An Act to amend provisions of the Shipping Act, 1916, to authorize the Federal Maritime Commission to permit a carrier to refund a portion of the freight charges
PL 90-298 (H.R.9473), enacted 04/29/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-298-APR. 29, 1968 
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priation authorization acts (a) to carry out the provisions of this Act 
during the fiscal years 1962 to 1972, inclusive; (b) to finance, for not 
more than two years beyond the end of said period, such grants, con-
tracts, cooperative agreements, and studies as may theretofore have 
been undertaken pursuant to this act; and (c) to finance, for not more 
than three years beyond the end of said period, such activities as are 
required to correlate, coordinate, and round out the results of studies 
and research undertaken pursuant to this Act. Effective July 1, 1968, 
Foreign commit-
no new commitments shall be made under authority of this Act for ^onl^' '"^^*""' 
cooperation with public or private agencies in foreign countries which 
require the expenditure of funds appropriated pursuant to this Act, 
but funds so appropriated shall be available to carry out commitments 
made before said date." 
SEC. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pro-
visions of the Saline Water Conversion Act (66 Stat. 328), as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), during fiscal year 1969 the sum of $24,556,000 
as follows: 
(a) Research and development operating expenses, not more than 
$17,274,000; 
(b) Design, construction, acquisition, modification, operation, and 
maintenance of saline water conversion test beds and test facilities, not 
more than $4,292,000; 
(c) Design, construction, acquisition, modification, operation, and 
maintenance of saline water conversion modules, not more than 
$1,175,000; and 
(d) Administration and coordination, not more than $1,815,000: 
Provided^ That expenditures and obligations under any of these items 
except the last may be increased by not more than ten per centum if 
such increase is accompanied by an equal decrease in expenditures and 
obligations under one or more of the other items, including the last. 
SEC, 3. In addition to the sums authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act, the Secretary may utilize any funds previously appropriated for 
this program which are not obligated on June 30, 1968, subject to the 
dollar limitations applicable to the fiscal year 1968 program. 
Approved April 29, 1968. 
Public Law 90-298 
AN ACT 
April 29, 1968 
To amend provisions of the Shipping Act, 1916, to authorize the Federal Maritime 
[H. R. 9473] 
Commission to permit a common carrier by water in foreign commerce or con-
ference of such carriers to refund a ix»rti<>n of the freight charges. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 18(b) 
vesseu 
of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. 817 (b)), is amended by changing 
the period at the end of subsection (3) thereof to a colon and adding 
the following proviso: '"''Provided^ however^ That the Federal Maritime 
Commission may in its discretion and for good cause shown permit 
a common carrier by water in foreign commerce or conference of such 
carriers to refund a portion of freight charges collected from a shipper 
or waive the collection of a portion of the charges from a shipper where 
it appears that there is an error in a tariff of a clerical or administrative 
nature or an error due to inadvertence in failing to file a new^ tariff and 
that such refund or waiver will not result in discrimination among 
shippers: Provided 
further^ That the common carrier by water in 
foreign commerce or conference of such carriers has, prior to applying 
for authority to make refund, filed a new tariff with the Federal Mari-
time Commission which sets forth the rate on which such refund or 
Freight charges 
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waiver would be based: Provided further, That the carrier or confer-
ence agrees that if permission is granted by the Federal Maritime Com-
mission, an appropriate notice will be published in the tariff, or such 
other steps taken as the Federal Maritime Commission may require^ 
which give notice of the rate on w^hich such refund or waiver would be 
based, and additional refunds or waivers as appropriate shall be made 
with respect to other shipments in the manner prescribed by the Com-
mission in its order approving the application: Arid •provided further, 
That application for refund or waiver must be filed with the Commis-
sion within one hundred and eighty days from the date of shipment." 
Approved April 29, 1968. 
Public Law 90-299 
May 3, 1968 
AN ACT 
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To amend the Counminicatioiis Act of 1934 with respect to obscene or harassing 
telei>hone calls in interstate or foreign commerce. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title II of the 
phonecalis'pro- Comniuiiications Act of 1934 is amended by adding at the end thereof 
hibition. 
tjjg following new section: 
48 Stat. 1070. 
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Obscene or 
harassing tele 
47 use 201-222. 
OBSCENE OR HARASSING TELEPHONE CAIXS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
OR IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMUNICATIONS 
"SEC. 223. Whoever— 
" (1) in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign com-
munication by means of telephone— 
"(A) makes any comment, request, suggestion or proposal 
which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent; 
"(B) makes a telephone call, whether or not conversation 
ensues, without disclosing his identity and with intent to 
annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person at the called 
number; 
"(C) makes or causes the telephone of another repeatedly 
or continuously to ring, with intent to harass any person at 
the called number; or 
"(D) makes i-epeated telephone calls, during which conver-
sation ensues, solely to harass any person at the called number; 
or 
"(2) knowingly permits any telephone under his control to 
be used for any purpose prohibited by this section. 
Penalty. 
shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six 
Jiionths, or both." 
SEC. 2. Section 3(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
153 (e)) is amended by inserting " (other than section 223 thereof)" im-
mediately after "title II of this Act". 
Approved May 3, 1968. 
68 Stat. 64.