An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, and for other purposes
PL 84-3 (H.R.2091), enacted 01/25/1955

PUBLIC LAW 3-JAN. 25, 1955 
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to the Commission in the status of a Member of Congress or in the 
status of a person in the executive branch of the Government, but 
who thereafter ceases to have such status, shall nevertheless continue 
as a member of the Commission. If such person returns to private 
life (except for his membership on the Commission), he shall, from 
and after such change of status, receive the same compensation as a 
person originally appointed to the Commission from private life." 
Approved January 20, 1955, 
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CHAPTER 3 
January 25, 1955 
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[H. R. 2091] 
Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
ci^iJ^y* A^PJOT/I» United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
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sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to supply appropriations (this Act may be cited as the 
"Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1955") for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1955, and for other purposes, namely: 
CHAPTER I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
For payment to Harriet McCarran, widow of Pat McCarran, late a 
Senator from the State of Nevada, $12,500. 
For payment to Mary R. P. Maybank, widow of Burnet R. Maybank, 
late a Senator from the State of South Carolina, $12,500. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
The appropriation for salaries of officers and employees of the 
68 Stat. 397. 
Senate contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955, 
is made available for the employment of additional clerical assistants 
for each Senator from the State of Kentucky, so that the allowance for 
administrative and clerical assistants for such Senators will be equal to 
that allowed other Senators from States having a population of more 
than three million but less than five million, the population of said 
State having exceeded three million inhabitants. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Office of the Secretary: For an additional amount for the^ffice of 
the Secretary, $4,845: Provided^ That effective February 1, 1955, the 
basic amount available for clerical assistance and readjustment of 
salaries in the disbursing office is increased by $6,600 per annum. 
<X)NTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
Senate policy committees: For an additional amount for the Senate 
policy committees, for agency contribution for Federal Employees 
Group Life Insurance, as authorized by Public Law 598, Eighty-third 
t%fi^^^na^^\* Congress, $220 for each such committee: in all, $440. 
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Joint Committee on Printing, for agency contribution for Federal 
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Employees Group Life Insurance, as authorized by Public Law 598, 
Eighty-third Congress, $115, 
Inquiries and investigations: For an additional amount for expenses 
of inquiries and investigations, $795,000. 
Stationery: For an additional amount for stationery, $3,550, and 
the amount available for stationery for committees and officers of the 
Senate is hereby increased to $13,550. 
HOUSE OP KEPRESENTATIVES 
For payment to Florence R. Rogers, widow of Dwight L. Rogers, 
late a Representative from the State of Florida, $12,500. 
For payment to Nora Mack, mother-in-law, and Isabel Kanaga and 
Florence R. King, sisters, of Paul W. Sliafer, late a Representative 
from the State of Michigan, $12,500. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
Terraces of Capitol Building: Not to exceed $44,500 of the balance 
of the appropriation for "Terraces of Capitol Building" contained in 
the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1954, unobligated on December 31, 
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1954, is hereby continued available, and in addition to the purposes 
heretofore authorized shall also be available for reconstruction of the 
House and Senate walkways adjacent to the terraces. 
CHAPTER I I 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
The limitation under this heading in the Department of Agriculture 
and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1955, on the 
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amount available for administrative expenses of the Corporation is 
increased from "$18,000,000" to "$25,290,000". 
CHAPTER I I I 
INDEPENDENT OFFICES 
COMMISSION ON INTI':RGOVI':RNMENTAL RELATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", $160,000: 
Provided, That said appropriation shall remain available until June 
30,1955: Provided further, That this paragraph shall be effective only 
upon the enactment into law of H. R. 2010, P^ighty-fourth Congress. 
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HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
The amount made available under this head in title II of the 
Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, as amended by the 
Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, for administrative expenses, 
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is increased from "$5,500,000" to "$5,625,000", and the limitation on 
the amount available for the expenses of travel is increased from 
"$250,000" to "$267,600": Provided, 
That the limitation under said 
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head on the amounts available for certain nonadministrative expenses 
of said Administration is increased from "$26,250,000" to not to exceed 
"$31,560,000": Provided further^ That no part of the funds contained 
herein shall be available for transfer, but shall be available for use 
exclusively by the Federal Housing Administration. 
FOREIGN CLAIMS SEITLEMENT COMMISSION 
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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Administrative expenses", for carry-
ing out the provisions of the Act of August 31,1954 (Public Law 744), 
$130,000, to be derived from the War Claims Fund created by section 
13a of the War Claims Act of 1948 (Public Law 896, approved July 3, 
1948) ; and this amount and amounts previously made available from 
this source to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission for "Admin-
istrative expenses" shall remain available until June 30, 1955: Pro-
vided^ That the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices 
Appropriation Act, 1955, as amended by the Supplemental Appropria-
tion Act, 1955, on the amount available for expenses of travel of the 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (War Claims Commission) is 
increased from "$8,000" to "$12,000". 
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Penalty. 
CHAPTER IV 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401, No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or of 
the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included in this 
Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages 
in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a 
member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the 
right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who 
advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the over-
throw of the Government of the United States by force or violence: 
Provided^ That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered 
prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not 
contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against 
the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organiza-
tion of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against 
the Government of the United States, or that such person does not 
advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the 
overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or 
violence: Provided further^ That any person who engages in a strike 
against the Government of the United States or who is a member of 
an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to 
strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, 
or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow 
of the Government of the IJnited States by force or violence and 
accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any 
appropriation or fund contained in this or any other Act shall be 
guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than 
$1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided, 
further^ That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not 
in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. 
Approved January 25, 1955.