XIV Public Law
LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS Date
8 6 - 1 6 7 — Red River, Tex., study and report. AN ACT To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct studies and render a report on the feasibility of developing the water resources of the Salt Fork and the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River in the State of Texas Aug. 18, 1959 - .. 8 6 - 1 6 8... Farm Credit Act of 1969. AN ACT To amend the Federal F a r m Loan Act to transfer responsibility for making appraisals from the F a r m Credit Administration to the Federal land banks, and for other purposes. Aug. 18, 1959 8 6 - 1 6 9 — Postal Service. AN ACT To credit to postal revenues certain a m o u n t s in connection with postal activities, and for other purposes Aug. 18, 1959 - . 86-170 Custis-Lee Mansion. AN ACT To extend the grounds of the Custis-Lee Mansion in Arlington National Cemetery Aug. 18, 1959 8 6 - 1 7 1 — Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Longshoremen's and H a r b o r Workers' Compensation Act, with respect to the payment of compensation in cases where third persons are liable Aug. 18, 1959 - - 8 6 - 1 7 2 — Cotton. AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, with respect to the preservation of acreage history and the reallocation of unused cotton acreage allotments Aug. 18, 1959 - - 8 6 - 1 7 3 - - - Alaska. AN ACT To amend the Act of July 7, 1958, providing for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union, relating to selection by the State of Alaska of certain lands made subject to lease, permit, license, or contract Aug. 18, 1959 8 6 - 1 7 4 — Bureau of Naval Weapons, establishment. AN ACT To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a Bureau of Naval Weapons in the Department of the Navy and to abolish the Bureaus of Aeronautics and Ordnance Aug. 18, 1959 8 5 - 1 7 5 — Taxes, estate tax deduction. AN ACT To allow a deduction, for Federal estate tax purposes, in the case of certain transfers to charities which are subjected to foreign death tax e s. Aug. 21, 1959 86-176 Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1960. AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes Aug. 21, 1959 86-177 D.C. child-placing agencies. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled " A n Act to regulate the placing of children in family homes, and for other purposes", approved April 22, 1944, as amended, and for other purposes Aug. 21, 1959 8 6 - 1 7 8. - - D.C. death certificates, etc., fees. AN ACT To repeal the Act approved March 3, 1897, and to amend the Act approved December 20, 1944, relating to fees for transcripts of certain records in the District of Columbia Aug. 21, 1959 86-179 San Juan National Historic Site, conveyance. AN ACT To authorize the conveyance of certain property administered as a part of the San J u a n National Historic Site to the municipality of San J u a n, P u e r to Rico, in exchange for its development by the municipality in a manner that will enhance the historic site, and for other purposes Aug. 24, 1959 8 6 - 1 8 0 - - - Fort Myers, Fla. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act for the relief of the city of Fort Myers, Florida, and Lee County, Florida", approved July 22, 1958 Aug. 24, 1959. - 8 6 - 1 8 1. - - Iceland. AN ACT For the relief of the Government of the Republic of Iceland Aug. 24, 1959. _. 8 6 - 1 8 2... Thailand. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of the Army to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point two citizens and subjects of the Kingdom of Thailand • - - - Aug. 24, 1959-__ 8 6 - 1 8 3. - - Belgium. JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to receive for instruction at the United States Naval Academy a t Annapolis two citizens and subjects of the Kingdom of Belgium Aug. 24, 1959. - 86-184 West Virginia, centennial medals. AN ACT To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the one hundreth anniversary of the admission of West Virginia into the Union as a State Aug. 24, 1959 - . 8 6 - 1 8 5. - - Edward Arthur Patterson Lake, N. Dak. JOINT RESOLUTION To designate the lake to be formed by the waters impounded by the Dickinson D a m in the State of North D a k o t a as " E d w a r d Arthur P a t t e r s o n L a k e " Aug. 25, 1959 —
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