85-197 Massachusetts, conveyance. AN ACT To amend the Act to
authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to the Com-
monwealth of Massachusetts certain lands and improve-
ments comprising the Castle Island Terminal Facility at
South Boston in exchange for certain other lands__
Vocational rehabilitation. AN ACT To amend sections 4 (a)
and 7 (a) of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act...
D. C. trust, loan, mortgage, etc., corporations.
Aug. 28, 1957___
Aug. 28, 1957...
AN ACT To amend the Act of March 3, 1901, with respect to the citizenship and residence qualifications of the directors or trustees of certain companies in the District of Columbia. Aug. 28, 1957...... 85-200 Veterans' Education Appeals Board. AN ACT To provide
for the termination of the Veterans' Education Appeals Board established to review certain determinations and actions of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs in connection with education and training for World War II veterans.. 85-201 Surplus land, disposal to aliens. AN ACT To amend the Act of August 27, 1935, as amended, to permit the disposal of lands and interests in lands by the Secretary of State to aliens...
85-202. Judicial Conference of the United States. AN ACT To amend section 331 of title 28, United States Code, to provide representation of district judges on the Judicial Conference of the United States...
85-203 Wheat. AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to exempt certain wheat producers from liability under the Act where all the wheat crop is fed or used for seed or food on the farm, and for other purposes.
85-204 Esler Field, Louisiana, conveyance. AN ACT To provide
for the conveyance of Esler Field, Louisiana, to the parish
of Rapids in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.. Aug. 28, 1957...
85-205- North Dakota State School of Science. AN ACT Authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the
State of North Dakota for the use and benefit of the North
Dakota State School of Science..
85-206 Chicago, Ill., and Kearney, Nebr., conveyance.
AN ACT To
provide for the conveyance of interests of the United States
in and to fissionable materials in certain tracts of land
situated in Cook County, Illinois, and in Buffalo County,
Nebraska..
85-207 Census. AN ACT To amend certain sections of title 13 of
the United States Code, entitled "Census".
85-208--- Armed Forces, hazardous duty. AN ACT To amend the
Career Compensation Act of 1949 to provide incentive pay
for human test subjects...
85-209. Veterans' widows, benefits. AN ACT To liberalize certain
criteria for determining eligibility of widows for benefits.
85-210. Vessels. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to
require the inspection and certification of certain vessels
carrying passengers", approved May 10, 1956, in order to
provide adequate time for the formulation and considera-
tion of rules and regulations to be prescribed under such
Act..
85-211 Tariff Act of 1930, amendments. AN ACT Relating to the
International Convention To Facilitate the Importation
of Commercial Samples and Advertising Matter.
85-212 St. Lawrence Seaway Celebration. AN ACT To permit articles
imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibi-
tion at the Saint Lawrence Seaway Celebration, to be held
at Chicago, Illinois, to be admitted without payment of
tariff, and for other purposes.
85-213 Vocational rehabilitation. AN ACT To amend the Voca-
tional Rehabilitation Act.
Wauneta, Nebr. AN ACT For the relief of the village of
Wauneta, Nebraska..
Armed Forces, facilities for reserve components. AN ACT To
provide additional facilities necessary for the administra-
tion and training of units of the reserve components of the
Armed Forces of the United States...
85-216. National Olympic Day, 1957, JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the designation of October 19, 1957, as National Olympic Day.
85-217 Missing Persons Act, amendments. AN ACT To amend further and make permanent the Missing Persons Act, as amended..
85-218 USS Enterprise, memorial museum. JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize establishment of the United States ship Enterprise (CV-6) in the Nation's Capital as a memorial museum.
85-219 Roster of Senior Judges. AN ACT To provide for the main-
tenance of a roster of retired judges available for special
judicial duty and for their assignment to such duty by the
Chief Justice of the United States
Transfer of naval vessels. AN ACT To authorize the transfer
of naval vessels to friendly foreign countries...
Bridges, Lovel Point, Md. AN ACT To amend the Act of
May 24, 1928, providing for a bridge across Bear Creek at
or near Lovel Point, Baltimore County, Maryland, to pro-
vide for the construction of another bridge, and for other
purposes
85-222 Klamath River Basin Compact. AN ACT Granting the con-
sent of Congress to the Klamath River Basin Compact
between the States of California and Oregon, and for
related purposes
85-223. Panama. AN ACT To implement a treaty and agreement
with the Republic of Panama, and for other purposes. --
Virgin Islands. AN ACT To amend section 16 (c) of the
Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands..
Alaska, recreational activities. AN ACT To amend the Act
of May 4, 1956 (70 Stat. 130), relating to the establishment
of public recreational facilities in Alaska..
85-226 Social security. AN ACT To amend title II of the Social
Security Act to permit any instrumentality of two or more
States to obtain social security coverage, under its agree-
ment, separately for those of its employees who are covered
by a retirement system and who desire such coverage, to
include Alabama, Georgia, New York, and Tennessee
among the States which may obtain social security coverage
for policemen and firemen in positions covered by a retire-
ment system on the same basis as other State and local
employees, and to extend the period during which State
agreements for social security coverage of State and local
employees may be made retroactive.
85-227 Social security. AN ACT To amend title II of the Social
Security Act to include California, Connecticut, Minne-
sota, and Rhode Island among the States which are per-
mitted to divide their retirement systems into two parts
so as to obtain social-security coverage, under State agree-
ment, for only those State and local employees who desire
such coverage.
85-228 St. Lawrence Seaway Celebration, Chicago, Ill. JOINT
RESOLUTION Authorizing the President to invite the
States of the Union and foreign countries to participate in
the Saint Lawrence Seaway Celebration to be held in
Chicago, Illinois, from January 1, 1959, to December 31,
1959__
85-229. Social security. AN ACT To amend title II of the Social
Security Act to facilitate the provision of social security
coverage for State and local employees under certain retire-
ment systems. -
85-230 Whitney Reservoir, Tex. AN ACT To increase the storage capacity of the Whitney Dam and Reservoir and to make available fifty thousand acre-feet of water from the reservoir for domestic and industrial use..
85-231 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, amendments. AN ACT To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, to restrict its application in certain overseas areas, and for other purposes.
85-232 Vessels. JOINT RESOLUTION To extend the time limit for the Secretary of Commerce to sell certain war-built vessels for utilization on essential trade routes 3 and 4....
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85-233... Alaska Public Works Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Alaska Public Works Act (63 Stat. 627, 48 U. S. C. 486, and the following) to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to convey federally owned land utilized in the furnishing of public works............
85-234... Decatur Housing Authority, Ill. AN ACT To authorize the transfer of certain housing projects to the city of Decatur. Illinois, or to the Decatur Housing Authority...
85-235... Tariff Act of 1930, amendments. AN ACT To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the temporary free importation of certain tanning extracts, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to suspend temporarily the tax on the processing of coconut oil..
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85-236... California, conveyance. AN ACT To provide for the convey-
ance to the State of California a portion of the property
known as Veterans' Administration Center Reservation.
Los Angeles, California, to be used for National Guard purposes. Aug. 30, 1957.
85-237... Vessel documents. AN ACT To amend the laws relating to
the endorsement of masters on vessel documents and to
provide certain additional penalties for failure to exhibit
Vessel documents or other papers when required by enforce-
ment officers....
85-238... Social Security. AN ACT To amend title II of the Social Se-
curity Act so as to make inapplicable, in the case of the
survivors of certain members of the Armed Forces, the
provisions which presently prevent the payment of benefits
to aliens who are outside the United States..
85-239. Ministers. AN ACT To amend the Internal Revenue Code
of 1954 to extend the time within which a minister may
elect coverage as a self-employed individual for social
security purposes and to permit such a minister to include,
for social security purposes, the value of meals and lodging
furnished him for the convenience of his employer and the
rental value of the parsonage furnished to him, and for
other purposes.
85-240... Coulee Dam Community Act of 1957. AN ACT To provide
for the disposal of certain Federal property in the Coulee
Dam and Grand Coulee areas, to provide assistance in the
establishment of a municipality incorporated under the
laws of Washington, and for other purposes.....
85-241 Military construction. AN ACT To authorize certain con-
struction at military installations, and for other purposes.
85-242... Brooklyn, N. Y., Gowanus Creek pier. AN ACT To amend
the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the
construction, repair, and preservation of certain public
works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes",
approved June 3, 1896.
85-243. National Farm-City Week, 1957. JOINT RESOLUTION
Designating the week of November 22-28, 1957, as Na-
tional Farm-City Week.....
85-244. D. C. Code, amendments. AN ACT To modify the Code of
Law for the District of Columbia to provide for a uniform
succession of real and personal property in case of intestacy,
to abolish dower and curtesy, and to grant unto a surviving
spouse a statutory share in the other's real estate owned at
time of death, and for other purposes..
85-245. Arkabutla and other reservoirs, Miss., reconveyances.
ACT To provide that the United States shall return to the
former owners certain mineral interests in lands acquired
for the Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada Reservoirs,
Mississippi..
85-246. Interstate Commerce Act, amendments. AN ACT To amend
section 22 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended...
85-247... World Metallurgical Congress, 1957. JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for the recognition and endorsement of the
second World Metallurgical Congress...
Medicine Lake, Mont. AN ACT For the relief of the town of
Medicine Lake, Montana..
Albuquerque, N. Mex., hospital reimbursement for Indian care.
AN ACT To amend the Act of October 31, 1949, to extend
until June 30, 1960, the authority of the Surgeon General
to make certain payments to Bernalillo County, New
Mexico, for furnishing hospital care to certain Indians... Aug. 31, 1957......
85-250 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, amendment. AN ACT
To amend section 304 (d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, with respect to the disposition of certain
imported articles which have been seized and condemned. Aug. 31, 1957... 567
85-251 Unknown American of Korean conflict. AN ACT To author-
ize the President to award the Medal of Honor to the un-
known American who lost his life while serving overseas in
the Armed Forces of the United States during the Korean
conflict....
85-252- House Committee on Ways and Means. JOINT RESOLU-
TION To suspend the application of certain Federal laws
with respect to personnel employed by the House Com-
mittee on Ways and Means in connection with the investi-
gations ordered by H. Res. 104, Eighty-fifth Congress. Aug. 31, 1957...
85-253 National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, construction.
AN ACT To promote the national defense by authorizing
the construction of aeronautical research facilities and the
acquisition of land by the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics necessary to the effective prosecution of
aeronautical research..
D. C. Business Corporation Act, amendments. AN ACT To
amend the District of Columbia Business Corporation Act..
Armed Forces. Settlement for losses in pay. AN ACT To
authorize settlement for certain inequitable losses in pay
sustained by officers of the commissioned services under the
emergency economy legislation, and for other purposes. - -
Nuclear liability insurance. AN ACT To amend the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes. -
Casein. AN ACT To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to pro-
vide for the temporary free importation of casein
Tarrant and Wise Counties, Tex., conveyance. AN ACT To
direct the Secretary of the Navy or his designee to convey
a two thousand four hundred seventy-seven and forty-
three one-hundredths acre tract of land, avigation, and
sewer easements in Tarrant and Wise Counties, Texas,
situated about twenty miles northwest of the city of Fort
Worth, Texas, to the State of Texas..
85-259 Jurors. AN ACT To amend section 1867 of title 28 of the
United States Code to authorize the use of certified mail
in summoning jurors.
85-260 U. S. Military Reservation, Ft. Schuyler, N. Y., conveyance.
AN ACT To further amend the Act entitled "An Act to
authorize the conveyance of a portion of the United States
military reservation at Fort Schuyler, New York, to the
State of New York for use as a maritime school, and for
other purposes", approved September 5, 1950, as amended.
85-261. Disabled judge. AN ACT To amend section 372 of title 28,
United States Code..
85-263 Army, heraldic services.
Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission. JOINT RESOLU-
TION To establish a Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commis-
sion...
AN ACT To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to furnish heraldic services__
85-264 Columbia Basin Project Act, amendments. AN ACT To amend certain provisions of the Columbia Basin Project Act, and for other purposes.
Agriculture, acreage history. AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 with respect to acreage history... 85-267 Schools, construction, etc. AN ACT To provide a one-year extension of the programs of financial assistance in the construction of schools in areas affected by Federal activities under the provisions of Public Law 815, Eighty-first Congress.
85-268 U. S. Code, title 18, amendments. AN ACT To amend section
1716 of title 18, United States Code, so as to conform to the
Act of July 14, 1956 (70 Stat. 538-540).
85-269 U. S. Code, title 18, amendments. AN ACT To amend chapter
223, title 18, United States Code, to provide for the produc-
tion of statements and reports of witnesses__
85-270. D. C. Militia. AN ACT To provide that the commanding
general of the militia of the District of Columbia shall hold
the rank of brigadier general or major general
85-271. Klukwan, Alaska. AN ACT Relating to the north half of
section 33, township 28 south, range 56 east, Copper River
meridian, Alaska.
85-272 Air Force, relief of certain female members. AN ACT To pro-
vide for the relief of certain female members of the Air
Force, and for other purposes
85-273. D. C. motor vehicle registration. AN ACT To amend the Act
entitled "An Act to provide additional revenue for the
District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved
August 17, 1937, as amended..
85-274 Sioux Indians, Cheyenne, S. Dak. AN ACT To provide re-
imbursement to the tribal council of the Cheyenne River
Sioux Reservation in accordance with the Act of September
3, 1954.
85-275 Bankruptcy Act, amendments. AN ACT To amend subdivision b of section 14-Discharges, when granted-of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, and subdivision b of section 58 Notices-the Bankruptcy Act, as amended....... 85-276. U. S. Code, title 28, amendments. AN ACT To amend section 633 of title 28, United States Code, prescribing fees of United States commissioners__
85-277 Agriculture reports, etc. AN ACT To make uniform the termination date for the use of official franks by former Members of Congress, and for other purposes....
85-278 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, committees.
AN ACT To provide that there shall be two county com-
mittees elected under the Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act for certain counties..
85-279-- Mutual Security Appropriation Act, 1958. AN ACT Making
appropriations for Mutual Security for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1958, and for other purposes.-
85-280. Las Vegas, Nev., easements. AN ACT To authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to grant easements in certain lands
to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for road widening
purposes.
85-281. D. C. Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, amendments.
AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Income and
Franchise Tax Act of 1947, as amended, to exclude social
security benefits and to provide additional exemptions for
age and blindness, and to exempt from personal property
taxation in the District of Columbia boats used solely for
pleasure purposes, and for other purposes - -
Missouri, conveyance. AN ACT To authorize the exchange
of certain land in the State of Missouri..
Casper-Alcova Irrigation District, Wyo. AN ACT To approve the contract negotiated with the Casper-Alcova Irrigation District, to authorize its execution, and for other purposes. Sept. 85-284. Tariff Act of 1930, amendments. AN ACT To amend paragraph 1684 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to istle or Tampico fiber, to admit free of duty a beta-ray spectrometer for use at Stanford University, Stanford, California, and for other purposes...
85-285 Sibley Memorial Hospital, site. AN ACT To further amend
the Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 896), as amended by the
Act of October 25, 1951 (65 Stat. 657), to provide for the
exchange of lands of the United States as a site for the new
Sibley Memorial Hospital; to provide for the transfer of
the property of the Hahnemann Hospital of the District of
Columbia, formerly the National Homeopathic Associa-
tion, a corporation organized under the laws of the District
of Columbia, to the Lucy Webb Hayes National Training
School for Deaconesses and Missionaries, including Sibley
Memorial Hospital, a corporation organized under the
laws of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Sept.
85-286 Reorganization Act of 1949, amendments. AN ACT To
further amend the Reorganization Act of 1949, as
amended, so that such Act will apply to reorganization
plans transmitted to the Congress at any time before
June 1, 1959
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