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thorization to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 

 for the construction of certain research facilities. Total cost was 

 not to exceed $13.3 million. (Public Law 44; 69 Stat. 65) 



June 28, 1955: This act authorized the construction of a building 

 for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution. (Public Law 106; 69 Stat. 189) 



June 29, 1955: Amended the Act of July 3, 1952 relating to research 

 in the development and utilization of saline water by providing 

 for cooperation with additional Federal agencies and foreign 

 public or private agencies. Authorized total funding of $10 mil- 

 lion for period fiscal 1953 to 1963. (Public Law 111; 69 Stat. 198) 



June 30, 1955: Further International Geophysical Year funding. 

 The Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1956, appropri- 

 ated $10 million to the National Science Foundation, to remain 

 available until June 30, 1960, for the U.S. IGY program. (Public 

 Law 112; 69 Stat. 208) 



July 14, 1955: An act authorizing the Secretary of Health, Educa- 

 ton, and Welfare and the Surgeon General of the Public Health 

 Service, in cooperation with State and local governments and 

 public and private agencies and institutions, to recommend re- 

 search programs, to provide technical assistance and encourage 

 cooperative action for eliminating or reducing air pollution. 



July 28, 1955: The Mental Health Study Act authorized the Sur- 

 geon General to award grants to nongovernmental organizations 

 for partial support of a nationwide study and reevaluation of the 

 problems of mental illness. Under this act, the Joint Committee 

 on Mental Illness and Health was awarded grant support for 3 

 years. (Public Law 84-182; 69 Stat. L. 381) 



May 10, 1956: Executive Order 10668 amended Executive Order 

 2859 of May 11, 1918, which formally established the National 

 Research Council. The new Executive order clarified Government 

 representation on the Council. 



May 19, 1956: National Science Foundation received an appropria- 

 tion of $27 million to remain available until June 30, 1960, for 

 the International Geophysical Year under the Second Supple- 

 mental Appropriations Act, 1956. (Public Law 533; 70 Stat. 167) 



July 3, 1956: The National Health Survey Act authorized the Sur- 

 geon General to survey sickness and disabilities in the United 

 States on a sampling basis. (Public Law 84-652; 70 Stat. L. 489) 



July 28, 1956: The Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act provided for 

 territorial treatment facilities to eliminate the need to transport 

 the mentally ill outside Alaska. It also authorized Public Health 

 Service grants to Alaska for its mental health program. (Public 

 Law 84-830; 70 Stat. L. 709) 



July 30, 1956: The Health Research Facilities Act of 1956 author- 

 ized a Public Health Service program of Federal matching grants 

 to public and nonprofit institutions for the construction of health 

 research facilities (Public Law 84-835; 70 Stat. L. 717) 



August 2, 1956: The Health Amendments Act of 1956 authorized 

 the Surgeon General to assist in increasing the number of ade- 

 quately trained nurses and professional public health personnel. 

 It also authorized Public Health Service grants to support the de- 

 velopment of improved methods of care and treatment of the 

 mentally ill. (Public Law 84-911; 70 Stat. L. 923) 



