An Act to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, as amended, and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
PL 84-383 (H.R.4744), enacted 08/12/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 383-AUG. 12, 1955 
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ASSISTANCE UNDER PUBLIC LAW 815 FOR CHILDREN RESIDING ON INDIAN 
LAND OUTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
SEC. 6. (a) Paragraph (1) of section 401 (a) of such Act is 
amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: "or that 
the total number of such children who reside on Indian lands located 
outside the school district of such agency equals or exceeds 100". 
(b) Such section 401 (a) is further amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: "Assistance may be furnished under this sub-
section without regard to paragraph (2) (but subject to the other 
provisions of this subsection and subsection (c)) to any local educa-
tional agency which provides free public education for children who 
reside on Indian lands located outside its school district. For pur-
poses of this subsection 'Indian lands' means Indian reservations or 
other real property referred to in the third sentence of section 
210 (1).". 
(c) Section 401 (b) of such Act is amended (1) by striking out 
"the succeeding fiscal year" and inserting in lieu thereof "the two 
succeeding fiscal years", and (2) by striking out "June 30, 1955" and 
inserting m lieu thereof "June 30,1956". 
67 Stat. 526. 
20 u s e 311. 
PAYMENTS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 815 TO DISTRICTS UNABLE TO FINANCE 
NON-FEDERAL SHARE OF PROJECTS 
SEC. 7. Section 308 of such Act is amended by inserting " ( a ) " after 
"SEC. 308." and by adding at the end of the section the following new 
subsection: 
"(b) Where a local educational agency filed an application for 
payments under this section before June 30, 1954, and such agency 
met all the requirements established for approval of such application 
except the 20 per centum requirement as to children countable for 
payments under this title (45 C. F. E., 1954 Supp., 107.8 (b) (2)), and 
the number of children countable for the purposes of such requirement 
was equal to 10 per centum or more of the average daily membership 
of such agency for the school year 1953-1954, the Commissioner shall 
pay to such agency, out of funds appropriated pursuant to this sub-
section, an amount equal to the amount which would have been reserved 
on the basis of such application if such requirement had been met. 
Payments under this subsection shall be made upon application by the 
local educational agency involved, filed with the Commissioner on or 
before November 1, 1955, which shall set forth one or more projects 
for the construction of minimum school facilities for such agency, 
and shall meet the requirements of section 205 (b) (1) with respect 
to such projects. Upon approval of an application under this sub-
section, payments with respect to each project included in the appli-
cation shall be made under section 307 as if an application for such 
project had been approved under section 306." 
Approved August 12, 1955. 
67 Stat. 525. 
20 u s e 298. 
20 u s e 275. 
20 u s e 297, 296. 
Public Law 383 
CHAPTER 869 
AN ACT 
August 12, 1955 
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, as amended, and the Railroad 
[H. R. 4744] 
Unemployment Insurance Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That, effective with mfnV'an'd ^t^l^ 
respect to annuities accruing in months following the month of enact- ^nc°e^°'*"* ^"^"^ 
ment hereof, section 2 (e) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, as 
es'stat. 683. 
45 u s e 228b(e). 
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65 Stat. 686. 
45 u s e 228e (g) 
(2). 
65 Stat. 689. 
45 u s e 228e (/) 
(9). 
50 Stat. 316. 
45 u s e 228i. 
52 Stat. 1097; 53 
Stat. 845. 
45 u s e 352 (e). 
50 Stat. 315. 
45USe228j (b). 
52 Stat. 1110. 
45 u s e 362 (1). 
amended, is amended by striking out "than $40" and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: ", with respect to any month, than an amount 
equal to the maximum amount which could be paid to anyone, with 
respect to such month, as a wife's insurance benefit under section 202 
(b) of the Social Security Act as amended from time to time". 
SEC. 2. Effective with respect to annuities accruing in months follow-
ing the month of enactment hereof, section 5 (g) (2) of the Railroad 
Retirement Act of 1937, as amended, is amended by striking out the 
second sentence thereof. 
SEC. 3. Effective as of January 1,1955, section 5 (1) (9) of the Rail-
road Retirement Act of 1937, as amended, is amended by striking out 
the language between "(ii)" and " ( B ) " and inserting in lieu thereof 
the following: "if such compensation for any calendar year before 
1955 is less than $3,600 or for any calendar year after 1954 is less than 
$4,200 and the average monthly remuneration computed on compensa-
tion alone is less than $350 and the employee has earned in such calen-
dar year 'wages' as defined in paragraph (6) hereof, such wages, in 
an amount not to exceed the difference between the compensation for 
such year and $3,600 for years before 1955 and $4,200 for years after 
1954, by". 
SEC. 4. Effective as of the dates of their original enactment, section 
12 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, as amended, and section 2 
(e) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, are each amended 
by striking out "No" and inserting in lieu thereof "Notwithstanding 
any other law of the United States, or of any State, Territory, or the 
District of Columbia, no". 
SEC. 5. Section 10 (b) 4 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937, as 
amended, is amended by inserting immediately after the first sentence 
thereof the following sentence: "All positions to which such individuals 
are appointed, except one administrative assistant to each member of 
the Board, shall ] ^ m and under the competitive civil service and shall 
not be removed or excepted therefrom." 
SEC. 6. The second paragraph of section 12 (1) of the Railroad Un-
employment Insurance Act is amended by inserting immediately before 
the first colon therein the following: ": Provided, That all positions 
to which such persons are appointed, except one administrative 
assistant to each member of the Board, shall be in and under the com-
petitive civil service and shall not be removed or excepted therefrom". 
Approved August 12, 1955. 
August 12, 1955 
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Public Law 384 
CHAPTER 870 
AN ACT 
To amend section 112 (n) (8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, relating 
to the suspension of certain periods of limitation while the taxpayer is on 
extended active duty with the Armed Forces, and to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to tax treatment where the taxpayer 
recovers amounts held by another under claim of right. 
66 Stat. 735. 
26 u s e , 1952 ed., 
112. 
68A Stat. 35. 
26 u s e 112. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 112 
(n) (8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (relating to the sus-
pension of certain periods of limitation while the taxpayer is on 
extended active duty with the Armed Forces) is hereby amended 
by striking out "and before January 1, 1954, except that any such 
period" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and during an 
induction period (as defined in section 112 (c) (5) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1954), except that any such period of time". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
take effect as of December 31,1953.