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An Act to amend the Career Compensation Act of 1949 with respect to special pay for diving duty, and for other purposes
PL 87-145 (H.R.4323), enacted 08/17/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-146-AlJG. 17, 1961 
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Short title. 
islands (known as Texas Towers) located off the coast of the United 
States on the outer continental shelf are hereby validated. 
Any such 
member or former member who has made repayment to the United 
States of any amount so paid to him as additional pay for foreign 
duty is entitled to have refunded to him the amount repaid. 
(b) The Comptroller General of the United States, or his designee, 
shall relieve disbursing officers, including special disbursing agents, 
of the United States from accountability or responsibility for any 
payments described in the first paragraph of this Section, and shall 
allow credits in the settlement of the accounts of those officers or 
agents for payments which are found to be free from fraud and 
collusion. 
(c) Appropriations available to the United States Air Force for 
the pay and allowances of enlisted personnel shall be available for 
payments under this Section. 
SEC. 640. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Defense 
Appropriation Act, 1962". 
Approved August 17, 1961. 
August 17, 1961 
[H. R. 4323] 
Public Law 87-145 
AN ACT 
To amend the Career Compensation Act of 1949 with respect to special pay for 
diving duty, and for other purposes. 
Uniformed' serv-
ices. 
Uiving 
d u t y , 
special pay. 
63 Stat. 810. 
37 u s e 235. 
T e 
c h n i c a l 
amendments. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 205 of 
the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C. 236), 
is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 205. (a) Members of the uniformed services entitled to re-
ceive basic pay and assigned by competent orders to the duty of diving 
shall be entitled to receive, in addition to basic pay, special pay at a 
rate not to exceed $110 per month for periods during which diving 
duty is actually performed, under such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the Secretary concerned. 
"(b) No member of the uniformed services shall be entitled to re-
ceive the special pay authorized pursuant to this section in addition 
to incentive pay authorized pursuant to section 204 of this Act. 
"(c) The President may, in time of war, suspend the payment of 
diving-duty pay." 
SEC. 2. Section 204(a) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 
as amended (37 U.S.C. 235 (a)), is further amended— 
(1) by striking out clauses (8), (9), and (12), and the word 
"and" at the end of clause (12); 
(2) by redesignating clauses (10), (11), and (13) as "(8)", 
"(9)", and "(10)", respectively; and 
(3) by adding the word "and" after the semicolon at the end 
of clause (9). 
SEC. 3. Section 204(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 
as amended (37 U.S.C. 235 (c)), is further amended by striking out 
"(13)" and inserting "(10)" in lieu thereof. 
Approved August 17, 1961.
An Act to provide for one additional Assistant Secretary of Labor n the Department of Labor.
PL 87-137 (S.1815), enacted 08/11/1961

338 
PUBLIC LAW 87-137-AUG. 11, 1961 
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wide for the purpose of providing public access to the significant 
Crack-in-Rock Ruin which lies within the monument: Provided^ That 
no road may be constructed upon the right-of-way without further 
legislative authority. 
The right-of-way to the ruin shall extend 
across terrain suitable to the Secretary from any point on the north 
line of township 25 north, ranges 9 or 10 east, Gila and Salt River 
meridian, which he may select. 
SEC. 3. Subject to valid existing rights, the public lands lying 
west of the west right-of-way line of United States Highway 89 
in section 3, township 25 north, range 8 east, Gila and Salt River 
meridian, consisting of lot 4, southwest quarter northwest quarter, 
northwest quarter southwest quarter and the westerly portions of lot 
3, southeast quarter northwest quarter, and east one-half southwest 
quarter are added to and made a part of the Wupatki National 
Monument. 
Approved August 10, 1961. 
August 11, 1961 
[S. 1815] 
Public Law 87-137 
AN ACT 
To provide for one additional Assistant Secretary of Labor in the Department 
of Labor. 
L a b o r 
Depart-
ment. 
Assistant Secre-
tary. 
5 u s e 6lib. 
5 u s e 2205. 
Be it enacted by the Senate mid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,, That section 2 of 
the Act of April 17, 1946 (60 Stat. 91), is amended by striking out 
"three" and inserting in lieu thereof "four". 
SEC. 2. Section 106(a) (16) of the Federal Executive Pay Act of 
1956 (70 Stat. 738) is amended by striking out "(3)" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "(4)". 
Approved August 11, 1961. 
August 14, 1961 
[H. R. 845] 
Public Law 87-138 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of special pension 
payable to certain persons awarded the Medal of Honor, and for other 
purposes. 
Veterans. 
Medal- of- Honor 
h o l d e r s , pension 
increase. 
72 Stat. 1139. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejrresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That (a) subsection 
(b) of section 560 of title 38, United States Code, is amended (1) by 
striking out "sixty-five years" and inserting in lieu thereof "fifty 
years"; and (2) by striking out ", and who was honorably discharged 
from service by muster out, resignation, or otherwise". 
(b) Subsection (c) of such section 560 is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: ", and 
shall indicate whether or not the applicant desires to receive the 
special pension provided by section 562 of this title". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 561 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"§561. Certificate 
"(a) The Secretary concerned shall determine whether or not each, 
applicant is entitled to have his name entered on the Army, Navy, 
and Air Force Medal of Honor Roll. 
If the official award of the 
Medal of Honor to the applicant, or the official notice to him thereof.
An Act to create the Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge
PL 87-119 (H.R.1182), enacted 08/03/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-119-AUG. 3, 1961 
248 
Public Law 87-118 
AN ACT 
August 3. 1961 
To authorize additional appropriations for aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels 
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for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, in addition «,/li"^""'„i'^,i!' 
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to the funds authorized to be appropriated under Public Law 87-53, seis. 
there is hereby authorized to be appropriated during the fiscal year ^^^^1°^ 
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1962 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States for procure- ^'°^te. p.%4. 
ment of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels, as authorized by law, 
amounts as follows: 
AIRCRAFT 
For aircraft: For the Army, $36,700,000; for the Navy and the 
Marine Corps, $281,400,000; for the Air Force, $294,100,000. 
MISSILES 
For missiles: For the Army, $33,770,000; for the Navy, $262,200,000; 
for the Air Force, $8,800,000. 
NAVAL VESSELS 
For naval vessels: For the Navy, $41,600,000. 
Approved August 3, 1961. 
Public Law 87-119 
AN ACT 
To create the Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the islands 
more specifically referred to in section 2 of this Act in the Detroit 
River are hereby established and designated as the Wyandotte Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge. 
The Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge 
shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance 
with the laws and regulations relating to national wildlife refuges, 
and shall be maintained as a refuge and breeding place for migratory 
birds and other wildlife in connection therewith. 
SEC. 2. The lands referred to in the first section of this Act are 
more specifically described as follows: 
In township 3 south, range 11 east, Michigan meridian, those fed-
erally owned islands in the Detroit River known as Grassy and 
Mammy Juda (or Mammajuda) Islands, together with all accretion 
and reliction and all soil of the bed of the Detroit River bordering 
on the meander lines of said islands and appurtenant thereto by reason 
of riparian ownership. 
Approved August 3, 1961. 
August 3, 1961 
[H. R. 1182] 
Wyandotte 
N a-
t i o n a l 
Wildlife 
Refuge.
Joint resolution to authorize the President to order units and members in the Ready Reserve to active duty for not more than twelve months, and for other purposes
PL 87-117 (S.J.Res.120), enacted 08/01/1961

242 
PUBLIC LAW 87.115-JULY 31, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
July 31,1961 
[H. R. 7454] 
Public Law 87-115 
AN ACT 
Consenting to the amendment of the compact between the States of Pennsylvania 
and Ohio relating to Pymatuning Lake. 
P e n n s y l v ani a 
and Ohio. 
Compact. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent 
of Congress is hereby given to the amendment, as contained in Act 
numbered 235 of the State of Pennsylvania, approved August 12,1959, 
and as agreed to by the State of Ohio on April 18,1961, of the compact 
between such States, approved by the Congress in the Act of August 
28, 1937 (50 Stat. 865), relating to Pymatuning Lake. 
SEC. 2. The Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal 
Approved July 31, 1961. 
July 31, 1961 
[H. J. Res. 463] 
Public Law 87-116 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To extend through June 30, 1962, the life of the United States Citizens 
Commission on North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
U.S. 
c i t i z e n s 
C o m m i s s i o n on 
NATO. 
22 u s e 
1 9 2 8 
note. 
Resolved 
by the Senate 
and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of 
the joint resolution approved September 7, 1960 (Public Law 86-719, 
74 Stat. 818), is amended by striking out "January 31, 1962" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1962". 
Approved July 31, 1961. 
August 1, 1961 
[S.J. Res. 120] 
Public Law. 87-117 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the President to order units and members in the Ready Reserve 
to active duty for not more than tvpelve months, and for other purposes. 
Armed Forces. 
Ready Reserve. 
Active duty. 
E x t e n s i o n of 
military service. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, until July 1, 1962, the President may, without 
the consent of the persons concerned, order any unit, and any member 
not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, in the Ready 
Reserve of an armed force to active duty for not more than twelve 
consecutive months. 
However, not more than two hundred and fifty 
thousand members of the Ready Reserve may be on active duty (other 
than for training), without their consent, under this section at any 
one time. 
SEC 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until July 1, 
1962, the President may authorize the Secretary of Defense to extend 
enlistments, appointments, periods of active duty, periods of active 
duty for training, periods of obligated service, or other military 
status, in any component of an armed force or in the National Guard 
that expire before July 1, 1962, for not more than twelve months. 
Approved August 1, 1961.
Joint resolution to extend through June 30, 1962, the life of the United States Citizens Commission on North Atlantic Treaty Organization
PL 87-116 (H.J.Res.463), enacted 07/31/1961

242 
PUBLIC LAW 87.115-JULY 31, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
July 31,1961 
[H. R. 7454] 
Public Law 87-115 
AN ACT 
Consenting to the amendment of the compact between the States of Pennsylvania 
and Ohio relating to Pymatuning Lake. 
P e n n s y l v ani a 
and Ohio. 
Compact. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent 
of Congress is hereby given to the amendment, as contained in Act 
numbered 235 of the State of Pennsylvania, approved August 12,1959, 
and as agreed to by the State of Ohio on April 18,1961, of the compact 
between such States, approved by the Congress in the Act of August 
28, 1937 (50 Stat. 865), relating to Pymatuning Lake. 
SEC. 2. The Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal 
Approved July 31, 1961. 
July 31, 1961 
[H. J. Res. 463] 
Public Law 87-116 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To extend through June 30, 1962, the life of the United States Citizens 
Commission on North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
U.S. 
c i t i z e n s 
C o m m i s s i o n on 
NATO. 
22 u s e 
1 9 2 8 
note. 
Resolved 
by the Senate 
and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of 
the joint resolution approved September 7, 1960 (Public Law 86-719, 
74 Stat. 818), is amended by striking out "January 31, 1962" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1962". 
Approved July 31, 1961. 
August 1, 1961 
[S.J. Res. 120] 
Public Law. 87-117 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the President to order units and members in the Ready Reserve 
to active duty for not more than tvpelve months, and for other purposes. 
Armed Forces. 
Ready Reserve. 
Active duty. 
E x t e n s i o n of 
military service. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, until July 1, 1962, the President may, without 
the consent of the persons concerned, order any unit, and any member 
not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, in the Ready 
Reserve of an armed force to active duty for not more than twelve 
consecutive months. 
However, not more than two hundred and fifty 
thousand members of the Ready Reserve may be on active duty (other 
than for training), without their consent, under this section at any 
one time. 
SEC 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until July 1, 
1962, the President may authorize the Secretary of Defense to extend 
enlistments, appointments, periods of active duty, periods of active 
duty for training, periods of obligated service, or other military 
status, in any component of an armed force or in the National Guard 
that expire before July 1, 1962, for not more than twelve months. 
Approved August 1, 1961.
An Act consenting to the amendment of the compact between the States of Pennsylvania and Ohio relating to Pymatuning Lake
PL 87-115 (H.R.7454), enacted 07/31/1961

242 
PUBLIC LAW 87.115-JULY 31, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
July 31,1961 
[H. R. 7454] 
Public Law 87-115 
AN ACT 
Consenting to the amendment of the compact between the States of Pennsylvania 
and Ohio relating to Pymatuning Lake. 
P e n n s y l v ani a 
and Ohio. 
Compact. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent 
of Congress is hereby given to the amendment, as contained in Act 
numbered 235 of the State of Pennsylvania, approved August 12,1959, 
and as agreed to by the State of Ohio on April 18,1961, of the compact 
between such States, approved by the Congress in the Act of August 
28, 1937 (50 Stat. 865), relating to Pymatuning Lake. 
SEC. 2. The Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal 
Approved July 31, 1961. 
July 31, 1961 
[H. J. Res. 463] 
Public Law 87-116 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To extend through June 30, 1962, the life of the United States Citizens 
Commission on North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
U.S. 
c i t i z e n s 
C o m m i s s i o n on 
NATO. 
22 u s e 
1 9 2 8 
note. 
Resolved 
by the Senate 
and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 6 of 
the joint resolution approved September 7, 1960 (Public Law 86-719, 
74 Stat. 818), is amended by striking out "January 31, 1962" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1962". 
Approved July 31, 1961. 
August 1, 1961 
[S.J. Res. 120] 
Public Law. 87-117 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the President to order units and members in the Ready Reserve 
to active duty for not more than tvpelve months, and for other purposes. 
Armed Forces. 
Ready Reserve. 
Active duty. 
E x t e n s i o n of 
military service. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, until July 1, 1962, the President may, without 
the consent of the persons concerned, order any unit, and any member 
not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit, in the Ready 
Reserve of an armed force to active duty for not more than twelve 
consecutive months. 
However, not more than two hundred and fifty 
thousand members of the Ready Reserve may be on active duty (other 
than for training), without their consent, under this section at any 
one time. 
SEC 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until July 1, 
1962, the President may authorize the Secretary of Defense to extend 
enlistments, appointments, periods of active duty, periods of active 
duty for training, periods of obligated service, or other military 
status, in any component of an armed force or in the National Guard 
that expire before July 1, 1962, for not more than twelve months. 
Approved August 1, 1961.
An Act to authorize additional appropriations for aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
PL 87-118 (S.2311), enacted 08/03/1961

75 ST AT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-119-AUG. 3, 1961 
248 
Public Law 87-118 
AN ACT 
August 3. 1961 
To authorize additional appropriations for aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels 
^^ 2311] 
for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, in addition «,/li"^""'„i'^,i!' 
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to the funds authorized to be appropriated under Public Law 87-53, seis. 
there is hereby authorized to be appropriated during the fiscal year ^^^^1°^ 
^^' 
1962 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States for procure- ^'°^te. p.%4. 
ment of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels, as authorized by law, 
amounts as follows: 
AIRCRAFT 
For aircraft: For the Army, $36,700,000; for the Navy and the 
Marine Corps, $281,400,000; for the Air Force, $294,100,000. 
MISSILES 
For missiles: For the Army, $33,770,000; for the Navy, $262,200,000; 
for the Air Force, $8,800,000. 
NAVAL VESSELS 
For naval vessels: For the Navy, $41,600,000. 
Approved August 3, 1961. 
Public Law 87-119 
AN ACT 
To create the Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the islands 
more specifically referred to in section 2 of this Act in the Detroit 
River are hereby established and designated as the Wyandotte Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge. 
The Wyandotte National Wildlife Refuge 
shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance 
with the laws and regulations relating to national wildlife refuges, 
and shall be maintained as a refuge and breeding place for migratory 
birds and other wildlife in connection therewith. 
SEC. 2. The lands referred to in the first section of this Act are 
more specifically described as follows: 
In township 3 south, range 11 east, Michigan meridian, those fed-
erally owned islands in the Detroit River known as Grassy and 
Mammy Juda (or Mammajuda) Islands, together with all accretion 
and reliction and all soil of the bed of the Detroit River bordering 
on the meander lines of said islands and appurtenant thereto by reason 
of riparian ownership. 
Approved August 3, 1961. 
August 3, 1961 
[H. R. 1182] 
Wyandotte 
N a-
t i o n a l 
Wildlife 
Refuge.
An Act to make permanent certain increases in annuities payable from the civil service retirement and disability fund
PL 87-114 (H.R.5432), enacted 07/31/1961

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P U B U C LAW 87-114-JULY 31, 1961 
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SEC. 506. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the 
Department for research and service work authorized by the Acts of 
August 14,1946, July 28,1954, and September 6,1958 (7 U.S.C. 427, 
1621-1629; 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893), shall be available for contracting in 
accordance with said Acts. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Agriculture and 
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1962". 
Approved July 26, 1961. 
Contracting. 
6 0 S t a t . 1082; 
72 Stat. 1793. 
Short title. 
Public Law 87-113 
AN ACT 
To provide for the indexing and microfilming of certain records of the Russian 
Orthodox Greek Catholic Church in Alaska in the collections of the Library of 
Congress. 
July 31, 1961 
[S. 1644] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) for the 
purpose of making the records of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catho-
lic Church in Alaska in the collections of the Library of Congress 
more readily available for study and research and as evidence of the 
vital statistics set forth therein, the Librarian of Congress shall 
arrange, transliterate into Latin characters, index and microfilm such 
records. 
(b) The Librarian of Congress shall, consistent with any limitation 
imposed on the use of or access to such records by their donors or 
by those placing such records on deposit in the Library of Congress, 
make available to any State or political subdivision tnereof, and in 
the discretion of the Librarian, to any person or organization, copies 
of any index or microfilm prepared pursuant to subsection (^a) upon 
payment by an^ such State, subdivision, person or organization of an 
amount determined by the Librarian to be the reasonably estimated 
cost of providing such copies. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sum, 
not to exceed $15,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
of this Act. 
Approved July 31, 1961. 
Alaska. 
Russian 
Ortho-
dox Greek 
Cath-
olic 
ords. 
Church rec« 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 87-114 
AN ACT 
To make permanent certain increases in annuities payable from the civil service 
retirement and disability fund. 
July 31, 1961 
[H. R. 5432] 
5 u s e 22S9 note. 
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of tJie 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of the tiremint^f^d^^^ 
Act entitled "An Act to provide increases in certain annuities payable nuities. 
from the civil service retirement and disability fund, and for other 
purposes", approved June 25,1958 (72 Stat. 219; Public Law 85-465), 
as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
" S E C 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annuities 
and increases in annuities provided by the preceding sections of this 
Act shall be paid from the civil service retirement and disability 
fund." 
Approved July 31, 1961.