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An Act to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to authorize the survivors of a member of the Armed Forces who dies while on active duty to be paid for his unused accrued leave
PL 89-151 (H.R.7843), enacted 08/28/1965

586 
PUBLIC LAW 89-151-AUG. 28, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
August 28, 1965 
[H. R. 7843] 
Public Law 89-151 
AN ACT 
To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to authorize the survivors of a 
member of the armed forces who dies while on active duty to be paid for his 
unused accrued leave. 
Armed Forces. 
Unused leave, 
payment to sur-
vivors. 
76 Stat. 480. 
72 Stat. 1461. 
Repeal. 
76 Stat. 492. 
Applicability. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That clause (1) of 
section 501(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
" (1) 'Discharge" means— 
"(A) in the case of an enlisted member, separation or release 
from active duty under honorable conditions or appointment as 
an officer; 
"(B) in the case of an officer, separation or release from 
active duty under honorable conditions; and 
"(C) in the case of either an officer or an enlisted member, 
death while on active duty unless the decedent was put to death 
as lawful punishment for a crime or a military oflfense;". 
SEC. 2. Section 501(d) of title 37, I'nited States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(d) Payments for unused accrued leave under subsections 
(b) and (g) of this section, in the case of a member who dies 
while on active duty or in the case of a member or former 
member who dies after retirement or discharge and before he 
receives that payment, shall be made in accordance with section 
2771 of title 10. In the case of a member who dies w^hile on 
active duty, payment for unused accrued leave under subsections 
(b) and (g) of this section shall be based upon the unused 
accrued leave the member carried forward into the leave year 
during which he died plus the unusued leave that accrued to him 
during that leave year. 
However, the number of days upon 
which the payment is based may not be more than sixty." 
SKC. 3. Section 701(d) of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 
SEC. 4. This Act applies only in the case of members who die on or 
after the date of enactment. 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-152 
August 30, 1965 
^ ^ ^^"^ 
[H. R. 10306] 
-pj^ amend the I'niversal Military Training and Service Act of lOol, as amended. 
Armed Forces. 
Draft cards, 
destruction, etc. 
62 Stat. 622. 
50 u s e app. 462. 
Be it enacted hi/ the Senate and Hou>^e of Representatives 
of the 
T'nited States of America in Conc/ress assembled. That the Universal 
Military Training and Service Act, as amended, is hereby further 
amended as follows: 
SECTION 1. Sei-tion 12(b) (3) is amended to read as follows: 
"(3) who forges, alters, knowingly destroys, knowingly muti-
lates, or in any manner changes any such certificate or any nota-
tion duly and validly inscribed thereon: or"'. 
Approved August 30, 1965.
An Act to authorize payment of incentive pay for the performance of hazardous duty on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
PL 89-149 (H.R.3044), enacted 08/28/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-150-AUG. 28, 1965 
585 
Public Law 89-149 
AN A C T 
August 28, 1965 
To autliorize payment of inceutive pay for the i>er 
forma nee of hazardous duty 
[H. R. 3044] 
on the flight deek of an aircraft carrier. 
Uniformed serv-
ices. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 301(a) 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
Hazardous duty 
(1) by striking out the word "or" at the end of clause (10); 
'"yJ^sJIt 47i' 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (11) and 
inserting a semicolon and the word "or* in place thereof; and 
(3) by adding the following new clause at the end thereof: 
"(12) involving frequent and regular participation in flight 
operations on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier." 
SEC. 2. Section 301(c) of title 37, Laiited States Code, is amended by 
striking out the words "or (11)" and inserting the words "(11), or 
(12)" in f)lace thereof. 
SEC, 8. Section 301(f) of title 37,1'nited States (^ode. is amended by 
striking out the words "subsection ( a ) ( l ) - ( l l ) " and inserting the 
Avords "subsection (a) (1)-(12)" in place thereof. 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-150 
AN ACT 
August :!8, 1965 
To amend section 148o of title 10. United States Code, relating to the transi)orta- 
[H. R. 3037] 
tion of remains of deceased dependents of members of the armed forces, and for 
other purposes. 
Be if enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That title 10, LTnited 
^e'^eascd'^de-' 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
pendents. 
(1) The catchline and subsection (a) of section 1485 are amended 
^OA stat. ii4. 
to i-ead as follows: 
"§ 1485. Dependents of members of armed forces 
"(a) The Secretary concerned may, if a dependent of a member of 
an armed force dies while the member is on active duty (other than for 
training), provide for, and pay the necessary expenses of, transporting 
the remains of the deceased dependent to the home of the decedent or 
to any other place that the Secretary determines to be the appropriate 
place of interment." 
(2) The analj'sis of chapter 75 is amended by striking out the fol- ,^3° "^^ ^^'^^' 
lowing item: 
*'148,'>. I)ei>eudents of members of armed forces; death while outside the United 
States.*' 
and inserting the following item in place thereof: 
'•14M.'5. ])ei»endents of members of anned forces." 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
1488. 
49-850 0-66—40
An Act to provide for the commemoration of certain historical events in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes
PL 89-155 (H.R.7181), enacted 08/31/1965

588 
PUBLIC LAW 89-155-AUG. 31, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
Public Law 89-155 
August 31, 1965 
[H. R. 7181] 
Commemoration 
of historical sites, 
Kans. 
AN ACT 
Appropriation. 
To provide for the commemoration of certain liistorical events in the State of 
Kansas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to take appropriate action in accordance 
with section 2, subsection (g), of the Act of August 21,1935 (49 Stat. 
666, 16 U.S.C. 462), and as hereinafter provided, to commemorate 
and to mark the sites of certain historical events and the strife that 
occurred in the State of Kansas prior to and during the period May 
30,1854, to April 12,1861, and during the Civil War. 
SEC. 2. The sites to be marked pursuant to the first section of this 
Act are particularly those of major historical events in the struggle, 
commonly termed "Bleeding Kansas", which was significant in lead-
ing to the start of the Civil War and of major events in that war. 
These sites include, without being limited to: 
(1) Fort Scott, in the city of Fort Scott, Bourbon County; 
(2) sites associated with John Brown in Osawatomie, Miami 
County; 
(3) the Mine Creek Battlefield, in Linn County; 
(4) the Marais des Cygnes massacre in Linn County; and 
(5) the site of Quantrell's raid at Baxter Springs, in Cherokee 
County. 
The Secretary is further authorized to provide such information and 
services respecting the sites that are so marked and the events that 
are so commemorated as will enhance public understanding of their 
significance and of their relations to each other and to the history 
of the Nation. Before any site is marked, the owner of the property 
in question shall have executed an agreement, satisfactory in form 
and content to the Secretary, on behalf of himself and his successors 
in interest, to maintain the marker in suitable condition and to allow 
reasonable public access to the site so marked. 
SEC. 3. In order further to commemorate Fort Scott and to promote 
its preservation as a site of national historic significance, the Secretary 
is also authorized to render the city of Fort Scott such assistance, in 
the form of technical advice, grants of funds for land acquisition and 
development, and other help necessary to display the fort.to the public 
in appropriate fashion: Provided^ That before any such assistance 
is rendered by the Secretary, the city of Fort Scott shall have agreed 
that the site will be operated and maintained as a public historic site. 
SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, 
but not more than $805,700, as may be necessary for land acquisition, 
land site rehabilitation and development, and the marking of historic 
sites pursuant to the provisions of this Act. 
Approved August 31, 1965.
An Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove inequities in the active duty promotion opportunity of certain Air Force officers.
PL 89-157 (H.R.7596), enacted 08/31/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC L
A
W 89-157-AUG. 31, 1965 
611 
TITLE IX—FEDEKAL RADIATION COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Federal Radiation Council, $166,000. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1001. Appropriations contained in this Act, available for sal-
aries and expenses, shall be available for services as authorized by sec-
tion 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 
SEC. 1002. Appropriations contained in this Act available for sal-
aries and expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances there-
for as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 
U.S.C. 2131). 
SEC. 1003. Appropriations contained in this Act available for sal-
aries and expenses shall be available for expenses of attendance at 
meetings which are concerned with the functions or activities for 
which the appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved 
conduct, supervision, or management of those functions or activities. 
SEC. 1004. The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare, are each authorized to,make available not to 
exceed $5,000 from funds available for salaries and expenses under 
titles I and II, respectively, for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
SEC. 1005. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used for 
implementing any provision of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of Labor, and Health, 
Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1966". 
Approved Augu.st 31, 1965. 
Experts or con-
sultants. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Uniform allow-
68 Stat. 1114. 
Attendance at 
meetings. 
Official recep-
tion expenses. 
Restriction. 
78 Stat. 508. 
42 u s e 2701 
note. 
Short title. 
Public Law 89-157 
AN ACT 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove inequities in the active duty 
promotion opportunity of certain Air Force officers. 
August 31, 1965 
[H. R. 7596] 
Be it enacted by tlie Senate and Hou^e of Representativeii of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, for the period 
.July 1, 1965, through June 30, 1966, the table in section 8202(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, as it relates to colonels and lieutenant 
colonels, is suspended. For this period the authorized strengths of 
the Air Force m officers on active duty in the grades of colonel and 
lieutenant colonel, exclusive of officers on active duty for training 
only and officers serving vi'ith other departments or agencies on a 
reimbursable basis, may not exceed 6,300 and 15,901, respectively. 
Approved August 31, 1965. 
Air Force. 
Officer pro-
motions. 
70A Stat. 498.
Joint resolution extending the duration of copyright protection in certain cases
PL 89-142 (H.J.Res.431), enacted 08/28/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-143-AUG. 28, 1965 
581 
SEC. 2. Subsection (c) of section 3486 of title 18, United States Code, 
^^ ^'^'' ^45. 
is amended by inserting after the words "in any case or proceeding 
before any grand jury or court of the United States" the following: 
"involving any violation of section 1751 of title 18 of the United States 
Code, or". 
SEC. 3. The table of contents to "PAKT I.—CRIMES" of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after 
"83. Postal Service 
1691" 
a new chapter reference as follows: 
"84. Presidential assassination, kidnaping, and assault 
1751". 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-142 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Extending the duration of copyriglit protection in certain cases. 
August 28, 1965 
[H. J. Res. 431] 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Reiyi'eseritatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That in any case in which 
the renewal term of copyright subsisting in any work on the date 
of approval of this resohition, or the term thereof as extended by 
Public Law 87-668, would expire prior to December 31, 1967, such 
lejni is lierebj' continued until December 31, 1967. 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Copyright terms. 
Extension. 
76 Stat. 555. 
17 u s e 24 note. 
Public Law 89-143 
AN ACT 
To amend section 2.'>7o(a> of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the dis-
l)osition of lost, al)andoned, or unclaimed personal proi)erty under certain 
conditions. 
August 2S, 1965 
[H. R. 5034] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
T^nlted States of Amenca in Congress a^ssemhJed, That section 2575(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by changing the second sentence to read: "HoAvever, 
property may not be disposed of until diligent elfort has been 
made to find the owner, his lieirs or next of kin, or his legal 
representative."; 
(2) by inserting "certified or" between "by" and "registered" 
in the third sentence; and 
(3) by adding a new sentence at the end thereof to read: "When 
diligent effort to determine the owner, his heirs or next of kin, or 
his legal representatives is unsuccessful, the property may be dis-
posed of without delay, except that if it has a fair market value 
of $25 or more the property may not be disposed of until three 
months after the date it is received at a storage point designated 
by the Secretary." 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Armed Forces. 
Unclaimed prop, 
erty, disposition. 
70A Stat. 144.
An Act to amend section 2575(a) of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the disposition of lost, abandoned, or unclaimed personal property under certain conditions
PL 89-143 (H.R.5034), enacted 08/28/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-143-AUG. 28, 1965 
581 
SEC. 2. Subsection (c) of section 3486 of title 18, United States Code, 
^^ ^'^'' ^45. 
is amended by inserting after the words "in any case or proceeding 
before any grand jury or court of the United States" the following: 
"involving any violation of section 1751 of title 18 of the United States 
Code, or". 
SEC. 3. The table of contents to "PAKT I.—CRIMES" of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after 
"83. Postal Service 
1691" 
a new chapter reference as follows: 
"84. Presidential assassination, kidnaping, and assault 
1751". 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-142 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Extending the duration of copyriglit protection in certain cases. 
August 28, 1965 
[H. J. Res. 431] 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Reiyi'eseritatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That in any case in which 
the renewal term of copyright subsisting in any work on the date 
of approval of this resohition, or the term thereof as extended by 
Public Law 87-668, would expire prior to December 31, 1967, such 
lejni is lierebj' continued until December 31, 1967. 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Copyright terms. 
Extension. 
76 Stat. 555. 
17 u s e 24 note. 
Public Law 89-143 
AN ACT 
To amend section 2.'>7o(a> of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the dis-
l)osition of lost, al)andoned, or unclaimed personal proi)erty under certain 
conditions. 
August 2S, 1965 
[H. R. 5034] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
T^nlted States of Amenca in Congress a^ssemhJed, That section 2575(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by changing the second sentence to read: "HoAvever, 
property may not be disposed of until diligent elfort has been 
made to find the owner, his lieirs or next of kin, or his legal 
representative."; 
(2) by inserting "certified or" between "by" and "registered" 
in the third sentence; and 
(3) by adding a new sentence at the end thereof to read: "When 
diligent effort to determine the owner, his heirs or next of kin, or 
his legal representatives is unsuccessful, the property may be dis-
posed of without delay, except that if it has a fair market value 
of $25 or more the property may not be disposed of until three 
months after the date it is received at a storage point designated 
by the Secretary." 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Armed Forces. 
Unclaimed prop, 
erty, disposition. 
70A Stat. 144.
An Act to authorize the U.S. Governor to agree to amendments to the articles of agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation, and for other purposes
PL 89-126 (S.1742), enacted 08/14/1965

79 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-127-AUGUST 14, 1965 
519 
Public Law 89-126 
^^ 
A C T 
August 14, 1965 
To authorize the Viiited States (iovenior to agree to amendments to the articles 
^^- ^'^'^^^ 
of aja-et»ment.s of the International Bank for Recon.struction and Development 
and the International Finance C«ri)oration, and for other puiTOses. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Representatives of the 
United States of America m Congress assemhUd^ That the Bretton A^etme"t^°Act 
Woods Agreements Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 286-286k-l), is amendments. 
amended by: 
59 stat. 512. 
(1) Deleting paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (b) of section 4 
(22 U.S.C. 286b) and substituting therefor the following: 
"(5) The Council shall transmit to the President and to the Con- dent^and con-'^^'" 
gress an annual report with respect to the participation of the United gress. 
States in the Fund and Bank. 
"(6) Each such report shall contain such data concerning the 
^^*^' 
operations and policies of the Fund and Bank, such recommenda-
tions concerning the Fund and Bank, and such other data and material 
as the Council may deem appropriate." 
(2) Substituting a comma for the period at the end of section 5 
(22 U.S.C. 286c) and adding the following: "if such increase involves 
an increased subscription on the part of the United States." 
(3) Adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 21. The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to 
^"'^' ^' ^^^• 
agree to an amendment to the articles of agreement of the Bank to 
permit the Bank to make, participate in, or guarantee loans to the 
International Finance Corporation for use in the lending operations 
of the latter." 
SEC. 2. The International Finance Corporation Act, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 282-282g), is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow- 
^9 stat. 669. 
ing new section: 
"SEC. 10. The United States Governor of the Corporation is author-
ized to agree to the amendments of the articles of agreement of the 
Corporation to remove the prohibition therein contained against the 
Corporation lending to or borrowing from the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, and to place limitations on such 
borrowings." 
Approved August 14, 1965. 
Public Law 89-127 
AN A C T 
August 14, 1965 
To amend section .502 of the Merchant Marine Act. 1936, relating to construction 
'• ' ' 
•' 
differential subsidies. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejn-esentatives of the 
United States of America in Gonqress assembled. That the proviso 
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by striking out "June 30, 1965," and inserting in lieu thereof "June ys stat. 313. 
30, 1966." 
Approved August 14, 1965.
An Act to amend section 502 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, relating to construction differential subsidies
PL 89-127 (H.R.4346), enacted 08/14/1965

79 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-127-AUGUST 14, 1965 
519 
Public Law 89-126 
^^ 
A C T 
August 14, 1965 
To authorize the Viiited States (iovenior to agree to amendments to the articles 
^^- ^'^'^^^ 
of aja-et»ment.s of the International Bank for Recon.struction and Development 
and the International Finance C«ri)oration, and for other puiTOses. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and Houne of Representatives of the 
United States of America m Congress assemhUd^ That the Bretton A^etme"t^°Act 
Woods Agreements Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 286-286k-l), is amendments. 
amended by: 
59 stat. 512. 
(1) Deleting paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (b) of section 4 
(22 U.S.C. 286b) and substituting therefor the following: 
"(5) The Council shall transmit to the President and to the Con- dent^and con-'^^'" 
gress an annual report with respect to the participation of the United gress. 
States in the Fund and Bank. 
"(6) Each such report shall contain such data concerning the 
^^*^' 
operations and policies of the Fund and Bank, such recommenda-
tions concerning the Fund and Bank, and such other data and material 
as the Council may deem appropriate." 
(2) Substituting a comma for the period at the end of section 5 
(22 U.S.C. 286c) and adding the following: "if such increase involves 
an increased subscription on the part of the United States." 
(3) Adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 21. The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to 
^"'^' ^' ^^^• 
agree to an amendment to the articles of agreement of the Bank to 
permit the Bank to make, participate in, or guarantee loans to the 
International Finance Corporation for use in the lending operations 
of the latter." 
SEC. 2. The International Finance Corporation Act, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 282-282g), is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow- 
^9 stat. 669. 
ing new section: 
"SEC. 10. The United States Governor of the Corporation is author-
ized to agree to the amendments of the articles of agreement of the 
Corporation to remove the prohibition therein contained against the 
Corporation lending to or borrowing from the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, and to place limitations on such 
borrowings." 
Approved August 14, 1965. 
Public Law 89-127 
AN A C T 
August 14, 1965 
To amend section .502 of the Merchant Marine Act. 1936, relating to construction 
'• ' ' 
•' 
differential subsidies. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejn-esentatives of the 
United States of America in Gonqress assembled. That the proviso 
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m the second sentence 01 subsection (b) or section 502 or the Mer- subsidy, exten-
chant Manne Act, 1936. as amended (46 U.S.C. 1152(b)), is amended ^'"'^•^^^^^ 1200-
by striking out "June 30, 1965," and inserting in lieu thereof "June ys stat. 313. 
30, 1966." 
Approved August 14, 1965.