An Act to amend the National Defense Facilities Act of 1950 to provide for additional facilities necessary for the administration and training of units of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces of the United States, and for other purposes
PL 84-302 (H.R.2107), enacted 08/09/1955

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with any improvements thereon, at the option of the United States 
as determined and exercised by the Secretary of Defense, revert 
to the United States. 
SEC. 2. The real property to be conveyed to the State of Missouri 
is described as follows: 
A parcel of land in the city of Springfield, Green County, Missouri, 
being a portion of the former O'Reilly General Hospital, and begin-
ning at a point 31 poles and 20 links south of the northwest corner 
of northeast quarter of section 18, township 29, range 21^ for a point 
of true, beginning; running thence south 661.3 feet to a woven wire 
fence; running thence east along said fence 66 poles and 18 links; 
running thence north 661.3 feet to a point 31 poles and 20 links south 
of the north line of the northeast quarter of section 18, township 29, 
range 21: running thence west 66 poles and 18 links to the point of 
true beginning, being 16.5 acres, more or less. 
SEC. 3. The cost of any survevs necessary as an incident of the 
conveyance authorized herein shall be borne by the State of Missouri. 
Approved August 9, 1955. 
Public Law 302 
CHAPTER 662 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Defense Facilities Act of 1950 to provide for additional 
facilities necessary for the administration and training of units of the Reserve 
components of the Armed Forces of the United States, and for other purposes. 
August 9, 1955 
[H. R. 2107] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and HQuse of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the National 
Defense Facilities Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 829; 50 U. S. C. 881-886) is 
amended as follows: 
(a) Section 3 is amended by deleting the phrase "in an amount not 
to exceed $250,000,000 over a period of the next five fiscal years" and 
by inserting in lieu thereof "in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000 
over a period of the next eight fiscal years commencing with fiscal year 
1951"'. 
(b) Subsection 3 (b) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) (1) contribute to any State such funds as he shall deter-
mine to be necessary to expand, rehabilitate or convert facilities 
owned by such State to the extent required for the joint utiliza-
tion of such facilities; and 
"(2) contribute to any State such funds as he shall determine 
to be necessary to expand, rehabilitate or convert facilities owned 
by such State to the extent made necessary, or to acquire, con-
struct, expand, rehabilitate or convert such additional facilities 
as he shall determine to have been made essential, by any con-
version, redesignation or reorganization of a unit or units of the 
National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard 
of the United States requested or authorized by the Secretary of 
the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, respectively." 
(c) Subsection 4 (b) is amended by deleting the Avords "with re-
gard" and substituting therefor the words "and shall have consented". 
(d) Subsection 4 (c) is amended by inserting after the word "ac-
quired" in line 7 thereof the words "by the United States". 
(e) Subsection 4 (d) is amended to read as follows: 
"(d) Each contribution made pursuant to section 3 (b) or 3 (c) of 
this Act shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
of Defense, after consultation with the Armed Services Committees 
National Defense 
Facilities A c t of 
1950, amendments. 
50 u s e 882. 
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50 u s e 885. 
Supervision 
inspection. 
and 
"Armory". 
"Reserve c o m -
ponent". 
of the Congress, shall deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of 
this Act: Provided^ That except as agreed at the time the contribu-
tion is made the facilities provided through contributions made pur-
suant to section 3 (b) (2) or 3 (c) of this Act shall be subject to joint 
utilization only to the extent deemed practicable by the State con-
cerned. 
No contribution shall be made under section 3 (c) for any 
armory in an amount exceeding 75 per centum of the cost of the addi-
tional or improved armories to be constructed: And provided further^ 
That for the purpose of such computation the amount to be con-
tributed by any State shall be exclusive of the cost or market value of 
any real estate which may be contributed by the State concerned for 
the purposes of section 3 (c) of this Act." 
(f) Section 6 is amended by (1) inserting immediately after "SEC. 
6.'' the following: "(a)", and (2) adding at the end thereof the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
"(b) All construction, expansion, rehabilitation, or conversion of 
facilities in each State pursuant to section 3 (b) or 3 (c) of this Act 
shall be done in accordance with the laws of such State and under 
the supervision of officials of such State, subject to the inspection and 
approval of the Secretary of Defense." 
(g) Subsections 7 (b), (c), and (d) are redesignated subsections 
7 (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and subsection 7 (b) is inserted to 
read as follows: 
"(b) 'Armory' means a structure which houses a unit or units of a 
reserve component and is used for the training and administration 
thereof, including such appurtenant structures as may house equip-
ment used in the training and administration of such unit or units. 
All other facilities shall be considered nonarmory for the purposes of 
this Act." 
(h) Subsection 7 (d) as redesignated is amended to read as follows: 
" (d) 'Reserve component' shall include: 
"(1) The National Guard of the United States; 
"(2) The Army Reserve; 
"(3) The Naval Reserve; 
"(4) The Marine Corps Reserve; 
" (5) The Air National Guard of the United States; 
" (6) The Air Force Reserve; and 
"(7) The Coast Guard Reserve; and". 
Approved August 9, 1955. 
Public Law 303 
CHAPTER 663 
August 9, 1955 
[H. R. 3712] 
68 Stat. 40. 
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app. 
3416. 
AN ACT 
To extend the period during which claims for floor stocks refunds may be filed 
with respect to certain manufacturers' excise taxes which were reduced by 
the Excise Tax Reduction Act of 1954. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3416 
(a) (2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 (relating to period for 
tiling claims for certain floor stocks refunds) is hereby amended by 
striking out "before August 1, 1954" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"on or before the sixtieth day after the date of the enactment of H. R. 
3712, Eighty-fourth Congress". 
Approved August 9, 1955.