(2) Persons who are (A) the parents of citizens of the United States, such citizens being at least twenty-one years of age, or (B) spouses or unmarried sons or daughters under twenty-one years of age, including stepsons or stepdaughters and sons or daughters adopted prior to July 1, 1953, of aliens lawfully adadmitted for permanent residence, or (C) brothers, sisters, sons or daughters of citizens of the United States. Sec. 13. No priority in the consideration of visa applications under this Act shall be given to persons who were determined to be eligible or preliminarily eligible under the pro62 Stat. 1009. visions of section (2) (c) of Public Law 774, Eightieth Congress, as amended, solely because such persons were determined to be so eligible or preliminarily eligible. 50 USC app. 1951. 8 USC 1182. 8 USC 1252, 1253. PERSONS INELIGIBLE; OATH ON ADMISSION; PENALTIES Sec. 14. (a) No visa shall be issued under this Act to any person who personally advocated or assisted in the persecution of any person or group of persons because of race, religion, or national origin. (b) Before being issued a visa every alien eighteen years of age or older, authorized to be admitted under this Act, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he is not and never has been a person specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), or (H) of section 212 (a) (28) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 184–186), except as provided in subparagraph (I) of such section, and shall be liable to prosecution for perjury if such oath or affirmation is willfully false. If any alien not entitled to be issued a visa under this Act and not entitled to be admitted into the United States shall nevertheless gain admission, such alien shall, regardless of the date of his entry, be taken into custody and deported in the manner provided in sections 242 and 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 208-214.) (c) Any person or persons who shall knowingly violate, conspire to violate, induce or attempt to induce any person to violate any provision of this Act shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $10,000 or shall be imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. APPLICABILITY OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT Sec. 15. Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act all of the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality 8 USC 1101 Act (66 Stat. 163) shall be applicable under this Act. LOANS note. Sec. 16. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to make loans not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate, to public or private agencies of the United States for the purpose of financing the transportation from ports of entry within the United States to the places of their resettlement, of persons receiving immigrant visas under this Act, and who lack resources to finance the expenses involved. Such loans, which shall mature not later than June 30, 1963, shall be made under rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act Sie: Provided, That such loans shall bear interest at a rate of 3 per centum per annum on the unpaid balace from their maturity date until final payment. No public or private agency shall be eligible to receive a loan under the provisions of this Act while such agency is in default in the payment of any loan made to it pursuant to the provisions of the Displaced Persons 2 Stat. 1009. Act of 1948, as amended. ELIGIBLE ALIENS TO BE NONQUOTA IMMIGRANTS 50 USC app. 1951 note. Sec. 17. Any alien granted a visa under this Act shall be deemed a nonquota immigration for the purposes of the Immi- USC 1101 gration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 163). AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Sec. 18. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. REPORTS Sec. 19. The Administrator shall report to the President and the Congress on the operation of the program established under this Act on or about January 15 and June 15 of each year and shall submit a final report not later than June 15, 1957. Such reports shall include full and complete details regarding the administration of the Act and the administration of the funds provided for in section 16 of this Act. Sie See Executive Order 10487, SI-39. note. TERMINATION Sec. 20. No immigrant visa shall be issued under this Act after December 31, 1956. Act of August 8, 1953 (67 STAT. 500) Amends sec. 509, Act of October 31, 1949 (65 Stat. 121), see 1953 Ed., p. 639. Agricultural workers. 65 Stat. 121. on Citizenship. Amending the Agricultural Act of 1949 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 509 of title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by striking out "December 31, 1953" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1955". Act of August 13, 1953 (67 STAT. 562) National Conference on Citizenship Incorporated Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the National Con- following persons: Robert N. Anderson, Arlington, Virginia; Emma Mae Brotze, Marshall, Texas; Leo M. Cadison, Asheville, North Carolina; Thomas F. Clear, Stamford, Connecticut; Earle T. Hawkins, Towson, Maryland; Carl B. Hyatt, Rockville, Maryland; Richard B. Kennan, Chevy Chase, Maryland; and Justin Miller, Pacific Palisades, California, are created a body corporate by the name of the National Conference on Citizenship (hereinafter referred to as the "corporation") and by such name shall be known and have perpetual succession and the powers and limitations contained in this Act. COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION Sec. 2. The persons named in the first section of this Act are authorized to complete the organization of the corporation by the selection of officers and employees, the adoption of regulations and bylaws and the doing of such other acts as may be necessary for such purpose. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF CORPORATION Sec. 3. The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be (1) to hold annually a national conference on citizenship on or about "Citizenship Day", September 17; (2) to assist in the development of more dynamic procedures for making citizenship more effective, including the promotion and encouragement of local, State, and regional citizenship conferences; and (3) to indicate the ways and means by which various organizations may contribute concretely to the development of a more active, alert, enlightened, conscientious, and progressive citizenry in our country. CORPORATE POWERS Sec. 4. The corporation shall have power (1) to sue and be sued, complain, and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction; (2) to adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal; (3) to choose such officers, managers, agents, and employees as the business of the corporation many [may] require; (4) to adopt, amend, and alter bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any State in which such corporation is to operate, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs, including the establishment and maintenance of local and State conferences on citizenship; (5) to contract and be contracted with; (6) to take and hold by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal, necessary for attaining the objects and accomplishing the purposes of the corporation, subject to applicable provisions of law of any State (a) governing the amount or kind of real and personal property which may be held by, or (b) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real and personal property by a corporation operating in such State; (7) to transfer and convey real or personal property; (8) to borrow money for the purposes of the corporation, issue bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, subject to all applicable provisions of Federal or State law; (9) to use the corporate funds to give prizes, or awards, to citizens for outstanding contributions toward the achievement of the purposes of the corporation; (10) to publish a magazine or other publication consistent with its corporate purposes; (11) to use and display such emblems and badges as it may adopt; and (12) to do any and all acts and things necessary and proper to carry out the objects and purposes of the corporation. HEADQUARTERS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICES; STATES [STATE] AND TERRITORIAL SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AGENT Sec. 5. (a) The headquarters and principal offices of the corporation shall be located in the District of Columbia, or in the States of Maryland or Virginia, but the activities of the corporation shall not be confined to these places but may be conducted throughout the various States, Territories, and possessions of the United States. (b) The corporation shall maintain at all times in the District of Columbia a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for the corporation, such designation to be filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service upon such agent, or mailed to the business address of such agent, shall be deemed sufficient notice or service upon the corporation. MEMBERSHIP; VOTING RIGHTS Sec. 6. Membership in the corporation shall be confined to agencies and organizations and the rights and privileges of membership shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, be prescribed by the bylaws of the corporation. In the conduct of the business of the annual national conference on citizenship each agency or organization sending delegates to, and participating in such conference shall have one vote. NATIONAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF OFFICERS Sec. 7. (a) The national officers shall be a president, who shall serve as chairman of the board of directors and of the executive committee, a first vice president, a second vice president, a third vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer, to be |