An Act to amend the act of August 1, 1958, to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake continuing studies of the effects of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides, upon fish and wildlife for the purpose of preventing losses of those invaluable natural resources, and for other purposes.
PL 86-279 (S.1575), enacted 09/16/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-280-SEPT. 16, 1959 
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SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause duplicates in 
^^^ °^ medals, 
bronze of such medal to be coined and sold, under such regulations as 
he may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof (includ-
ing labor), and the appropriations used in carrying out the provisions 
of this section shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of such sale. 
Approved September 16, 1959. 
Public Law 86-278 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
September ,6, 1959 
Making a technical correction in section r>136 of the Revised Statutes 
[H. J. Res. 493] 
(relating to national hanks). 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the last sentence of 
paragraph seventh of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes, as amended 
(12 U.S.C. 24), is amended by striking out so much of the proviso as 
follows "shall hold obligations issued" and precedes "as a result" and 
by inserting in lieu thereof "by any of said organizations". 
Approved September 16, 1959. 
Public Law 86-279 
AN A C T 
September 15. 1959 
To amend the Act of August 1, 1958, to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
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the Interior to undertake continuing studies of the effects of insecticides, 
herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides, upon fish and wildlife for the pur-
pose of preventing losses of those invaluable natural resources, and for other 
purposes. 
and note. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the nf^^Iuidf^'f "'^^'*" 
Act of August 1,1958, providing for continuing studies of the effects 
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of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides, upon fish 
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and wildlife for the purpose of preventing losses of those invaluable 
natural resources and for other purposes is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 2. The sum of $2,565,000 per annum is hereby authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the objectives of this Act." 
Approved September 16, 1959. 
Public Law 86-280 
AN A C T 
September 16, 1959 
To extend the period for filing claims for credit or refund of overpayments of 
income taxes arising as a result of renegotiation of Government contracts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 
Taxes. 
6511(d)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to credltf "" ' 
special period of limitations with respect to net operating loss carry- y/l^t^lgf^j ^°^' 
backs) is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the 
first sentence thereof the following: "; except that, with respect to an 
overpayment attributable to the creation of or an increase in a net 
operating loss carryback as a result of the elimination of excessive 
profits by a renegotiation (as defined in section 1481(a) (1) (A)), the 
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period shall not expire before September 1,1959, or the expiration of