An Act to amend the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948, as amended, and for other purposes.
PL 87-233 (S.685), enacted 09/14/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-233-SEPT. 14, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
Public Law 87-233 
AN ACT 
September 14,1961 
[s. 685] 
To amend the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948, as 
amended, and for other purposes. 
Coast and Geo-
detic Survey Com-
m i s s i o n e d Offi-
cers» Act of 1948, 
amendment. 
62 Stat. 297. 
Active duty. 
Authorized num-
ber. 
33 u s e 853e. 
Appointment and 
promotion. 
33 u s e 853/. 
3 3 u s e 
852a, 
852b, 851a, 854a-
854c, 864b, 864c. 
Motor vehicle. 
Original appoint-
ments. 
Regulations. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a-
853r), as amended, is further amended by: 
(a) Adding at the end of section 2 a new subsection reading as 
follows : 
"(e)- The total number of officers on active duty as authorized by 
law may be temporarily exceeded provided that the average number 
on active duty for the fiscal year shall not exceed the authorized 
number." 
(b) Amending section 6(a) to delete the proviso added by the Act 
of June 21, 1955 (ch. 172, 69 Stat. 169, sec. 4). 
(c) Redesignating section 12 as section 13. 
(d) Adding a new section 12 reading as follows: 
"SEC. 12. (a) Temporary appointment in the grade of ensign may 
be made by the President alone, provided such temporary appointment 
will be terminated at the close of the next regular session of the Con-
gress unless confirmed by the Senate. 
"(b) Officers in the permanent grade of ensign may be temporarily 
promoted to and appointed in the grade of lieutenant junior grade 
by the President alone whenever vacancies exist in higher grades. 
"(c) When deemed necessary or desirable by the Secretary of 
Commerce to be in the best interest of the service, officers in any 
permanent grade may be temporarily promoted one grade by the 
President alone provided such temporary promotion will terminate 
upon the transfer of the officer to a new assignment, and further pro-
vided the number of officers holding temporary promotions under 
authority of this subsection shall not exceed the whole number nearest 
11/^ per centum of the total number of officers authorized to be on 
active duty." 
(e) Redesignating section 13 as section 14, striking the word 
"thirty" and substituting the word "twenty" in lieu thereof. 
(f) Redesignating sections 20 and 21 as sections 21 and 22 
respectively. 
(g) Adding a new section 20 reading as follows: 
"SEO. 20. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 209 of the Act 
of June 30, 1932 (ch. 314, 47 Stat. 405, 5 U.S.C. 73c) when any com-
missioned officer of the Coast and Geodetic Survey is ordered to make 
a permanent change of station, one motor vehicle owned by him for 
his personal use may be transported to his new station on a Govern-
ment-owned vessel or as otherwise authorized by law. 
Expenses 
incurred by virtue of this subsection shall be payable from the appro-
priation available for transportation of household effects." 
(h) Adding a new section 23 as follows: 
"SEC. 23. (a) Original appointments may be made in grades up 
to and including lieutenant after passage of a mental and physical 
examination given in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Commerce: Provided^ That the President, under such 
regulations as he may prescribe, may revoke the commission of any 
officer appointed under this section during his first three years of 
service if he is found not qualified for the service. 
"(b) Any person appointed under authority of this section shall 
be placed on the lineal list of active duty officers in a position com-
70 Stat. 743; 74 
Stat. 35. 
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inensurate with his age, education, and experience in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce. 
" (c) (1) For the purposes of basic pay any person appointed under 
this section to the grade of lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade) 
shall be considered as having, on date of appointment, three years or 
one and one-half years service respectively. 
"(2) If a person appointed under this section is entitled to credit 
for the purpose of basic pay under other provision of law which would 
exceed that authorized by subsection (c) (1) he shall be credited with 
that service in lieu of the credit provided by subsection (c) (1)." 
SEC. 2. Section l(r) of the Civil Service Eetirement Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 2251 (r)), is further amended by inserting after 
"the Regular Corps or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service", 
the phrase "or, after June 30, 1961, as a commissioned officer of the 
Coast and Geodetic Survey,". 
SEC. 3. Section 304(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as 
amended (37 U.S.C. 254(c)), is further amended by inserting the g^^f If^; *'^^' '^ 
words "or as Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey" after the 
words "Surgeon General of the Public Health Service." 
SEC. 4. Section 3(A) of the Act of August 10, 1956, as amended 
(33 U.S.C. 857(a)) (70A Stat. 618) is further amended by redesig- 
^^ s*^*- ^ss. 
nating subsection 8 as subsection 9 and adding a new subsection 8 
reading as follows: 
"(8) Sections 2731, 2732, and 2735, property loss incident to 273°."73i ^^^ ^' 
service." 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
Public Law 87-234 
A N A C T 
September 14, 1961 
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For the relief of certain members of the Army National Guard of the "United _ _ _ _ _ _ J _ 
States and the Air National Guard of the United States. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 Ni^-""i^G'*"'*d^^' 
through 20, inclusive, of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, 
DTsabiTfty or 
as amended (U.S.C, title 5, sees. 765-770), are hereby waived with ^*|9\^3f"(4g 
respect to cases involving those members of the Army National Guard 
and the Air National Guard of the United States alleged to have 
suffered disability or death from compensable causes whim arose dur-
ing the period from August 7, 1947, to December 31, 1956, inclusive, 
and their claims or the claims of their dependents for compensation by 
reason of the Act of July 15,1939 (5 U.S.C. 797,797a), are authorized ^^^J stat. i042; 7o 
and directed to be considered and acted upon under the remaining pro-
visions of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended and 
extended to members of military reserve components, if filed with the 
Department of Labor (Bureau of Employees' Compensation) within 
one year from the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 206(b) (1) of the 
Servicemen's and Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act any person whose g ^o '^t^*- ^^s; 72 
rights may be affected by section 1 of this Act may receive any benefits 
to which he should be found eligible under the Federal Employees' 
Compensation Act provided he makes the election required under sec-
tion 7 thereof. In the event of such an election, any benefit amounts 
s use 757. 
received under any other Act for the same death shall be deducted 
from amounts payable for similar purposes under the Federal 
Employees' Compensation Act. 
Approved September 14, 1961»