An Act to establish a pilot program in the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture designated as the Youth Conservation Corps, and for other purposes
PL 91-378 (S.1076), enacted 08/13/1970

794 
PUBLIC LAW 91-378-AUG. 13, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
Experts and con-
sultants. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Ante, p. 198-1. 
Actuarial con-
sultant. 
80 Stat. 443, 
467. 
5 u s e 5101, 
5331. 
Report to 
President and 
Congress. 
Termination. 
(2) (A) The Executive Director, with the approval of the Coiruiiiis-
sion, is authorized to obtain services of experts and consultants on a 
temporary or intermittent basis in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals 
not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate authorized for GS-18 
by section 5382 of such title. 
(B) The Commission shall employ the services of an actuarial 
consultant holding membership in the American Academy of Actu-
aries and qualified in the evaluation of pension plans. Such consultant 
may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and 
may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
chapter I I I of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
General Schedule pay rates. 
(e) The Railroad Retirement I^oard and any other department, 
agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government is authorized 
to cooperate with and assist the Commission, at its request, in carry-
ing out its duties by furnishing services, information, data, or other 
material which the Commission feels will be helpful in carrying out 
its duties. 
(f) Funds appropriated to the President shall be available to defray 
the expenses of the Commission, other than expenses incurred pursuant 
to subparagraph (e) of this section. 
(g) The Commission shall, not later than July 1,1971, submit to the 
President and the Congress a full and complete report of the study 
authorized by this section together with its recommendations for 
changes in the railroad retirement system designed to provide adequate 
levels of benefits thereunder on an actuarially sound basis. The Com-
mission shall cease to exist sixty days after the date of the submission 
of such report. 
Approved August 12, 1970. 
August 13, 1970 
[S. 1076] 
Public Law 91-378 
AN ACT 
To establish a pilot program in the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture 
designated as the Youth Conservation Corps, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires 
of the 
Youth Conserve- J'jiited States of Ametwa 
in Congress 
assembled, 
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^orps 
Establishment. 
POLKJY AND PURPOSE 
SECTION 1. The Congress finds that the gainful employment during 
the summer months of American youth, representing all segments of 
society, in the healthful outdoor atmosphere afforded in the national 
park system, the national forest system, the national wildlife refuge 
system, and other public land and water areas administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture creates an 
opportunity for understanding and appreciation of the Nation's 
natural environment and heritage. Accordingly, it is the purpose of 
this Act to further the development and maiiltenance of the natural 
resources of the United States by the youth, upon whom will fall the 
ultimate responsibility for maintaining and managing these resources 
for the American people. 
84 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-378-AUG. 13, 1970 
795 
YOUTH CONSERVATION 
CORPS 
SEC. 2, (a) To carry out the purposes of this Act, there is hereby 
established in the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture a three-year pilot program designated as the Youth Con-
servation Corps (hereinafter referred to as the "Corps''). The Corps 
Participants, 
shall consist of young men and women who are pei-manent residents of 
the United States, its territories, or possessions, who have attained age 
fifteen but have not attained age nineteen, and whom the Secretary of 
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may employ during the ^gn"™^*" ^'"P^"^" 
summer months without regard to the civil service or classification 
laws, rules, or regulations, for the purpose of developing, preserving, 
or maintaining lands and waters of the United States under the juris-
diction of the appropriate Secretary. 
(b) The Corps shall be open to youth of both sexes and youth of all nif^^nd°^^°'f" 
social, economic, and racial classifications, with no person being mentnerm?^ "^" 
employed as a member of the Corps for a term in excess of ninety days 
during any single year. 
SECRETARIAL DUTIES 
SEC. 8. (a) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall: 
(1) determine the areas under their administrative jurisdictions 
which are appropriate for carrying out programs using employ-
ees of the Corps; 
(2) determine the rates of pay, hours, and other conditions of 
employment in the Corps: Provided^ That members of the Corps 
shall not be deemed to be Federal employees, other than for the 
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, and chap- 8o"t!J^306^^' 
ter 81 of title 6, United States Code; 
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(3) provide for such transportation, lodging, subsistence, and 2680. 
other services and equipment as they may deem necessary or appro- 82^stat^98!^^' 
priate for the needs of members of the Corps in their duties. The 
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Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may 
^^^3. 
contract with any public agency or organization or any private 
nonprofit agency or organization which has been in existence for at 
least tive years for the o[)eration of any Youth Conservation Corps 
))r()je('t. "Whenever economically feasible, existing but unoccupied 
Federal facilities, inclnding military facilities, shall be utilized for 
the ])nrposes of the Corps where a])propriate and with \\m approval 
of the Federal agency involved. To minimize transj)ortation costs 
Corps menil)ers shall be enii)loyed on conservation ))roje('ts as near 
to their places of residence as is feasible; 
(4) promulgate regulations to insui-e the safety, health, and 
Regulations. 
welfare of the (^oi'ps members; 
(o) prepare a i-eport, indicating the most feasible and efficient 
Report to 
method for initiating a cost-sharing youth conservation ])rogram rran^smiul/°o 
with State natural resource, conservation, or outdoor recreation congress. 
agencies, which rei)ort shall be submitted to the President not 
later than one year following eiuu'tment of this Act for transmittal 
to the Congress for i-eview and a])propriate action, 
(b) The provision of title II of the Revenue and Exi)enditure Con-
trol Act of 10B8 (82 Stat. 251, 270) shall not ap})ly to appointments 
^^fj;^';f„3-
made to the C(>r])s, to temporary supervisory pei-sonnel, or to tern- 
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j)orary i)r()gram support staiT. 
5 u s e 3101 
note. 
796 
Joint annual 
report to Presi-
dent for trans-
mittal to Con-
gress, 
PUBLIC LAW 91-379-AUG. 15, 1970 
SECRETARIAL REPORTS 
[84 STAT. 
SEC. 4. Upon completion of each year's pilot program, the Secretary 
of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare a joint report 
detailing the contribution of the program toward achieving the pur-
poses of the Act and providing recommendations. Each report shall be 
submitted to the President not later than one hundred and eighty 
days following completion of that year's pilot program. The President 
shall transmit the report to the Congress for review and appropriate 
action. 
AUTHORIZATION OP FUNDS 
SEC. 5. For three years following enactment of this Act, there are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated amounts not to exceed $3,500,000 
annually to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved August 13, 1970. 
August 15, 1970 
[S. 3302] 
Defense Produc-
tion Act of 1950, 
amendment. 
Ante, p. 694. 
Infra, 
64 Stat. 815; 
67 Stat. 130. 
"Defense con-
tractor." 
82 Stat. 279. 
50 u s e app. 
2151-2167, 
Public Law 91-379 
AN ACT 
To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Represe'titatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ 
TITLE I—DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT AMENDMENTS 
§ lOL Extension of Act 
The first sentence of section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App, 2166(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "August 15, 1970'- and inserting in lieu 
thereof "June 30, 1972"; and 
(2) by striking out "section 714" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"sections 714 and 719". 
§102. Definitions 
Section 702 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 
2152) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "space," after "stockpiling," in subsection (d) ; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: 
"(f) The term 'defense contractor' means any person who enters 
into a contract with the United States for the production of material 
or the performance of services for the national defense." 
§ 103. Uniform cost-accounting standards 
Title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by 
adding at the end thereof a new section as follows: 
TOST-ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD 
"SEC. 719. (a) There is established, as an agent of the Congress, a 
Cost-Accounting Standards Board which shall be independent of the 
executive departments and shall consist of the Comptroller General of 
the United States who shall serve as Chairman of the Board and four 
members to be appointed by the Comptroller General, Of the members 
ai^pointed to the Board, two, of whom one shall be particularly knowl-
edgeable about the cost accounting problems of small business, shall be 
from the accounting profession, one shall be representative of indus-