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PUBLIC LAW 41-MAY 23, 1955

Penalty.

P u b l i c i t y or propaganda^

R e s e a r c h and service work* 60 Stat. 1082, 1087.

Short title.

5 USC 138a-138j note.

STA T.

or violence: Provided further, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed to require an affidavit from any person employed for less than sixty days for sudden emergency work involving the loss of human life or destruction of property, the payment of salary or wages may be made to such persons from applicable appropriations for services rendered in such emergency without execution of the affidavit contemplated by this section. SEC. 508, No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation or agency included in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress. SEC. 509. Appropriations of the Department available for research and service work authorized by the Act of August 14, 1946 (7 U.S.C. 427; 7 U.S.C. 1621-1629) shall be available for expenses of any advisory committee established as provided in title III of said Act to assist in effectuating the research and service work of the Department. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1956". Approved May 23, 1955. Public Law 41

May 23, 1955 [S. 1763]

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CHAPTER 44

AN ACT Relating to the extension and the final liquidation of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represe7itatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 9(b) of the Act entitled "An Act for the establishment of a Commission on Governmental Operations", approved July 10, 1953 (67 Stat. 142), is hereby amended (1) by striking out "May 31, 1955" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1955", and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentences: "Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, the Chairman of the Commission shall have charge of the final liquidation of the affairs of the Commission after June 30, 1955, including the printing of reports, the payment of bills, the transfer of records and documents to the National Archives, and the disposition of furniture and other equipment of the Commission. The Chairman of the Commission shall designate such members of the staff of the Commission as he deems necessary for these purposes. Such liquidation shall be completed within a period of not to exceed ninety days after June 30, 1955, and the funds of the Commission shall remain available for necessary expenses during such period." Approved May 23, 1955.

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