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(Public Law 148, Seventy-ninth Congress) as may be necessary to permit such board to convey twenty-five acres of such land to the Police J u r y of the Parish of Kapides for use for the sole purpose of holding livestock and agricultural expositions thereon. SEC. 2. The transfer of such lands shall not be deemed to impose any liability upon the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to his obligations under the transfer agreements with the Louisiana Rural Rehabilitation Corporation. Approved May 29, 1951.

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AN ACT To amend the Act of June 23, 1949, with respect to telephone and telegraph service for Members of the House of Representatives.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first two sections of the Act entitled "An Act relating to telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of the House of Representatives", approved June 23, 1949 (2 U.S.C. secs. 46f and 46g), are amended to read as follows: "That for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, in the case of each Member of the House of Representatives, there shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration and subject to the limitations provided in section 2, the following charges: " (1) toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls made by or on behalf of the Members; and "(2) charges on strictly official telegrams sent by or on behalf of the Member. "SEC. 2. In the case of any Member of the House of Representatives other than the Speaker, the majority leader, the minority leader, the majority whip, and the minority whip, there shall be paid under the first section of this Act— " (1) toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls made by or on behalf of the Member aggregating not more than one hundred and fifty minutes a month, except that if such aggregate number of minutes is not used in any one month the balance may be used at any other time during the fiscal year; and "(2) charges on strictly official telegrams sent by or on behalf of the Member aggregating not more than one thousand words a month, except that if such aggregate number of words is not used in any one month the balance may be used at any other time during the fiscal year." SEC. 2. Section 3 of such Act of June 23, 1949 (2 U.S.C. sec. 461i), is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. Section 6 of such Act of June 23, 1949 (2 U.S.C. sec. 46i), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 6. As used in this Act, the term 'Member' or 'Member of the House of Representatives' includes a Representative in Congress, a Delegate from a Territory, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico." SEC. 4. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on July 1, 1951. Approved May 29, 1951. 76100 O - 52 (PT. I) - 6

59 Stat. 468.

May 29, 1951 {H. R. 3939]

House of Representatives. Telephone and telegraph service. 63 Stat. 264. 2 U.S.C. Sup. IV, §§ 46f, 46g.

Limitations charges.

63 Stat. 265. 2 U.S.C. Sup. IV, (46h. 63 Stat. 265. 2 U.S.C. Sup. IV, i 46i.

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