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PUBLIC LAW 785-JULY 24, 1956

Public Law 785

[70 S T A T.

CHAPTER 697

AN ACT i— To amend the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended, so as to provide punishment for fraudulent acceptance of benefits thereunder.

July 24, 1956

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69 Stat. 224. 50 U S C a p p. 2201 note.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended (64 Stat. 794; 67 Stat. 6; Public Law 118, Eighty-fourth Congress, approved June 30, 1955), is amended by inserting the following section after section 13: "SEC. 13a. Whoever shall obtain or receive any money, check, allowance, or allotment under this Act, without being entitled thereto and with intent to defraud shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both." Approved July 24, 1956. Public Law 786

July 25, 1956 [S. J. R e s. 182]

Commission on Government Security. 50 USC 781 note. 63 Stat. 954. 5 USC 1071 note. 5 USC 55a.

Reports to e o n gress.

Termination.

JOINT RESOLUTION To extend the time for filing the final report of the Commission on Government Security to June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4(a)(2) of the joint resolution, approved August 9, 1955, entitled "Joint Resolution To Establish a Commission on Government Security" (69 Stat. 595-597), is hereby amended to read as follows: "(2) The Commission may procure, without regard to the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized for the departments by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810), but at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals, and such services may be procured for any period of time during the existence of the Commission." That section 9 of such joint resolution is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. The Commission may submit interim reports to the Congress and the President at such time or times as it deems advisable, and shall submit its final report to the Congress and the President not later than June 30, 1957. The final report of the Commission may propose such legislative enactments and administrative actions as in its judgment are necessary to carry out its recommendations. The Commission shall cease to exist ninety days after submission of its final report." Approved July 25, 1956. Public Law 787

July 25, 1956 [S. 2092]

CHAPTER 715

CHAPTER 716

AN ACT Transferring to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army the bridge across the Missouri River between the Fort Leavenworth military reservation in Kansas and Platte County, Missouri, and authorizing its removal.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatives of the enw'oKlks!*^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney juris<Action 'and General is hereby authorized and directed to transfer back to the juris'*"^^ * diction of the Department of the Army the bridge across the Missouri

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