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An Act to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to vote for an increase in the Banks authorized capital stock
PL 88-178 (H.R.7405), enacted 11/13/1963

334 
PUBLIC LAW 88-178-NOV. 13, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
ber 1, 1963, and for 1965-66 on the ratio computed as of Novem-
ber 1,1964. 
"e. Name of the District. 
"The name of the new district shall be the Dresden School 
District, 
"f. Procedure for Future Amendments. 
"Any amendment to the Articles of Agreement arrived at 
after the organization of the Interstate Union shall be by a 
% vote of the Directors resident in the town of Norwich and % vote 
of the Directors resident in the town of Hanover. 
"Approved by the Hanover School Board on May 14, 1963. 
"William L. Wilson 
John G. Kemeny 
Elisabeth M. Bradley 
"Almon B. Ives 
Carol E. McLane 
John W. Schleicher 
"Approved by the Directors of the Town of Norwich School 
District on May 16,1963. 
Vermont-Ne w 
Hampshire inter-
state school dis-
trict. 
"Peter P. Plante 
William W. Ballard 
Cecilia Lewis". 
Resolved T)y the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the consent of Con-
gress is hereby given to the establishment by Hanover, New Hamp-
shire, and Norwich, Vermont, of an interstate school district as 
authorized by said act of May 16, 1961 (New Hampshire), and said 
act of April 3, 1963 (Vermont), and to the above-quoted agreement 
between the Hanover, New Hampshire, School Board and the direc-
tors of the Town of Norwich, Vermont, School District. 
SEC. 2. The right is hereby reserved by the Congress or any of its 
standing committees to require the disclosure and the furnishing of 
such information and data by the Dresden School District as is 
deemed appropriate by the Congress or such committee. 
SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly 
reserved. 
Approved November 13, 1963. 
November 13, 1963 
[H. R. 7405] 
Public Law 88-170 
,AN ACT 
To amend the Brettx>n Woods Agreements Act to authorize the United States 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to 
vote for an increase in the Bank's authorized capital stock. 
Bretton Woods 
Agreements Act, 
amendment. 
59 Stat. 512; 
76 Stat. 105. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress dsserribled^ That the Bretton 
Woods Agreements Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 286-286k-l), is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 19. The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized 
to vote for an increase of $1,000,000,000 in the authorized capital 
stock of the Bank under article II, section 2, of the articles of agree-
ment of the Bank, as recommended in the report, dated November 6, 
1962, to the Board of Governors of the Bank by the Bank's Executive 
Directors." 
Approved November 13, 1963.
An Act to provide for exceptions to the rules of navigation in certain cases
PL 88-163 (H.R.75), enacted 10/30/1963

77 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-163-OCT. 30, 1963 
281 
Public Law 88-162 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
October 30, 1963 
FH T Res 7821 
Making continuing appropriations for tlie fiscal year 1964, and for other purposes. ____: 
'. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the joint resolution 
continuing AP-
of August 28, 1963 (Public Law 88-109), is hereby amended by p-gOP'-i^tions, 
striking out "October 31,1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "Novem- 
Ant,,, p. 134. 
ber 30, 1963". 
Approved October 30, 1963. 
Public Law 88-163 
AN ACT 
October 30, 1963 
To provide for exceptions to the rules of navigation in certain cases. 
[H. R. 753 
Vessels, 
igati 
excep-
t s it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Sec-
retary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may ruils^'fxceT-
permit vessels desiring to navigate or operate under bridges con- tion. 
structed over navigable waters of the United States to temporarily 
lower any lights, day signals, or other navigational means and 
appliances prescribed or required pursuant to law, rule, or regulation, 
and, if necessary, may authorize vessels so navigating or operating to 
depart from the rules to prevent collisions as prescribed by law, rule, 
or regulation. The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may also prescribe such special regulations to be 
observed by vessels so navigating or operating as in his judgment the 
public safety may require for the prevention of collisions. 
(b) Notice of the regulations to accomplish the purposes of this 
Publication 
Act shall be published in the Federal Eegister and in the Notice to '" P- ^• 
Mariners, and after the effective date specified in such notices, such 
regulations shall have the force of law. 
(c) Any person who navigates or operates a vessel in violation of 
Penalty. 
the regulations established pursuant to this section shall be liable to 
a penalty not exceeding $500. In addition, any vessel navigated or 
operated in violation of the regulations established pursuant to this 
section shall be liable to a penalty of $500, for which sum such 
vessel may be seized and proceeded against, by way of libel, in the 
district court of the United States for a,iij district within which such 
vessel may be found. 
Approved October 30, 1963.
Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1964, and for other purposes
PL 88-162 (H.J.Res.782), enacted 10/30/1963

77 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-163-OCT. 30, 1963 
281 
Public Law 88-162 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
October 30, 1963 
FH T Res 7821 
Making continuing appropriations for tlie fiscal year 1964, and for other purposes. ____: 
'. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the joint resolution 
continuing AP-
of August 28, 1963 (Public Law 88-109), is hereby amended by p-gOP'-i^tions, 
striking out "October 31,1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "Novem- 
Ant,,, p. 134. 
ber 30, 1963". 
Approved October 30, 1963. 
Public Law 88-163 
AN ACT 
October 30, 1963 
To provide for exceptions to the rules of navigation in certain cases. 
[H. R. 753 
Vessels, 
igati 
excep-
t s it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Sec-
retary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may ruils^'fxceT-
permit vessels desiring to navigate or operate under bridges con- tion. 
structed over navigable waters of the United States to temporarily 
lower any lights, day signals, or other navigational means and 
appliances prescribed or required pursuant to law, rule, or regulation, 
and, if necessary, may authorize vessels so navigating or operating to 
depart from the rules to prevent collisions as prescribed by law, rule, 
or regulation. The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating may also prescribe such special regulations to be 
observed by vessels so navigating or operating as in his judgment the 
public safety may require for the prevention of collisions. 
(b) Notice of the regulations to accomplish the purposes of this 
Publication 
Act shall be published in the Federal Eegister and in the Notice to '" P- ^• 
Mariners, and after the effective date specified in such notices, such 
regulations shall have the force of law. 
(c) Any person who navigates or operates a vessel in violation of 
Penalty. 
the regulations established pursuant to this section shall be liable to 
a penalty not exceeding $500. In addition, any vessel navigated or 
operated in violation of the regulations established pursuant to this 
section shall be liable to a penalty of $500, for which sum such 
vessel may be seized and proceeded against, by way of libel, in the 
district court of the United States for a,iij district within which such 
vessel may be found. 
Approved October 30, 1963.
An Act relating to the deductibility of accrued vacation pay
PL 88-153 (H.R.6246), enacted 10/17/1963

272 
PUBLIC LAW 88-153-OCT. 17, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
October 17, 1963 
[H. R. 6246] 
72 Stat. 1672; 
74 Stat. 164. 
Public Law 88-153 
AN ACT 
Relating to the deductibility of accrued vacation pay. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 97 of 
the Technical Amendments Act of 1958, as amended (26 U.S.C., sec. 
162 note), is amended by striking out "January 1,1963," and inserting 
in lieu thereof "January 1, 1965,". 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Public Law 88-154 
October 17, 1963 
[S. 1994] 
Waterfowl 
feathers. 
Disposition. 
60 Stat. 597. 
Publication in 
F. R. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed six-month waiting 
period, of certain waterfowl feathers and down from the national stockpile. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately five million eight hundred thousand pounds of waterfowl 
feathers and down now held in the national stockpile. 
Such disposal 
may be made without regard to the requirement of section 3 of the 
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(e)), 
that no such disposition shall be made until six months after publica-
tion in the Federal Register and transmission to the Congress and to 
the Armed Services Committees thereof of a notice of the proposed 
disposition. 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Public Law 88-155 
October 18, 1963 
[S.J. Res. 123] 
Senate Proce-
dure, printing. 
Copyright. 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the printing and binding of an edition of Senate Procedure and 
providing the same shall be subject to copyright by the authors. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be printed 
and bound for the use of the Senate one thousand five hundred copies 
of a revised edition of Senate Procedure, to be prepared by Charles 
L. Watkins, Parliamentarian, and Floyd M. Riddick, Assistant Par-
liamentarian, to be printed under the supervision of the authors and 
to be distributed to the Members of the Senate. 
SEO. 2. That, notwithstanding any j)rovision of the copyright laws 
and regulations with respect to publications in the public domain, 
such edition of Senate Procedure shall be subject to copyright by 
the authors thereof. 
Approved October 18, 1963.
Joint resolution to provide additional housing for the elderly
PL 88-158 (H.J.Res.724), enacted 10/24/1963

278 
PUBLIC LAW 88-158-OCT. 24, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
taxation thereof; and for research and development, necessary in 
connection with the planning, design, construction, and maintenance 
of highways and highway systems, and the regulation and taxation 
of their use." 
SEC. 7. (a) Subsection (c) of section 106 of title 23, United States 
7
2 Stat. 892. 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(c) Items included in any such estimate for construction engi-
neering shall not exceed 10 per centum of the total estimated cost 
of a project financed with Federal-aid primary, secondary, or urban 
funds, after excluding from such total estimated cost, the estimated 
costs of rights-of-way, preliminary engineering, and construction 
engineering: Provided^ That such limitation shall be 15 per centum 
in any State with respect to which the Secretary finds such higher 
limitation to be necessary. For any project financed with interstate 
funds, such limitation shall be 10 per centum." 
(b) The second sentence of subsection (d) of section 121 of title 
72 Stat. 900. 
23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "Payments 
for construction engineering on any project financed with Federal-
aid primary, secondary, or urban funds shall not exceed 10 per centum 
of the Federal share of the cost of construction of such project after 
excluding from the cost of construction the costs of rights-of-way, 
preliminary engineering, and construction engineering: Provided^ 
That such limitation shall be 15 per centum in any State with respect 
to which the Secretary finds such higher limitation to be necessary. 
For any project financed with interstate funds, such limitation shall 
be 10 per centum." 
Approved October 24, 1963. 
Public Law 88-158 
October 24, 1963 
J O I N T RESOLUTION 
[H. J. Res. 724] 
rpQ provide additional housing for the elderly. 
Resolved hy the Senate aind House of Representatives 
of the United 
73 Stat. 667- 
Stotes of Amevica in Congress assembled^ That section 202(a) (4) of 
76 Stat. 670. 
the Houslng Act of 1959 is amended by striking out "$225,000,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$275,000,000". 
Approved October 24, 1963. 
1
2 use 1701q. 
Public Law 88-159 
October 28, 1963 
AN A C T 
[H. R. 641] 
rj,^ approve an order of the Secretary of the Interior canceling and deferring 
certain irrigation charges, eliminating certain tracts of non-Indian-owned land 
under the Wapato Indian irrigation project, Washington, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
wapat indiAn 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in accordance 
irrigation project, 
with the Act of Juuc 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1803; 25 U.S.C. 389-389e), 
the order of the Secretary of the Interior dated September 12, 1962, 
canceling $4,494.58 of delinquent irrigation charges, providing for the 
deferred payment of $10,356.03, and providing for the removal of 
78.12 acres of assessable land from the Wapato Indian irrigation 
project, is hereby approved. 
Approved October 28, 1963.
An Act for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Mason
PL 88-152 (H.R.3369), enacted 10/17/1963

77 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-152-OCT. 17, 1963 
271 
Public Law 88-151 
AN ACT 
To amend section 1820 of title 38 of the United States Code to provide for waiver 
of indebtedness to the United States in certain cases arising out of default 
on loans guaranteed or made by the Veterans' Administration. 
October 17, 1963 
[H. R. 242] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United 
States 
of America 
in Congress assembled^ That section 
1820(a) (4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
the semicolon the following: "and the authority to waive or release 
claims may include partial or total waiver of payment by the veteran, 
or his spouse, following default and loss of the property where the 
Administrator determines that the default arose out of compelling 
reasons without fault on the part of the veteran or that collection of 
the indebtedness would otherwise work a severe hardship upon the 
veteran;". 
SEC. 2. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the 
Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Kepresentatives, not later 
than December 31 of each year, a written report concerning each case in 
which a waiver of indebtedness has been made under the authority 
of the amendment made by the first section of this Act. Such report 
shall include, together with such other information as the Adminis-
trator deems appropriate, the name and address of each person with 
respect to which a waiver of indebtedness has been made and the total 
amount of such waiver. 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Veterans, waiv-
er of indebted-
ness. 
72 Stat. 1213. 
Report to Con-
gress. 
Public Law 88-152 
AN ACT 
p'or the relief of Mrs. Klizabetli (i. Mason. 
October 17, 1963 
[H. R. 3369] 
Be ft enacted hy the Senate and House of Refresentatlves 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the award of 
death compensation which the Veterans' Administration has held that 
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Mason, of Houlton, Maine, is entitled to receive as 
a result of its finding, because of the death of her late husband. Major 
Theodore P. Mason, who was killed in combat in Belgium on Sep-
tember 9, 1944, shall be held and considered to be effective as of the 
day following the said Theodore P. Mason's deatli on the basis of 
her original claim for such death compensation which she filed in 
March 1945, six months after her husband's death; and the Admin-
istrator of Veterans' Affairs is hereby authorized and directed to 
make retroactive payments in accordance with such entitlement. 
SEC. 2. Section 104(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1975c(b)), is amended by striking out "September 30, 
1963'' and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1964". 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Mrs. Elizabeth 
G. Mason. 
Civil Rights 
Commission. 
71 Stat. 635; 
75 Stat. 559.
An Act to amend section 1820 of title 38 of the United States Code to provide for waiver of indebtedness to the United States in certain cases arising out of default on loans guaranteed or made by the Veterans Administration
PL 88-151 (H.R.242), enacted 10/17/1963

77 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-152-OCT. 17, 1963 
271 
Public Law 88-151 
AN ACT 
To amend section 1820 of title 38 of the United States Code to provide for waiver 
of indebtedness to the United States in certain cases arising out of default 
on loans guaranteed or made by the Veterans' Administration. 
October 17, 1963 
[H. R. 242] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United 
States 
of America 
in Congress assembled^ That section 
1820(a) (4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
the semicolon the following: "and the authority to waive or release 
claims may include partial or total waiver of payment by the veteran, 
or his spouse, following default and loss of the property where the 
Administrator determines that the default arose out of compelling 
reasons without fault on the part of the veteran or that collection of 
the indebtedness would otherwise work a severe hardship upon the 
veteran;". 
SEC. 2. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the 
Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Kepresentatives, not later 
than December 31 of each year, a written report concerning each case in 
which a waiver of indebtedness has been made under the authority 
of the amendment made by the first section of this Act. Such report 
shall include, together with such other information as the Adminis-
trator deems appropriate, the name and address of each person with 
respect to which a waiver of indebtedness has been made and the total 
amount of such waiver. 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Veterans, waiv-
er of indebted-
ness. 
72 Stat. 1213. 
Report to Con-
gress. 
Public Law 88-152 
AN ACT 
p'or the relief of Mrs. Klizabetli (i. Mason. 
October 17, 1963 
[H. R. 3369] 
Be ft enacted hy the Senate and House of Refresentatlves 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the award of 
death compensation which the Veterans' Administration has held that 
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Mason, of Houlton, Maine, is entitled to receive as 
a result of its finding, because of the death of her late husband. Major 
Theodore P. Mason, who was killed in combat in Belgium on Sep-
tember 9, 1944, shall be held and considered to be effective as of the 
day following the said Theodore P. Mason's deatli on the basis of 
her original claim for such death compensation which she filed in 
March 1945, six months after her husband's death; and the Admin-
istrator of Veterans' Affairs is hereby authorized and directed to 
make retroactive payments in accordance with such entitlement. 
SEC. 2. Section 104(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1975c(b)), is amended by striking out "September 30, 
1963'' and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1964". 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Mrs. Elizabeth 
G. Mason. 
Civil Rights 
Commission. 
71 Stat. 635; 
75 Stat. 559.
An Act to authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed 6 month waiting period, of certain waterfowl feathers and down from the national stockpile.
PL 88-154 (S.1994), enacted 10/17/1963

272 
PUBLIC LAW 88-153-OCT. 17, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
October 17, 1963 
[H. R. 6246] 
72 Stat. 1672; 
74 Stat. 164. 
Public Law 88-153 
AN ACT 
Relating to the deductibility of accrued vacation pay. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 97 of 
the Technical Amendments Act of 1958, as amended (26 U.S.C., sec. 
162 note), is amended by striking out "January 1,1963," and inserting 
in lieu thereof "January 1, 1965,". 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Public Law 88-154 
October 17, 1963 
[S. 1994] 
Waterfowl 
feathers. 
Disposition. 
60 Stat. 597. 
Publication in 
F. R. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed six-month waiting 
period, of certain waterfowl feathers and down from the national stockpile. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately five million eight hundred thousand pounds of waterfowl 
feathers and down now held in the national stockpile. 
Such disposal 
may be made without regard to the requirement of section 3 of the 
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(e)), 
that no such disposition shall be made until six months after publica-
tion in the Federal Register and transmission to the Congress and to 
the Armed Services Committees thereof of a notice of the proposed 
disposition. 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Public Law 88-155 
October 18, 1963 
[S.J. Res. 123] 
Senate Proce-
dure, printing. 
Copyright. 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the printing and binding of an edition of Senate Procedure and 
providing the same shall be subject to copyright by the authors. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be printed 
and bound for the use of the Senate one thousand five hundred copies 
of a revised edition of Senate Procedure, to be prepared by Charles 
L. Watkins, Parliamentarian, and Floyd M. Riddick, Assistant Par-
liamentarian, to be printed under the supervision of the authors and 
to be distributed to the Members of the Senate. 
SEO. 2. That, notwithstanding any j)rovision of the copyright laws 
and regulations with respect to publications in the public domain, 
such edition of Senate Procedure shall be subject to copyright by 
the authors thereof. 
Approved October 18, 1963.