An Act to authorize the Secretary of Defense to lend certain Army, Navy, and Air Force equipment and provide certain services to the Boy Scouts of America for use in the 1964 National Jamboree, and for other purposes
PL 88-41 (H.R.2439), enacted 06/21/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-40-JUNE 13, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
June 13, 1963 
[H. R.249] 
Public Law 88-40 
AN ACT 
To aineud section 632 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for an extension 
of the program of grants-in-aid to the Republic of the Philippines for the 
hospitalization of certain veterans. 
Veterans. 
Hospitalization 
in Philippines. 
72 Stat. 1145. 
7 2 Stat.. 1253; 
75 Stat. 675. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the second 
sentence of paragraph (1) of section 632 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "five consecutive fiscal years", and 
inserting in lieu thereof "ten consecutive fiscal years,"; and by insert-
ing before the period at the end of such sentence "ending before July 
1, 1963, nor $500,000 for any one fiscal year beginning on or after 
such date". 
SEC. 2. Section 632 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the follov^ing: "Such agreement may also 
provide that during the contract period specified in paragraph (1) 
of this section, payments for hospital care and for medical services 
provided to Commonwealth Army veterans or to United States vet-
erans may consist in whole or in part of available medicines, medical 
supplies, and equipment furnished by the Administrator to the Vet-
erans Memorial Hospital at valuations therefor as determined by the 
Administrator. The Administrator is authorized to furnish through 
the revolving supply fund, pursuant to section 5011 of this title, such 
medicines, medical supplies, and equipment as necessary for this pur-
pose and to use therefor, as applicable, appropriations available for 
such payments." 
Approved June 13, 1963. 
June 21, 1963 
[H. R. 2439] 
Public Law 88-41 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to lend certain Army, Navy, and Air Force 
equipment and provide certain services to the Boy Scouts of America for use 
in the 1964 National Jamboree, and for other purposes. 
Boy Scouts of 
America. 
National Jam-
boree. 
Equipment.. 
39 Stat. 227. 
36 u s e 21-29. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Secre-
tary of Defense is hereby authorized, under such regulations as he may 
prescribe, to lend to the Boy Scouts of America, a corporation created 
under the Act of June 15, 1916, for the use and accommodation of 
approximately fifty thousand Scouts and officials who are to attend 
the Sixth National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America to be held 
at Valley Forge State Park, Pennsylvania, during July and August 
1964, such tents, cots, blankets, commissary equipment, flags, refrig-
erators, vehicles, and other equipment and services as may be necessary 
or useful to the extent that items are in stock and available and their 
issue will not jeopardize the national defense program. 
(b) Such equipment is authorized to be delivered at such time prior 
to the holding of such jamboree and to be returned at such time after 
the close of such jamboree, as may be agreed upon by the Secretary of 
Defense and the National Council, Boy Scouts of America. 
No 
expense shall be incurred by the United States Government for the 
delivery and return of such equipment, and the Boy Scouts of America 
shall pay for the cost of the actual rehabilitation and repair, or replace-
ment of such equipment. 
77 STAT.] 
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(c) The Secretary of Defense, before delivering such property, 
shall take from the Boy Scouts of America a good and sufficient bond 
for the safe return of such property in good order and condition, and 
the whole without expense to the United States. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized, under such 
regulations as he may prescribe, to provide to the Boy Scouts of 
America, in support of the encampment referred to in subsection (a) 
of the first section of this Act, such Communication, medical, engineer-
ing, protective, and other logistical services as may be necessary or 
useful to the extent that such services are available and the providing 
of them will not jeopardize the national defense program. 
SEC. 3. Each department of the Federal Government is hereby 
authorized under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secre-
tary thereof to assist the Boy Scouts of America in the carrying out 
and the fulfillment of the plans for the encampment referred to in 
subsection (a) of the first section of this Act. 
Approved June 21, 1963. 
Bond. 
Logistical 
services. 
Agency assist-
Public Law 88-42 
AN ACT 
To umeiul l*nl)lic I^w 8H-272, as amende<U with respect to the reiMHtiiig date. 
Be, it enacted by the, l^eyruite and Ilou-se of ReprefientativeH of the 
United States of Ainerica m Congress assembled^ That section 202 of 
Public Law 86-272 (73 Stat. 556), as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 202. Tlie connnittees shall report to their respective Houses 
the results of such studies, together with their proposals for legislation 
on or before March 31,1964.-" 
Approved June 21, 1963. 
June 21, 1963 
[H. R. 6441] 
15 u s e 381 
note. 
Public Law 88-43 
AN ACT 
To authorize modilicatiou of the repayment contract with the Grand Valley 
Water Users' Association. 
Be it erutcted hy the Semite and House of Represe7itatives of the 
United States of America in (Congress assemhled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized, pursuant to subsection 8(i) of the Act 
of August 4,1939 (53 Stat. 1187), to modify the contractual obligation 
of the Grand Valley Water Users' Association (1) by deducting from 
such obligation the unaccrued construction charges in the amount of 
$109,158.19 against one thousand three hundred sixty-six and two-
tenths acres originally classified as productive and now reclassified as 
permanently unproductive; (2) by crediting to the next annual 
installment from the Grand Valley Water Users' Association due to 
the United States under its contract of January 27, 1945, after enact-
ment of this Act, the sum of $4,531.93, which represents construction 
charges paid by the association on one hundred twenty-three and six-
tenths acres of land in canceled farm units included in the above 
acreage. 
Approved June 21, 1963. 
June 21, 1963 
[H. R. 2821] 
Grand Valley 
Water Users' 
Association, 
Colo., contract 
modification. 
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