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PUBLIC LAW 766-JULY 24, 1956

CHAPTER 677

Public Law 765

AN lACT To authorize the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force to cause to be published official registers for their respective services.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretaries of the military departments are authorized to have published, annually or at such times as they may designate, official registers containing the names of and pertinent data relating to such officers of the Regular and Reserve components of their respective services and such other lists as they may deem appropriate. SEC. 2. All laws or parts of laws requiring the periodic publication of an official register of the Army, of the Navy, and Marine Corps, and of the Air Force, and prescribing the contents thereof, including, but not restricted to, provisions relating to lists of names, grades, pay and emoluments, and personal data inconsistent with the provisions of this section are repealed and such repeal shall include but shall not be limited to the following Acts or parts of Acts: (a) Section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1878 (20 Stat. 149). (b) So much of section 1226, Revised Statutes,-as reads, "The highest volunteer rank which has been held by officers of the Regular Army shall be entered, with their names respectively upon the Army Register." (c) So much of section 1256, Revised Statutes, as reads, "continue to be borne on the Army Register, and shall". (d) The ultimate proviso of section 1 of the Act of May 24, 1928 (45 Stat. 735). (e) The words "and directed" in the seventh line of the Act of February 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1409). (f) So much of the first sentence of section 201 of the Act of June 29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1084), as reads "to be published annually in the official register of the service concerned". (g) So much of section 301(a) of the Act of June 29, 1948 (62 Stat. 1087), as reads, "to be published annually in the official register of the service concerned". (h) So much of section 1457, Revised Statutes, as reads "and continue to be borne on the Navy Register". (i) So much of section 1406, Revised Statutes, as reads "and shall be entered upon the Naval Register". SEC. 3, There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds as may bs necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved July 24, 1956. Public Law 766

July 24, 1956 [H. R. 2111]

Armed Forces. Official register.

10 USC 500. 10 USC 516.

10 USC 1023.

38 USC 581.

10 USC 1001.

10 USC 1036. 34 USC 389. 68 Stat. 167. 34 USC 121. Approtsriation.

CHAPTER 678 ,AN Act

To amend title 18 of the United States Code, so as to increase the penalties, applicable to seditious conspiracy, advocating overthrow of government, and conspiracy to advocate overthrow of government.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2384 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$5,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$20,000" and by striking out "six years'' and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty years". SEC. 2. Section 2385 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$20,000" and by

July 24, 19 56 [H. R. 2854]

Sedi t i o u s con~ spiracy. 62 Stat. 808.

62 Stat. 808.

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