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[70 Stat. 538]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1956
[70 Stat. 538]

538 Transportation.

Bond.

Payments,

Passport f e e s.

PUBLIC LAW 708-JULY 14, 1956

D. C. cemetery associations. Land.

CHAPTER 594

AN ACT To amend the Act relating to cemetery associations.

Be it enacted by the Senate atid House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, without regard to the provisions of section 27-114 of the District of Columbia Code (Act of March 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1295, ch. 854, sec. 670), the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized to license for cemetery purposes any parcel of land in the District of Columbia which does not exceed one acre in size, and which, except for a one-side frontage of less than 100 feet on a public street or highway, is otherwise completely bounded by land dedicated to cemetery purposes. Approved July 14, 1956. Public Law 709

July 14, 1956 I S 2972] ^«

ST A T.

SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized, under such regulations as he may prescribe, to provide, without expense to the United States Government, transportation from the United States and return on a vessel of the Military Sea Transportation Service for (1) those Boy Scouts, Scouters and officials certified by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, as representing the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, at the jamboree referred to in the first section of this Act, and (2) the equipment and property of such Boy Scouts, Scouters and officials and the property loaned to the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to this Act to the extent that such transportation will not interfere with the requirements of military operations, (b) Before furnishing any transportation under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall take from the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, a good and sufficient bond for the reimbursement to the United States by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, of the actual costs of transportation furnished under this section. SEC, 3, Amounts paid to the United States to reimburse it for expenses incurred under the first section and for the actual costs of transportation furnished under section 2 shall be credited to the current applicable appropriations or funds to which such expenses and costs were charged and shall be available for the same purposes as such appropriations or funds. SEC. 4. Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State, no fee shall be collected for the application for a passport by or the issuance of a passport to, any Boy Scout, Scouter or official who is certified by the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, as representing the National Council, Boy Scouts of America, at the jamboree referred to in the first section of this Act. Approved July 14, 1956. Public Law 708

July 14, 1956 [S. 2896]

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CHAPTER 595

^^ ^^^ rp^j punish the willful damaging or destroying of aircraft or motor vehicles, and their facilities, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the c7di"amendn^ent' United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 18 of the 62^staT.*686',*" * United States Code is amended by inserting immediately after section 14 thereof the following new chapter: