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An Act to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to place certain natural amorphous graphite on the free list
PL 87-497 (H.R.10986), enacted 06/25/1962

110 
PUBLIC LAW 87-497-JUNE 25, 1962 
Public Law 87-497 
[76 STAT. 
June 25, 1962 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 10986]— tp^y (.oiithiiie for a temporary period the existing suspension of duty on certain 
amorplious graphite. 
Amorphous 
graphite. 
Duty suspen-
sion, continuation. 
19 u s e 1001, 
par. 213 note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to suspend for two years the import duty on certain amor-
phous graphite", approved May 13,1960 (Public Law 86-453; 74 Stat. 
103), is amended by striking out "during the two-year period begin-
ning on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "after May 13, 1960, and before July 1, 1964". 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
Public Law 87-498 
June 25, 1962 
[H. R. 7866] 
Poultry Prod-
ucts Inspection 
Act, amendment. 
21 u s e 451-469. 
••eommerce." 
««State.»» 
AN ACT 
To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to extend the application thereof 
to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of 
the Poultry Products Inspection Act (71 Stat. 441) is amended by 
striking section 4(a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"(a) the term 'commerce' means commerce between any State 
or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or 
between points within the same State or the District of Columbia, 
but through any place outside thereof; or within the District of 
Columbia; and the term 'State' includes the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico amd the Virgin Islands*" 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
Mount Shasta, 
Calif. 
Land convey-
ance. 
Public Law 87-499 
)Q^-?li y .,J -jihiiin. 
June 25, 1962 
^^ ACT 
[H. R. 8434] 
rp,j jiuthorizc the Secretary of Agriculture to sell and convey a certain parcel of 
land to the city of Mount Shasta, California. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assem^bled, That the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to sell and convey to the city of Mount 
Shasta, California, by quitclaim deed, at its appraised value as deter-
mined by him, all the right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to that certain parcel of land containing four and one-half 
acres, more or less, located in Siskiyou County, California, adjacent 
to the city of Mount Shasta, conveyed to the United States by Enrico 
Spini and Anunzia Spini, and further described as follows: 
The south one-half of the southwest quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of section 22, township 40 north, range 4 
west. Mount Diablo base and meridian, excepting, a strip of land 
approximately 60 feet wide and approximately 330 feet long on the 
west side of said tract, deeded to the State of California and used as a 
State liighway right-of-way. 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
, C T l -
An Act to amend title 39 of the United States Code relating to funds received by the Post Office Department from payments for damage to personal property, and for other purposes
PL 87-496 (H.R.7532), enacted 06/25/1962

76 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-496-JUNE 25, 1962 
109 
Public Law 87-494 
AN ACT 
To amend section 6 of the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amendetl, to i*educe 
the revolving fund available for subscriptions to the capital stock of the 
banks for cooperatives. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assen/ibled^ That section 6 of 
the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended (12 LT.S.C. 1141d), is 
amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "Effec-
tive upon enactment of this sentence the sum authorized to be appro-
priated for the aforesaid revolving fund is reduced from $500,000,000 
to $150,000,000 and any amount in said fund in excess of $150,000,000 
(including any amount thereof used to purchase capital stock in the 
central and regional banks for cooperatives) shall be credited to mis-
<;e]laneous receipts of the Treasury." 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
June 25, 1962 
[H. R. 10374] 
Agricultural 
Mariceting Act, 
amendment. 
Revolving fund, 
reduction. 
46 Stat. 14. 
Public Law 87-495 
AN ACT 
To reduce the frequency of reports required of the Veterans' Administration 
on the use of surplus dairy products. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last sentence 
of section 202(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 1446a(a)), is amended by striking out "monthly" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "every six months". 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
June 25, 1962 
[H. R. 4083] 
68 Stat. 900; 
75 Stat. 319. 
Public Law 87-496 
AN ACT 
June 25, 1962 
To ani^nd title 39 of the United States Code relating to funds received by the 
[H. R. 7532] 
Post OflSce Department from payments for damage to i)ersonal property, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2203 
of title 39 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) Collections from the following shall be credited by the Post-
master General to current applicable appropriations of the Depart-
ment and shall be available for expenditure for the purpose of such 
applicable appropriations— 
"(1) Payments for damage to Government-owned personal 
property under custody and control of the Department; 
"(2) Rent paid by private concerns for space in buildings 
acquired by the Department under the provisions of sections 2102 
and 2103 of this title; 
"(3) Payments made by contractors for services performed 
for them by postal personnel; and 
" (4) Fines, penalties, and refunds resulting from nonperform-
ance or inadequate performance of carriers and contractors." 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
Postal Service. 
Reimbursement 
of expropriations. 
74 Stat. S9 5.
An Act to authorize Federal assistance to Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in major disasters
PL 87-502 (S.1742), enacted 06/27/1962

76 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-502-JUNE 27, 1962 
111 
Public Law 87-500 
AN ACT 
June 27, 1962 
To amend section 303(a) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 bj- increasing 
[H. R. 7723] 
per diem rates and to provide reimbursement under certain circumstances for 
actual expenses incident to travel. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 303(a) 
of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 802), as amended 
(37 U.S.C. 253(a)), is further amended by striking from the last 
sentence thereof the figure "$12" in clause (2) and inserting in lieu 
thereof the figure "$16". 
SEC. 2. Section 303(a) is further amended by adding the following 
new sentence at the end thereof: "Where due to unusual circumstances 
of a travel assignment the maximum per diem allowance would be 
less than the amount required to meet the actual and necessary ex-
penses of the trip, reimbursement for such expenses may be author-
ized, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, 
on an actual expense basis, but not to exceed the amount specified in 
the travel authorization, and in any event not to exceed $30 for each 
day in a travel status." 
Approved June 27, 1962. ' 
Armed Forces. 
Per diem, travel 
rates, increase. 
6 3 Stat. 813; 
69 Stat. 21. 
Public Law 87-501 
AN ACT 
June 27, 1962 
To amend the provisions of title III of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, 
[H. R. 11743] 
as amended. 
Be it eruicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 307 of 
the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C, app. 
2297), is further amended by striking out the date "June 30, 1962" 
and inserting in lieu thereof the date "June 30,1966". 
Approved June 27, 1962. 
64 Stat. 1254; 
7 2 Stat. 356. 
Public Law 87-502 
AN ACT 
To authorize Federal assistance to Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands in major disasters. 
June 27, 1962 
[S. 1742] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize 
Federal assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, 
and for other purposes", approved September 30,1950 (64 Stat. 1109), 
as amendedj are amended to read as follows: 
"(b) 'United States' includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Islands. 
"(c) 'State' means any State in the United States, Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands." 
SEC. 2. Section 3 of the said Act is amended by inserting in clause 
(d), after the words "replacements of public facilities of" the words 
"States and". 
Approved June 27, 1962. 
Disasters. 
Aid to Guam, 
etc. 
42 use 1855a. 
Definitions. 
42 u s e 1855b.
An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell and convey a certain parcel of land to the city of Mount Shasta, Calif
PL 87-499 (H.R.8434), enacted 06/25/1962

110 
PUBLIC LAW 87-497-JUNE 25, 1962 
Public Law 87-497 
[76 STAT. 
June 25, 1962 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 10986]— tp^y (.oiithiiie for a temporary period the existing suspension of duty on certain 
amorplious graphite. 
Amorphous 
graphite. 
Duty suspen-
sion, continuation. 
19 u s e 1001, 
par. 213 note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act to suspend for two years the import duty on certain amor-
phous graphite", approved May 13,1960 (Public Law 86-453; 74 Stat. 
103), is amended by striking out "during the two-year period begin-
ning on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "after May 13, 1960, and before July 1, 1964". 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
Public Law 87-498 
June 25, 1962 
[H. R. 7866] 
Poultry Prod-
ucts Inspection 
Act, amendment. 
21 u s e 451-469. 
••eommerce." 
««State.»» 
AN ACT 
To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to extend the application thereof 
to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of 
the Poultry Products Inspection Act (71 Stat. 441) is amended by 
striking section 4(a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"(a) the term 'commerce' means commerce between any State 
or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or 
between points within the same State or the District of Columbia, 
but through any place outside thereof; or within the District of 
Columbia; and the term 'State' includes the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico amd the Virgin Islands*" 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
Mount Shasta, 
Calif. 
Land convey-
ance. 
Public Law 87-499 
)Q^-?li y .,J -jihiiin. 
June 25, 1962 
^^ ACT 
[H. R. 8434] 
rp,j jiuthorizc the Secretary of Agriculture to sell and convey a certain parcel of 
land to the city of Mount Shasta, California. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assem^bled, That the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to sell and convey to the city of Mount 
Shasta, California, by quitclaim deed, at its appraised value as deter-
mined by him, all the right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to that certain parcel of land containing four and one-half 
acres, more or less, located in Siskiyou County, California, adjacent 
to the city of Mount Shasta, conveyed to the United States by Enrico 
Spini and Anunzia Spini, and further described as follows: 
The south one-half of the southwest quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of section 22, township 40 north, range 4 
west. Mount Diablo base and meridian, excepting, a strip of land 
approximately 60 feet wide and approximately 330 feet long on the 
west side of said tract, deeded to the State of California and used as a 
State liighway right-of-way. 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
, C T l -
An Act to reduce the frequency of reports required of the Veterans Administration on the use of surplus dairy products
PL 87-495 (H.R.4083), enacted 06/25/1962

76 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-496-JUNE 25, 1962 
109 
Public Law 87-494 
AN ACT 
To amend section 6 of the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amendetl, to i*educe 
the revolving fund available for subscriptions to the capital stock of the 
banks for cooperatives. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assen/ibled^ That section 6 of 
the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended (12 LT.S.C. 1141d), is 
amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "Effec-
tive upon enactment of this sentence the sum authorized to be appro-
priated for the aforesaid revolving fund is reduced from $500,000,000 
to $150,000,000 and any amount in said fund in excess of $150,000,000 
(including any amount thereof used to purchase capital stock in the 
central and regional banks for cooperatives) shall be credited to mis-
<;e]laneous receipts of the Treasury." 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
June 25, 1962 
[H. R. 10374] 
Agricultural 
Mariceting Act, 
amendment. 
Revolving fund, 
reduction. 
46 Stat. 14. 
Public Law 87-495 
AN ACT 
To reduce the frequency of reports required of the Veterans' Administration 
on the use of surplus dairy products. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last sentence 
of section 202(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 1446a(a)), is amended by striking out "monthly" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "every six months". 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
June 25, 1962 
[H. R. 4083] 
68 Stat. 900; 
75 Stat. 319. 
Public Law 87-496 
AN ACT 
June 25, 1962 
To ani^nd title 39 of the United States Code relating to funds received by the 
[H. R. 7532] 
Post OflSce Department from payments for damage to i)ersonal property, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2203 
of title 39 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) Collections from the following shall be credited by the Post-
master General to current applicable appropriations of the Depart-
ment and shall be available for expenditure for the purpose of such 
applicable appropriations— 
"(1) Payments for damage to Government-owned personal 
property under custody and control of the Department; 
"(2) Rent paid by private concerns for space in buildings 
acquired by the Department under the provisions of sections 2102 
and 2103 of this title; 
"(3) Payments made by contractors for services performed 
for them by postal personnel; and 
" (4) Fines, penalties, and refunds resulting from nonperform-
ance or inadequate performance of carriers and contractors." 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
Postal Service. 
Reimbursement 
of expropriations. 
74 Stat. S9 5.
An Act to amend section 6 of the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended, to reduce the revolving fund available for subscriptions to the capital stack of the banks for cooperatives
PL 87-494 (H.R.10374), enacted 06/25/1962

76 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-496-JUNE 25, 1962 
109 
Public Law 87-494 
AN ACT 
To amend section 6 of the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amendetl, to i*educe 
the revolving fund available for subscriptions to the capital stock of the 
banks for cooperatives. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assen/ibled^ That section 6 of 
the Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended (12 LT.S.C. 1141d), is 
amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "Effec-
tive upon enactment of this sentence the sum authorized to be appro-
priated for the aforesaid revolving fund is reduced from $500,000,000 
to $150,000,000 and any amount in said fund in excess of $150,000,000 
(including any amount thereof used to purchase capital stock in the 
central and regional banks for cooperatives) shall be credited to mis-
<;e]laneous receipts of the Treasury." 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
June 25, 1962 
[H. R. 10374] 
Agricultural 
Mariceting Act, 
amendment. 
Revolving fund, 
reduction. 
46 Stat. 14. 
Public Law 87-495 
AN ACT 
To reduce the frequency of reports required of the Veterans' Administration 
on the use of surplus dairy products. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last sentence 
of section 202(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 1446a(a)), is amended by striking out "monthly" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "every six months". 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
June 25, 1962 
[H. R. 4083] 
68 Stat. 900; 
75 Stat. 319. 
Public Law 87-496 
AN ACT 
June 25, 1962 
To ani^nd title 39 of the United States Code relating to funds received by the 
[H. R. 7532] 
Post OflSce Department from payments for damage to i)ersonal property, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2203 
of title 39 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) Collections from the following shall be credited by the Post-
master General to current applicable appropriations of the Depart-
ment and shall be available for expenditure for the purpose of such 
applicable appropriations— 
"(1) Payments for damage to Government-owned personal 
property under custody and control of the Department; 
"(2) Rent paid by private concerns for space in buildings 
acquired by the Department under the provisions of sections 2102 
and 2103 of this title; 
"(3) Payments made by contractors for services performed 
for them by postal personnel; and 
" (4) Fines, penalties, and refunds resulting from nonperform-
ance or inadequate performance of carriers and contractors." 
Approved June 25, 1962. 
Postal Service. 
Reimbursement 
of expropriations. 
74 Stat. S9 5.
An Act to amend section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956
PL 87-488 (H.R.10788), enacted 06/19/1962

104 
PUBLIC LAW 87-488-JUNE 19, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
June 19, 1962 
[H. R. 10788] 
Textile imports. 
Regulations. 
70 Stat. 200. 
7 u s e 1854. 
Public Law 87-488 
AN ACT 
_ 
_^ .
,
^
^ 
To amend section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956. 
Be it en/jicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled^ That section 204 
of the Agricultural Act of 1956 is amended by inserting the following 
after the first sentence thereof: "In addition, if a multilateral agree-
ment has been or shall be concluded under the authority of this sec-
tion amon^ countries accounting for a significant part of world trade 
in the articles with respect to which the agreement was concluded, 
the President may also issue, in order to carry out such an agreement, 
regulations governing the entry or withdrawal from warehouse of the 
same articles which are the products of countries not parties to the 
agreement." 
Approved June 19, 1962. 
Public Law 87-489 
June 19, 196 2 
[H. R. 7416] 
Census Bureau. 
Reimbursements 
between ^propri-
atlons. 
68 Stat. 1012. 
13 u s e 1-13. 
AN ACT 
Effective date. 
To authorize the Bureau of the Census to make appropriate reimbursements 
between the respective appropriations available to the Bureau, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it en/icted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) subchapter 
I of chapter I of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end of such subchapter the following new section: 
*
*
§ 14. Reimbursement between appropriations 
"Subject to limitations applicable with respect to each appropriation 
concerned, each appropriation available to the Bureau may be charged, 
.at any time during a fiscal year, for the benefit of any other appropria-
tion available to the Bureau, for the purpose of financing the procure-
ment of materials and services, or financing activities or other costs, 
for which funds are available both in the financing appropriation so 
charged and in the appropriation so benefited; except that such ex-
penses so financed shall be charged on a final basis, as of a date not 
later than the close of such fiscal year, to the appropriation so bene-
fited, with appropriate credit to the financing appropriation.". 
(b) The table of contents of such subchapter I is amended by 
adding 
"14. Reimbursement between appropriations." 
immediately below 
''1.3. Procurement of professional services.". 
SEC. 2. The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall be 
effective with respect to each fiscal year which begins on or after July 
1, 1961. 
Approved June 19, 1962.
An Act to authorize the Bureau of the Census to make appropriate reimbursements between the respective appropriations available to the Bureau, and for other purposes
PL 87-489 (H.R.7416), enacted 06/19/1962

104 
PUBLIC LAW 87-488-JUNE 19, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
June 19, 1962 
[H. R. 10788] 
Textile imports. 
Regulations. 
70 Stat. 200. 
7 u s e 1854. 
Public Law 87-488 
AN ACT 
_ 
_^ .
,
^
^ 
To amend section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956. 
Be it en/jicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled^ That section 204 
of the Agricultural Act of 1956 is amended by inserting the following 
after the first sentence thereof: "In addition, if a multilateral agree-
ment has been or shall be concluded under the authority of this sec-
tion amon^ countries accounting for a significant part of world trade 
in the articles with respect to which the agreement was concluded, 
the President may also issue, in order to carry out such an agreement, 
regulations governing the entry or withdrawal from warehouse of the 
same articles which are the products of countries not parties to the 
agreement." 
Approved June 19, 1962. 
Public Law 87-489 
June 19, 196 2 
[H. R. 7416] 
Census Bureau. 
Reimbursements 
between ^propri-
atlons. 
68 Stat. 1012. 
13 u s e 1-13. 
AN ACT 
Effective date. 
To authorize the Bureau of the Census to make appropriate reimbursements 
between the respective appropriations available to the Bureau, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it en/icted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) subchapter 
I of chapter I of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end of such subchapter the following new section: 
*
*
§ 14. Reimbursement between appropriations 
"Subject to limitations applicable with respect to each appropriation 
concerned, each appropriation available to the Bureau may be charged, 
.at any time during a fiscal year, for the benefit of any other appropria-
tion available to the Bureau, for the purpose of financing the procure-
ment of materials and services, or financing activities or other costs, 
for which funds are available both in the financing appropriation so 
charged and in the appropriation so benefited; except that such ex-
penses so financed shall be charged on a final basis, as of a date not 
later than the close of such fiscal year, to the appropriation so bene-
fited, with appropriate credit to the financing appropriation.". 
(b) The table of contents of such subchapter I is amended by 
adding 
"14. Reimbursement between appropriations." 
immediately below 
''1.3. Procurement of professional services.". 
SEC. 2. The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall be 
effective with respect to each fiscal year which begins on or after July 
1, 1961. 
Approved June 19, 1962.