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PUBLIC LAW 829-JULY 28, 1956

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SEC. 17. A new section 936 is hereby added to such Act as follows: " APPLICATION OP A N N U A L AND S I C K LEAVE ACT OF 1951

65 Stat. 679.

22 USC 924. I'uf0*20^6h

"SEC. 936. The Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2061 and the following), shall apply to career ministers and Foreign Service officers, who are not serving as chiefs of mission or who are not serving in a position in the Department which requires appointment by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to Foreign Service Keserve officers who are commissioned as diplomatic or consular officers, or both, in accordance with section 524 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, notwithstanding the provisions of section 202(c)(1)(A) of the Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951, as amended." SEC. 18. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, existing rules, regulations of or applicable to the Foreign Service of the United States shall remain m effect until revoked or rescinded or until modified or superseded by regulations made in accordance with the provisions of this Act, unless clearly inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. Approved July 28, 1956. Public Law 829

July 28, 1956 fS' 2216]

CHAPTER 771

^^ ^^"^ To amend the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1086, 1101; 16 U.S.C. 497).

Be it enacted by the tSenate and House of Representatives of the u*" crf^and'**** United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last paragraph under the heading "FOREST SERVICE'' in the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1086, 1101; 16 U.S.C. 49T), is amended to read as follows: "The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, under such regulations as he may make and upon such terms and conditions as he may deem proper, (a) to permit the use and occupancy of suitable areas of land within the national forests, not exceeding eighty acres and for periods not exceeding thirty years, for the purpose of constructing or maintaining hotels, resorts, and any other structures or facilities necessary or desirable for recreation, puolic convenience, or safety; (b) to permit the use and occupancy of suitable areas of land within the national forests, not exceeding five acres and for periods not exceeding thirty years, for the purpose of constructing or maintaining summer homes and stores; (c) to permit the use and occupancy of suitable areas of land within the national forest, not exceeding eighty acres and for periods not exceeding thirty years, for the purpose of constructing or maintaining buildings, structures, and facilities for industrial or commercial purposes whenever such use is related to or consistent with other uses on the national forests; (d) to permit any State or political subdivision thereof, or any public or nonprofit agency, to use and occupy suitable areas of land within the national forests not exceeding eighty acres and for periods not exceeding thirty years, for the purpose of constructing or maintaining any buildings, structures, or facilities necessary or desirable for education or for any public use or in connection with any public activity. The authority provided by this paragraph shall be exercised in such manner as not to preclude the general public from full enjoyment of the natural, scenic, recreational, and other aspects of the national forests." Approved July 28, 1966.

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