An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to adjust the legislative jurisdiction exercised by the United States over lands within Camp McCoy Military Reservation, Wisconsin
PL 89-144 (H.R.546), enacted 08/28/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-144-AUG. 28, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
Public Law 89-144 
August 28, 1965 
[H. R. 546] 
Camp McCc 
Military Rese 
tion, Wis. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to adjust the legislative jurisdiction 
exercised by the United States over lands within Camp McCoy Military Reser-
vation, Wisconsin. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Army may, at such 
times as he may deem desirable, relinquish to the State of-Wisconsin all, 
or such portion as he may deem desirable for relinquishment, of the 
jurisdiction heretofore acquired by the United States over any land 
within the Camp McCoy Military Reservation, Monroe County, Wis-
consin, reserving to the United States such concurrent or partial juris-
diction as he may deem necessary. 
Relinquishment of jurisdiction 
under the authority of this Act may be made by filing with the Gov-
ernor of the State of Wisconsin a notice of such relinquishment, which 
shall take effect upon acceptance thereof by the State of Wisconsin in 
such manner as its laws may prescribe. 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-145 
August 28, 1965 
A N 
A C T 
LJ 
. 
To authorize checks to be drawn in favor of financial organizations for the 
credit of a person's account, under certain conditions. 
Disbursing 
officers. 
Payments to 
financial or-
ganizations, 
authorization. 
Definitions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3620 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 492), is amended— 
(1) by inserting the designation " ( a ) " before the word "It" 
at the beginning thereof; and 
(2) by adding the following new subsections at the end thereof: 
"(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other provision of 
law, and under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the head of an agency may, upon the written request of a 
person to whom a payment is to be made, authorize a disbursing officer 
to make the payment— 
"(1) oy sending to the financial organization designated by 
that person a check that is drawn in favor of that organization 
and for credit to the account of that person; or 
" (2) if more than one person to whom a payment is to be made 
designates the same financial organization, by sending to the 
organization a check that is drawn in favor of the organization 
for the total amount due those persons and by specifying the 
amount to be credited to the account of each of those persons. 
In this subsection, 'agency' means any department, agency, independ-
ent establishment, board, office, commission, or other establishment 
in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch, of the Government, 
any wholly owned or controlled Government corporation, and the 
municipal government of the District of Columbia; 'financial orga-
nization' means any bank, savings bank, savings and loan association 
or similar institution, or Federal or State chartered credit union. 
"(c) Payment by the United States of a check, drawn in accordance 
with subsection (b) and properly endorsed, shall constitute a full ac-
quittance for the amount due to the person requesting payment." 
Approved August 28, 1965.