An Act to amend Public Law 815, 81st Congress, in order to extend for two additional years the program of assistance for school construction under title III of that Act.
PL 83-731 (S.3628), enacted 08/31/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 731-AUG. 31, 1954 
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the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, title to 
annuity payable from the civil service retirement and disability fund 
shall not arise from any separation unless the officer or employee so 
separated has, within the two-year period immediately preceding such 
separation, completed at least one year of creditable civilian service 
during which he was subject to this Act. Any annuity rights based 
on a separation which (a) terminated service meeting this require-
ment, or (b) occurred prior to this amendment, shall be restored upon 
separation from subsequent service which fails to meet said require-
ment. Any officer or employee who shall have given notice of his desire 
to come within the purview of this Act pursuant to the last paragraph 
of section 3 (a) of this Act shall be deemed for the purposes of this 
requirement to have been subject to the provisions of this Act during 
any period of service or part thereof ending not later than September 
30, 1954, with respect to which there shall have been deposited the 
amounts specified in section 9. 
"No credit shall be allowed for any service subsequent to the date 
of the separation on which title to annuity is based. Any amounts 
deducted from salary for retirement purposes during such service 
shall upon separation be refunded to such officer or employee without 
interest, and shall be subject to redeposit as provided in section 12 (b) 
(2) of this Act. Any such amount not so refunded to the officer or 
employee before his death shall be paid in the order of precedence 
prescribed in section 12 (e)." 
Approved August 31, -1954. 
46 Stat. 472. 
5 u s e 707. 
5 XJSC 693. 
5 u s e 736b. 
5 u s e 724. 
Public Law 731 
CHAPTER 1149 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 815, Eighty-first Congress, in order to extend for two addi-
tional years the program of assistance for school construction under title III 
of that Act. 
August 31. 19<>4 
[S.3628] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the last sen-
tence of section 301 of the Act of September 23, 1950 (Public Law 
815, Eighty-first Congress), as amended, is amended to read as fol-
lows: "There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1954, and for the three succeeding fiscal years, 
such sums as the Congress may determine to be necessary for such 
purpose." 
SEC. 2. The first sentence of section 303 of such Act is amended 
by striking out "1954" and inserting in lieu thereof "1956". 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 304 of such Act is amended by 
striking out "regular school year 1953-1954" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "regular school year 1955-1956". 
SEC. 4. Section 305 of such Act is amended (1) by striking out 
"regular school year 1953-1954" wherever appearing in such section 
and inserting in lieu thereof "regular school year 1955-1956"; and 
(2) by striking out "regular school year 1951-1952" wherever appear-
ing in such section and inserting in lieu thereof "regular school year 
1953-1954". 
SEC. 5. Section 305 (d) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"school years 1951-1952 and 1953-1954" and inserting m lieu thereof 
"school years 1953-1954 and 1955-1956". 
School construc-
tion. 
F e d e r a l l y - a f -
fected areas. 
67 Stat. 522. 
20 u s e 291. 
20 u s e 293. 
20 u s e 294. 
20 u s e 295. 
1006 
20 u s e 300. 
67 Stat. 528. 
20 use 279. 
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SEC. 6. The first sentence of section 310 of such Act is amended by 
striking out "1954" and inserting in lieu thereof "1956". 
SEC. 7. Section 209 (e) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"1955" and inserting in lieu thereof "1957". 
SEC. 8. The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with 
respect to any application filed, or any funds appropriated, before 
the enactment of this Act. 
Approved August SJ, 1954. 
August 31, 1954 
[S. 3629] 
Public Law 732 
CHAPTER 1150 
AN ACT 
To postpone the effective date of the 3 per centum "absorption" requirement in 
Public Law 874, Eighty-first Congress, for one year. 
Schools. 
Fe d e r a i l y-af-
fected areas. 
67 Stat. 531. 
20 u s e 238. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That notwithstand-
ing the provisions of section 3 (c) (1) of Public Law 874, 81st Con-
gress, as amended, the amounts payable to a local educational agency 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, with respect to the number of 
children determined under subsection (a) or (b) of section 3 thereof 
shall be computed on the same basis as was used during the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1954, under subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of 
section 3 of said law. 
Approved August 31, 1954. 
August 31, 1954 
CS.3712] 
Public Law 733 
CHAPTER 1151 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Commander, Air University, to confer appropriate degrees upon 
persons who meet all requirements for those degrees in the Resident College 
of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology. 
Air University. 
Degrees. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assem^hled^ That under regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Commander, 
Air University, may, upon accreditation of the United States Air 
Force Institute of Technology by a nationally recognized accreditation 
association or authority, confer appropriate degrees upon persons 
who meet all requirements for those degrees in the Resident College 
of the United States Air Force Institute of Technology. 
Approved August 31, 1954. 
August 31, 1954 
[S.3844] 
Public Law 734 
CHAPTER 1152 
AN ACT 
To provide for a reciprocal and inore effective remedy for certain claims arising 
out of the acts of military personnel and to authorize the pro rata sharing 
of the cost of such claims with foreign nations, and for other purposes. 
Foreign claims. 
Pro rata sharing. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhied, That, pursuant to 
the terms of those international agreements to which the United States 
is now or may hereafter be a party which provide that certain claims 
against the United States arising out of acts or omissions in the per-
formance of official duty in a foreign country of civilian employees 
of the Armed Forces, or military personnel, of the United States may