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An Act to amend the act of October 31, 1949 (63 Stat. 1049)
PL 83-444 (S.3364), enacted 06/29/1954

322 
PUBLIC LAW 44a-JUNE 29, 1954 
[68 S T A T . 
June 29, 
1954 
[S. 
2844] 
Public Law 442 
CHAPTER 414 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of December 23, 1944, authorizing certain transactions by 
disbursing officers of the United States, and for other purposes. 
50 
u s e 
a p p . 
1705 note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize certain transactions by disbursing officers of the 
United States, and for other purposes", approved December 23, 1944 
(ch. 716, 58 Stat. 921), as amended by the Act of June 16, 1953 (67 
Stat. 62), is hereby amended by deleting section 4 thereof. 
Approved June 29, 1954. 
June 29, 1954 
[S. 3103] 
Public Law 443 
CHAPTER 415 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of January 12, 1951, as amended, to continue in effect the 
provisions of title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941. 
War contracts. 
50 u s e app. 611 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembhd. That section 2 of 
the Act of January 12, 1951 (64 Stat. 1257), as amended, is further 
amended by striking out "1954" and inserting in lieu thereof "1955". 
Approved June 29, 1954. 
June 29, 1954 
[S. 3364] 
Public Law 444 
CHAPTER 416 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of October 31, 1949 (63 Stat. 1049). 
A I b u q u er que, 
N. Mex. 
Hospital. 
Be it CTmcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1, of 
subsection (b), of the Act of October 31,1949 (63 Stat. 1049), is hereby 
amended by deleting the fi^re "1954", wherever the same appears in 
the third and fourth provisos, and by inserting in lieu thereof the 
figure "1957"; and by deleting the figure "1953" in the fourth proviso, 
and by inserting in lieu thereof the figure "1956". 
Approved June 29, 1954. 
June 29, 1954 
[H. R. 284 4] 
Public Law 445 
CHAPTER 417 
AN ACT 
Providing that the ratification of the Revenue Bond Act of 1935, enacted by the 
Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii, shall apply to all amendments of said 
Act made by said legislature to and including the Acts of the 1953 regular 
session of said legislature. 
Hawaii. 
Revenue bonds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 118 of 
the revised laws of Haw^aii, 1945, known as the Revenue Bond Act of 
1935, as amended by all acts of the Legislature of the Territory of 
Hawaii to and including the Acts of the 1953 regular session of said 
legislature, is hereby ratified and confirmed. It is the intent of this Act 
that, without the approval of the President of the United States and
An Act to amend the act of January 12, 1951, as amended, to continue in effect the provisions of title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941
PL 83-443 (S.3103), enacted 06/29/1954

322 
PUBLIC LAW 44a-JUNE 29, 1954 
[68 S T A T . 
June 29, 
1954 
[S. 
2844] 
Public Law 442 
CHAPTER 414 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of December 23, 1944, authorizing certain transactions by 
disbursing officers of the United States, and for other purposes. 
50 
u s e 
a p p . 
1705 note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize certain transactions by disbursing officers of the 
United States, and for other purposes", approved December 23, 1944 
(ch. 716, 58 Stat. 921), as amended by the Act of June 16, 1953 (67 
Stat. 62), is hereby amended by deleting section 4 thereof. 
Approved June 29, 1954. 
June 29, 1954 
[S. 3103] 
Public Law 443 
CHAPTER 415 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of January 12, 1951, as amended, to continue in effect the 
provisions of title II of the First War Powers Act, 1941. 
War contracts. 
50 u s e app. 611 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembhd. That section 2 of 
the Act of January 12, 1951 (64 Stat. 1257), as amended, is further 
amended by striking out "1954" and inserting in lieu thereof "1955". 
Approved June 29, 1954. 
June 29, 1954 
[S. 3364] 
Public Law 444 
CHAPTER 416 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of October 31, 1949 (63 Stat. 1049). 
A I b u q u er que, 
N. Mex. 
Hospital. 
Be it CTmcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1, of 
subsection (b), of the Act of October 31,1949 (63 Stat. 1049), is hereby 
amended by deleting the fi^re "1954", wherever the same appears in 
the third and fourth provisos, and by inserting in lieu thereof the 
figure "1957"; and by deleting the figure "1953" in the fourth proviso, 
and by inserting in lieu thereof the figure "1956". 
Approved June 29, 1954. 
June 29, 1954 
[H. R. 284 4] 
Public Law 445 
CHAPTER 417 
AN ACT 
Providing that the ratification of the Revenue Bond Act of 1935, enacted by the 
Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii, shall apply to all amendments of said 
Act made by said legislature to and including the Acts of the 1953 regular 
session of said legislature. 
Hawaii. 
Revenue bonds. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 118 of 
the revised laws of Haw^aii, 1945, known as the Revenue Bond Act of 
1935, as amended by all acts of the Legislature of the Territory of 
Hawaii to and including the Acts of the 1953 regular session of said 
legislature, is hereby ratified and confirmed. It is the intent of this Act 
that, without the approval of the President of the United States and
An Act to amend section 86, Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia, as amended
PL 83-427 (S.1004), enacted 06/24/1954

272 
PUBLIC L(AW 427-JUNE 24, 1954 
[68 8 T AT 
Appropriations. 
SEC. 4. FoF the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 
2 and 3 of this Act there are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as the Congress may from time to time determine to be 
necessary. 
Approved June 24, 1954. 
Public Law 427 
CHAPTER 358 
June 24, 1954 
^^ 
ACT 
[S. 1004] 
TQ amend section 86, Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the 
District of Columbia, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
District of Co- United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 86, 
"Employment of Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of 
parolees, etc. 
ColumMa, as amended (sec. 1-316, D. C. Code, 1951 edition), is 
amended (a) by striking therefrom the words "person convicted of 
bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime, nor any", and (b) by 
adding at the end thereof the following: "Except upon the written 
approval of the Commissioners, or of an official or officials of the 
District acting pursuant to rules and regulations issued by the Com-
missioners, no person who has been convicted of a felony in the District 
of Columbia or of an offense in any other jurisdiction which, if com-
mitted in the District, would be a felony, shall be employed in or by 
the government of the District of Columbia or any agency thereof." 
Approved June 24, 1954. 
Public Law 428 
CHAPTER 359 
June 24, 1954 
[H. R. 8583] 
Independent Of-
f i c e s Appropria-
tion Act, 1955. 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for'the Executive Office and sundry independent execu-
tive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Executive Office and sundry independent 
executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and 
offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30,1955, namely: 
TITLE I 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF T H E PRESIDENT 
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT 
For compensation of the President, including an expense allowance 
at the rate of $50,000 per annum, as authorized by the Act of January 
63 Stat. 4. 
19,1949 (3 U. S. C. 102), $150,000. 
; 
T H E WHITE HOUSE OFFICE 
Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for The White 
House Office, including not to exceed $215,000 for services as author-
60 Stat. 810. 
ized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), at 
such per diem rates for individuals as the President may specify, and
An Act to extend the authorization for funds for the hospitalization of certain veterans in the Philippines
PL 83-421 (H.R.8044), enacted 06/18/1954

268 
PUBLIC LAW 421-JUNE 18, 1954 
[68 ST A T . 
31 use 71. 
remain in office until the appointment and acceptance of office of their 
successors; and the directors of the institution shall have control of 
the disbursement of all moneys appropriated by Congress for the 
benefit of said institution, accounts for which shall be settled and 
adjusted at the Treasury Department as required by the provisions of 
section two hundred and thirty-six of the Revised Statutes" (31 D. C. 
Code, 1951 Ed., sec. 1007). 
(b) All other laws and parts of laws, or of the charter heretofore 
granted, as amended, which are in conflict with this Act are hereby 
repealed. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
Public Law 421 
CHAPTER 329 
June 18, 1954 
- ^ 
^^'^ 
[H. R. 8044] 
To extend the authorization for funds for the hospitalization of certain veterans 
in the Philippines. 
Philippine v e t-
erans. 
62 Stat. 1210. 
s o u s e 
a p p . 
1994. 
Hospital i z ation 
grants. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That section 4 of 
Public Law 865, Eightieth Congress, is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 4. Grants for expenses incident to hospitalization may be made 
for a period not to exceed ten years to reimburse the Republic of the 
Philippines for moneys expended for such hospitalization: Provided, 
That the total of such grants for any one calendar year shall not exceed 
the following amounts: For any year prior to 1955, $3,285,000; for 
1955, $3,000,000; for 1956, $2,500,000; for 1957, $2,000,000; for 1958, 
$1,500,000; and for 1959, $1,000,000." 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
Public Law 422 
CHAPTER 334 
June 21. 1954 
AN ACT 
[s»i794] 
To reimburse the South Dakota State Hospital for the Insane for the care of 
Indian patients. 
S. D a k . 
S t a t e 
H o s p i t a l for the 
Insane. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the South Dakota 
State Hospital for the Insane, Yankton, South Dakota, the sum of 
$8,124.29, in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States for 
compensation for services furnished Indian patients from the Rose-
bud and Pine Ridge Indian Agencies: Provided, That no part of the 
amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof 
shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on 
account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the 
same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any 
sum not exceeding $1,000. 
Approved June 21, 1954.
An Act to reimburse the South Dakota State Hospital for the Insane for the care of Indian patients
PL 83-422 (S.1794), enacted 06/21/1954

268 
PUBLIC LAW 421-JUNE 18, 1954 
[68 ST A T . 
31 use 71. 
remain in office until the appointment and acceptance of office of their 
successors; and the directors of the institution shall have control of 
the disbursement of all moneys appropriated by Congress for the 
benefit of said institution, accounts for which shall be settled and 
adjusted at the Treasury Department as required by the provisions of 
section two hundred and thirty-six of the Revised Statutes" (31 D. C. 
Code, 1951 Ed., sec. 1007). 
(b) All other laws and parts of laws, or of the charter heretofore 
granted, as amended, which are in conflict with this Act are hereby 
repealed. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
Public Law 421 
CHAPTER 329 
June 18, 1954 
- ^ 
^^'^ 
[H. R. 8044] 
To extend the authorization for funds for the hospitalization of certain veterans 
in the Philippines. 
Philippine v e t-
erans. 
62 Stat. 1210. 
s o u s e 
a p p . 
1994. 
Hospital i z ation 
grants. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That section 4 of 
Public Law 865, Eightieth Congress, is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 4. Grants for expenses incident to hospitalization may be made 
for a period not to exceed ten years to reimburse the Republic of the 
Philippines for moneys expended for such hospitalization: Provided, 
That the total of such grants for any one calendar year shall not exceed 
the following amounts: For any year prior to 1955, $3,285,000; for 
1955, $3,000,000; for 1956, $2,500,000; for 1957, $2,000,000; for 1958, 
$1,500,000; and for 1959, $1,000,000." 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
Public Law 422 
CHAPTER 334 
June 21. 1954 
AN ACT 
[s»i794] 
To reimburse the South Dakota State Hospital for the Insane for the care of 
Indian patients. 
S. D a k . 
S t a t e 
H o s p i t a l for the 
Insane. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the South Dakota 
State Hospital for the Insane, Yankton, South Dakota, the sum of 
$8,124.29, in full satisfaction of its claim against the United States for 
compensation for services furnished Indian patients from the Rose-
bud and Pine Ridge Indian Agencies: Provided, That no part of the 
amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof 
shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on 
account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the 
same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty 
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any 
sum not exceeding $1,000. 
Approved June 21, 1954.
An Act to facilitate the entry of Philippine traders
PL 83-419 (H.R.8092), enacted 06/18/1954

264 
PUBLIC LiAW 418-JUNE 18, 1954 
[68 ST A T » 
48 u s e 692. 
Definition. 
Effective date. 
farm lots located on the same island and within a reasonable distance 
of each other, one of which, to be designated by the Commission, shall 
be occupied by the lessee as his home, the gross acreage of both lots 
not to exceed the maximum acreage of an agricultural or pastoral lot, 
as the case may be, as provided in this section." 
SEC. 2. Subsection (a) of section 201 of the Hawaiian Homes Com-
mission Act, 1920, is hereby amended by adding a paragraph (8) to 
read as follows: 
" (8) The term 'irrigated pastoral land' means land not in the descrip-
tion of agricultural land but which, through irrigation, is capable of 
carrying more livestock the year through than first-class pastoral 
land." 
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
FC; 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 6890] 
Public Law 418 
CHAPTER 322 
AN ACT 
To approve Act Numbered 27 of the Session Laws of 1951 of the Territory of 
Hawaii, entitled "An Act to amend Act 24 of the Session Laws of Hawaii 1927, 
as ratified by the Act of Congress of March 2, 1928, so as to extend the electric 
light and power franchise granted by said Act to cover the entire districts of 
Waimea and Koloa on the Island of Kanai, Territory of Hawaii". 
Hawaii. 
E l e c t r i c 
fran-
chise. 
45 Stat. 159. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asse?nhled. That Act Numbered 
27 of the Session Laws of 1951 of the Territory of Hawaii, entitled "An 
Act to amend Act 24 of the Session Laws of Hawaii 1927, as ratified by 
the Act of Congress of March 2,1928, so as to extend the electric li^ht 
and power franchise granted by said Act to cover the entire districts 
of Waimea and Koloa on the Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii," 
passed by the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii and approved by 
the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii on May 4, 1951, is hereby 
approved. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 8092] 
Public Law 419 
CHAPTER 323 
,AN ACT 
' * '" ^ 
To facilitate the entry of Philippine traders. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, upon a basis 
of reciprocity secured by agreement entered into by the President of 
the United States and the President of the Philippines, a national of 
the Philippines, and the spouse and children of any such national if 
accompanying or following to join him, may, if otherwise eligible for a 
visa and if otherwise admissible into the United States under the 
8 use 1101 and Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163), be considered to be 
°**' 
classifiable as a nonimmigrant under section 101 (a) (15) (E) of said 
Act if entering solely for the purposes specified in subsection (i) or 
(ii) of said section. 
Approved June 18, 1954.
An Act to enable the Hawaiian Homes Commission of the Territory of Hawaii to exchange available lands as designated by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, for other publicly owned lands
PL 83-415 (H.R.5831), enacted 06/18/1954

262 
PUBLIC L,AW 413-JUNE 18, 1954 
[68 S T A T . 
Status. 
Effective date. 
of the lands involved in the proposed exchange are first determined by 
appraisals to be made by three competent appraisers to be appointed 
by the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii showing that the lands 
belonging to Richard Smart are of equal or greater value than the 
public lands above mentioned. 
SEC. 5. The lands received by the Territory hereunder shall have the 
same status and be subject to the same laws as the lands transferred 
and conveyed in exchange for them. 
SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect on and after the date of its approval. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 2849] 
Public Law 413 
CHAPTER 317 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the transfer of land from the 
War Department to the Territory of Hawaii", approved June 19, 1936. 
49 Stat. 1535. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemMed^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize the transfer of land from the War Department 
to the Territory of Hawaii" approved June 19, 1936, is amended by 
substituting for the word "park" where the same appears in the last 
line but one thereof the word "port". 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
• 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 5913] 
Public Law 414 
CHAPTER 318 
AN ACT 
To simplify the handling of postage on newspapers and periodicals. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provision 
of section 25 (20 Stat. 361, as amended; 39 U. S. C. 286), requiring the 
manual affixing of postage stamps to certain types of publications with 
second-class entry be amended by striking the following words: "by 
stamps affixed". 
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect thirty days after enactment. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 5831] 
Hawaiian Homes 
Commission. 
E x c h a n g e of 
lands. 
48 u s e 698. 
Public Law 415 
CHAPTER 319 
AN ACT 
To enable the Hawaiian Homes Commission of the Territory of Hawaii to exchange 
available lands as designated by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, 
for other publicly owned lands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhied. That section 204 of 
the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, be further 
amended by amending Public Law 297, Eighty-third Congress, second 
session (68 Stat. 16,17) to read as follows: 
"(4) The Commission may, with the approval of the Governor and 
the Secretary of the Interior, in order to consolidate its holdings or 
to better effectuate the purposes of this Act, exchange the title to avail-
able lands for land, publicly owned, of an equal value. All land so 
acquired by the Commission shall assume the status of available lands 
as though the same were originally designated as such under section
An Act to simplify the handling of postage on newspapers and periodicals
PL 83-414 (H.R.5913), enacted 06/18/1954

262 
PUBLIC L,AW 413-JUNE 18, 1954 
[68 S T A T . 
Status. 
Effective date. 
of the lands involved in the proposed exchange are first determined by 
appraisals to be made by three competent appraisers to be appointed 
by the Governor of the Territory of Hawaii showing that the lands 
belonging to Richard Smart are of equal or greater value than the 
public lands above mentioned. 
SEC. 5. The lands received by the Territory hereunder shall have the 
same status and be subject to the same laws as the lands transferred 
and conveyed in exchange for them. 
SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect on and after the date of its approval. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 2849] 
Public Law 413 
CHAPTER 317 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the transfer of land from the 
War Department to the Territory of Hawaii", approved June 19, 1936. 
49 Stat. 1535. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemMed^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize the transfer of land from the War Department 
to the Territory of Hawaii" approved June 19, 1936, is amended by 
substituting for the word "park" where the same appears in the last 
line but one thereof the word "port". 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
• 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 5913] 
Public Law 414 
CHAPTER 318 
AN ACT 
To simplify the handling of postage on newspapers and periodicals. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provision 
of section 25 (20 Stat. 361, as amended; 39 U. S. C. 286), requiring the 
manual affixing of postage stamps to certain types of publications with 
second-class entry be amended by striking the following words: "by 
stamps affixed". 
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect thirty days after enactment. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
June 18, 1954 
[H. R. 5831] 
Hawaiian Homes 
Commission. 
E x c h a n g e of 
lands. 
48 u s e 698. 
Public Law 415 
CHAPTER 319 
AN ACT 
To enable the Hawaiian Homes Commission of the Territory of Hawaii to exchange 
available lands as designated by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, 
for other publicly owned lands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhied. That section 204 of 
the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, be further 
amended by amending Public Law 297, Eighty-third Congress, second 
session (68 Stat. 16,17) to read as follows: 
"(4) The Commission may, with the approval of the Governor and 
the Secretary of the Interior, in order to consolidate its holdings or 
to better effectuate the purposes of this Act, exchange the title to avail-
able lands for land, publicly owned, of an equal value. All land so 
acquired by the Commission shall assume the status of available lands 
as though the same were originally designated as such under section