Volume 71
Public Law 85–50
To amend the Medals of Honor Act to authorize awards for acts of heroism involving any motor vehicle.
Approved June 13, 1957
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend the Medals of Honor Act to authorize awards for acts of heroism involving any motor vehicle.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Medals of Honor Act of February 23, 1905 (33 Stat. 743; 45 U. S. C., secs. 44–46) is amended as follows:
By inserting between the word “commerce” and the colon preceding the proviso in section 1 thereof the words “or involving any motor vehicle on the public highways, roads, or streets of the United States,”, and
By changing section 3 thereof to read: “Sec. 3. Appropriations
Appropriation.
for the Interstate Commerce Commission are hereby made available for carrying out the provisions of this Act.”.
Approved June 13, 1957.