An Act to extend until January 31, 1976 the authority of the National Commission for the Review of Federal and State Laws on Wire-trapping and Electronic Surveillance, and for other purposes.
PL 93-609 (H.R.15173), enacted 01/02/1975

1972 
PUBLIC LAW 93-609-JAN. 2, 1975 
[88 
STAT. 
Annual report to 
Congress. 
Report to Con-
gress and the 
President. 
Annual reports 
to Congress. 
15 u s e 1454. 
Reports to Con-
gress and the 
President. 
"'and June 30", thereby changing the requirement undei- such section 
from a semiannual to an annual submission to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, by the 
Secretary of the Interior, of a report on all actions taken pursuant 
to such Act. 
SEC. 3. To modify substantive aspects of certain requirements to 
report to Congress or other Government authority, the following 
provisions of law are hereby amended as follows: 
(1) Section 705(e) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 258; 
42 U.S.C. 2000e-4(d)) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"(e) The Commission shall at the close of each fiscal year report to 
the Congress and to the President concerning the action it has taken 
and the moneys it has disbursed. It shall make such further reports 
on the cause of and means of eliminating discrimination and such 
recommendations for further legislation as may appear desirable." 
(2) Section 8 of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (80 Stat. 
1300; 15 U.S.C. 1457) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 8. Each officer or agency required or authorized by this Act 
to promulgate regulations foi- the packaging or labeling of any con-
sumer commodity, or to participate in the development of voluntary 
product standards with respect to any consumer commodity under 
procedures referred to in section 5(d) of this Act. shall ti-ansmit to 
the (^ongress each yeai" a report containing a full and complete descrip-
tion of the activities of that officer or agency for the administration 
and enforcement of this Act during the preceding fiscal year. All 
agencies except the Federal Trade Commission shall submit their 
report in January of each year. The Federal Trade Commission shall 
include this report in the Commission's annual report to Congress.". 
(3) Section 3(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (49 Stat. 
451; 29 U.S.C. 153 (c)) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"(c) The Board shall at the close of each fiscal year make a report 
in writing to Congress and to the President stating in detail the cases 
it has heard, the decisions it has rendered, and an account of all 
moneys it has disbureed." 
(4) Subsection (a) of section 10 of the Small Business Act (75 
Stat. 666; 15 U.S.C. 639(a)) is amended by striking out "calendar" 
in the first and second sentences and inserting in lieu thereof "fiscal", 
and by striking out the comma after "involved" in the fourth sentence 
and all that follows to the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu 
thereof a period. 
(5) Subsection (b) of section 10 of the Small Business Act (75 
Stat. 666; 15 U.S.C. 639(b)) is amended by striking out "on Decem-
ber 31 of each year" and inserting in lieu thereof "as soon as practicable 
each fiscal year". 
Approved January 2, 1975. 
January 2, 1975 
[H. R.15173] 
Public Law 93-609 
AN ACT 
To extend until .Januar.v 31, 1976 the authority of tlie National Commission for 
the Review of Federal and State Laws on AViretapping and Electronic Surveil-
lance, and for other purposes. 
Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 
1968, amend-
ments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 804(h) 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as 
amended (82 Stat. 197; 18 U.S.C. 2510 note), is further amended by 
sti'iking out "within the two-year period following the effective date 
of this subsection." and inserting in lieu thereof "on or before Janu-
ary 31, 1976.". 
88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-610-JAN. 2, 1975 
1973 
18 u s e 2510 
note. 
SEC. 2. Section 804(g) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new paragraph: 
"(5) Whenever the Commission or any subcommittee determines 
by majority vote to meet in a closed session, sections 10(a) (1) and (3) 
and 10(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (86 Stat. 770; 
5 IJ.S.C. Appendix) shall not apply with respect to such meeting, and 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the records, 
reports, and transcripts of any such meeting.". 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of paragraph (1) of section 804(g) of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by 
striking out "The Commission or any duly authorized subcomrnittee" 
and inserting in lieu thereof: "Notwithstanding section 2515 of title 18, 
United States Code, the Commission or any duly 
authorized 
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SEC. 4. For purposes of section 108 of title 1, United States Code, J^»^ "sc 2510 
section 20(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970 shall be "°84'stat. 1892. 
deemed to provide expressly for the revival of section 804 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 
Approved January 2, 1975. 
Public Law 93-610 
A N A C T 
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January 2, 1 975 
To expand the authority of the Ca«al Zone Government to settle 
[H. R. 15229] 
claims not cognizable under the Tort Claims Act. 
Canal Zone 
Government. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^serribled^ That the title of 
section 271 in the list of sections of chapter 11, title 2, Canal Zone "cia'i'mrse'ttt 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
'"^"' 
"271. Claims arising from civil government.". 
SEC. 2. Section 271 of title 2, Canal Zone Code (76A Stat. 22), is 
amended to read as follows: 
"§ 271. Claims arising from civil government 
"(a) The Governor, or his designee, may adjust and pay claims for 
injury to, or loss of, property or personal injury or death arising 
from the activities of the Canal Zone Government. 
"(b) An award made to a claimant pursuant to this section shall be 
payable out of any moneys appropriated for or made available to 
the Canal Zone Government. The acceptance by the claimant of the 
award shall be final and conclusive on the claimant, and shall consti-
tute a complete release by him of his claim against the United States 
and against any employee of the United States acting in the course 
of his employment who is involved in the matter giving rise to the 
claim, except that the Governor may make an interim partial award 
for humanitarian or compassionate reasons in a sum not exceeding 
$1,000. 
"(c) This section does not apply to tort claims cognizable under 
section 1346(b) or 2672 of title 28, United States Code." 
Approved January 2, 1975. 
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