Chapter 321

2d Session

H. R. 1499

AN ACT

All 66 Stat. 89.

To amend the Act approved August 4, 1919, as amended, providing additional aid for the American Printing House for the Blind.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled American "An Act providing additional aid for the American Printing House Printing House for the Blind, approved August 4, 1919, as amended, is hereby for the Blind. amended to read as follows:

"That for the purpose of enabling the American Printing House for the Blind more adequately to provide books and apparatus for the education of the blind, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to it, in addition to the permanent appropriation of $10,000 made in the Act entitled 'An Act to promote the education of the

41 Stat. 272. 20 U.S.C.

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blind', approved March 3, 1879, as amended, the sum not to exceed 20 Stat. 468. $250,000; which sum shall be expended in accordance with the requirements of said Act to promote the education of the blind."

Approved May 22, 1952.

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To amend section 22 (relating to the endowment and support of colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts) of the Act of June 29, 1935, so as to extend the benefits of such section to certain colleges in the Territory of Alaska.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sen- Alaska. tence of section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935 (7 U. S. C., sec. 329), is College-aid. amended by striking out "colleges in the several States and the Terri- 49 Stat. 439. tory of Hawaii" and inserting in lieu thereof "colleges in the several States and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii".

66 Stat. 135.

SEC. 2. Paragraph (a) of such section 22 is amended by striking 66 Stat. 136. out "$980,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,000,000”.

SEC. 3. The first sentence of paragraph (b) of such section 22 is amended by striking out "$1,500,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,501,500.

SEC. 4. The second and third sentences of paragraph (b) of such

section 22 are amended to read as follows: "The sums appropriated Annual payin pursuance of paragraph (a) shall be paid annually to the several ments. States and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii in equal shares. The sums appropriated in pursuance of paragraph (b) shall be in addition to sums appropriated in pursuance of paragraph (a) and shall be allotted and paid annually to each of the several States and the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii in the proportion which the total population of each such State and Territory bears to the total population of all the States and the Territories of Ålaska and Hawaii, as determined by the last preceding decennial census."

SEC. 5. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the Effective first day of the first fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the date. enactment of this Act.

Approved June 12, 1952.

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To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide books for the adult blind".

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sentence of the Act of June 13, 1944 (58 Stat. 276), is amended by striking 2 U.S.c. out the word "adult". 8135a note.

82d Congress Chapter 699 - 2d Session

H. R. 1732

AN ACT

All 66 Stat. 591. To amend the National School Lunch Act with respect to the apportionment of

funds to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

ment.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the second National sentence of section 4 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U. S. C., School Lunch sec. 1753) is amended to read as follows: "The Secretary shall

Act, amend

apportion among the States during each fiscal year pot less than 75 per 60 Stat. 230. centum of the aforesaid funds made available for such year

for supply ing agricultural commodities and other foods under the provisions of this Act. The total of such apportionments of funds for use in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall not exceed 3 per centum of the funds appropriated for agricultural commodities and other foods for the school-lunch program; except that in the case of the first apportionments of funds from any annual or supplemental appropriation (and only in such case), the apportionment for Puerto Rico, the apportionment for Guam, and the apportionment for the Virgin Islands, shall be not less than that amount which will result in an allotment per child of school age equal to the allotment per child of school age in the State (other than Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) having the lowest per capita income among the States participating in such first apportionments.”

(b) The last sentence of section 5 of such Act (42 U. S. C., sec. 1754) 60 Stat. 231. is amended to read as follows: "Apportionments of funds for use in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands for nonfood assistance shall be determined subject to the provisions of the third sentence of section 4."

(c) Section 11 (d) (1) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U. S.C., sec. 1760 (d) (1)) is amended to read as follows:

"(1) 'State' includes any of the forty-eight States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands."

(d) The amendments made by this Act shall be effective only with respect to sums appropriated after the date on which this Act is enacted.

Approved July 12, 1952.

60 Stat. 234.

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Chapter 98 - Ist Session

H. R. 1242

AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, or his authorized representative, to

convey certain school properties to local school districts or public agencies.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Federal Indian of the Interior, or his authorized representative, is hereby authorized schools. to convey to State or local governmental agencies or to local school Conveyance of authorities all the right, title, and interest of the United States in any surplus lands, land and improvements thereon and personal property used in con- eto. nection therewith heretofore or hereafter used for Federal Indian school purposes and no longer needed for such purposes: Provided, That the consent of the beneficial owner shall be obtained before the conveyance of title to land held by the United States in trust for an individual Indian or Indian tribe: Provided further, That no more than twenty acres of land shall be transferred under the terms of this 67 Stat. 41. Act in connection with any single school property conveyed to State 67 Stat. 42. or local governmental agencies or to local school authorities. Any conveyance under this Act shall reserve all mineral deposits in the land and the right to prospect for and remove such deposits under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, shall require the property to be used for school or other public purposes, and shall require the property to be available to Indians and nonIndians on the same terms unless otherwise approved by the Secretary of the Interior. If at any time the Secretary of the Interior determines that the grantee of any such lands, improvements, and personal property has failed to observe the provisions of the transfer agreement and that the failure has continued for at least one year, he may declare a forfeiture of the conveyance and the title conveyed shall thereupon revert to the United States. Such determination by the Secretary of the Interior shall be final.

Approved June 4, 1953.

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