An Act making appropriations for certain civil functions administered by the Department of Defense, the Panama Canal, certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Water Resources Council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and for other purposes
PL 90-147 (H.R.11641), enacted 11/20/1967

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Public Law 90-147 
A N A C T 
November 20, 1967 
Making appropriations for certain civil functions administered by the Depart- 
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ment of Defense, the Panama Canal, certain agencies of the Department of 
the Interior, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic 
Canal Study Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, Interstate 
Commission on the Potomac River Basin, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and 
the Water Resources Council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, 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 following g^^^"^!''' ^
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sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasuij not otherwise commis^'<^n Ap-
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30,1968, for certain civil propriation Act, 
functions administered by the Department of Defense, the Panama 
Canal, certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Atomic 
Energy Commission, the Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study 
Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, Interstate Com-
mission on the Potomac River Basin, the Tennessee Valley Authority, 
and the Water Resources Council, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE A R M Y 
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CEMETERIAL EXPENSES 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
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For necessary cemeterial expenses as authorized by law, including 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of national cemeteries, 
and purchase of headstones and markers for unmarked graves; pur-
chase of three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; main-
tenance of that portion of Congressional Cemetery to which the 
United States has title, Confederate burial places under the jurisdic-
tion of the Department of the Army, and graves used by the Army in 
commercial cemeteries; $21,200,000, of which $6,040,000 shall remain 
available until expended for special construction at Arlington 
National Cemetery: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
used to repair more than a single approach road to any national 
cemetery: Provided 
further, 
That this appropriation shall not be 
jobligated for construction of a superintendent's lodge or family 
quarters at a cost per unit in excess of $17,000, but such limitation may 
be increased by such additional amounts as may be required to pro-
vide office space, public comfort rooms, or space for the storage of 
Government property within the same structure: Provided 
further, 
That reimbursement shall be made to the applicable military appro-
priation for the pay and allowances of any military personnel per-
forming services primarily for the purposes of this appropriation. 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under the direc-
tion of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief 
of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the 
Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, 
and related purposes: 
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GENERAL 
INVESTIGATIONS 
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For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic informa-
tion pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, 
and related projects, and when authorized by law, surveys and studies 
of projects prior to authorization for construction, $34,445,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided^ That $441,000 of this 
appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries 
and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as 
required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 
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6 use 661 note. 563-565) to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal con-
sideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource 
development programs of the Department of the Army. 
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL 
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore protec-
tion, and related projects authorized by law; and detailed studies, and 
plans and specifications, of projects (including those for development 
with participation or under consideration for participation by States, 
local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for 
selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a commitment 
of the Government to construction) ; $967,599,000, to remain available 
Restriction. 
until expeiided: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation shall be 
used for projects not authorized by law or which are authorized by 
law limiting the amount to be appropriated therefor, except as may 
be within the limits of the amount now or hereafter authorized to be 
appropriated: Provided further^ That in connection with the rehabili-
tation of the Snake Creek Embankment of the Garrison Dam and 
Reservoir Project, North Dakota, the Corps of Engineers is authorized 
to participate with the State of North Dakota to the extent of one-half 
the cost of widening the present embankment to provide a four-lane 
right-of-way for U.S. Highway 83 in lieu of the present two-lane 
highway : Provided further^ That $580,000 of this appropriation shall 
be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for 
studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide that 
wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be co-
ordinated with other features of water-resource development programs 
of the Department of the Army. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related 
works, including such sums as may be necessarj for the maintenance 
of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality or other public 
agency, outside of harbor lines, and serving essential needs of gen-
eral commerce and navigation; financing the United States share of 
the cost of pumping water from Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades 
National Park; activities of the California Debris Commission; admin-
istration of laws pertaining to preservation of navigable waters; 
surveys and charting of northern and northwestern lakes and con-
necting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removal 
of obstructions to navigation; $190,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
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FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood control, and 
rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance of flood control proj-
ects threatened or destroyed by flood, as authorized by law (33 U.S.C. 
702a, 702g-l), $87,135,000, to remain available until expended, ^/^tft^^ig"^' 
of which $100,000 shall be available for the construction of road 
crossings of the Panola-Quitman Floodway at Crowder and Paducah 
Wells, Mississippi, and $80,000 shall be available for protection of 
the Sheley Bridge, Tallahatchie Kiver, Mississippi, from bank caving. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For exj)enses necessary for general administration and related 
functions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the 
Division Engineers; activities of the Board of Engineers for Rivers 
and Harbors and the Coastal Engineering Research Center; com-
mercial statistics; and miscellaneous investigations; $18,950,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
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Appropriations in this title shall be available for expenses of at-
tendance by military personnel at meetings in the manner authorized 
by section 19(b) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 336), uniforms, 
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901; 80 Stat, n
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of survey reports authorized by law, and such survey reports as may 
be printed during a recess of Congress shall be printed, with illustra-
tions, as documents of the next succeeding session of Congress; and 
during the current fiscal year the revolving fund, Corps of Engineers, 
shall be available for purchase (not to exceed two hundred and four 
for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles: Provided., 
That the total capital of said fund shall not exceed $162,000,000. 
T H E PANAMA CANAL 
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CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT 
OPERATING 
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For operating expenses necessary for the Canal Zone Government, 
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including operation of the Postal Service of the Canal Zone; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901; 80 Stat. 299); expenses incident to con- 
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ducting hearings on the Isthmus; expenses of special training of 
employees of the Canal Zone Government as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
4101-4118; contingencies of the Governor; residence for the Governor; 
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medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers and aid and 
support of indigent persons legally within the Canal Zone, including 
expenses of their deportation when practicable; and maintaining and 
altering facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone 
for Canal Zone Government use, $36,000,000. 
CAPITAL 
OUTLAY 
For acquisition of land and land under water and acquisition, con-
struction, and rei^lacement of improvements, facilities, structures, and 
equipment, as authorized by law (2 C.Z. Code, Sec. 2; 2 C.Z. Code, Sec. 
371), including the purchase of not to exceed eleven passenger motor 
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vehicles for replacement only, of which nine for police-type use may 
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exceed by $300 each the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year; improving facilities of other Government agencies in 
the Canal Zone for Canal Zone Government use; and expenses incident 
to the retirement of such assets; $4,500,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That notwithstanding the limitation under this 
head in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1961, appro-
priations for "capital outlay" may be used for expenses related to 
the construction of quarters of non-U.S. citizen employees at a unit 
cost not exceeding $16,500. 
PANAMA CANAL COMPANY 
CORPORATION 
The Panama Canal Company is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to it and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts 
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided 
by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended 
61 Stat. 584. 
^gj^ U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the programs 
set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation, 
including maintaining and improving facilities of other Government 
agencies in the Canal Zone for Panama Canal Company use. 
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LIMITATION ON GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $13,000,000 of the funds available to the Panama Canal 
Company shall be available during the current fiscal year for general 
and administrative expenses of the Company, including operation of 
tourist vessels and guide services, which shall be computed on an 
accrual basis. Funds available to the Panama Canal Company for oper-
ating expenses shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 
eighteen passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including five 
light sedans at not to exceed $2,000, and for uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901; 80 Stat. 299). 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE PANAMA CANAL 
The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized to employ services as 
80 Stat. 416. 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, in an amount not exceeding $30,000: 
Provided^ That the rates for individuals shall not exceed $100 per 
diem. 
Funds appropriated for operating expenses of the Canal Zone Gov-
ernment may be apportioned notwithstanding section 3679 of the 
Eevised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), to the extent necessary 
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to permit payment of such pay increases for officers or employees as 
may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to law which are 
not in excess of statutory increases granted for the same period in 
corresponding rates of compensation for other employees of the Gov-
ernment in comparable positions. 
TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
THE 
INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation as 
provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 
note."^^ ^^^ 
Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) 
and other Acts applicable to that Bureau, as follows: 
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GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal 
reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and develop-
ment plans and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabili-
tation and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing 
projects, including not to exceed $450,000 for investigations of projects 
m Alaska, to remain available until expended, $16,523,000, of which 
$13,058,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $500,000 
shall be derived from the Colorado River development fund: 
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vided^ That none of this appropriation shall be used for more than 
one-half of the cost of an investigation requested by a State, munici-
pality, or other interest: Provided 
further^ That $400,000 of this 
appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries 
and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as 
required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 
563-565) to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal 
consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource 
development programs of the Bureau of Reclamation. 
CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION 
For construction and rehabilitation of authorized reclamation 
projects or parts thereof (including power transmission facilities) and 
for other related activities, as authorized by law, to remain available 
until expended, $181,868,000, of which $100,000,000 shall be derived 
from the reclamation fund: Provided^ That no part of this appropria-
tion shall be used to initiate the construction of transmission facilities 
within those areas covered by power wheeling service contracts which 
include provision for service to Federal establishments and preferred 
customers, except those transmission facilities for which construction 
funds have been heretofore appropriated, those facilities which are 
necessary to carry out the terms of such contracts or those facilities 
for which the Secretary of the Interior finds the wheeling agency is 
unable or unwilling to provide for the integration of Federal projects 
or for service to a Federal establishment or preferred customer: Pro-
vided further^ That the final point of discharge for the interceptor 
drain for the San Luis unit shall not be determined until (1) comple-
tion of a pollution study by the Department of the Interior, (2) devel-
opment of a plan to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis 
drainage waters on San Francisco Bay, and (3) agreement is reached 
by the Secretary with the State of California, subject to the approval 
of the President, limiting the Federal share of the costs of the drain to 
Antioch to not more than 60 per centum thereof, and if found neces-
sary to extend the drain beyond Antioch, the Federal share of such 
extension shall be determined on the basis of an equitable apportion-
ment of the additional costs between the Federal Government and the 
non-Federal entities who are to use the facilities: Provided 
further^ 
That no funds shall be made available under this appropriation for 
the construction in Contra Costa County, California, of any portion 
of the interceptor drain in connection with the San Luis unit which 
terminates at any point east of Port Chicago except for piers and 
abutments at a crossing site of the drain over the intake channel of 
the pumping plant for the California aqueduct: Provided 
further^ 
That the costs allocated to flood control on the Wellton-Mohawk Divi-
sion, Gila Project, Arizona, shall be nonreimbursable and the subject 
repayment contracts shall be amended accordingly: Provided 
further. 
That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available 
for replacement of cast-in-place concrete pipe in the South Gila Unit, 
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Yiuiia ^Jesa Division, Gila Project, Arizona, wliicJi sliall be noni-eim-
bursable. 
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For operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts 
thereof and other facilities, as authorized by law; and for a soil and 
moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Keclamation, pursuant to law, $48,300,000, of which 
$36,093,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $2,380,000 
shall be derived from the Colorado Eiver Dam fund: Provided^ That 
funds advanced by water users for operation and maintenance of 
reclamation projects or parts thereof shall be deposited to the credit 
of this appropriation and may be expended for the same objects and 
in the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended, 
and the unexpended balances of such advances shall be credited to the 
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appropriation for the next succeeding fiscal year. 
LOAN PROGRAM 
For loans to irrigation districts and other public agencies for con-
struction of distribution systems on authorized Federal reclamation 
projects, and for loans and grants to non-Federal agencies for con-
struction of projects, as authorized by the Acts of July 4, 1955, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 421a^21d), and August 6, 1956 (43 U.S.C. 
70 Stat. 1044. 
422a-422k), as amended, including expenses necessary for carrying out 
the program, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided. That any contract under the Act of July 4, 1955 (69 Stat. 244), 
as amended, not yet executed by the Secretary, which calls for the 
making of loans beyond the fiscal year in which the contract is entered 
into shall be made only on the same conditions as those prescribed in 
section 12 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1197). 
69 Stat. 244. 
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43 u s e 388. 
I P I ' E R C'OLOKA-DO RIVER STORA(iE PROJECT 
For the Upper Colorado River Storage Project, as authorized by 
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ti-^e ^^(.t of April 11, 1956 (43 ILS.C. 620d), to remain available until 
expended, $41,000,000, of which $38,250,000 shall be available for the 
'"Upper Colorado River Basin Fund", authorized by section 5 of 
said Act of April 11, 1956. and $2,750,000 shall be available for con-
struction, operation and maintenance of recreational and fish and 
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-wildlife facilities authorized by section 8 thereof, and may be expended 
by bureaus of the Department through or in cooperation with State 
or other Federal agencies, and advances to such Federal agencies are 
hereby authorized: Provided^ That no part of the funds herein appro-
priated shall be available for construction or operation of facilities 
to prevent waters of Lake Powell from entering any national monu-
ment. 
GENERAL ADMIX^ISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
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For necessary expenses of general administration and related func-
tions in the offices of the Commissioner of Reclamation and in the 
regional offices of the Bureau of Reclamation, $11,356,000, to be derived 
from the reclamation fund and to be nonreimbursable pursuant to 
59 Stat. 54. 
^-|^g ^/^^t of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377) : Provided, That no part of 
any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or 
functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as general administrative 
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SPECL\L FUNDS 
Sums herein referred to as being derived from the reclamation fund, 
the Colorado River Dam fund, or the Colorado River development 
fund, are appropriated from the special funds in the Treasury created 
by the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), the Act of December 21, 
32 stat. ass. 
1928 (43 U.S.C. 617a), and the Act of July 19,1940 (43 U.S.C. 618a), 
45 stat. 1057. 
respectively. Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of the 
Secretary, to be merged with and expended under the heads herein 
specified; and the unexpended balances of sums transferred for expend-
iture under the heads "Operation and Maintenance" and "General 
Administrative Expenses" shall revert and be credited to the special 
fund from which derived. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
• Appropriations to the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available 
for purchase of not to exceed twenty-six passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; purchase of two aircraft for replacement only; 
payment of claims for damage to or loss of property, personal injury, 
or death arising out of activities of the Bureau of Reclamation; pay-
ment, except as otherwise provided for, of compensation and ex- 
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pense of persons on the rolls of the Bureau of Reclamation appointed 
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as authorized by law to represent the United States in the negotia-
tion and administration of interstate compacts without reimburse-
ment or return under the reclamation laws; rewards for informa- 
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tion or evidence concerning violations of law involving property un- note. 
der the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; performance of 
the functions specified under the head "Operation and Maintenance 
Administration", Bureau of Reclamation, in the Interior Depart-
ment Appropriation Act, 1945; preparation and dissemination of 
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useful information including recordings, photographs, and photo-
graphic prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, 
and investigation and recovery of archeological and paleontological 
remains in such areas in the same manner as provided for in the Act 
of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C 461-467) : Provided, That no part of 
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any appropriation made herein shall be available pursuant to the 
Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377), for expenses other than those 
^9 stat. 54. 
incurred on behalf of specific reclamation projects except "Gen-
.eral Administrative Expenses" and amounts provided for recon-
naissance, basin surveys, and general engineering and research under 
the head "General Investigations". 
Allotments to the Missouri River Basin project from the appropria-
tion under the head "Construction and Rehabilitation" shall be avail-
able additionally for said project for those functions of the Bureau 
of Reclamation provided for under the head "General Investigations" 
(but this authorization shall not preclude use of the appropriation 
under said head within that area), and for the continuation of inves-
tigations by agencies of the Department on a general plan for the 
development of the Missouri River Basin. Such allotments may be 
expended through or in cooperation with State and other Federal 
agencies, and advances to such agencies are hereby authorized. 
Sums appropriated herein which are expended in the performance 
of reimbursable functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be re-
turnable to the extent and in the manner provided by law. 
No part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation, con-
tained in this Act or in any prior Act, which represents amounts earned 
under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be obligated 
for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts are to be 
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paid: Provided.^ That the incurring of any obligation prohibited by 
this paragraph shall be deemed a violation of section 3679 of the 
Kevised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665). 
No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operation 
and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, 
shall be used for the particular benefits of lands (a) within the 
boundaries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a water 
users' organization, or (c) of any individual when such district, orga-
nization, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months in the 
payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the United 
States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. 
Not to exceed $225,000 may be expended from the appropriation 
"Construction and rehabilitation" for work by force account on any 
(me project or Missouri River Basin unit and then only when such 
work is unsuitable for contract or no acceptable bid has been received 
and, other than otherwise provided in this paragraph or as may be 
necessary to meet local emergencies, not to exceed 12 per centum of the 
construction allotment for any project from the appropriation "Con-
struction and rehabilitation" contained in this Act shall be available 
for construction work by force account: Provided^ That this paragraph 
shall not apply to work performed under the Rehabilitation and 
Betterment Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 724). 
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BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 
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CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, as authorized by law, $110,500,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided^ That the Bonneville Power 
Administration shall not supply power directly, or indirectly through 
any preference customer, to any phosphorous electric furnace plant 
in southern Idaho, Utah, or Wyoming. 
OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the Bonne-
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ville transmission system and of marketing electric power and energy, 
$18,500,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
Appropriations of the Bonneville Power Administration shall be 
available to carry out all the duties imposed upon the Administrator 
pursuant to law. Appropriations made herein to the Bonneville Power 
Administration shall be available in one fund, except that the appro-
priation herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available 
only for the service of the current fiscal year. 
Other than as may be necessary to meet local emergencies, not to 
exceed 12 per centum of the appropriation for construction herein made 
for the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available for con-
struction work by force account or on a hired-labor basis. 
SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power trans-
mission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pur-
suant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 
58 Stat. 890. 
(^g U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, including 
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purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, 
$850,000. 
SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected 
therewith, in carrying- out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power 
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area, $5,015,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy 
pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, 
including purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles, 
for replacement only, $2,240,000. 
CONTINUING 
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Not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available during the current fiscal 
year from the continuing fund for all costs in connection with the 
purchase of electric power and energy, and rentals for the use of trans-
mission facilities. 
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ADMINISTRATION 
WATER SUPPLY AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 
498; 
903. 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, as amended, and other related activities, including 79^|tlt^9„„. 
$9,000,000 for grants to States and $1,000,000 for grants to interstate 
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agencies under section 7 of such Act, %^%^QO<dQ(}: Provided, That 
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$500,000 for grants to comprehensive basin planning agencies under 
section 3 (c) of such Act and $26,000,000 for grants under section 6 of 
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CONSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR WAST^E TREATMENT WORKS 
For grants ,for construction of waste treatment works pursuant 
to section 8 of the Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to remain 
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available until expended, $203,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT or 
THE INTERIOR 
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this title shall be available for expend- ^tfj^uon "''^ ""^ 
iture or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of 
the Secretary,, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement or repair 
of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam-
aged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: 
Provided, That no funds shall be made available under this authority 
until funds specifically made available to the Department of the 
Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted. 
SEC. 202. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer 
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(within each bureau or office) of any appropriation in this title, in 
addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several 
agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest or 
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tion 01 warehouses, garages, shops, and similar tacilities, wherever con-
solidation of activities will contribute to efficiency or economy, and 
said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any 
other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act of June 30, 
47 Stat. 417. 
^932 (31 U.S.C. 686)! Provided, 
That reimbursements for costs of 
supplies, materials, and equipment, and for services rendered may be 
credited to the appropriation current at the time such reimbursements 
are received. 
SEC. 204. No part of any funds made available by this Act to the 
t^ation "mldT." 
Soutliwestem Power Administration may be made available to any 
other agency, bureau, or office for any purposes other than for services 
rendered pursuant to law to the Southwestern Power Administration. 
TITLE III—ATOMIC ENERGY 
COMMISSION 
OPERATING 
EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Commission in carrying 
42 us^c 2
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out the purposes of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 
note. 
including the employment of aliens; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
80 Stat. 416. 
3109; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; publication and 
dissemination of atomic information; purchase, repair and cleaning 
of uniforms; official entertainment expenses (not to exceed $30,000); 
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security 
guard services; hire of passenger motor vehicles; $2,140,000,000 and 
any moneys (except sums received from disposal of 
property 
under the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2301)) received by the Commission, notwithstanding the pro-
visions of section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), to 
remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of such amount 
$100,000 may be expended for objects of a confidential nature and in 
any such case the certificate of the Commission as to the amount of the 
expenditure and that it is deemed inadvisable to specify the nature 
thereof shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein 
expressed to have been expended: Provided further, That from this 
appropriation transfers of sums may be made to other agencies of the 
Government for the performance of the work for which this appro-
priation is made, and in such cases the sums so transferred may be 
merged with the appropriation to which transferred: Provided 
fur-
ther, That no part of this appropriation shall be used in connection 
with the payment of a fixed fee to any contractor or firm of contractors 
engaged under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract or contracts at any 
installation of the Commission, where that fee for community man-
agement is at a rate in excess of $90,000 per annum, or for the opera-
tion of a transportation system where that fee is at a rate in excess of 
$45,000 per annum. 
PLANT AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT 
For expenses of the Commission, as authorized by law, in connection 
with the purchase and construction of plant and the acquisition of 
capital equipment and other expenses incidental thereto necessary in 
carrying out the purposes of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
42 us^c Mil 
amended, including the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
n ote. 
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion; purchase of not to exceed four hundred, for replacement 
69 Stat. 471. 
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Procurement of 
materials, etc. 
Transfer of 
funds; report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Restriction on 
fellowships. 
only, of which seven for police-type use may exceed by $300 each the 
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and hire of aircraft; $369,133,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Any appropriation available to the Atomic Energy Commission may 
initially be used subject to limitations in this Act during the current 
fiscal year to finance the procurement of materials, services, or other 
costs which are a part of work or activities for which funds have been 
provided in any other appropriation available to the Commission: 
Provided^ That appropriate transfers or adjustments between such 
appropriations shall subsequently be made for such costs on the basis 
of actual application determined m accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles. 
Not to exceed 5 per centum of appropriations made available for 
the current fiscal year for "Operating expenses" and "Plant and 
capital equipment" may be transferred between such appropriations, 
but neither such appropriation, except as otherwise provided herein, 
shall be increased by more than 5 per centum by any such transfers, 
and any such transfers shall be reported promptly to the Appropria-
tions Committees of the House and Senate. 
No part of any appropriation herein shall be used to confer a fellow-
ship on any person who advocates or who is a member of an organiza-
tion or party that advocates the overthrow of the Government of the 
United States by force or violence or with respect to whom the Com-
mission finds, upon investigation and report by the Civil Service 
Commission on the character, association, and loyalty of whom, that 
reasonable grounds exist for belief that such person is disloyal to the 
Government of the United States: Provided^ That any person who 
Penalty. 
advocates or who is a member of an organization or party that advo-
cates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force 
or violence and accepts employment or a fellowship the salary, wages, 
stipend, grant, or expenses for which are paid from any appropriation 
contained herein shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall 
be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one 
year, or both: Provided further^ That the above penal clause shall be 
m addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of 
existing law. 
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT OFFICES 
ATLANTIC-PACIFIC INTEROCEANIC CANAL STUDY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for an investigation and study, including 
surveys, to determine the feasibility of, and the most suitable site for 
construction of a sea-level canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific 
Oceans: not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses, $6,1(X),000, to remain available until expended. 
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United 
States member of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as author-
ized by law (75 Stat. 716), $45,000. 
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[81 STAT. 
CONTRIBUTION TO DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 
For payment of the United States share of the current expenses 
of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (75 
Stat. 706, 707), $134,000. 
INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 
33 u s e 567b. 
CONTRIBUTION TO INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON T H E POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance to the 
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin the Federal con-
tribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the current 
fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy dis-
trict established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 748), 
$5,000. 
TEINNESSEE VALLEY AuTHORirr 
48 Stat. 58. 
16 u s e 831. 
PAYMENT TO TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 
F U N D 
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C, ch. 12A), in-
cluding purchase of three aircraft, of which two shall be for replace-
ment only, hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and pur-
chase (not to exceed two hundred and thirty-two for replacement 
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $61,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL 
79 Stat. 245. 
42 u s e 1962a-
1962b-6. 
80 Stat. 416. 
WATER RESOURCES P L A N N I N G 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of titles I 
and I I of the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
1962-1962d-5), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
but at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $1,070,000: Provided^ That the share of 
the expenses of any river basin commission borne by the Federal 
Government, pursuant to title I I of the Water Resources Planning 
Act of 1965, shall not exceed $200,000 annually for recurring operat-
ing expenses, including the salary and expenses of the chairman. 
42 u s e 1962c-
1962C-6. 
Purchase of 
motof vehicles. 
31 u s e 638a. 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of title I I I of 
the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962-1962d-5), 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates not to 
exceed $100 per diem for individuals, and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, $2,470,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS 
SEC. 501. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum 
amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with sec-
tion 16 of the Act of August 2,1946 (60 Stat. 810), for the purchase of 
any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses and ambulances), is 
liereby fixed at $1,500 except station wagons for which the maximum 
shall be $1,950. 
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483 
SEC. 502. Unless otherwise specified and during the current fiscal a^^'^nf^^^iu" 
year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act zenship status 
shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of "-equifement. 
the Government of the United States (including any agency the 
majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the 
United States) whose post of duty is in continental United States 
unless such person (1) is a citizen of the United States, (2) is a person 
in the service of the United States on the date of enactment of this 
Act, who, being eligible for citizenship, had filed a declaration of 
intention to become a citizen of the United States prior to such date, 
(3) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States, or (4) is an 
alien from Poland or the Baltic countries lawfully admitted to the 
United States for permanent residence: Provided^ That for the pur-
pose of this section, an affidavit signed by any such person shall be 
considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section 
with respect to his status have been complied with: Provided further^ 
Penalty. 
That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, 
and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $4,000 or imprisoned 
for not more than one year, or both: Provided further^ That the above 
penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any 
other provisions of existing law: Provided further^ That any payment 
made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government. This 
Exceptions. 
section shall not apply to citizens of the Republic of the Philippines 
or to nationals of those countries allied with the United States in the 
current defense effort, or to temporary employment of translators, or 
to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed sixty 
days) as a result of emergencies. 
SEC. 503. Appropriations of the executive departments and inde- 
Quarters aiiow-
pendent establishments for the current fiscal year, available for ®"'^*^' 
expenses of travel or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are 
hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allow-
ances, in accordance with title II of the Act of September 6, 1960 (74 
Stat. 793). 
_ 
80 Stat. 510. 
SEC. 504. No part of any appropriation for the current fiscal year 5925^an/noYe"s 
contained in this or any other Act shall be paid to any person for the 
filling of any position for which he or she has been nominated after 
the Senate has voted not to approve the nomination of said person. 
SEC. 505. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any ^otafecf °etc ^" 
other Act for the current fiscal year shall be used to pay in excess of price limitation. 
$4 per volume for the current and future volumes of the United States 
Code, Annotated, and such volumes shall be purchased on condition 
and with the understanding that latest published cumulative annual 
pocket parts issued prior to the date of purchase shall be furnished 
free of charge, or in excess of $4.25 per volume for the current or 
future volumes of the Lifetime Federal Digest, or in excess of $6.50 
per volume for the current or future volumes of the Modern Federal 
Practice Digest. 
SEC. 506. Funds made available by this or any other Act for admin-
istrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and 
agencies subject to the Government Corporation Control Act, as 
amended (31 U.S.C. 841), shall be available, in addition to objects 
59 stat. 597. 
for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District 
of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109; and the 
so stat. 4i6. 
objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be 
applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified 
in. the Act by which they are made available: Provided^ That in the 
event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subse-
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[81 STAT. 
Foreign credits, 
use. 
31 u s e 724. 
Publicity or 
propaganda. 
Time limitation. 
Short title. 
quently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on 
administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 
SEC. 50T. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Act of July 15, 1952 (66 
Stat. 662), foreign credits (including currencies) owed to or owned by 
the United States may be used by Federal agencies for any purpose 
for which appropriations are made for the current fiscal year (includ-
ing the carrying out of Acts requiring or authorizing the use of such 
credits), only when reimbursement therefor is made to the Treasury 
from applicable appropriations of the agency concerned: Provided^ 
That such credits received as exchange allowances or proceeds of sales 
of personal property may be used in whole or part payment for acqui-
sition of similar items, to the extent and in the manner authorized by 
law, without reimbursement to the Treasury. 
SEC. 508. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any 
other Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corpora-
tion or agency, shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress. 
SEC. 509. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "Public Works and Atomic Energy 
Commission Appropriation Act, 1968". 
Approved November 20, 1967.