c t , 
1937, 
amendments. 
50 Stat. 310. 
45 u s e 228c. 
65 Stat. 687. 
45 u s e 228e. 
45 u s e 228f. 
49 Stat. 967. 
45 u s e 215-228 
note. 
Effectlvity. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 3 
(a) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended by striking 
out '-2.76", "2.07", and "1.38" and inserting in lieu thereof "3.04", 
"2.28", and "1.52", respectively. 
(b) So much of section 3 (e) of such Act as precedes "Provided, 
however" is amended to read as follows: "(e) In the case of an indi-
vidual having a current connection with the railroad industry, the 
minimum annuity payable shall, before any reduction pursuant to 
section 2 (a) 3, be whichever of the following is the least: (1) $4.55 
multiplied by the number of his years of service; or (2) $75.90; or (3) 
his monthly compensation:". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 5 (h) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 
is amended by striking out "$30", "$160", and "$14" wherever they 
appear and inserting in lieu thereof "$33", "$176", and "$15.40'\ 
respectivelv. 
(b) Section 5 (1) (10) of such Act is amended by striking out "40", 
"10", "$14", "$33.33", "$25", and "$13.33" wherever they appear and 
inserting in lieu thereof "44", "11", "$15.40", "$36.66", "$27.50", and 
"$14.66", respectively. 
SEC 3. All pensions under section 6 of the Railroad Retirement Act, 
all joint and survivor annuities and survivor annuities deriving from 
joint and survivor annuities under that Act awarded before July 1, 
1956, and all annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1935 
are increased by 10 per centum. 
SEC. 4. The amendments made by the first section of this Act and 
by subsection (a) of section 2 shall be effective only with respect to 
annuities (not including annuities to which section 3 applies) accru-
ing for months after June 1956. The amendments made by subsection 
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(b) of section 2 shall b2 effective only with respect to annuities accru-
ing for months after June 1956 and lump-sum payments (under sec-
tion 5 (f) (1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937) in the case 
of deaths occurring after June 1956, 
Section 3 shall be effective only 
with respect to pensions due in calendar months after July 1956 and 
annuities accruing for months after June 1956. 
Approved August 7, 1956. 
Public Law 1014 
CHAPTER 1023 
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August 7, 1956 
To amend section 650 of title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast Guard", 
l^s. 40ii] 
relating to the Coast Guard Supply Fund. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) section supply Vund."*"* 
650 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
63 stat. sso. 
"§ 650. Coast Guard Supply Fund 
"A Coast Guard Supply Fund is authorized. 
The Secretary may 
prescribe regulations for designating the classification of materials 
to be stocked. 
In such regulations, whenever the fund is extended 
to include items not previously stocked, the Secretary may authorize 
an increase in the existing capital of the fund by the value of such 
usable materials transferred thereto from Coast Guard inventories 
carried in other accounts. Except for the materials so transferred, 
the fund shall be charged with the cost of materials purchased or 
otherwise acquired. 
The fund shall be credited with the value of 
materials consumed, issued for use, sold, or otherwise disposed of, such 
values to be determined on a basis that will approximately cover the 
cost thereof." 
(b) The analysis of chapter 17, title 14, United States Code, is 
es stat. 544. 
amended by striking out 
"650. Coast Guard supply fund and supply account." 
and inserting in place thereof the following item: 
"650. Coast Guard Supply Fund." 
Approved August 7, 1956. 
Public Law 1015 
CHAPTER 1024 
AN ACT 
August 7, 1956 
To provide that amounts which do not exceed 60 cents shall be exempt from the 
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tax imposed upon amounts paid for the transportation of persons. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amenca in Congress assembled^ That part I of sub- tauon."" ^'^^P'"'-
chapter C of chapter 33 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating 
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to tax on transportation of persons) is hereby amended by striking 4262. 
out "The tax imposed by section 4261 shall not apply to amounts paid 
for transportation which do not exceed 35 cents," and inserting in lieu 
thereof "The tax imposed by section 4261 shall not apply to amounts 
paid for transiwrtation which do not exceed 60 cents,". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
apply to amounts paid on or after the first day of the first month which 
begins more than ten days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
for transportation on or after such first day. 
Approved August 7, 1956. 1