An Act to amend the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended, so as to provide punishment for fraudulent acceptance of benefits thereunder.
PL 84-785 (H.R.10683), enacted 07/24/1956

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July 24,1956 
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PUBLIC LAW 785-JULY 24, 1956 
[70 S T A T . 
Public Law 785 
CHAPTER 697 
AN ACT 
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i— To amend the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended, so as to provide 
punishment for fraudulent acceptance of benefits thereunder. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Dependents 
Assistance Act of 1950, as amended (64 Stat. 794; 67 Stat. 6; Public 
Law 118, Eighty-fourth Congress, approved June 30, 1955), is 
amended by inserting the following section after section 13: 
"SEC. 13a. Whoever shall obtain or receive any money, check, allow-
ance, or allotment under this Act, without being entitled thereto and 
with intent to defraud shall be punished by a fine of not more than 
$2,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both." 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
69 Stat. 224. 
50 U S C app. 
2201 note. 
July 25, 1956 
[S. J. Res. 182] 
Commission on 
G o v e r n m e n t Se-
curity. 
50 u s e 781 note. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 u s e 1071 note. 
5 u s e 55a. 
Reports to eon-
gress. 
Termination. 
Public Law 786 
CHAPTER 715 
JOINT EESOLUTION 
To extend the time for filing the final report of the Commission on Government 
Security to June 30, 1957, and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 (a) (2) of 
the joint resolution, approved August 9, 1955, entitled "Joint Resolu-
tion To Establish a Commission on Government Security" (69 Stat. 
595-597), is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"(2) The Commission may procure, without regard to the civil 
service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, temporary 
and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized for the 
departments by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), 
but at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals, and such serv-
ices may be procured for any period of time during the existence of the 
Commission." 
That section 9 of such joint resolution is hereby amended to read 
as follows: 
"SEC. 9. The Commission may submit interim reports to the Con-
gress and the President at such time or times as it deems advisable, 
and shall submit its final report to the Congress and the President not 
later than June 30, 1957. The final report of the Commission may 
propose such legislative enactments and administrative actions as in 
its judgment are necessary to carry out its recommendations. 
The 
Commission shall cease to exist ninety days after submission of its 
final report." 
Approved July 25, 1956. 
July 25, 1956 
[S. 2092] 
Public Law 787 
CHAPTER 716 
AN ACT 
Transferring to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army the bridge across 
the Missouri River between the Fort Leavenworth military reservation in 
Kansas and Platte County, Missouri, and authorizing its removal. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatives 
of the 
enw'o^^Klks!*^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney 
juris<Action 'and General is hereby authorized and directed to transfer back to the juris-
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diction of the Department of the Army the bridge across the Missouri