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PUBLIC LAW 85-18-APR. 20, 1957

IS

(1) by stiikiiijy out "twelve members" and inserting in lieu thereof "thirteen members"; (2) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (2) thereof; and (3) by inserting "; and" in lieu of the period at the end thereof, and adding the following: " (4) the Delegate from Alaska in the House of Representatives of the United States." Approved April 20, 1957.

Public Law 85-17 ^^ ^^^ To amend the Second Liberty Bond Act to increase the maximum interest rate permitted on United States savings bonds.

April 20, 1957 jH. R. 5520]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proviso in bondsf interMt?*^' the second sentence of section 22(b)(1) of the Second Liberty Bond ^s Stat. 26. Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. sec. 757c (b)(1)), is amended to read as follows: Provided, That the interest rate on, and the issue price of, savings bonds and savings certificates and the terms upon which they may be redeemed shall be such as to afford an investment yield not in excess of 3.2 per centum per annum, compounded semiannually". SEC. 2, The authority granted by the amendment made by the first section of this Act may be exercised with respect to United States savings bonds and United States Treasury savings certificates bearii g issue dates of February 1, 1957, or thereafter. For purposes of section 22 (b)(2) of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, such authority may be exercised with respect to those series E savings bonds maturing on or after February 1, 1957, which are retained after maturity, but only with respect to the investment yield after maturity. Approved April 20, 1957. Public Law 85-18 JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the President to proclaim the week April 2S to May 4, lS>o7, inclusive, as National Mental Health Week.

^^, 2 0,, „, [S. J. Rea. 70]

Whereas there is presently a great need for nationwide action for the prevention, treatment, and cure of mental illness; and Whereas the National Association for Mental Health and the State and local mental health organizations associated therewith are working diligently in the fight against n;ental illness; and ^ Whereas the mental health fund is in dire need of public support in order to improve conditions in mental hospitals, provide more adequate treatment for the mentally and emotionally ill, carry on research in the field of the prevention, treatment, and cure of mental illness, and promote mental health education: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the H^lthweek^^fls?^ United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning April 28 and ending May 4, 1957, as National Mental Health Week, ana urging th« people throughout the Nation to cooperate in the fi^ht for the prevention, treatment, and cure of mental illness, and inviting the communities of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved April 20, 1957.

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