To permit continued exercise until six months after termination of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, or until such earlier date as may be established by concurrent resolution of Congress, of certain powers, relating to preferences or priorities in the transportation of traffic, under sections 1 (15) and 420 of the Interstate Commerce Act.

66 Stat. 332.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions ICC traffic of sections 1 (15) and 420 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended priority (49 U. S. C., secs. 1 (15) and 1020), as continued in effect by section powers. 1 (a) (25) and (26) of the Emergency Powers Continuation Act Continuation. (Public Law 450, Eighty-second Congress), and the authorizations 41 Stat. 476; conferred and liabilities imposed thereby, shall remain in full force 56 Stat. 298; and effect until six months after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the President on December 16, 1950 (Proc. 2914, 3 C. F. R., 1950 Supp., p. 71), or until such earlier date as the 64 Stat. A454. Congress by concurrent resolution declares that it is no longer necessary to exercise the powers continued in force and effect by this Act,) notwithstanding any limitation, by reference to war or threatened war, of the time during or for which the authorizations or liabilities thereunder may be exercised or imposed. Approved June 30, 1953.

To continue in effect certain provisions of section 6 of the Act of February 4, 1887, as amended, relating to military traffic in time of war or threatened war, for the duration of the national emergency proclaimed December 16, 1950, and six months thereafter, or until such earlier date as may be established by concurrent resolution of Congress.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions Military of the eighth paragraph (designated "Military traffic in time of war") traffic. of section 6 of the Act of February 4, 1887 (ch. 104, 24 Stat. 380), as that section was amended by section 2 of the Act of June 29, 1906 (ch. 3591, 34 Stat. 586), as amended, and as extended by section 1 (a) (24), Emergency Powers Continuation Act (Public Law 450, Eighty- 66 Stat. 332. second Congress) shall remain in full force and effect until six months 10 USC 1362; after the termination of the national emergency proclaimed by the 49 USC 6(8). President on December 16, 1950 (Proclamation 2914, 3 C. F. R. 71), or 64 Stat. A454. until such earlier date as the Congress by concurrent resolution 50 USC app. declares that it is no longer necessary to exercise the powers continued note preo. 1. in force and effect by this Act, notwithstanding any limitation by reference to war or threatened war of the time during which the powers and authorizations therein granted may be exercised. Approved July 31, 1953.

To amend the mineral leasing laws with respect to their application in the case of pipelines passing through the public domain.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 28 of the Natural gas Act entitled "An Act to promote the mining of coal, phosphate, oil, pipelines. oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public domain", approved February Rights-of-way. 25, 1920, as amended (30 U. S. C., sec. 185), is amended by inserting 49 Stat. 678. after "Provided," the following: "That the common carrier provisions 67 Stat. 557. of this section shall not apply to any natural gas pipeline operated by 67 Stat. 558. any person subject to regulation under the Natural Gas Act or by any 52 Stat. 821. public utility subject to regulation by a State or municipal regulatory 15 USC 717m. agency having jurisdiction to regulate the rates and charges for the sale of natural gas to consumers within the State or municipality: Provided further,".

Approved August 12, 1953.

Chapter 563 2d Session

H. R. 7468

AN ACT

To amend certain provisions of part II of the Interstate Commerce Act so as to authorise regulation, for purposes of safety and protection of the public, of certain motor-carrier transportation between points in foreign countries, insofar as such transportation takes place within the United States.

"Foreign com

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph (11) Safety regulaof section 203 (a) of the Interstate Commerce Act is amended by tions. adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The term 64 Stat. 574. 'foreign commerce' also includes transportation between places in a 49 USC 303(a) foreign country, or between a place in one foreign country and a place (11). in another foreign country, insofar as such transportation takes place within the United States, but only for purposes of the application, to carriers engaged in such transportation, of the following provisions of this part: Section 215 (which relates to insurance for the protection of the public), section 221 (which relates to designation of an 49 USC 315, 321, agent for service of process), and those provisions of section 204 304. which relate to qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees and safety of operation and equipment."

meros."

SEC. 2. Section 215 of the Interstate Commerce Act is amended by 49 Stat. 557. adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "The Commission 49 USC 315. may prescribe, with respect to motor carriers operating within the Surety bonds, United States in the course of engaging in transportation between to. places in a foreign country or between a place in one foreign country and a place in another foreign country, such reasonable regulations concerning security for the protection of the public as the Commission is authorized, by this section, to prescribe for other motor carriers."

SEC. 3. Subsection (c) of section 221 of the Interstate Commerce Act 49 USC 321(0). is amended to read as follows:

"(c) Every motor carrier (including any motor carrier operating Service of within the United States in the course of engaging in transportation process. between places in a foreign country or between a place in one foreign country and a place in another foreign country) shall also file with the board of each State in which it operates and with the Interstate Com

merce Commission a designation in writing of the name and post-office 68 Stat. 526. address of a person in such State upon whom process issued by or under 68 Stat. 527. the authority of any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter may be served in any proceeding at law or equity brought against such carrier. Such designation may from time to time be changed by like writing similarly filed. In the event such carrier fails to file such designation, service may be made upon any agent of such motor carrier within such State."

Approved July 22, 1954.

To authorize the appropriation of funds for the construction of certain highwayrailroad grade separations in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in recognition D. C. highwayof the fact that the need to bring traffic to and from the Washington- railroad grade Baltimore Parkway and to handle such traffic requires the construction separations. of certain highway-railroad grade separations, there is hereby author- Construction apized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia for credit to the propriation. Highway Fund, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $290,000, which shall be in addition to any other amounts authorized, appropriated, accruing, or otherwise made available to the District of Columbia under any other provisions of law, for the construction and maintenance in the District of Columbia of a highway-railroad grade separation structure at the point in the north- Location. east section of the District of Columbia in the vicinity of South Dakota Avenue Northeast, where the proposed extension of New York Avenue as shown on the highway plan of the District of Columbia will cross the right-of-way of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad. Such sums as are appropriated shall remain available until expended when specifically provided in the appropriation Act.

SEC. 2. Appropriations made to carry out the purposes of this Act shall be available for construction, maintenance, and expenses incident to construction and maintenance, including planning, design, overhead, and supervision.

68 Stat. 678.

SEC. 3. Since the construction of New York Avenue extended is to 68 Stat. 679. provide connections between the District of Columbia and the Federal highway system, the entire cost of the construction and maintenance of the grade-separation structure referred to in the preceding sections of this Act shall be borne by the District of Columbia, out of funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act and any other funds available to the District, and no contribution to such cost of construction and maintenance shall be required of any railroad whose right-of-way is crossed by such structure, except as provided in section 4 of this Act. The grade-separation structure for which appropriation is hereby authorized shall be designed, constructed, and maintained so as not to interfere with the safe and efficient operation of any railroad whose right-of-way is crossed by the structure.

SEC. 4. When the District of Columbia has acquired, by purchase, condemnation, dedication, gift, or any other means, the right to use as a public thoroughfare the portions of New York Avenue extended adjoining the right-of-way of a railroad company, such railroad company shall dedicate as a public thoroughfare the portion of such street which lies within the right-of-way belonging to such railroad company: Provided, That such dedication by the railroad shall not impair or affect the right of the railroad to use for railroad purposes the portion of its right-of-way so dedicated.

Approved August 9, 1954.

Chapter 833 - 2d Session
S. 3379

AN ACT

All 68 Stat. 770.

To amend section 4 of the Flammable Fabrics Act, with respect to standards of flammability in the case of certain textiles.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 4 of Flammability the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U. S. C., sec. 1193) is hereby amended standards. by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection: 67 Stat. 112.

"(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3.1 Commercial Standard 191-53, textiles free from nap, pile, tufting, flock, or other type of raised fiber surface when tested as described in said standard shall be classified as class 1, normal flammability, when the time of flame spread is three and one-half seconds or more, and as class 3, rapid and intense burning, when the time of flame spread is less than three and one-half seconds."

Approved August 23, 1954.

Railroad lease extension.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first Alaska. sentence of section 1 of the Act of March 12, 1914 (38 Stat. 305), as amended (48 U. S. C., sec. 301), is amended by striking out "but no lease shall be for a longer period than twenty years", and inserting in lieu thereof "but no lease of such railroad or railroads shall be for a longer period than twenty years and no other lease authorized in this Act shall be for a longer period than fifty-five years”. Approved August 4, 1955.