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PUBLIC LAW 86-265-SEPT. 14, 1959

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Public Law 86-265 September 14, 1959 [S. 245 7]

Soil b a n k program. F a i r treatment for producers. 70 Stat. 188. 7 USC 1801 note.

AN ACT To provide equitable treatment for producers participating in the soil bank pro^ gram on the basis of incorrect information furnished by the Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Soil Bank Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secre> tary may, to the extent he deems it desirable in order to provide fair and equitable treatment, pay a producer compensation under the acreage reserve or conservation reserve program which he otherwise would not be entitled to receive because the contract, application therefor, action, or conduct of the producer is— "(1) not in conformity with the provisions of the program, or "(2) less favorable to the producer than would have been the case if it had been based on correct information, or "(3) based on an understanding that payment would be forthcoming in an amount in excess of that permitted by the program if it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the contract, application, action, or conduct of the producer was the result of relying in good faith on the erroneous approval of such contract, application, action, or conduct by, or on the erroneous advice, determination, or computation of, an authorized representative of the Secretary. No contract heretofore or hereafter entered into shall be modified, invalidated, or changed because of the marriage of any two contracting parties." Approved September 14, 1959.

Public Law 86-266 September 14, 1959 [S. J. R e s. 25]

Theodore R o o s e velt Dam, Lake, and Power Plant. Arizona.

JOINT RESOLUTION To change the name of Roosevelt Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant in Arizona to Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Lake, and Power Plant. Resolved by the Senate afnd House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the dam, reservoir, and power plant in Arizona, known as Roosevelt Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant, shall hereafter be known as Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Lake, and Power Plant, and any law, regulation, document, or record of the United States in which such dam, reservoir, and power plant are designated or referred to under the name Roosevelt Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant shall be held to refer to such dam, reservoir, and power plant under and by the name of Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Lake, and Power Plant. Approved September 14, 1959.

Public Law 86-267 September 14, 1959 [S. 1973]

Passports. Validity e x t e nsion. 22 USC 217a

AN ACT To extend the validity of the passport to three years. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the issue and validity of pass-

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