An Act to amend further the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612) as amended, and for other purposes
PL 89-134 (S.2054), enacted 08/24/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-134-AUG. 24, 1965 
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"Whereas the annual American Legion World Series for 1965 Avill be 
held at Aberdeen, South Dakota, during the period from August 31 
through September 6: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and Home of Repre-sentatlres of the United 
States of America in Congress as.semb?ed. That, in honor of the fortieth 
anniversary of the founding of the American Legion baseball program, 
the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation des-
ignating the period from August 31 through September 6 in 1965, as 
"National American Legion Baseball Week", and inviting the Gov-
ernors of the several States to issue similar proclamations. 
Approved August 23, 1965. 
National Ameri-
can Legion Base-
ball Week. 
Proclamation. 
Public Law 89-134 
AN ACT 
To aniwul further the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), 
other purposes. 
as amended, and for 
August 24, 1965 
[S. 2054] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 3(b) 
of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which authorizes appropriations 
to carry out the purposes of that Act, is amended by striking out 
"1965" and substituting "1966*', and by inserting before the period at 
the end thereof a comma and the following: "of which not to exceed 
$500,000 shall be available for carrying out research". 
SEC, 2. Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which relates 
to Peace Corps volunteers, is amended as follows: 
(a) Subsection (c) is amended by adding at the end thereof a new 
sentence as follows: "For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954 (26 U.S.C.), a volunteer shall be deemed to be paid and to receive 
each amount of a readjustment allowance to which he is entitled after 
December 31,1964, when such amount is transferred from funds made 
available under this Act to the fund from which such readjustment 
allowance is payable." 
^b) In subsection (e): 
(1) In the first sentence, strike out "and such health examinations 
and immunization preparatory to their service," and substitute there-
for "applicants for enrollment shall receive such health examinations 
preparatory to their service, applicants for enrollment who have 
accepted an invitation to begin a period of training under section 8(a) 
of this Act shall receive such immunization and dental care prepara-
tory to their service, and former volunteers shall receive such health 
examinations within six months after termination of their sendee,". 
(2) In the second sentence, strike out ", examinations, and immu-
nization" and strike out "for volunteers". 
(c) In the first proviso of subsection (g), strike out "one" and sub-
stitute therefor "two" and strike out "in the aggregate". 
(d) In subsection (h), immediately after "(5 LLS.C. 73b-5)," insert 
"the Act of December 23,1944, chapter 716, section 1, as amended (31 
U.S.C. 492a),". 
SEC. 3. In section 6(3) of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which 
relates to the provision of health care to the spouses and minor children 
of A'olunteer leadei-s, immediately after "accompanying them" insert 
", and a married volunteer's child if born during the volunteer's 
service,". 
SEC. 4. Section 7 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which relates 
to Peace Corps employees, is amended as follows: 
Peace Corps Act, 
amendment. 
78 Stat. 166. 
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Volunteers. 
77 Stat. 359. 
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68A Stat. 3. 
75 Stat. 616. 
22 u s e 2507. 
77 Stat. 360. 
67 Stat. 61. 
Dependents, 
health care. 
22 u s e 2505. 
Employees. 
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(a) Strike out subsections (a) and (b). 
(b) Redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (a) and in the sub-
section as I'edesignated: 
(1) In the introductory phrase: 
(A) Insert "(1)" immediately before "For the purpose 
of". 
(B) Strike out "—" immediately after "may". 
(2) In paragraph (1) strike out "(1)". 
(3) In paragraph (2): 
(A) Amend the first sentence to read as follows: "The 
President may utilize such authority contained in the Foreign 
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Service Act of 1946, as amended, relating to Foreign Service 
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Rcserve officers. Foreign Sendee staff officers and employees, 
alien clerks and employees, and other United States Govern-
ment officers and employees apart from Foreign Service 
officers as he deems necessary to carry out functions under 
this Act; except that (A) no Foreign Service Reserve or 
staff appointment or assignment under this paragraph shall 
be for a period of more than five years unless the Director of 
the Peace Corps, under special circumstances, personally 
approves an extension of not more than one year on an indi-
vidual basis; and (B) no person whose Foreign Service 
Reserve or staff appointment or assignment under this para-
graph has been terminated shall be reappointed or reassigned 
under this paragraph before the expiration of a period of 
time equal to his preceding tour of duty." 
(B) Strike out in the second sentence thereof "the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946" and insert in lieu thereof "that Act". 
(C) In the first proviso in the second sentence thereof 
strike out "of" immediately after "the period of the appoint-
ment" and insert in lieu thereof "or". 
(D) Insert immediately after "may prescribe" in the sec-
ond proviso thereof ": Provided further^ That under such 
regulations as the President may prescribe persons who are to 
perforin duties of a more routine nature than are generally 
performed by Foreign Service staff officers and emjHoyees of 
class 10 may be appointed to an unenumerated class of For-
eign Service staff officers and employees ranking below class 
10 and be paid basic compensation at rates loAver than those 
of class 10." 
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(^) ^" Paragraph (3): ^ 
(A) Strike out "specify" and insert 1
1
1 lieu thereof: "The 
President may specify what additional compensation au-
thorized by section 207 of the Independent Offices Appropria-
62 Stat. 1205. 
^lou Act, 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 118h), and". 
(B) Strike out "(c)" and insert in lieu thereof "(a)". 
(C) Strike out "that Act" and insert in lieu thereof "those 
Acts". 
(c) Redesignate subsection (d) as subsection (b) and in that sub-
?rection as redesignated: 
(1) Immediately after "or assigned" insert "for the purpose of 
performing functions under this Act outside the Ignited States". 
(2) Strike out "subsection (c)(2)" and insert in lieu thereof 
"subsection (a)(2)". 
(d) Redesignate subsection (e) as subsection (c) and in the second 
sentence of that subsection as redesignated strike out "(e)" and insert 
in lieu thereof "(a)". 
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SEC. 5. (a) Section 4 of this Act shall not become effective until the 
Effective date. 
first day of the fourth pay period which begins after the date this 
Act becomes law. 
(b) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe, each 
Domestic-based 
person employed under authorities repealed by section 4(a) of this *^x^a^sferof 
Act immediately prior to the effective date of that section shall effec- pos'itrons! ° 
tive on that date be appointed a Foreign Service Reserve officer or 
Foreign Service staff officer or employee under the authority of section 
T(a)(2) of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, and appointed or 
assigned to an appropriate class thereof; except that— 
(1) no person who holds a career or career-conditional appoint-
ment immediately prior to the effective date of section 4(a) of this 
Act shall, without his consent, he so appointed until tliree years 
after such effective date; and 
(2) each person so appointed who, immediately prior to the 
effective date of section 4(a) of this Act, lield a career or career-
conditional appointment at grade 8 or below of the General 
Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, 
shall receive an appointment for the duration of operations under 
the Peace Corps Act, as amended. 
Each person appointed under this subsection shall receive basic com-
pensation at the rate of his class determined by the President to be 
appropriate, but the rate of basic compensation received by such person 
immediately prior to the effective date of his appointment under this 
subsection shall not be reduced by the provisions of this subsection. 
SEC. 6. In section 10(a)(3) of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, 
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whicli relates to acceptance, employment, and transfer of gifts, imme- 77 stat.°'36o! 
diately after "and transfer such*' insert "money or". 
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SEC. 7. In the second sentence of section 15(c) of the Peace Corps 
Act, as amended, which relates to training of employees, strike out 
^^ ^^^ ^SH. 
'*Sucli training shall not be considered employment or liolding of 
office under section 2 of the Act of July 31,1894, as amended (5 rr.S.C. 
(•)2), and any" and substitute therefor "Any". 
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Approved August 24, 1965. 
Public Law 89-135 
AN A C T 
August 24, 1965 
To amend section 271 of the Atomic Energy Act of lOoi, ns amended. 
[H. R. 8856] 
Be If enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That section 271 of Ac't*of"i''5^4"'^'^^^ 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is amended to read as ment! ^ ' ^'"^"'^" 
follows : 
68 Stat. 960. 
"SEC. 271. AGENCY JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
constnied to affect the authority or regulations of any Federal, State, 
or local agency with respect to the generation, sale, or transmission of 
electric power produced through the use of nuclear facilities licensed 
by the Commission: Provided^ That this section shall not be deemed 
to confer upon any Federal, State, or local agency any authority to 
regulate, control, or restrict any activities of the Commission.*' 
Approved August 24, 1965. 
Gifts, 
75 Stat. 617: 
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