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An Act to further amend Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1958 as amended, in order to change the name of the office established under such plan, and for other purposes
PL 87-296 (H.R.8406), enacted 09/22/1961

630 
PUBLIC LAW 87-296-SEPT. 22, 1961 
[75 STAT. 
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: Provided^ That 
funds available in any one year for research and development may, 
subject to the approval of the Secretary of State to assure that such 
activities are consistent with the foreign policy objectives of the 
United States, be expended in cooperation with public or private 
agencies in foreign countries in the development of processes useful 
foSgnTgencilLs!^ ^^ ^^® program in the United States: Arid provided further^ Tliat 
every such contract or agreement made with any public or private 
agency in a foreign country shall contain provisions effective to in-
sure that the results or information developed in connection therewith 
shall be available without cost to the United States for the use of the 
United States throughout the world and for the use of the general 
public within the United States." 
SEC. 2. Section 4 of the joint resolution of September 2, 1958 (72 
Stat. 1707; 42 U.S.C. 1958 (d)), is hereby amended to read: 
lantr""^"^"""" 
"The authority of the Secretary of the Interior under this joint 
Teminationof resolutlou to coustruct, Operate, and maintain demonstration plants 
authority. 
sh^U terminate upon the exj)iration of twelve years after the date on 
which this joint resolution is approved. 
Upon the expiration of a 
period deemed adequate for demonstration purposes for each plant, 
but not to exceed such twelve-year period, the Secretary shall proceed 
as promptly as practicable to dispose of any plants so constructed by 
sale to the highest bidder, or as may otherwise be directed by Act 
of Congress. Upon such sale, there shall be returned to any State or 
public agency which has contributed financial assistance under section 
3 of this joint resolution a proper share of the net proceeds of the 
sale." 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public Law 87-296 
September 22, 1961 
A N A C T 
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To further amend Reorganization Plan Numbered 1 of 1958, as amended, in 
order to change the name of the office established under such plan, and for 
other puri)oses. 
'Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
n"^"ia° n-^"*'" ^^*^^^ Statss of America in Congress assembled^ That Reorganization 
^Tousc appV2^27i Plan Numbered 1 of 1958, as amended, is further amended by striking 
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out "Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization" wherever appearing 
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Office of Emergency Planning". 
SEC. 2. Any reference in any other law to the Office of Civil and 
Defense Mobilization shall, after the date of this Act, be deemed to 
refer to the Office of Emergency Planning. 
Approved September 22, 1961.
Joint resolution designating the 17th day of December 1961 as ""Wright Brothers Day"".
PL 87-291 (H.J.Res.109), enacted 09/22/1961

75 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-292-SEPT. 22, 1961 
611 
Public Law 87-291 
J O I N T RESOLUTION 
September 22. 1961 
Designating the 17th day of December 1961 as "Wright Brothers Day". 
[H. j . Res. 109] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemUed, That the 17th day of Decern- ^^^]^^' Brothers 
ber 1961 is hereby designated as "Wright Brothers Day", in com-
memoration of the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, 
mechanically propelled airplane, which were made by Orville and 
Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North 
Carolina. 
The President is authorized and requested to issue a procla-
mation inviting the people of the United States to observe such day 
wath appropriate ceremonies and activities. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public Law 87-292 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
s,p,,,,^„22^ ,,^, 
Authorizing a celebration of the American patent system. 
[H. j . Res. 499] 
Proclamation au-
thorization. 
5 Stat. 117. 
Whereas there occurred on July 4, 1961, the one hundred and twenty-
fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Patent Act of 1836 which 
created the present examination system for the grant of patents and 
which established the United States Patent Office as a sei:)arate and 
distinct burea,u; and 
Whereas there will be granted in the year 1961 the three millionth 
patent since the enactment of this Patent Act; and 
Whereas the patent grant is a traditional incentive for the promotion 
of the progress of the useful arts thereby contributing notably to 
the well-being of people everyAvhere; and 
Whereas encouragement of invention is essential to the continued 
economic and technological development of this Nation, particu-
larly in the light of our international relationships and obligations; 
and 
Whereas it is fitting that this anniversary of this important Patent 
Act and the establishment of the Patent Office which proved so 
advantageous to this country and to the other countries of the world 
should be observed: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of PaJ'eift'V^t ^" 
Commerce and the Commissioner of Patents and such other persons Week, 
or groups as they may designate be authorized to make suitable 
arrangements for an appropriate observance to show the important 
role of the American patent system and the United States Patent 
Office in the growth and progress of the United States of America; 
and be it further 
Resolved, That the President of the United Statas be requested to 
designate the week of October 15, 1961, as "The American Patent 
System Week", to invite a general public commemoration of an event 
which has proved to be so important to this Nation and to the world. 
Approved September 22, 1961.
Joint resolution authorizing a celebration of the American patent system
PL 87-292 (H.J.Res.499), enacted 09/22/1961

75 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-292-SEPT. 22, 1961 
611 
Public Law 87-291 
J O I N T RESOLUTION 
September 22. 1961 
Designating the 17th day of December 1961 as "Wright Brothers Day". 
[H. j . Res. 109] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemUed, That the 17th day of Decern- ^^^]^^' Brothers 
ber 1961 is hereby designated as "Wright Brothers Day", in com-
memoration of the first successful flights in a heavier-than-air, 
mechanically propelled airplane, which were made by Orville and 
Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North 
Carolina. 
The President is authorized and requested to issue a procla-
mation inviting the people of the United States to observe such day 
wath appropriate ceremonies and activities. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public Law 87-292 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
s,p,,,,^„22^ ,,^, 
Authorizing a celebration of the American patent system. 
[H. j . Res. 499] 
Proclamation au-
thorization. 
5 Stat. 117. 
Whereas there occurred on July 4, 1961, the one hundred and twenty-
fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Patent Act of 1836 which 
created the present examination system for the grant of patents and 
which established the United States Patent Office as a sei:)arate and 
distinct burea,u; and 
Whereas there will be granted in the year 1961 the three millionth 
patent since the enactment of this Patent Act; and 
Whereas the patent grant is a traditional incentive for the promotion 
of the progress of the useful arts thereby contributing notably to 
the well-being of people everyAvhere; and 
Whereas encouragement of invention is essential to the continued 
economic and technological development of this Nation, particu-
larly in the light of our international relationships and obligations; 
and 
Whereas it is fitting that this anniversary of this important Patent 
Act and the establishment of the Patent Office which proved so 
advantageous to this country and to the other countries of the world 
should be observed: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of PaJ'eift'V^t ^" 
Commerce and the Commissioner of Patents and such other persons Week, 
or groups as they may designate be authorized to make suitable 
arrangements for an appropriate observance to show the important 
role of the American patent system and the United States Patent 
Office in the growth and progress of the United States of America; 
and be it further 
Resolved, That the President of the United Statas be requested to 
designate the week of October 15, 1961, as "The American Patent 
System Week", to invite a general public commemoration of an event 
which has proved to be so important to this Nation and to the world. 
Approved September 22, 1961.
An Act to provide for the restoration to Indian tribes of unclaimed per capita and other individual payments of tribal trust funds.
PL 87-283 (S.1768), enacted 09/22/1961

584 
PUBLIC LAW 87-282-SEPT. 22, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
Public Law 87-282 
September 22, 1961 
A N 
A C T 
[s. 1719] 
To amend title 23 of the United States Code with respect to Indian reservation 
roads. 
Indians. 
R e s e r v a t i o n 
roads. 
72 Stat. 908. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 208 of 
title 23 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) Cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions 
may be accepted in such construction and improvement, and any 
funds, received from a State, county, or local subdivision shall be 
credited to appropriations available for Indian reservation roads 
and bridges." 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public Law 87-283 
September22, 1961 
A N 
A C T 
[s. 1768] 
r
p
Q provide for the restoration to Indian tribes of unclaimed per capita and 
other individual payments of tribal trust funds. 
Indians. 
U n c l a i m e d per 
c a p i t a payments, 
restoration. 
Notice 
to con-
gressional 
c o m -
mittees. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That unless other-
wise specifically provided by law, the share of an individual member 
of an Indian tribe or group in a per capita or other distribution, 
individualization, segregation, or proration of Indian tribal or group 
funds held in trust by the United States, or in an annuity payment 
under a treaty, heretofore or hereafter authorized by law, and an^ 
interest earned on such share that is properly creditable to the indi-
vidual shall be restored to tribal ownership if for any reason such 
share cannot be paid to the individual entitled thereto and remains 
unclaimed for a period of six years from the date of the adminis-
trative directive to make the payment, or one year from the date of 
this Act, whichever occurs later: Provided, That if such individual 
is a member of an Indian tribe or group that has no governing body 
recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as authorized to act on 
behalf of the tribe or group, such unpaid share and interest shall be 
regarded as not capable of restoration to a tribal or group entity and 
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
States. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary shall not restore to tribal ownership or deposit 
in the general fund of the Treasury any funds pursuant to this Act 
until sixty calendar days (exclusive of days on which either the Sen-
ate or the House of Kepresentatives is not in session because of an 
adjournment of more than three days to a day certain) after he has 
submitted notice of his proposed action to the Committees on Interior 
and Insular Aiffairs of the Senate and House of Kepresentatives unless 
each of said committees has theretofore notified him that it has no 
objection to the proposed action. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
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An Act to change the designation of that portion of the Hawaii National Park or the island of Hawaii, in the State of Hawaii, to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and for other purpose
PL 87-278 (S.1317), enacted 09/22/1961

75 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-279-SEPT. 22, 1961 
577 
Public Law 87-277 
AN ACT 
To repeal that part of the Act of March 2,1889, as amended, which requires that 
grantors furnish, free of all expenses to the Government, all requisite abstracts, 
ofHcial certifications and evidences of title. 
September 22, 1961 
[S. 931] 
Be it eiuwted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proviso 
in the third full paragraph on page 941 of volume 25 of the Statutes 
at Large, in the Act of March 2, 1889, as amended (40 U.S.C. 25^), 
is hereby repealed. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public 
sites. 
Repeal. 
building 
Public Law 87-278 
AN A C T 
September 22, 1961 
To change the designation of that portion of the Hawaii National Park on 
^^- ^^'^"^1 
the island of Hawaii, in the State of Hawaii, to the Hawaii Volcanoes Na-
tional Park, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That, effective upon 
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the enactment of this Act, the portion of the Hawaii National Park park^Hawaii?"^ 
situated on the island of Hawaii, established and administered pursu-
ant to the Act of August 1, 1916 (39 Stat. 432), as amended and sup- 
^^ use 391. 
plemented, shall be known as the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public Law 87-279 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract for the sale, operation, 
maintenance, repair, or relocation of Government-owned electric and telephone 
lines and other utility facilities used for the administration of the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs. 
September 22, 1961 
[S. 1501] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, except for 
electric utility systems constructed and operated as a part of an irriga-
tion system, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to contract 
under such terms and conditions as he considers to be in the best 
interest of the Federal Government for the sale, operation, mainte-
nance, repairs, or relocation of Government-owned utilities and utility 
systems and appurtenances used in the administration of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs. The Secretary shall not execute a contract pur-
suant to this Act until he has submitted to the Committees on Interior 
and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a copy of the contract and a statement of his reasons for proposing 
the contract, and until such materials have lain before the Committees 
for sixty days (excluding the time during which either House is in 
recess for more than three days) unless prior thereto the Secretary is 
notified that neither committee has any objection to the proposed 
contract. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Indians., 
Utility I
: 
contracts,, 
Authoril: 
acilities 
Congreis 
approval. s i on al
An Act to amend title 23 of the United States Code with respect to Indian reservation roads.
PL 87-282 (S.1719), enacted 09/22/1961

584 
PUBLIC LAW 87-282-SEPT. 22, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
Public Law 87-282 
September 22, 1961 
A N 
A C T 
[s. 1719] 
To amend title 23 of the United States Code with respect to Indian reservation 
roads. 
Indians. 
R e s e r v a t i o n 
roads. 
72 Stat. 908. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 208 of 
title 23 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) Cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions 
may be accepted in such construction and improvement, and any 
funds, received from a State, county, or local subdivision shall be 
credited to appropriations available for Indian reservation roads 
and bridges." 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public Law 87-283 
September22, 1961 
A N 
A C T 
[s. 1768] 
r
p
Q provide for the restoration to Indian tribes of unclaimed per capita and 
other individual payments of tribal trust funds. 
Indians. 
U n c l a i m e d per 
c a p i t a payments, 
restoration. 
Notice 
to con-
gressional 
c o m -
mittees. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That unless other-
wise specifically provided by law, the share of an individual member 
of an Indian tribe or group in a per capita or other distribution, 
individualization, segregation, or proration of Indian tribal or group 
funds held in trust by the United States, or in an annuity payment 
under a treaty, heretofore or hereafter authorized by law, and an^ 
interest earned on such share that is properly creditable to the indi-
vidual shall be restored to tribal ownership if for any reason such 
share cannot be paid to the individual entitled thereto and remains 
unclaimed for a period of six years from the date of the adminis-
trative directive to make the payment, or one year from the date of 
this Act, whichever occurs later: Provided, That if such individual 
is a member of an Indian tribe or group that has no governing body 
recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as authorized to act on 
behalf of the tribe or group, such unpaid share and interest shall be 
regarded as not capable of restoration to a tribal or group entity and 
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
States. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary shall not restore to tribal ownership or deposit 
in the general fund of the Treasury any funds pursuant to this Act 
until sixty calendar days (exclusive of days on which either the Sen-
ate or the House of Kepresentatives is not in session because of an 
adjournment of more than three days to a day certain) after he has 
submitted notice of his proposed action to the Committees on Interior 
and Insular Aiffairs of the Senate and House of Kepresentatives unless 
each of said committees has theretofore notified him that it has no 
objection to the proposed action. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
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An Act to amend the act entitled ""An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia,"" approved June 1, 1910, as amended.
PL 87-281 (S.1529), enacted 09/22/1961

75 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-281-SEPT. 22, 1961 
583 
"FEES AND CHARGES 
SEC. 19. (a) The Commissioners are authorized and empowered, to^c'h^nge fe^|"^' 
after a public hearing, to fix and, from time to time increase or 
decrease, fees for any services rendered under this Act. 
The Com-
missioners shall, pursuant to this section, increase, decrease, or fix 
fees in such amounts as will, in the judgment of the Commissioners, 
approximate the costs to the District of Columbia of administering 
this Act: Provided, That no fee shall be increased, decreased, or fixed 
except after a public hearing. 
(b) Upon the change of a registration period as authorized by 
subsection (a) of section 12 the fee for registration or renewal of 
registration shall be prorated on the basis of the time covered. 
(c) All moneys collected for fees and charges made pursuant to 
authority contained in this Act shall be paid into the Treasury to the 
credit of the District of Columbia. 
SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 20. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to 
any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, 
and the application of such provision to other persons and circum-
stances, shall not be affected thereby. 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 21. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of the 
revenues of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary 
to pay the expenses of administering and carrying out the purposes 
of this Act. 
REORGANIZATION 
SEC. 22. Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to affect the 
authority vested in the Board of Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia by Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1952 (66 Stat. 824). ^ ^'^^- <
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The performance of any function vested by this Act in the Board of 
^^^" 
Commissioners or in any office or agency under the jurisdiction and 
control of said Board of Commissioners may be delegated by said 
Board of Commissioners in accordance with section 3 of such plan. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 23. This Act shall take effect one hundred and twenty days 
after funds are appropriated for the purpose of administering the 
provisions of this Act. 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
Public Law 87-281 
A N A C T 
September 22, 1961 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the 
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District of Columbia", approved June 1, 1910, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph 3 
Sei^ht'"^'^'^^"^^' 
of section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the height of 
buildings in the District of Columbia", approved June 1, 1910, as 
amended (36 Stat. 452; 43 Stat. 961; sec. 5-405, D.C. Code, 1951 
edition), is amended by striking "over eight stories in height or". 
Approved September 22, 1961. 
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