An Act to expand the authority of the Coast Guard to establish, maintain, and operate aids to navigation to include the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
PL 82-52 (S.1025), enacted 06/22/1951

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PUBLIC LAW 53—JUNE 26, 1951 
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of Military Justice, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be 
punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not 
more than twelve months, or both. 
SEC. 7. This title may be cited as the "1951 Amendments to the 
Universal Military Training and Service Act". 
TITLE I I 
SEC. 21. The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for 
the enlistment of aliens in the Regular Army", approved June 30,1950 
(Public Law 597, Eighty-first Congress), is amended by (1) striking 
out the words "until June 30, 1953" and inserting in lieu thereof the 
words "until June 30, 1955", and (2) striking out the words "two 
thousand five hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "twelve 
thousand five hundred". 
Approved June 19, 1951. 
citation of title. 
Enlistment of aliens. 
64 Stat. 316. 
10 U. S. C. { e21c. 
Public Law 52 
CHAPTER 150 
AN ACT 
To expand the authority of the Coast Guard to establish, maintain, and operate 
aids to navigation to include the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
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 81 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the word "possessions," the phrase "the Trust Terri-
tory of the Pacific Islands,", so that the sentence will read as follows: 
"Such aids to navigation other than loran stations shall be established 
and operated only within the United States, its Territories and pos-
sessions, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and beyond the 
territorial jurisdiction of the United States at places where naval or 
military bases of the United States are or may be located, and at other 
places where such aids to navigation have been established prior to 
June 26,1948." 
Approved June 22, 1951. 
June 22,1961 
[S. 1025] 
63 Stat. 500. 
Public Law 53 
CHAPTER 151 
AN ACT 
To amend section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of 
the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (Act of June 20, 1949, 
ch. 227, sec. 6, 63 Stat. 211) is hereby amended by the addition of a 
subsection " ( f ) " as follows: 
"(f) (1) Notwithstanding section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1894 
(28 Stat. 205), as amended (5 U. S. C. A. 62), or any other law pro-
hibiting the employment of any retired commissioned or warrant 
officer of the armed services, the Agency is hereby authorized to 
employ and to pay the compensation of not more than fifteen retired 
officers or warrant officers of the armed services while performing 
service for the Agency, but while so serving such retired officer or 
warrant officer will be entitled to receive only the compensation of 
his position with the Agency, or his retired pay, whichever he may 
elect. 
June 26,1961 
IS. 927] 
50 U. S. C. §403f. 
Employment of re-
tired officers. 
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"(2) Nothing in this section shall limit or affect the appointment 
of and payment of compensation to retired officers or warrant officers 
not presently or hereafter prohibited by law." 
Approved June 26, 1951. 
June 26,1951 
[H. R. 4393] 
Public Law 54 
CHAPTER 152 
AN ACT 
To extend for two years the period during which free postage for members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States in Korea and other specified areas shall be 
in effect. 
64 Stat. 336. 
60 U. S. C. app. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amenca 
in Congress assembled, That section 2 of 
the Act entitled "An Act to provide free postage for members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States in specified areas", approved July 
12, 1950 (Public Law 609, Eighty-first Congress), is hereby amended 
by striking out "June 30, 1951" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 
30, 1953". 
Approved June 26, 1951. 
Public Law 55 
June 27, 1951 
[H. R. 157] 
Alaska. 
Transportation 
Canadian vessels. 
CHAPTER 153 
AN ACT 
To provide transportation on Canadian vessels between Skagway, Alaska, and 
other points in Alaska, between Haines, Alaska, and other points in Alaska, 
and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in Alaska or the continental 
United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the 
transportation. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, until June 30, 
1952, notwithstanding the provisions of law of the United States 
restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of pas-
sengers and merchandise directly or indirectly from any port in the 
United States to another port of the United States, passengers may be 
transported on Canadian vessels between Skagway, Alaska, and other 
points in Alaska, between Haines, Alaska, and other points in Alaska, 
and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in Alaska or the conti-
nental United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any 
part of the transportation: Provided^ That such Canadian vessels 
may transport merchandise between Hyder, Alaska, and other ports 
and points herein enumerated. 
Approved June 27, 1951. 
June 27,1951 
[H. R. 389] 
Public Law 56 
CHAPTER 
154 
AN ACT 
For the relief of the State of Maryland. 
state of Maryland. 
Payment for dam-
age to oyster bars. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the State of Maryland 
the sum of $20,000. The payment of such sum shall be in full settle-
ment of all claims of such State against the United States on account 
of damage to natural oyster bars in the Patuxent and Severn Rivers