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Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1973, and for other purposes
PL 92-390 (H.J.Res.1278), enacted 08/18/1972

86 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-391-AUG. 19, 1972 
5ei3 
the boundary of the site, and he may construct roadways on the lands 
so acquired and convey the same, subject to such terms and conditions 
as he deems necessary, to the State of Hawaii or its appropriate politi-
cal subdivision. Any relocation of State and county roads shall be 
undertaken in accordance with an ag^reement between the Secretary 
and the State or county concerned, which shall provide, among other 
thina:s, for the continued maintenance of the relocated portions of 
road by such State or county. 
SEG. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act not to exceed, how-
ever, $1,040,600 (May 1971 prices) for development, plus or minus 
.such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctua-
tions in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes 
appli<^able to the types of construction involved herein. 
Approved August 17, 1972. 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 92-389 
AN ACT 
To ameud set'tiou 0(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands relating 
to qnalittcations ueces.sary for election as a member of the legislature. 
August 17, 1972 
[H. R. 9545] 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Rept'esentatlve^ 
of the 
United States of Atnerlca in Congress asseinbled. That subsection (b) 
of section 6 of the Revised Organic Act of tlie Virgin Islands is 
amended by deleting ''twenty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"twenty-one". 
Approved August 17, 1972. 
Virgin Islands 
legislature. 
68 Stat. 499. 
48 u s e 1572. 
Public Law 92-390 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1073, and for other 
purposes. 
August 18, 1972 
[H. J. Res. 1278] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Bepresentatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That clause (c) of section 
102 of the joint resolution of July 1, 1972 (Public Law 92-334), is 
hereby amended by striking out "August 18, 1972" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "September 30, 1972 or the sine die adjournment of the 
second session of the Ninety-second Congress". 
Approved August 18, 1972. 
Continuing 
appropriations, 
1973. 
Ante, 
p. 404. 
Public Law 92-391 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To suspend until March 1, 1973, the effectiveness of certain amendments made 
by the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Guaranteed Student Loan 
Program. 
August 19, 1972 
[S. J. Res. 260] 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the effectiveness of 
student loan 
the amendments made by sections 132A, 132Bj 132C, 132D, 132E, and ^'EffTc'ti'veness of 
132F of the Education Amendments of 1972 is hereby suspended for amendments, 
the period beginning with the date of enactment of this joint resolu- ^^^nie, p. 261. 
tion and ending March 1, 1973, and the provisions of part B of title
An Act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide that the Legislature of the Virgin Islands shall prescribe the minimum age for membership in the legislature
PL 92-389 (H.R.9545), enacted 08/17/1972

86 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-391-AUG. 19, 1972 
5ei3 
the boundary of the site, and he may construct roadways on the lands 
so acquired and convey the same, subject to such terms and conditions 
as he deems necessary, to the State of Hawaii or its appropriate politi-
cal subdivision. Any relocation of State and county roads shall be 
undertaken in accordance with an ag^reement between the Secretary 
and the State or county concerned, which shall provide, among other 
thina:s, for the continued maintenance of the relocated portions of 
road by such State or county. 
SEG. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act not to exceed, how-
ever, $1,040,600 (May 1971 prices) for development, plus or minus 
.such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctua-
tions in construction costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes 
appli<^able to the types of construction involved herein. 
Approved August 17, 1972. 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 92-389 
AN ACT 
To ameud set'tiou 0(b) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands relating 
to qnalittcations ueces.sary for election as a member of the legislature. 
August 17, 1972 
[H. R. 9545] 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Rept'esentatlve^ 
of the 
United States of Atnerlca in Congress asseinbled. That subsection (b) 
of section 6 of the Revised Organic Act of tlie Virgin Islands is 
amended by deleting ''twenty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"twenty-one". 
Approved August 17, 1972. 
Virgin Islands 
legislature. 
68 Stat. 499. 
48 u s e 1572. 
Public Law 92-390 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1073, and for other 
purposes. 
August 18, 1972 
[H. J. Res. 1278] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Bepresentatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That clause (c) of section 
102 of the joint resolution of July 1, 1972 (Public Law 92-334), is 
hereby amended by striking out "August 18, 1972" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "September 30, 1972 or the sine die adjournment of the 
second session of the Ninety-second Congress". 
Approved August 18, 1972. 
Continuing 
appropriations, 
1973. 
Ante, 
p. 404. 
Public Law 92-391 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To suspend until March 1, 1973, the effectiveness of certain amendments made 
by the Education Amendments of 1972 to the Guaranteed Student Loan 
Program. 
August 19, 1972 
[S. J. Res. 260] 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the effectiveness of 
student loan 
the amendments made by sections 132A, 132Bj 132C, 132D, 132E, and ^'EffTc'ti'veness of 
132F of the Education Amendments of 1972 is hereby suspended for amendments, 
the period beginning with the date of enactment of this joint resolu- ^^^nie, p. 261. 
tion and ending March 1, 1973, and the provisions of part B of title
An Act to include firefighters within the provisions of section 8336(c) of title 5, United States Code, relating to the retirement of Government employees engaged in certain hazardous occupations
PL 92-382 (S.916), enacted 08/14/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-382-AUG. 14, 1972 
539 
"(8) The term 'coordinated youth services' means a comprehensive 
service delivery system, separate from the system of juvenile justice 
(which encompasses agencies such as the juvenile courts, law enforce-
ment agencies, and detention facilities) for providing youth services 
to an individual who is in danger of becoming delinauent and to his 
family in a manner designed to— 
"(a) facilitate accessibility to and utilization of all appropriate 
youth services provided within the geographic area served by such 
system by any public or private agency or organization, which 
desires to provide such services through such system; 
" (b) identify the need for youth services not currently provided 
in the geographic area covered by such system, and, where appro-
priate, provide such services through such system; 
"(c) make the most effective use of youth services in meeting the 
needs of young people who are in danger of becoming delinquent, 
and their families; 
"(d) use available resources efficiently and with a minimum of 
duplication in order to achieve the purposes of this Act; and 
"(e) identify the types and profiles of individual youths who are 
to be served by such a comprehensive system. 
"(9) The term 'local educational agency' means a public board of 
education or other public authority legally constituted within a State 
for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service 
function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, 
township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, or 
such combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a 
State as an administrative agency for its public elementary or sec-
ondary schools." 
SEC. 2. The title of such Act is amended to read as follows: "An Act 
to assist elementary and secondary schools, community agencies, and 
other public and nonprofit private agencies to prevent juvenile delin-
quency, and for other purposes." 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall be 
effective July 1,1972. 
Approved August 14, 1972. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 92-382 
AN ACT 
l^o include lireflghters within the provisions of section 8336(c) of title 5, United 
States Code, relating to the retirement of Government employees engaged in' 
certain hazardous occupations. 
August 14, 1972 
[S. 916] 
Be it enacted hy the Seiuvte and House of Representatives 
of the, 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the first sen-
tence of section 8336(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after "United States" the following: "or are primarily to 
perform work directly connected with the control and extmguishment 
of fires or the maintenance and use of firefighting apparatus and 
equipment". 
Approved August 14, 1972. 
Federal fire-
fighters. 
Early retirement, 
80 Stat. 571.
An Act to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, so as to permit certain persons under 21 years of age to obtain insurance coverage under such act
PL 92-357 (S.1139), enacted 07/28/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-358-JULY 28, 1972 
501 
SEC. 2. (a) Disposals of the material covered by this Act may be '^''^^• 
made only after publicly advertising for bids, except as provided in 
subsection (b) of this section or as otherwise authorized by law. 
All bids may be rejected when it is in the public interest to do so. 
(b) The material covered by this Act may be disposed of without 
Exceptions, 
advertising for bids if— 
(1) the material is to be transferred to an agency of the United 
States; 
(2) the Administrator determines that methods of disposal 
other than by advertising are necessary to protect the United 
States against avoidable loss or to protect producers, processors, 
and consumers against avoidable disruption of their usual 
markets; or 
(3) sales are to be made pursuant to requests received from 
,, 
other agencies of the United States in furtherance of authorized 
program objectives of such agencies. 
Approved July 26, 1972. 
Public Law 92-357 
AN ACT 
j^ly 28, 1972 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, so as to i>ermit certain 
1
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persons undier twenty-one years of age to obtain insurance coverage under 
such Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of AmeHca in Congress assembled, That the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1501-1519), is amended "'coverage 
by adding at the end thereof a new section as follows: 
52 stat. 72; 
55 Stat. 256. 
Federal crop 
Insurance. 
»
• PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE 
"SEC. 520. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person 
shall be denied insurance under this Act solely on the ground that 
he is under twenty-one years of age if such person is (1) over eighteen 
years of age, and (2) has a bona fide insurable interest in a crop as 
an owner-operator, landlord, tenant or sharecropper: Provided, 
That 
any such person who enters into a Federal Crop Insurance contract 
shall be subject to the same legal liability and have the same legal 
rights with respect to such contract as any person over the age of 
twenty-one years." 
Approved July 28, 1972. 
Public Law 92-358 
AN ACT 
July 28, 1972 
To (^arry into effect a provision of the Convention of Paris for the Protection 
[H. R. 5237] 
of Industrial Property, as revised at Stockholm, Sweden, July 14, 1967. 
Inventors' cer-
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That section 119 
of title 35 of the United States Code, entitled "Patents", is amended "^pTtlntappuca-
by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: 
tions. 
"Applications for inventors' certificates filed in a foreign country 75^stat^7/8°°' 
in which applicants have a right to apply, at their discretion, either 
for a patent or for an inventor's certificate shall be treated in this 
country in the same manner and have the same effect for purpose of
An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of the grant payable for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans, and for other purposes
PL 92-341 (S.3343), enacted 07/10/1972

432 
PUBLIC L
A
W 92-341-JULY 10, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
Report to Con-
gress. 
SEC. 203. The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall, for a period of ten years following the en-
actment of this title, make a report to the Congress at the beginning 
of each regular session, regarding his activities under this title. Such 
report shall include but not be limited to (A) a description of the 
I'ules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary (i) to improve ves-
sel maneuvering and stopping ability and otherwise reduce the risks 
of collisions, groundings, and other accidents, (ii) to reduce cargo 
loss in the event of collisions, groundings^ and other accidents, and 
(iii) to reduce damage to the marine environment from the normal 
operation of the vessels to which this title applies, (B) the progress 
made with respect to the adoption of international standards for the 
design, construction, alteration, and repair of vessels to which this 
title applies for protection of the marine environment, and (C) to the 
extent that the Secretary finds standards with respect to the design, 
construction, alteration, and repair of vessels for the purposes set forth 
in (A)(i), (ii), or (iii) above not possible, an explanation of the 
reasons therefor. 
Approved July 10, 1972. 
July 10, 1972 
[S. 3343] 
Public Law 92-341 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of tlie 
grant payable for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans. 
Disabled vet-
erans. 
Housing loans, 
increase. 
83 Stat. 32. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 802 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$12,500" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$17,500". 
Approved July 10, 1972. 
July 10, 1972 
[H. R. 13 9551 
Legislative 
Branch Appropria-
tion Act, 1973. 
Public Law 92-342 
AN ACT 
:: .--''v 1 ,...• 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal yeiir PJUUUK 
June 30, 1973, 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 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1973, and for other purposes, namely: 
SENATE 
(COMPENSATION AND MILEAGE OF T H E V I C E PRESIDENT AND 
SENATORS 
AND E X P E N S E ALLOWANCES OF T H E V I C E PRESIDENT AND LEADERS OF 
THE SENATE
Joint resolution to extend the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to interest rates on insured mortgages and to extend laws relating to housing and urban development
PL 92-335 (S.J.Res.250), enacted 07/01/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-335-JULY 1, 1972 
405 
Public Law 92-335 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
July 1, 1972 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
[s. j . Res. 250] 
with respect to interest rates on insured mortgages and to extend laws 
relating to housing and urban development. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ 
Housing 
FLEXIBLE INTEREST RATE AUTHORITY 
Certain taws, 
extension. 
SECTION 1. Section 3(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend 
chapter 37 of title 38 of the United States Code with respect to the 
veterans' home loan program, to amend the National Housing Act 
with respect to interest rates on insured mortgages, and for other 
purposes", approved May 7, 1968, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1709-1), is 
^s stat. 775. 
amended by striking out "June 30,1972" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"June 30, 1973". 
EXTENSION OF MODEL CITIES AUTHORIZATION 
'«" 
SEC. 2. Section 111 (c) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
Development Act of 1966 is amended by striking out "July 1, 1972" 
82 stat. 602; 
and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1972". 
^M'use ^ai'i. 
EXTENSION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 3. Section 708(b) of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
- 
- -' 
of 1965 is amended by striking out "July 1,1972" and inserting in lieu g/st^a*t°*i78o' 
thereof "September 30,1972". 
42 use 31 os. 
EXTENSION OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AITTHORIZATION 
SEC. 4. The fifth sentence of section 701(b) of the Housing Act of 
1954 is amended by striking out "July 1, 1972" and inserting in lieu 
fl^*^^* •'^,^°' 
thereof "September 30,1972". 
use 46i. 
EXTENSION OF OPEN-SPACE LAND AUTHORIZATION 
SEC 5. Section 708 of the Housing Act of 1961 is amended by 
84 stat. 1733. 
striking out "July 1, 1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "Septem- 
^^ ^^^ ^^°°^-
ber 30,1972". 
EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE 
PURCHASE OF MORTGAGES BY THE GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE 
ASSOCIATION 
S E C 6. Section 3 cf the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution 
to extend the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development with respect to interest rates on insured mortgages, to 
extend and modify certain provisions of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968, and for other purposes", approved December 22, 1971, is 
H ^^^ Ini 
amended by striking out "6 months" and inserting in lieu thereof note. 
"9 months". 
S E C 7. Section 702(c) of the Housing and Urban Development Act 
of 1965 is amended by striking out "June 30, 1972" and inserting in 
fovtc 
lll'i 
lieu thereof "September 30,1972". 
Approved July 1, 1972.
An Act to restore to the Custis-Lee Mansion located in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., its original historical name, followed by the explanatory memorial phrase, so that it shall be known as Arlington House-The Robert E. Lee Memorial
PL 92-333 (H.R.10595), enacted 06/30/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-333-JUNE 30, 1972 
401 
'•(a) The statistics of the quantity of cotton ginned shall show the 
quantity ginned from each crop prior to August 1, September 1, 
September 15, October 1, October 15, November 1, November 15, 
December 1, December 15, January 1, January 15, February 1, and 
Mar(;h 1; but the Secretary may limit the canvasses of August 1 and 
September 1 to those sections of the cotton growing States in whicli 
cotton has been ginned." 
Approved June 30, 1972. 
; 
Public Law 92-332 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
June 30, 1972 
To authorize the Secretaiy of the Interior to participate in the planning and [H. J. Rea. 812] 
design of a national memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and for other 
purposes. 
Franklin Delano 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the Vnited 
States of Amenca in Congress assembled. That (a) the joint resolu-
tion approved August 11, 1955 (69 Stat. 694), providing for the fi°°«(fo"mmi^rion: 
establishment of a Commission to formulate plans for a memorial 
84Stat. 837. 
to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is amended by redesignating section 
3 as section 4 and inserting the following new section: 
"SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon the 
request of the Commission, to participate in the planning and design 
of the memorial." 
(b) Section 4, as herein redesignated, of such joint resolution is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
Appropriation, 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution."' 
Approved June 30, 1972. 
Public Law 92-333 
AN ACT 
To restore to the Custis-Lee Mansion located in the Arlington National Cemetery, 
Arlington, Virginia, its original historical name, followed by the explanatory 
memorial phrase, so that it shall be known as Arlington House, The Robert E, 
Lee Memorial. 
June 30, 1972 
[H. R. 105 95] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 3 of 
the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution dedicating the Lee Man-
sion in Arlington National Cemetery a permanent memorial to Robert 
E. Lee", approved June 29,1955 (69 Stat. 190), is amended by striking 
"the Custis-Lee Mansion" each place it appears therein and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial". Any 
law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States in which such mansion is designated or referred to as the Custis-
Lee Mansion shall be held to designate or refer to such mansion as 
"Arling-ton House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial". 
Approved June 30, 1972. 
Custis-Lee 
Mansion. 
Name change.
Joint resolution to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the planning and design of a national memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and for other purposes
PL 92-332 (H.J.Res.812), enacted 06/30/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-333-JUNE 30, 1972 
401 
'•(a) The statistics of the quantity of cotton ginned shall show the 
quantity ginned from each crop prior to August 1, September 1, 
September 15, October 1, October 15, November 1, November 15, 
December 1, December 15, January 1, January 15, February 1, and 
Mar(;h 1; but the Secretary may limit the canvasses of August 1 and 
September 1 to those sections of the cotton growing States in whicli 
cotton has been ginned." 
Approved June 30, 1972. 
; 
Public Law 92-332 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
June 30, 1972 
To authorize the Secretaiy of the Interior to participate in the planning and [H. J. Rea. 812] 
design of a national memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and for other 
purposes. 
Franklin Delano 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the Vnited 
States of Amenca in Congress assembled. That (a) the joint resolu-
tion approved August 11, 1955 (69 Stat. 694), providing for the fi°°«(fo"mmi^rion: 
establishment of a Commission to formulate plans for a memorial 
84Stat. 837. 
to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is amended by redesignating section 
3 as section 4 and inserting the following new section: 
"SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, upon the 
request of the Commission, to participate in the planning and design 
of the memorial." 
(b) Section 4, as herein redesignated, of such joint resolution is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
Appropriation, 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution."' 
Approved June 30, 1972. 
Public Law 92-333 
AN ACT 
To restore to the Custis-Lee Mansion located in the Arlington National Cemetery, 
Arlington, Virginia, its original historical name, followed by the explanatory 
memorial phrase, so that it shall be known as Arlington House, The Robert E, 
Lee Memorial. 
June 30, 1972 
[H. R. 105 95] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 3 of 
the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution dedicating the Lee Man-
sion in Arlington National Cemetery a permanent memorial to Robert 
E. Lee", approved June 29,1955 (69 Stat. 190), is amended by striking 
"the Custis-Lee Mansion" each place it appears therein and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial". Any 
law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States in which such mansion is designated or referred to as the Custis-
Lee Mansion shall be held to designate or refer to such mansion as 
"Arling-ton House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial". 
Approved June 30, 1972. 
Custis-Lee 
Mansion. 
Name change.