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An Act to continue the effectiveness of the Missing Persons Act, as extended, until July 1, 1957
PL 84-749 (H.R.9500), enacted 07/20/1956

70 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 7 5 1 - J U L Y 20, 1966 
595 
Public Law 749 
CHAPTER 658 
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ACT 
July 20, 1,956 
To continue the effectiveness of the Missing Persons Act, as extended, until 
[H. R. 9500] 
July 1, 1957. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in (^ongress assemhled, That section 15, 
Missing Persons Act (56 Stat. 147, 1093), as amended, is further 
sS^usc^^app. 
amended by deleting "July 1, 1956" and inserting in lieu thereof lois. 
"July 1, 1957-'. 
Approved July 20, 1956. 
Public Law 750 
CHAPTER 659 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey certain land to 
the county of Galveston, Texas. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is authorized and directed to convey with-
out consideration by quitclaim deed a certain parcel of Government 
realty, described hereinafter, to the county of Galveston, Texas for 
public road purposes. 
SEC. 2. The land referred to in section 1 is a strip of land one 
hundred feet in width, extending across the entire southerly boundary 
of old Fort Crockett Military Reservation, beginning from the center-
line of Thirty-ninth Street, and extending westerly to the easterly line 
of Fifty-third Street, city of Galveston, Texas. Width of said strip 
is measured northerly from the northerly edge of the concrete seawall. 
A more particular description of the realty conveyed herein shall 
be made in the deed of conveyance by the Administrator of General 
Services. 
: 
SEC. 3. If at any time within the twienty years following the con-
veyance herein the realty so conveyed is no longer used for public road 
purposes, title to such realty, together with all improvements thereon, 
shall revert to the United States of America. 
Approved July 20, 1956, 
July 20, 1956 
IH. R. 10479] 
Galveston, Tex. 
Conveyance. 
Reversion to U.S. 
Public Law 751 
CHAPTER 660 
July 20, 1956 
[H. R. 11163] 
AN ACT 
To amend section 2 of the Act of March 29, 1956 (70 Stat. 58), authorizing the 
conveyance to Lake County, California, of the Lower Lake Rancheria, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Sen/ite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of R^ciTLri^ ^L^k e 
the Act of March 29,1956 (70 Stat. 58), is amended by striking all of co^ty. caiif. 
the section following the phrase "for the following-described land, to 
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wit", and inserting: "Beginning at a point on the east line of lot 2, 
section 34, township 13 north, range 7 west. Mount Diablo base and 
meridian, that is situated south 48 degrees 17 minutes 30 seconds east, 
a distance of 849.39 feet from a point that is north 48 degrees 19 
minutes 57 seconds w^est, a distance of 4,276.27 feet from the southeast 
corner of said section 34 and from said point of beginning, running 
thence north along the east line of said lot 2 to the the center of said
An Act to authorize the exchange of certain lands of the United States situated in Union County, Ga., for lands within the Chattahoochee National Forest, Ga., and for other purposes.
PL 84-747 (H.R.9339), enacted 07/20/1956

594 
July 20, 1956 
[S. 3412] 
War r i s k insur-
ance. 
PUBLIC LAW 746-JULY 20, 1956 
[70 S T A T . 
Public Law 746 
CHAPTER 655 
AN ACT 
To extend the provisions of title XIII of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as 
amended, relating to war risk insurance for an additional five years. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of AmsHca in Conqress assembled^ That section 1312 of 
title XIII of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (Act of 
June 23,1938, ch. 601, 52 Stat. 977, as amended by the Act of June 14, 
1951, ch. 123, 65 Stat. 69, 49 U. S. C. 722), is amended by striking out 
the word "five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "ten". 
Approved July 20, 1956. 
Public Law 747 
CHAPTER 656 
July 20, 1956 
[H. R. 9339] 
U n i o n County, 
Ga. 
E x c h a n g e of 
lands. 
36 Stat. 96 Z 
16 u s e 513. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the exchange of certain lands of the United States situated in 
Union County, Georgia, for lands within the Chattahoochee National Forest, 
Georgia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled, That, with the 
approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission as estab-
lished by section 4 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), the 
Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to exchange a parcel 
of land situated in lots 451 and 452, district 11, section 1, Union 
County, Georgia, comprising 2.10 acres, more or less, and being the 
same tract acquired by the United States by deed dated January 23, 
1936, and recorded at page 168 of deed book AA, records of Union 
County, Georgia, for lands of at least equal value situated within 
the exterior boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest in the 
State of Georgia: Provided, That lands conveyed by either party under 
the provisions of this Act may be subject to such reservations, excep-
tions, and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may approve: 
Provided further, That any lands conveyed to the LTnited States under 
the provisions of this Act shall be subject to all the law^s, rules, and 
regulations applicable to lands acquired under the aforementioned Act 
of March 1,1911, as amended. 
Approved July 20, 1956. 
July 20, 1956 
[H. R. 9137] 
Public Law 748 
CHAPTER 657 
AN ACT 
To waive section 142, of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the United 
States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina holding court 
at Bryson City, North Carolina, 
62 Stat. 898. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the limitations 
and restrictions contained in section 142, title 28, of the United States 
Code, shall be waived insofar as pertains to holding court by the 
United States District Court for the Western District of North Caro-
lina at Bryson City, North Carolina. 
Approved July 20, 1956.
An Act to extend the provisions of title XIII of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, relating to war risk insurance for an additional 5 years
PL 84-746 (S.3412), enacted 07/20/1956

594 
July 20, 1956 
[S. 3412] 
War r i s k insur-
ance. 
PUBLIC LAW 746-JULY 20, 1956 
[70 S T A T . 
Public Law 746 
CHAPTER 655 
AN ACT 
To extend the provisions of title XIII of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as 
amended, relating to war risk insurance for an additional five years. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of AmsHca in Conqress assembled^ That section 1312 of 
title XIII of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (Act of 
June 23,1938, ch. 601, 52 Stat. 977, as amended by the Act of June 14, 
1951, ch. 123, 65 Stat. 69, 49 U. S. C. 722), is amended by striking out 
the word "five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "ten". 
Approved July 20, 1956. 
Public Law 747 
CHAPTER 656 
July 20, 1956 
[H. R. 9339] 
U n i o n County, 
Ga. 
E x c h a n g e of 
lands. 
36 Stat. 96 Z 
16 u s e 513. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the exchange of certain lands of the United States situated in 
Union County, Georgia, for lands within the Chattahoochee National Forest, 
Georgia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled, That, with the 
approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission as estab-
lished by section 4 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), the 
Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to exchange a parcel 
of land situated in lots 451 and 452, district 11, section 1, Union 
County, Georgia, comprising 2.10 acres, more or less, and being the 
same tract acquired by the United States by deed dated January 23, 
1936, and recorded at page 168 of deed book AA, records of Union 
County, Georgia, for lands of at least equal value situated within 
the exterior boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest in the 
State of Georgia: Provided, That lands conveyed by either party under 
the provisions of this Act may be subject to such reservations, excep-
tions, and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may approve: 
Provided further, That any lands conveyed to the LTnited States under 
the provisions of this Act shall be subject to all the law^s, rules, and 
regulations applicable to lands acquired under the aforementioned Act 
of March 1,1911, as amended. 
Approved July 20, 1956. 
July 20, 1956 
[H. R. 9137] 
Public Law 748 
CHAPTER 657 
AN ACT 
To waive section 142, of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the United 
States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina holding court 
at Bryson City, North Carolina, 
62 Stat. 898. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the limitations 
and restrictions contained in section 142, title 28, of the United States 
Code, shall be waived insofar as pertains to holding court by the 
United States District Court for the Western District of North Caro-
lina at Bryson City, North Carolina. 
Approved July 20, 1956.
An Act to amend sections 5217 (c) and 852 (b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
PL 84-700 (H.R.11714), enacted 07/11/1956

530 
PUBLIC LAW 700-JULY 11, 1956 
[70 STAT. 
Public Law 700 
CHAPTER 573 
July 11. 1956 
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IH. R. 11714] 
rj,^ amend sections 5217 (c) and 852 (b) 
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1954. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Trlnife^s^^"*^- United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5217 
^^^'sA st'*"64*2 
^^^ ^^ ^^^^ Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking out 
26us<?52i7.* 
"July 11, 1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 11, 1958". 
Ii^uic*85^2!^' 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 852 (b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954 (relating to method of taxation of capital gains of regulated in-
vestment companies) is amended by adding after subparagraph (C) 
thereof the following new subparagraph: 
"(D) Treatment by Shareholders of Undistributed Capital 
Gains.— 
" (i) Every shareholder of a regulated investment com-
pany at the close of the company's taxable year shall 
include, in computing his long-term capital gains in his 
return for his taxable year in which the last day of the 
company's taxable year falls, such amount as the company 
shall designate in respect of such shares in a written 
notice mailed to its shareholders at any time prior to the 
expiration of 30 days after close of its taxable year, but 
the amount so includible by any shareholder shall not 
exceed that part of the amount subjected to tax in sub-
paragraph (A) which he would have received if all of 
such amount had been distributed as capital gain divi-
dends by the company to the holders of such shares at 
the close of its taxable year. 
"(ii) For purposes of this title, every such shareholder 
shall be deemed to have paid, for his taxable year under 
clause (i), the tax of 25 percent imposed by subpara-
graph (A) on the amounts required by this subparagraph 
to be included in respect of such shares in computing his 
long-term capital gains for that year; and such share-
holder shall be allowed credit or refund, as the case 
may be, for the tax so deemed to have been paid by him. 
"(iii) The adjusted basis of such shares in the hands of 
the shareholder shall be increased by 75 percent of the 
amounts required by this subparagraph to be included 
in computing his long-term capital gains. 
"(iv) In the event of such designation the tax imposed 
by subparagraph (A) shall be paid by the regulated 
investment company within 30 days after close of its 
taxable year. 
" (v) The earnings and profits of such regulated invest-
ment company, and the earnings and profits of any such 
shareholder which is a corporation, shall be appropriately 
adjusted in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary or his delegate." 
Effective date. 
^|^^ rjrj^^ amendment made by this section shall apply only with re-
spect to taxable years of regulated investment companies beginning 
after December 31,1956. 
Approved July 11, 1956.
An Act to continue the effectiveness of the act of December 2, 1942, as amended, and the act of July 28, 1945, as amended, relating to war risk hazards and detention benefits until July 1, 1957.
PL 84-679 (H.R.11802), enacted 07/09/1956

70 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 681-JULY 11, 1956 
519 
Public Law 678 
CHAPTER 536 
AN ACT 
Tuly 9, 1956 
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit. 
[H. R. ii740] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, during the 
period beginning on July 1, 1956, and ending on June 30, 1957, the 
public debt limit set forth in the first sentence of section 21 of the 
Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, shall be temporarily increased i\ ^i}: ^h^ 
by $3,000,000,000. 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Public Law 679 
CHAPTER 537 
AN ACT 
July 9, 1956 
To continue the effectiveness of the Act of December 2, 1942, as amended, and 
IH. R. 11802] 
the Act of July 28,1945, as amended, relating to war-risk hazard and detention 
benefits until July 1, 1957. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 201 of 
the Act of December 2, 1942 (ch. 668, 56 Stat. 1033), as amended, is 
H I'i^ f^Vl. 
further amended by deleting the words "July 1, 1956" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "July 1,1957^. 
SEC. 2. Section 5 (b) of the Act of July 28, 1945 (ch. 328, 59 Stat. 
505), as amended, is further amended by deleting the words "July 1, 
s^jf^c^soV^" 
1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1957". 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Public Law 680 
CHAPTER 553 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
July ll, 1956 
rs. T R 
A a 17 81 
To authorize an appropriation to provide for certain costs of United States 
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participation in the International Bureau for the Publication of Customs 
Tariffs. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of State the sum of $44,975 
for payment by the United States of certain contributions for the 
support of the International Bureau for the Publication of Customs 
Tariffs for the period beginning April 1,1950, and extending through 
the fiscal year expiring June 30,1957. 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
Public Law 681 
CHAPTER 554 
AN ACT 
July 11,1956 
To authorize an allowance for civilian officers and employees of the Government 
[S. 1542] 
who are notaries public. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That civilian officers Exp*e^nle ^"^"f 
and employees of the departments and establishments of the Federal i955. 
(Tovernment and the municipal government of the District of Colum-
bia who are required to serve as notaries public in connection with the
An Act to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit.
PL 84-678 (H.R.11740), enacted 07/09/1956

70 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 681-JULY 11, 1956 
519 
Public Law 678 
CHAPTER 536 
AN ACT 
Tuly 9, 1956 
To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit. 
[H. R. ii740] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, during the 
period beginning on July 1, 1956, and ending on June 30, 1957, the 
public debt limit set forth in the first sentence of section 21 of the 
Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, shall be temporarily increased i\ ^i}: ^h^ 
by $3,000,000,000. 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Public Law 679 
CHAPTER 537 
AN ACT 
July 9, 1956 
To continue the effectiveness of the Act of December 2, 1942, as amended, and 
IH. R. 11802] 
the Act of July 28,1945, as amended, relating to war-risk hazard and detention 
benefits until July 1, 1957. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 201 of 
the Act of December 2, 1942 (ch. 668, 56 Stat. 1033), as amended, is 
H I'i^ f^Vl. 
further amended by deleting the words "July 1, 1956" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "July 1,1957^. 
SEC. 2. Section 5 (b) of the Act of July 28, 1945 (ch. 328, 59 Stat. 
505), as amended, is further amended by deleting the words "July 1, 
s^jf^c^soV^" 
1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1957". 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Public Law 680 
CHAPTER 553 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
July ll, 1956 
rs. T R 
A a 17 81 
To authorize an appropriation to provide for certain costs of United States 
'- 
'- 
-•— 
participation in the International Bureau for the Publication of Customs 
Tariffs. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of State the sum of $44,975 
for payment by the United States of certain contributions for the 
support of the International Bureau for the Publication of Customs 
Tariffs for the period beginning April 1,1950, and extending through 
the fiscal year expiring June 30,1957. 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
Public Law 681 
CHAPTER 554 
AN ACT 
July 11,1956 
To authorize an allowance for civilian officers and employees of the Government 
[S. 1542] 
who are notaries public. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That civilian officers Exp*e^nle ^"^"f 
and employees of the departments and establishments of the Federal i955. 
(Tovernment and the municipal government of the District of Colum-
bia who are required to serve as notaries public in connection with the
An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer certain property to the Panama Canal Company, and for other purposes
PL 84-668 (H.R.4652), enacted 07/09/1956

70 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 669-JULY 9, 1956 
511 
statement of such officer to the eflfect that the execution of such 
agreement is necessary and is in conformity with the policy of the 
President."; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subparagraph 8 of said subsection 
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(g) the following: "Such statement by the Director shall be 
based on budgetary and related considerations and shall not be 
deemed to constitute approval by the Director of the specific terms 
or provisions of any proposed agreement or of the selection of 
any particular contractor or lessor." 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Public Law 668 
CHAPTER 526 
AN ACT 
Tuly 9, 1956 
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer certain property to the 
[H. R. 4652] 
Panama Canal Company, and for other purposes. 
Panama 
C a n a l 
Company« 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in (^ongress assembled^ That the Secretary 
_ 
of the Treasury is authorized to transfer to the Panama Canal Com- 
frmsferofprap 
pany, without exchange of funds, all or so much of the facilities, *' ^' 
buildings, structures, improvements, and equipment comprising aids to 
navigation maintained by the Coast Guard at or on Roncador Cay, 
Serrana Banks, Quita Sueno Banks, Christobal Mole, Cape Mala, 
Jicarita Island, and Morro Puercos Island, as may be mutually ac-
ceptable for transfer. 
SEC. 2. Upon completion of any transfer authorized by this Act, 
the functions of the Treasury Department concerning the pertinent aid 
to navigation and its jurisdiction over the site upon which the aid is 
located are transferred to the Panama Canal Company. 
S E C 3. Transfers made under this Act shall be subject to the provi-
sions of section 246 (b) of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as added by 
the Act of June 29, 1948 (ch. 706, sec. 2, 62 Stat. 1076). 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Public Law 669 
CHAPTER 527 
AN ACT 
,^ ^„g 
For the relief of the Florida State Hospital. 
[H. R. 5522] 
Be it enxicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Florida Ho^pu'ai.'^^ ^^^ 
State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Florida, is relieved of all liability to 
pay to the United States the sum of $1,626.27, representing the penalty 
which was assessed against the hospital by the Department of Agri-
culture (under section 346 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938) for cotton planted by the hospital in excess of its 1954 acreage 
allotment. 
Such excess cotton was intended solely for use by the 
hospital and not for sale on the market; and the officials of the hospital, 
in planting such cotton, were acting in good faith on their understand-
ing (based upon conversations with personnel of the Agriculture 
Stabilization and Conservation Office in Marianna, Florida) that 
cotton so used would not be subject to marketing penalties. 
Approved July 9, 1956.
An Act for the relief of the Florida State Hospital
PL 84-669 (H.R.5522), enacted 07/09/1956

70 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 669-JULY 9, 1956 
511 
statement of such officer to the eflfect that the execution of such 
agreement is necessary and is in conformity with the policy of the 
President."; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subparagraph 8 of said subsection 
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(g) the following: "Such statement by the Director shall be 
based on budgetary and related considerations and shall not be 
deemed to constitute approval by the Director of the specific terms 
or provisions of any proposed agreement or of the selection of 
any particular contractor or lessor." 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Public Law 668 
CHAPTER 526 
AN ACT 
Tuly 9, 1956 
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer certain property to the 
[H. R. 4652] 
Panama Canal Company, and for other purposes. 
Panama 
C a n a l 
Company« 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in (^ongress assembled^ That the Secretary 
_ 
of the Treasury is authorized to transfer to the Panama Canal Com- 
frmsferofprap 
pany, without exchange of funds, all or so much of the facilities, *' ^' 
buildings, structures, improvements, and equipment comprising aids to 
navigation maintained by the Coast Guard at or on Roncador Cay, 
Serrana Banks, Quita Sueno Banks, Christobal Mole, Cape Mala, 
Jicarita Island, and Morro Puercos Island, as may be mutually ac-
ceptable for transfer. 
SEC. 2. Upon completion of any transfer authorized by this Act, 
the functions of the Treasury Department concerning the pertinent aid 
to navigation and its jurisdiction over the site upon which the aid is 
located are transferred to the Panama Canal Company. 
S E C 3. Transfers made under this Act shall be subject to the provi-
sions of section 246 (b) of title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as added by 
the Act of June 29, 1948 (ch. 706, sec. 2, 62 Stat. 1076). 
Approved July 9, 1956. 
Public Law 669 
CHAPTER 527 
AN ACT 
,^ ^„g 
For the relief of the Florida State Hospital. 
[H. R. 5522] 
Be it enxicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Florida Ho^pu'ai.'^^ ^^^ 
State Hospital, Chattahoochee, Florida, is relieved of all liability to 
pay to the United States the sum of $1,626.27, representing the penalty 
which was assessed against the hospital by the Department of Agri-
culture (under section 346 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938) for cotton planted by the hospital in excess of its 1954 acreage 
allotment. 
Such excess cotton was intended solely for use by the 
hospital and not for sale on the market; and the officials of the hospital, 
in planting such cotton, were acting in good faith on their understand-
ing (based upon conversations with personnel of the Agriculture 
Stabilization and Conservation Office in Marianna, Florida) that 
cotton so used would not be subject to marketing penalties. 
Approved July 9, 1956.