An Act to provide for the expeditious naturalization of the surviving spouse of a U.S. citizen who dies while serving in An Active duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States
PL 90-369 (H.R.10135), enacted 06/29/1968

82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-370-JULY 1, 1968 
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Public Law 90-369 
AN ACT 
To provide for the expeditious naturalization of the surviving spouse of a United 
States citizen who dies while serving in an active duty status in the Armed 
Forces of the United States. 
June 29, 1968 
[H. R. 10135] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 319 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430; 66 Stat. 244) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following additional 
subsection: 
"(d) Any person who is the surviving spouse of a United States 
(citizen, whose citizen spouse dies during a period of honorable service 
in an active duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States and 
who was living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of 
his death, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the require-
ments of this title except that no prior residence or specified physical 
presence within the United States, or within the jurisdiction of the 
naturalization court shall be required." 
Approved June 29, 1968. 
Immigration and 
Nationality Act, 
amendment. 
81 Stat. 661. 
Surviving 
of Armed F 
member. 
spouse 
orces 
Public Law 90-370 
AN ACT 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1
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, and for other purposes. 
July 1, 1968 
[H. R. 17268] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 717(a) 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by striking out 
"June 30, 1968'' in tlie first sentence and insertuig in lieu thereof 
"June 30, 1970". 
SEC. 2. Section 712(e) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is 
amended by striking out '''$85,(KX)" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$100,000''. _ 
SEC. 3. Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 718. The Comptroller General, in cooperation with the Secre-
tary of Defense and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, shall 
undertake a study to determine the feasibility of applying uniform 
cost accounting standards to be used in all negotiated prime contract 
and subcontract defense procurements of $100,000 or more. In carry-
ing out such study the Comptroller General shall consult with rep-
resentatives of the accounting profession and with representatives of 
that segment of American industry which is actively engaged in de-
fense contracting. The results of such study shall be reported to the 
Committees on Banking and Currency and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives at the earliest 
practicable date, but in no event later than eighteen months after the 
date of enactment of this section." 
Approved July 1, 1968. 
Defense Produc-
tion Act, exten-
sion. 
65 Stat. 144; 
80 Stat. 235. 
50 u s e app. 
2166. 
50 u s e app. 
2162. 
Uniform cosit 
accounting stand-
ards, feasibility 
study. 
Reports to con-
gressional com-
mittees. 
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