An Act to provide equitable treatment for producers participating in the soil bank program on the basis of incorrect Information furnished by the Government.
PL 86-265 (S.2457), enacted 09/14/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-265-SEPT. 14, 1959 
[73 ST A T . 
Public Law 86-265 
September 14, 1959 
[S. 245 7] 
AN ACT 
To provide equitable treatment for producers participating in the soil bank pro^ 
gram on the basis of incorrect information furnished by the Government. 
Soil b a n k pro-
gram. 
F a i r 
treatment 
for producers. 
70 Stat. 188. 
7 u s e 1801 note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Soil Bank 
Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section: 
"SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secre> 
tary may, to the extent he deems it desirable in order to provide fair 
and equitable treatment, pay a producer compensation under the 
acreage reserve or conservation reserve program which he otherwise 
would not be entitled to receive because the contract, application 
therefor, action, or conduct of the producer is— 
"(1) not in conformity with the provisions of the program, or 
"(2) less favorable to the producer than would have been the 
case if it had been based on correct information, or 
"(3) based on an understanding that payment would be forth-
coming in an amount in excess of that permitted by the program 
if it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the con-
tract, application, action, or conduct of the producer was the result 
of relying in good faith on the erroneous approval of such contract, 
application, action, or conduct by, or on the erroneous advice, deter-
mination, or computation of, an authorized representative of the Sec-
retary. 
No contract heretofore or hereafter entered into shall be 
modified, invalidated, or changed because of the marriage of any two 
contracting parties." 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
September 14, 1959 
[S. J. Res. 25] 
Public Law 86-266 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To change the name of Roosevelt Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant in Arizona 
to Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Lake, and Power Plant. 
Theodore Roose-
velt 
Dam, 
Lake, 
and Power Plant. 
Arizona. 
Resolved 
hy the Senate 
afnd House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the dam, res-
ervoir, and power plant in Arizona, known as Roosevelt Dam, Reser-
voir, and Power Plant, shall hereafter be known as Theodore Roosevelt 
Dam, Lake, and Power Plant, and any law, regulation, document, or 
record of the United States in which such dam, reservoir, and power 
plant are designated or referred to under the name Roosevelt Dam, 
Reservoir, and Power Plant shall be held to refer to such dam, reser-
voir, and power plant under and by the name of Theodore Roosevelt 
Dam, Lake, and Power Plant. 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
September 14, 1959 
[S. 1973] 
Public Law 86-267 
AN ACT 
To extend the validity of the passport to three years. 
Passports. 
Validity e x t e n-
sion. 
22 u s e 217a 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^semhled, That section 2 of 
the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the issue and validity of pass-
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ports, and for other purposes", approved July 3,1926 (44 Stat. 887), 
IS amended (1) by striking out "of two years" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "of three years", and (2) by striking out "four years" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "five years". 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-268 
AN A C T 
September 14. 1959 
Authorizing persons maintaining or defending actions in the District of Colum- 
[s. 203i>j 
bia on behalf of a minor to give releases of liability, and requiring persons 
receiving money or property in settlement of such actions or in satisfaction 
o f a judgment in any such action to be appointed as guardian of the estate 
of such minor. 
D. C. Minors, 
liability releases. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Repret^entatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled., That the Act en-
titled "An Act to establish a Code of Law for the District of Colum-
bia", approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1189, ch. 854), as amended, is 
amended by inserting immediately after section 153 the following 
new section: 
"SEC. 153A. (1) Any person entitled to maintain or defend an 
action in behalf of a minor child, including actions relating to real 
estate, shall be competent to settle or compromise any action so 
brought and, upon settlement or compromise thereof or upon satis-
faction of any judgment obtained therein, shall be competent to give 
a full acquittance and release of all liability in connection with such 
action, but no such settlement or compromise shall be valid unless the 
same shall be approved by a judge of the court in which such action 
is pending. 
"(2) Before any person shall receive any money or other property 
on behalf of a minor in settlement or compromise of any action 
brought on behalf of or against such minor or in satisfaction of any 
judgment in any such action, where (after deduction of fees, costs 
and all other expenses incident to the matter) the net value of said 
money and property due the minor exceeds $3,000, such person shall 
be duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction as guardian 
of the estate of such minor to receive such money or property, and 
shall have qualified as such." 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-269 
AN A C T 
September 14, 1959 
To authorize the exchange of certain lands in or in the vicinity of Everglades 
[s. 2390] 
City, Morida, in furtherance of the administration and use of the Everglades 
National Park. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled., That, in order to 
Everglades city, 
further the administration and use of the Everglades National Park, ^^EXchange o
f 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept on behalf of the ^^"**^-
United States title to the following described parcels of land: