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Joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim the week of November 17 through 23, 1968, as ""National Family Health Week""
PL 90-499 (H.J.Res.1404), enacted 09/18/1968

848 
PUBLIC LAW 90-498-SEPT. 17, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
Effective dates. 
Short title. 
(b) Section 28(c) of the Organic Act of Guam (64 Stat. 384, 392; 
48 U.S.C 1421f (c)), as amended, is amended by deleting the words 
"head of the department or ag:ency designated b j the President under 
section 3 of this Act," by deleting from the proviso the words "head of 
such department or agency," and by substituting in each such instance 
the words "Secretaiy of the Interior". 
SEC. 13. Those provisions necessary to authorize the holding of an 
election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on November 3,1970, 
shall be effective on January 1, 1970. All other provisions of this Act, 
unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be effective January 
4,1971. 
SEC. 14. This Act may be cited as the "Guam Elective Governor Act." 
Approved September 11, 1968. 
September 17, 1968 
[H.J. Res. 1299] 
National His-
panic Heritage 
Week. 
Public Law 90-498 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the President to proclaim annually the week including September 
15 and 16 as "National Hispanic Heritage Week". 
Resolved hy the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the President is hereby 
authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation designating 
the week including September 15 and 16 as "National Hispanic 
Heritage Week" and calling upon the people of the United States, 
especially the educational community, to observe such week with 
appropriate ceremonies and activities. 
Approved September 17, 1968. 
September 18,1968 
[H.J. Res. 1404] 
National Family 
Health Week. 
Public Law 90-499 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim the week of November 17 
through 23, 1968, as "National Family Health Week". 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the President is author-
ized and requested to officially proclaim the week of N'ovember 17 
through 23, 1968, as "National Family Health Week" as a means of 
focusing national attention during the year upon the accomplishments 
of the American health care sy.stem and the central role played by 
the family physician in the maintenance of superior medical care for 
Americans of all ages and from all walks of life. 
Approved September 18, 1968.
An Act to amend title II of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966
PL 90-477 (H.R.13781), enacted 08/11/1968

704 
PUBLIC LAW 90-477-AUG. 11, 1968 
Public Law 90-477 
[82 STAT. 
August 11, 1968 
AN ACT 
[H- R- 13781] 
To ainend title II of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act 
of 1966. 
Sea-grant col-
leges and pro-
grams. 
Appropriation to 
National Science 
Foundation. 
80 Stat. 999. 
33 u s e 1122. 
33 u s e 1123. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title I I of the 
Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 203(b) (1) of the Marine Resources and Engineering 
Development Act of 1966 is amended by inserting immediately after 
"for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, not to exceed the sum of 
$15,000,000," the following: "for the fiscal year ending June 30,1969, 
not to exceed the sum of $6,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1970, not to exceed the sum of $15,000,000,". 
(2) Section 204(d)(1) of the Marine Resources and Engineering 
Development Act of 1966 is amended by deleting the phrase "in any 
fiscal year" each time it appears therein. 
Approved August 11, 1968. 
August 11, 1968 
[H.R. 14367] 
Beryl ore. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
Public Law 90-478 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of beryl ore from the national stockpile and the 
supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of tJie 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis-
trator of Greneral Services is hereby authorized to dispose of, by 
negotiation or otherwise, approximately nine thousand eight hundred 
and eighty-eight short tons of beryl ore now held in the national stock-
pile established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h) and the supplemental stockpile estab-
lished pursuant to section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 
607). Such disposition may be made without regard to the provisions 
of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act: 
Provided, That the time and method of disposition shall be fixed with 
due regard to the protection of the United States against avoidable 
loss and the protection of producers, processors, and consumers against 
avoidable disruption of their usual markets. 
Approved August 11, 1968.
An Act to authorize the disposal of beryl ore from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
PL 90-478 (H.R.14367), enacted 08/11/1968

704 
PUBLIC LAW 90-477-AUG. 11, 1968 
Public Law 90-477 
[82 STAT. 
August 11, 1968 
AN ACT 
[H- R- 13781] 
To ainend title II of the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act 
of 1966. 
Sea-grant col-
leges and pro-
grams. 
Appropriation to 
National Science 
Foundation. 
80 Stat. 999. 
33 u s e 1122. 
33 u s e 1123. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title I I of the 
Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 is 
amended as follows: 
(1) Section 203(b) (1) of the Marine Resources and Engineering 
Development Act of 1966 is amended by inserting immediately after 
"for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, not to exceed the sum of 
$15,000,000," the following: "for the fiscal year ending June 30,1969, 
not to exceed the sum of $6,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1970, not to exceed the sum of $15,000,000,". 
(2) Section 204(d)(1) of the Marine Resources and Engineering 
Development Act of 1966 is amended by deleting the phrase "in any 
fiscal year" each time it appears therein. 
Approved August 11, 1968. 
August 11, 1968 
[H.R. 14367] 
Beryl ore. 
Disposal. 
60 Stat. 596. 
Public Law 90-478 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal of beryl ore from the national stockpile and the 
supplemental stockpile. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of tJie 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis-
trator of Greneral Services is hereby authorized to dispose of, by 
negotiation or otherwise, approximately nine thousand eight hundred 
and eighty-eight short tons of beryl ore now held in the national stock-
pile established pursuant to the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h) and the supplemental stockpile estab-
lished pursuant to section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 456, as amended by 73 Stat. 
607). Such disposition may be made without regard to the provisions 
of section 3 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act: 
Provided, That the time and method of disposition shall be fixed with 
due regard to the protection of the United States against avoidable 
loss and the protection of producers, processors, and consumers against 
avoidable disruption of their usual markets. 
Approved August 11, 1968.
An Act to authorize appropriations for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce
PL 90-471 (H.R.15189), enacted 08/09/1968

692 
PUBLIC LAW 90-471-AUG. 9, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Interdepart-
mental groups. 
59 Stat. 134. 
Payments to 
convicted rioters, 
prohibition. 
Short title. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to finance 
interdepartmental boards, commissions, councils, committees, or simi-
lar groups under sec. 214 of the Independent Offices Appropriation 
Act, 1946 (31 U.S.C. 691) which do not have prior and specific Con-
gressional approval of such method of financial support. 
SEC. 705. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
used to pay the salary of any Federal employee who is finally convicted 
in any Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction, of incit-
ing, promoting, or carrying on a riot resulting in material damage to 
property or injury to persons, found to be m violation of Federal, 
State, or local laws designed to protect persons or property in the com-
munity concerned. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 
1969". 
Approved August 9, 1968. 
Public Law 90-471 
A"8ust 9, 1968 
AN ACT 
' 
i__ To authorize appropriations for certain maritime prt^rams of the Department 
of Commerce. 
Maritime pro-
grams. 
Appropriation 
authorization, 
1969. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate mid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation as the 
appropriation Act may provide for the use of the Department of 
Commerce, for the fiscal year 1969, as follows: 
(a) ac(j[uisition, construction, or reconstruction of vessels and 
construction-differential subsidy and cost of national defense fea-
tures incident to the construction, reconstruction, or recondition-
ing of ships, $200,000,000; 
(b) payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential 
subsidy, $206,000,000; 
(c) expenses necessary for research and development activities 
(including reimbursement of the Vessel Operations Revolving 
Fund for losses resulting from expenses of experimental ship 
operations), $10,960,000; 
(d) reserve fleet exj)enses, $5,279,000; 
(e) maritime training at the Merchant Marine Academy at 
Kings Point, New York, $5,177,000; and 
(f) financial assistance to State marine schools, $2,035,000. 
None of the construction, reconstruction, or reconditioning of ships 
authorized in paragraph (a) shall be procured from other than ship-
yards and facilities within the United States. 
Approved August 9, 1968.
An Act to amend the Life Insurance Act of District of Columbia, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat. 1125)
PL 90-467 (H.R.10213), enacted 08/08/1968

662 
PUBLIC LAW 90-466-AUG. 8, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
" (b) There is also authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Defense not to exceed $500,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years begin-
ning July 1,1969, July 1,1970, and July 1,1971, to carry out this Act, 
including the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and the devel-
opment of public recreation and other facilities. The Secretary of 
Defense shall, to the greatest extent practicable, enter into agreements 
to utilize the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities, with or 
without reimbursement, of the Secretary of the Interior in carrying 
out the provisions of this Act. Sums authorized to be appropriated 
under this Act shall be available until expended." 
Approved August 8, 1968. 
August 8,1968 
[H. R. 9391] 
Public Law 90-466 
AN ACT 
To amend section 376(a) of title 28, United States Code. 
Widows and 
children of judges. 
Annuities. 
70 Stat. 1021. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) section 
376(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows; 
"Any judge of the United States may by written election filed with 
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
within six months after the date on which he takes office or within six 
months after he marries bring himself within the purview of this 
section." 
(b) For the purpose of the amendment made by subsection (a), a 
judge who is in office on the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
deemed to have taken office on that date. 
Approved August 8, 1968. 
August 8, 1968 
[H.R. 10213] 
Life Insurance 
Act, D.C. 
Amendment. 
Public Law 90-467 
AN ACT 
To amend tlie Life Insurance Act of tlie District of Columbia, approved June 19, 
1934 (48 Stat. 1125). 
Be it enojcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserrhbled^ That section 11 of 
chapter II of the Life Insurance Act, approved June 19,1934 (48 Stat. 
1132), as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 35-410), is amended by adding at 
the end of the first paragraph thereof the following: "This paragraph 
shall not apply to an alien company which maintains in the United 
States as required by law, assets held in trust for the benefit of the 
United States policyholders in an amount not less than the sum of its 
required capital deposit and the amount of its outstanding liabilities 
arising out of its insurance transactions in the United States." 
Approved August 8, 1968.
An Act to amend section 376 (a) of title 28, United States Code
PL 90-466 (H.R.9391), enacted 08/08/1968

662 
PUBLIC LAW 90-466-AUG. 8, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
" (b) There is also authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Defense not to exceed $500,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years begin-
ning July 1,1969, July 1,1970, and July 1,1971, to carry out this Act, 
including the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and the devel-
opment of public recreation and other facilities. The Secretary of 
Defense shall, to the greatest extent practicable, enter into agreements 
to utilize the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities, with or 
without reimbursement, of the Secretary of the Interior in carrying 
out the provisions of this Act. Sums authorized to be appropriated 
under this Act shall be available until expended." 
Approved August 8, 1968. 
August 8,1968 
[H. R. 9391] 
Public Law 90-466 
AN ACT 
To amend section 376(a) of title 28, United States Code. 
Widows and 
children of judges. 
Annuities. 
70 Stat. 1021. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) section 
376(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows; 
"Any judge of the United States may by written election filed with 
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
within six months after the date on which he takes office or within six 
months after he marries bring himself within the purview of this 
section." 
(b) For the purpose of the amendment made by subsection (a), a 
judge who is in office on the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
deemed to have taken office on that date. 
Approved August 8, 1968. 
August 8, 1968 
[H.R. 10213] 
Life Insurance 
Act, D.C. 
Amendment. 
Public Law 90-467 
AN ACT 
To amend tlie Life Insurance Act of tlie District of Columbia, approved June 19, 
1934 (48 Stat. 1125). 
Be it enojcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserrhbled^ That section 11 of 
chapter II of the Life Insurance Act, approved June 19,1934 (48 Stat. 
1132), as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 35-410), is amended by adding at 
the end of the first paragraph thereof the following: "This paragraph 
shall not apply to an alien company which maintains in the United 
States as required by law, assets held in trust for the benefit of the 
United States policyholders in an amount not less than the sum of its 
required capital deposit and the amount of its outstanding liabilities 
arising out of its insurance transactions in the United States." 
Approved August 8, 1968.
An Act to amend the act of June 19, 1968 (Public Law 351, 90th Congress).
PL 90-462 (S.3679), enacted 08/08/1968

638 
PUBLIC LAW 90-461-AUG. 8, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
79 Stat, 1245. 
20 u s e 1081. 
20 u s e 1078. 
20 u s e 1082. 
State, institution, or organization and are outstanding on the date 
of execution of the guaranty agreement, but only \vith respect to 
defaults occurring after the execution of such guaranty agreement or, 
if later, after its effective date." 
(c) Section 431 of such Act is amended (A) by inserting in the 
first sentence of subsection (a) ", or in connection with payments 
under a guaranty agreement under section 428(c)," after "insured by 
him under this part"; (B) by inserting in the third sentence of sub-
section (a) ", or in connection with such guaranty agreements" after 
"insured by the Commissioner under this part"; and (C) by inserting 
in the first sentence of subsection (b) ", or in connection with any 
guaranty agreement made under section 428(c)" after "insured by 
the Commissioner under this part". 
(d) Section 432(a)(5) of such Act is amended by inserting "or 
any guaranty agreement under section 428 (c) " after "such insurance". 
Approved August 3, 1968. 
Public Law 90-461 
Augusts, 1968 
A N 
A C T 
[S.2060] 
ipQ amend section 508(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 to extend for a period of five years the authorization to make 
appropriations for allocations and grants for the collection and publication of 
documentary sources significant to the history of the United States. 
Federal Prop-
erty and Ad-
ministrative 
Services Act of 
1949, amendment. 
78 Stat. 335. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejrre&entatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 503(f) 
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 63 
Stat. 377, as amended (44 U.S.C. 393), is amended by substituting the 
word "nine" for the word "four" in the phrase "for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30,1965, and each of the four succeeding fiscal years". 
Approved August 8, 1968. 
Augusts, 1968 
[S.3679] 
Public Law 90-462 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 19, 1968 (Public Law 351, Ninetieth Congress). 
Omnibus erime 
eontrol and 
Safe Streets 
Act of 1968, 
amendment. 
Ante, p. 208. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Re'presentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That clauses (1), 
(2), and (3) of section 520(b) of the Act of June 19, 1968 (Public 
Law 351, Ninetieth Congress) ^ are amended by striking out "302" 
each time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "301". 
SEC. 2. The caption of title I I of the Act of June 19, 1968 (Public 
Law 351, Ninetieth Congress), immediately preceding section 701 
thereof is amended to read as follows: 
"TITLE 
II—ADMISSIBILITY 
OF 
CONFESSIONS 
AND 
ADMISSIBILITY OF EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY". 
SEC. 3. Section 1401(a) of the Act of June 19, 1968 (Public Law 
351, Ninetieth Congress), is amended by striking out "Chapter 204" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Chapter 205". 
Approved August 8, 1968.
Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1969, and for other purposes
PL 90-447 (H.J.Res.1420), enacted 07/31/1968

82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-447-JULY 31, 1968 
475 
of such department or aji^ency, may register it as a market agency for 
the wei.<^hing of livestock received in such stockyard, and upon such 
registration such department or agency and the members thereof shall 
be amenable to all the requirements of this Act, and upon failure of 
such department or agency or the members thereof to comply with the 
orders of the Secretary under this Act he is authorized to revoke the 
registration of such department or agency and to enforce such revoca-
tion as provided in section 315 of this Act." 
^ use 2i(5. 
(d) Section 307 (7 U.S.C. 208) is amended to redesignate the first . Nondiscriminat-
sentence as paragraph " ( a ) " and to add a new paragraph (b) as mfnag°emJirt'! 
follows: 
"(b) It shall be the responsibility and right of every stockyard 
ow^ner to manage and regulate his stockyard in a just, reasonable, and 
nondiscriminatory manner, to prescribe rules and regulations and to 
require those persons engaging in or attempting to engage in the 
purchase, sale, or solicitation of livestock at such stockyard to conduct 
their operations in a manner which will foster, preserve, or insure 
an efficient, competitive public market. Such rules and regulations shall 
not prevent a registered market agency or dealer from rendering serv-
ice on other markets or in occasional and incidental off-market trans-
actions.'' 
(e) Section 312(a) (7 U.S.C. 213(a)) is amended by inserting y2%,ll%^^J'' 
after the words '"in connection with'' the phrase "determining whether 
persons should be authorized to operate at the stockyards, or with". 
Approved July 31, 1968. 
Public Law 90-447 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
July 31, 1968 
Making continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal 
year 1969, and for other purposes, [H. J. Res. 1420] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assenibled. That clause (c) of section 
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102 of the joint resolution of June 29, 1968 (Public Law 90-366), is 1959 
hereby amended by striking out "July 31, 1968" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "September 30,1968". 
Approved July 31, 1968, 7:45 p.m. 
propriations, 
Ante, 
p. 276.
An Act to amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1962, to authorize additional appropriations
PL 90-442 (H.R.18065), enacted 07/30/1968

82 STAT. J 
PUBLIC LAW 90-444-JULY 30, 1968 
461 
Public Law 90-442 
AN ACT 
July 30,1968 
To amend the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, to authorize additional 
[H.R. isoes] 
appropriations. 
Foreign Service 
appro-
priation. 
80 Stat. 881. 
Be it encLcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 4(f) (2) 
of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 295(f)(2)), fdimoTilpp, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma; 
and 
(2) by inserting immediately^ before the period at the end 
thereof a comma and the following: "not to exceed $13,500,000 for 
the fiscal year 1970, and not to exceed $14,300,000 for the fiscal 
year 1971'I 
Approved July 30, 1968. 
Public Law 90-443 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the President to designate the week of August 4 through August 10, 
1968, as "Professional Photography Week". 
July 30, 1968 
[S.J. Res. 181] 
Professional 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That as a tribute to the pro-
fessional photographer and his many works and in recognition of the week°^'^^^*'*^ 
importance of professional photography in our life today and in 
Proclamation. 
America's future, the President is authorized to issue a proclamation 
designating the week beginning August 4 through August 10, 1968, 
. as "Professional Photography Week", and calling upon the people of 
the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies 
and activities. 
Approved July 30, 1968. 
Public Law 90-444 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to modify certain use restrictions on a 
tract of land in the State of Iowa in order that such land may be used as a site 
for the construction of buildings or other improvements for the Iowa Law 
Enforcement Academy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re/presentatires 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Army is authorized to modify on behalf of the United States 
the land use restriction applicable to a tract of land constituting a por-
tion of a larger tract of State-owned land and also a portion of lands 
heretofore conveyed by the United States to the State of Iowa pursuant 
to the Act entitled "An Act to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
convey certain property located in Polk County, Iowa, and described 
July 30, 1968 
[S.3495] 
Iowa. 
Land use re-
strictions, modi-
fication.