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PUBLIC LAW 216-AUG. 3, 1955

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expended, as the Secretary may direct, for payment of expenses incident to the function toward the administration of which the contributions were made and for refunds to contributors of amounts contributed by them in excess of their appropriate share of such expenses, as determined by the Secretary. SEC. 7. The Secretary of the Interior may issue such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Act, including regulations providing for the protection of the surface and other nonmineral values of lands disposed of under this Act whenever any mineral rights reserved to the United States are exercised by it or under its authority. SEC. 8. All moneys realized under the provisions of this Act, except moneys received under the provisions of section 6, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Approved August 3, 1955. Public Law 216

Regulations.

CHAPTER 499

AN ACT To extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951 for two years. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 102 of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (50 U.S.C. App., sec. 1212 (a)) is hereby amended by striking out "December 31, 1954" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1956". SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (d) of section 102 of the Renegotiation Act of 1951 (50 U.S.C. App., sec. 1212 (d)) is hereby amended by inserting after "title" each place it appears "or would be subject to this title except for the provisions of section 106(a)(8)". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to contracts with the Departments and subcontracts only to the extent of the amounts received or accrued by a contractor or subcontractor after December 31, 1953. SEC. 3. (a) Section 106(a)(8) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App., sec. 1216 (a)(8)) is hereby amended as follows: (1) By inserting after "a standard commercial article" in the first sentence thereof "or a standard commercial service"; (2) By inserting after "such article" each place it appears in the first and second sentences thereof "or such service"; (3) By striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (C); (4) By redesignating subparagraph (D) to be subparagraph (G); and (5) By inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: " (D) the term 'service' means any processing or other operation performed by chemical, electrical, physical, or mechanical methods directly on materials owned by another person; " (E) the term 'standard commercial service' means a service which is customarily performed by more than two persons for general civilian industrial or commercial requirements, or is reasonably comparable with a service so performed; " (F) the term 'reasonably comparable' means of the same or a similar kind, performed with the same or similar materials, and having the same or a similar result, without necessarily involving identical operations; and". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to contracts with the Departments and subcontracts only to the extent of

August 3, 1955 [H. R. 4904]

R e n e g o t iation Act of 1951, extension. 68 Stat. 1116.

65 Stat. 8.

68 Stat. 1117.

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