An Act to make certain changes in the functions of the Beach Erosion Board and the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, and for other purposes.
PL 88-172 (S.1523), enacted 11/07/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-171-NOV. 4, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
Public Law 88-171 
November 4, 1963 
A N A C T 
L
H
- R- 6481]— rj,^ permit the government of Guam to authorize a public authority to undertake 
urban renewal and housing activities. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Guam. 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Legisla-
and'^hous'in"^rc- 
^^^^ ^^ Guam may by law grant to a public corporate authority, 
tivities. 
existing or to be created by or under such law, powers to undertake 
urban (renewal and housing activities in Guam. 
Such legislature 
may by law provide for the appointment, terms of office, or removal 
of the members of such authority and for the powers of such author-
ity, including authority to accept whatever benefits the Federal 
Government may make available, and to do all things, to exercise 
any and all powers, and to assume and fulfill any and all obligations, 
duties, responsibilities, and requirements, including but not limited 
to those relating to planning or zoning, necessary or desirable for 
receiving such Federal assistance, except that such authority shall 
not be given any power of taxation, nor any power to pledge the 
faith and credit of the territory of Guam tor any loan whatever. 
SEC. 2. The Legislature of Guam may by law authorize such 
64 Stat. 384. 
autlioritv, any provision of the Organic Act of Guam, or any other 
48 use 1421 
^Q^ Qf Congress to the contrary notwithstanding, to borrow money 
and to issue notes, bonds, and other obligations of such character and 
maturity, with such security, and in such manner as the legislature 
may provide. Such notes, bonds, and other obligations shall not be 
a debt of the United States, or of Guam other than such authority, 
nor constitute a debt, indebtedness, or the borrowing of money 
within the meaning of any limitation or restriction on the issuance of 
notes, bonds, or other obligations contained in any laws of the United 
States applicable to Guam or to any agency thereof. 
SEC. 3. The Legislature of Guam may by law assist such authority 
by furnishing, or authorizing the furnishing of, cash donations, loans, 
conveyances of real and personal property, facilities, and services, 
and otherwise, and may by law take other action in aid of urban 
renewal or housing or related activities. 
SEC. 4. Each and every part of Public Law 6-135, approved 
December 18, 1962, heretofore enacted by the Legislature of Guam 
dealing with any part of the subject matter of this Act and not incon-
sistent herewith is ratified and confirmed. 
SEC. 5. Powers granted herein shall be in addition to, and not in 
derogation of, any powers granted by other law to, or for the benefit 
or assistance of, any public corporate authority. 
Approved November 4, 1963. 
Public Law 88-172 
November 7, 1963 
A N A C T 
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To make certain changes in the functions of the Beach Erosion Board and the 
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Beach Erosion 
United Statcs of America in Congress assembled, That the Board 
Board!" 
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established by section 2 of the River and Harbor Act approved 
Change in 
j^jy 3^ ^930^ as amended (33 U.S.C. 426), referred to as the Beach 
^"7?s°at^.' 484. 
Erosiou Board, is hereby abolished. 
There shall be established under 
the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, a Coastal Engineering 
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Research Center which, except as hereinafter provided in section 3 
hereof, shall be vested with all the functions of the Beach Erosion 
Board, including the authority to make general investigations as pro-
vided in section 1 of the Act approved July 31, 1945 (59 Stat. 508), 
and such additional functions as the Chief of Engineers may assign. 
SEC. 2. The functions of the Coastal Engineering Research Center 
established by section 1 of this Act, shall be conducted with the 
guidance and advice of a Board on Coastal Engineering Research, 
constituted by the Chief of Engineers in the same manner as the 
present Beach Erosion Board. 
SEC. 3. All functions of the Beach Erosion Board pertaining to 
review of reports of investigations made concerning erosion of the 
shores of coastal and lake waters, and the protection of such shores, 
are hereby transferred to the Board established by section 3 of the 
River and Harbor Act approved June 13,1902, as amended (33 U.S.C. 
541), referred to as the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. 
Approved November 7, 1963. 
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32 Stat. 372. 
Public Law 88-173 
AN ACT 
To revise the provisions of law relating to the methods by which amounts made 
available to the States pursuant to the Temporary Unemployment Compen-
sation Act of 1958 and title XII of the Social Security Act are to be restored 
to the Treasury. 
November 1, 1963 
[H. R. 8821] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of AmeH^a in Congress assembled^ That (a) section 
3302(c) (2) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(A) in the case of a taxable year beginning on January 
1, 1963 (and in the case of any succeeding taxable year 
beginning before January 1, 1968), as of the beginning of 
which there is a balance of such advances, by 5 percent of the 
tax imposed by section 3301 with respect to the wages paid 
by such taxpayer during such taxable year which are 
attributable to such State; and". 
(b) Section 3302(c) (2) (B) of such Code is amended by striking 
out "beginning with a consecutive January 1" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "beginning on or after January 1,1968,". 
(c) Section 3302(c) (2) of such Code is amended by adding after 
subparagraph (B) the following: 
"At the request (made before November 1 of the taxable year) 
of the Governor of any State, the Secretary of Labor shall, as 
soon as practicable after June 30 or (if later) the date of the 
receipt of such request, certify to such Governor and to the 
Secretary of the Treasury the amount he estimates equals .15 per-
cent (plus an additional .15 percent for each additional 5-percent 
reduction, provided by subparagraph (B)) of the total of the 
remuneration which would have been subject to contributions 
under the State unemployment compensation law with respect to 
the calendar year preceding such certification if the dollar limit 
on remuneration subject to contributions under such law were 
equal to the dollar limit under section 3306(b) (1) for such calen-
dar year. 
If, after receiving such certification and before 
November 10 of the taxable year, the State pays into the Federal 
unemployment account the amount so certified (and designates 
such payment as being made for purposes of this sentence), the 
Unemployment 
compensation pay-
ments. 
Restoration. 
68A Stat. 439. 
26 u s e 3302. 
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