An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to fix rates of compensation of members of certain examining and licensing boards and commissions, and for other purposes.
PL 84-704 (S.1739), enacted 07/14/1956

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Contracts. 
Report to Coft-
gress. 
Appropri ati on. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary, in carrying out the provisions of this joint 
resolution, is authorized to enter into contracts in accordance with 
the provisions of the Johnson-O'Malley Act of June 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 
1458;25U.S.C.452). 
SEC. 3. Not later than two years after funds are made available 
to carry out the purposes of this joint resolution, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Congress a complete report of the results of such study 
and investigation, together with such recommendations as he deems 
desirable. 
SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this joint 
resolution. 
Approved July 14, 1956. 
July 14, 1956 
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Public Law 703 
CHAPTER 589 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28, United States Code relating to the Customs Court. 
Customs Court. 
62 Stat. 899. 
62 Stat. 901. 
62 Stat. 901. 
62 Stat. 901. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 251 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the first 
sentence thereof a new sentence as follows: "Such court is hereby 
declared to be a court established under article I I I of the Constitution 
of the United States." 
SEC. 2. Section 292 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting at the end of such section a new subsection as follows: 
"(f) The Chief Justice of the United States may upon presentation 
to him by the chief judge of the Customs Court of a certificate of 
necessity, designate and assign temporarily any district judge to serve 
as a judge of the Customs Court." 
SEC. 3. (a) Section 293 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting at the end of such section a new paragraph as follows: 
"The Chief Justice of the United States may designate and assign 
temporarily a judge of the Customs Court to perform judicial duties 
in a district court in any circuit upon presentation of a certificate of 
necessity by the chief judge or circuit justice of the circuit wherein 
the need arises." 
(b) The first paragraph of section 295 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: 
"No designation and assignment of a judge of the Customs Court in 
active service shall be made without the consent of the chief judge of 
such court.". 
SEC, 4. Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed in any way 
to limit or alter the jurisdiction heretofore conferred upon the United 
States Customs (^ourt by any provision of law. 
Approved July 14, 1956. 
July 14. 1956 
[S. 1739] 
Public Law 704 
CHAPTER 590 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to fix rates of 
compensation of members of certain examining and licensing boards and 
commissions, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
a^d eximfni^nl United Statcs of America in Congress assemlled^ That (a) notwith-
boards. 
Standing the provisions set forth in the Acts mentioned in section 2 of 
Compensation. 
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this Act, the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are author-
ized and empowered to determine from time to time the honorariums 
to be paid to the members of the boards, commissions, and committees 
appointed and established by authority of such Acts, such authority to 
include the power to determine the total amount per annum of any 
such honorarium. 
(b) The funds (including bonds or other securities referred to in ^•^°^'^^ commis-
section 10 of the Act approved December 20, 1944, as amended July 
5, 1962) derived from fees and charges for examinations, licenses, gjf |^^*; ^^^'' *'^ 
certificates, registrations, or for any other service rendered by any ..^-'c. Code 2-
such board, commission, or committee, remaining after the payment, 
or provision made for payment of all obligations of the respective 
boards, commissions, and committees outstanding as of June 30, 1954, 
shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the District of 
Columbia and on and after the effective date of this Act all moneys 
collected for such fees and charges shall be paid into the Treasury 
to the credit of the District of Columbia. 
(c) Notwithstanding the limitation of any other law or regulation 
to the contrary, any person heretofore or hereafter appointed as a 
member of any such board, commission or committee may receive his 
honorarium as well as any retired pay, retirement compensation, or 
annuity to which such member may be entitled on account of previous 
service rendered to the United States or District of Columbia 
Governments. 
(d) As used in this Act, "honorarium" means the fee, per diem, 
"Honorarium." 
compensation, or any amount paid to any member of any such board, 
commission, or committee for service as such member. 
The United 
States Civil Service Commission, upon recommendation of the Com-
missioners of the District of Columbia, is authorized to exclude from 
the operation of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29,1930, as 
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amended, any omcer or employee or group ot omcers or employees 
within the purview of this Act whose services are intermittent and 
tenure of office is of limited duration. 
SEC. 2. This Act shall apply to the boards, commissions, and commit-
tees and the members thereof, respectively, established pursuant to the 
following Acts: 
(a) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate steam-engineering in the 
District of Columbia", approved February 28, 1887 (24 Stat. 427, ch. 
272), as amended (title 2, ch. 15, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(b) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of pharmacy 
and the sale of poisons in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes", approved May 7, 1906 (34 Stat. 175, ch. 2084), as amended 
(title 2, ch. 6, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(c) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of veterinary 
medicine in the District of Columbia", approved February 1, 1907 
(34 Stat. 870, ch. 442; title 2, ch. 8, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(d) The Act entitled "An Act to define the term of 'registered nurse' 
and to provide for the registration of nurses in the District of 
Columbia", approved February 9, 1907 (34 Stat. 887, ch. 913), as 
amended (title 2, ch. 4, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(e) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of podiatry 
in the District of Columbia", approved May 23, 1918 (40 Stat. 560, 
ch. 82), as amended (title 2, ch. 7, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(f) The Act entitled "An Act to create a board of accountancy for 
the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved February 
17,1923 (42 Stat. 1261, ch. 94), as amended (title 2, ch. 9, D. C. Code, 
1951 edition). 
(g) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of optometry 
in the District of Columbia", approved May 28, 1924 (43 Stat. 177; 
ch. 202; title 2, ch. 5, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
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(h) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for the examination and 
registration of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture 
in the District of Columbia", approved December 13, 1924 (43 Stat. 
713, ch. 9), as amended (title 2, ch. 10, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(i) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate the practice of the healing 
art to protect the public health in the District of Columbia", approved 
February 27, 1929 (45 Stat. 1326, ch. 352), as amended (title 2, ch. 1, 
D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(j) The Act entitled "An Act to define, regulate, and license real 
estate brokers, business chance brokers, and real estate salesmen; to 
create a Real Estate Commission in the District of Columbia; to pro-
tect the public against fraud in real estate transactions; and for other 
purposes", approved August 25, 1937 (50 Stat. 787, ch. 760), as 
amended (title 45, ch. 14, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(k) The Act entitled "An Act to provide for the examination and 
licensing of those engaging in the practice of cosmetology, in the Dis-
trict of Columbia", approved June 7,1938 (52 Stat. 611, ch. 321; title 
2, ch. 13, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(1) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate barbers in the District of 
Columbia, and for other purposes", approved June 7, 1938 (52 Stat. 
620, ch. 322), as amended (title 2, ch. 11, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(m) The Act entitled "An Act to amend the Act for the regulation 
of the practice of dentistry in the District of Columbia, and for the 
protection of the people from empiricism in relation thereto, approved 
June 6, 1892, and Acts amendatory thereof", approved July 2, 1940 
(54 Stat. 716, ch. 513; title 2, ch. 3, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(n) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate boxing contests and ex-
hibitions in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", ap-
proved December 20,1944 (58 Stat. 823, ch. 612), as amended (title 2, 
ch. 12, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(o) The Act entitled "An Act defining and regulating the practice 
of the profession of engineering and creating a Board of Registration 
for Professional Engineers in the District of Columbia", approved 
September 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 854, ch. 953, title 2, ch. 18, D. C. Code, 
1951 edition). 
(p) Section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations 
to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Colum-
bia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes, 
approved July 1,1902 (32 Stat. 622, ch. 1352), as amended and supple-
mented (title 47, ch. 23, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(q) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to grant additional 
powers to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and for 
other purposes", appoved December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 819, ch. 611), 
as amended (sec. 1-244, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
(r) The Act entitled "An Act to regulate plumbing and gas fitting in 
the District of Columbia", approved June 18, 1898 (30 Stat. 477, ch. 
467), as amended (title 2, ch. 14, D. C. Code, 1951 edition). 
Refunds. 
ggc. 3. Any fee or charge paid for an examination, license, certificate 
or registration pursuant to any Act mentioned in section 2 of this Act 
shall, if not earned, be refunded upon application therefor: Provided^ 
That application for refund is made not later than the end of the third 
fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such fee or charge was 
made. 
SEC. 4. The Commissioners are authorized, after a public hearing, to 
fix and change from time to time the period for which any license, 
certificate or registration authorized by any Act set forth in section 2 
of this Act may be issued. Upon change of a license, certificate or 
registration period, the fee for any such license, certificate, or registra-
tion shall be prorated on the basis of the time covered. 
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SEC. 5. Whenever any board, commission, or committee, other than 
the Commissioners, is mentioned in this Act, such board, commission, 
or committee shall be deemed to be the board, commission, or com-
mittee or other agency succeeding to the functions of the board, com-
mission, or committee, so mentioned, pursuant to Reorganization Plan , °- ^' ^°^^' *^"* 
Numbered 5 of 1952. 
SEC. 6. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of the 
Appropriation. 
revenues of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary 
to pay the expenses of administering the Acts listed in section 2 of this 
Act, including the expenses of the Department of Occupations and 
Professions, established pursuant to authority contained in Reorgani- i ^pp^- *
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Approved July 14, 1956. 
Public Law 705 
CHAPTER 591 
AN ACT 
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To amend certain provisions of law in order to provide for the reimbursement of 
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tlie Post Offlce Department by Government agencies in certain additional cases 
for the transmission of mail matter. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America m Congress assembled. That the Act entitled 
Government mail. 
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An Act to reimburse the Post Omce Department tor the transmission for transmission, 
of official Government-mail matter'', approved August 15, 1953 (67 
Stat. 614; Public Law 286, Eighty-third Congress), is amended by ^^^^ "^^ 32ii and 
adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 
"SEC. 3. There shall be paid to tlie Post Office Department, as postal 
revenue, out of any appropriations or funds available to each depart-
ment, agency, establishment, or Government corporation concerned 
and as a necessary expense of such appropriations and funds and of 
the activities concerned, the equivalent amount of postage or registry 
fees, as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Post-
master General, for matter sent in the mails, without prepayment of 
postage or without prepayment of registry fees, by or to such depart-
ment, agency, establishment, or corporation, for which the Post Office 
Department does not o'^herwise receive compensation, under authority 
of the following provisions of law : 
"(1) Section 3932 of the Revised Statutes (39 V. S. C., sec. 385) ; 
"(2) The proviso added by section 2 of the Act of May 1, 1928 
(45 Stat. 469; 39 U. S. (\, sec."321a), to section 29 of the Act of March 
3, 1879, as amended (20 Stat. 362; 23 Stat. 158; 28 Stat. 412; 29 Stat. 
590) ; 
"(3) Section 10 of title 13 of the Tljiited States Code; 
es stat. lou. 
"(4) The second sentence of section 306 of the Penalty Mail Act 
of 1948 (62 Stat. 1049; 39 U. S. C., sec. 321n) ; and 
"(5) Section 345 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 
266;8U.S.C., sec. 1456). 
"SEC. 4. There shall be paid to the Post Office Department, as postal tu?ef 
^''^^ Agricui-
revenue, out of appropriations made to the Department of Agricul-
ture for sucli purpose, the equivalent amount of postage, as determined 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Postmaster General, for 
matter sent in the mails without prepayment of postage under author-
ity of the following provisions of law : 
" (1) Section 6 of the Act entitled 'An Act to establish agricultural 
experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the 
several States under the provisions of an Act approved July second, 
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary 
thereto', approved March 2,1887, as amended (69 Stat. 673; 7 U. S. C , 
^4 stat. 441. 
sec. 361f) ;