An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes
PL 86-158 (H.R.6769), enacted 08/14/1959

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PIBLIC LAW 86-168-AUG. U, 1959 
Public Law 86-158 
AN-ACT 
August 14, 1959 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, 
[H. R. 6769] 
and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, 
and for other purposes. 
Departments of 
Labor, arid Health, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the following 
^ 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise Education, and 
appropriated, for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, tio" Act^'^geo^'**" 
and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1960, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary of Labor 
(hereafter in this title referred to as the Secretary), including payment 
in advance when authorized by the Secretary for dues or fees for library 
membership in organizations whose publications are available to mem-
bers only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; 
and purchase of uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the 
Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); $1,611,000, 
«» st^. iiu. 
of which not more than $232,485 shall be for international labor 
affairs and not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official entertainment 
expenses. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Solicitor, $2,695,000. 
BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the promotion of industrial safety, 
employment stabilization, and amicable industrial relations for labor 
and industry; performance of safety functions of the Secretary under 
the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
784(c)) and the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation 
63 stat. ses. 
Act, as amended (72 Stat. 835); performance of the functions vested 
^^ "s^- '^^• 
in the Secretary by title I of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 
1947 (29 U.S.C. 159(f) and (g)) and by sections 8 (b) and (c) of the 
«istat. us, i46. 
Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act (72 Stat. 997); and not 
29 use 307. 
less than $224,472 for the work of the President's Committee on 
National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, as authorized 
by the Act of July 11,1949 (63 Stat. 409); $2,488,000: Pw'y^c?e</, That 
no part of the appropriation for the President's Committee shall be 
subject to reduction or transfer to any other department or agency 
under the provisions of any existing law; including purchase of 
reports and of material for informational exhibits and expenses of 
attendance of cooperating officials and consultants at conferences con-
cerned with the work of the Bureau of Labor Standards. 
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54 Stat. 890. 
55 Stat. 626. 
54 Stat. 858. 
62 Stat. 614. 
50 u s e 925 note. 
BUREAU OF VETERANS' REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to render assistance in connection with the 
exercise of reemployment rights under section 8 of the Selective 
Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 308), 
the Service Extension Act of 1941, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 351), 
the Army Reserve and Retired Personnel Service Law of 1940, as 
amended (50 U.S.C. App. 401), and section 9 of the Universal Military 
Training and Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 459), and the Reserve 
Forces Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 598), $592,000. 
BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING 
37 Stat. 736. 
50 Stat. 664. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to conduct a program 
of encouraging apprentice training, as authorized by the Acts of 
March 4, 1913 (5 U.S.C. 611), and August 16, 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50), 
$4,047,000. 
BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY 
7 2 S t a t . 1273, 
1221. 1222. 
38 u s e 
2 0 1 0 -
2014. 
48 Stat. 113. 
72 Stat. 458. 
38 u s e 2011. 
49 Stat. 626. 
7 2 S t a t . 1273, 
1217-1221. 
38 u s e 2 0 0 1 -
2009. 
4 2 u s e 1 3 6 1 -
1370. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the general administration of the employ-
ment service and unemployment compensation programs, including 
temporary employment of persons, without regard to the civil-service 
laws, for the farm placement migratory labor program; $7,262,000, 
of which $1,252,000 shall be for carrying into effect the provisions oi 
title IV (except section 602) of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act 
of 1944. 
GRANTS TO STATES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT 
SERVICE ADMINISTRATION 
For grants in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 6, 
1933, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49-49n), for carrying into effect section 
602 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, for grants to the 
States as authorized in title I I I of the Social Security Act, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 501-503), including, upon the request of any State, the 
purchase of equipment, and the payment of rental for space made 
available to such State in lieu of grants for such purpose, for neces-
sary expenses including purchasing and installing of air-conditioning 
ec[uipment in connection with the operation of employment office facili-
ties and services in the District of Columbia, and for the acquisition 
of a building through such arrangements as may be required to pro-
vide quarters for such offices and facilities in the District of Columbia 
and tor the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation 
Board, subject to the same conditions with respect to the use of these 
funds for such purposes as are applicable to the procurement of build-
ings for other State employment security agencies, and for expenses 
not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out title IV of 
the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 (66 Stat. 684) 
and title XV of the Social Security Act, as amended (68 Stat. 1130), 
$315,819,000, of which $15,000,000 shall be available only to the extent 
necessary to meet increased costs of administration resulting from 
changes in a State law or increases in the numbers of claims filed and 
claims paid or increased salary costs resulting from changes in State 
salary compensation plans embracing employees of the State generally 
over those upon which the State's basic grant (or the allocation for 
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the District of Columbia) was based, which increased costs of admin-
istration cannot be provided for by normal budgetary adjustments: 
Provided, 
That notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in 
section 302(a) of the Social Security Act, as amended, the Secretary 
of Labor shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for payment to each State found to be in compliance with 
the requirements of the Act of June 6, 1933, and, except in the case 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, with the provisions of 
section 303 of the Social Security Act, as amended, such amounts as 
he determines to be necessary for the proper and efficient adminis-
tration of its unemployment compensation law and of its public 
employment offices: Provided further, That such amounts as may be 
agreed upon by the Department of Labor and the Post Office Depart-
ment shall be used for the payment, in such manner as said parties 
may jointly determine, of postage for the transmission of official mail 
matter in connection with the administration of unemployment com-
pensation systems and employment services by States receiving grants 
herefrom. 
In carrying out the provisions of said Act of June 6, 1933, the 
provisions of section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, as 
amended, relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel 
standards on the merit basis, shall apply. 
None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Bureau of 
Employment Security for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, in 
whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies, including the 
salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, shall 
be withheld from the said agencies of any States w^hich have estab-
lished by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system 
and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure 
in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any dis-
approval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the 
agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or 
employees. 
Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after 
May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under title I I I 
of the Social Security Act, as amended, and under the Act of June 6, 
1933, as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal 
year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the 
expenditures made thereunder for payments under such title and 
under such Act of June 6, 1933, to be charged to the appropriation 
therefor for that fiscal year. 
49 Steit. 626. 
42 u s e 502. 
48 Stat. 113. 
29 u s e 49-49n. 
42 u s e 503. 
29 u s e 49-49n. 
42 u s e 503. 
49 Steit. 626. 
42 u s e 501-503. 
29 u s e 49-49n. 
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR VETERANS AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
For payments to unemployed veterans and Federal employees, 
either directly or through payments to States, as authorized by title 
XV of the Social Security Act, as amended, and title IV of the 
Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952, $125,000,000. 
Unemployment compensation for veterans and Federal employees, 
next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current 
fiscal year, j)ayments to States, as authorized by title XV of the 
Social Security Act, as amended, and title IV of the Veterans' Re-
adjustment Assistance Act of 1952, such amounts as may be required 
for payment to unemployed veterans and Federal employees for the 
first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, and the obligations and 
expenditures thereunder shall be charged to the appropriation there-
for for that fiscal year. 
68 Stilt. 1130. 
4 2 U S C 1361-
1370. 
72 
Stat. 
1273, 
1217-1221. 
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COMPLIANCE ACTIVITIES, MEXICAN FARM LABOR PROGRAM 
For exp>enses necessary to enable the Department to determine com-
pliance with the provisions of contracts entered into pursuant to the 
"us'c \^4'6i. -^c* 0* July 12, 1961, as amended, $873,000. 
1468. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, MEXICAN FARM LABOR PROGRAM 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out the 
functions of the Department of Labor under the Act of July 12,1951 
(66 Stat. 119), as amended, including temporary employment of per-
sons without regard to the civil-service laws, $1,336,700, which snail 
be derived by transfer from the farm labor supply revolving fund: 
Provided^ That reimbursement to the United States under agreements 
hereafter entered into pursuant to section 502 of the Act of October 31, 
6
5 st«t. 119. 
1949^ as amended (7 U.S.C. 1462), shall include all expenses of .pro-
gram operations except those compliance activities of the type sepa-
rately provided for herein. 
BUREAU OF EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses and not to exceed $102,000 
for the Employees' Compensation Apjjeals Board, $3,080,000, together 
with not to exceed $51,700 to be derived from the fund created by 
section 44 of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation 
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'•^°*' *^ amended (33 U.S.C. 906). 
EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND EXPENSES 
For the payment of compensation and other benefits and expenses 
(except administrative expenses) authorized by law and accruing 
aurine the current or any prior fiscal year, including payments to 
other Federal agencies for medical and hospital services pursuant 
to agreement approved by the Bureau of Employees' Compensation; 
continuation of payment of benefits as .provided for under the head 
"Civilian War Benefits" in the Federal Security Agency Appropria-
6
0 Stat. 696. 
^ion Act, 1947; the advancement of costs for enforcement of recov-
eries in third-party cases; the furnishing of medical and hospital 
services and supplies, treatment, and funeral and burial expenses, 
including transportation and other expenses incidental to such services, 
treatment, and Durial, for such enrollees of the Civilian Conservation 
Corps as were certified by the Director of such Corps as receiving 
hospital services and treatment at Government expense on June 30, 
1943, and who are not otherwise entitled thereto as civilian employees 
of the United States, and the limitations and authority of the Act of 
3
9 Stat. 742. 
September 7, 1916, as amended (5 U.S.C. 796), shall apply in pro-
viding such services, treatment, and expenses in such cases and for 
payments pursuant to sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act 
llvtcxioi: 
°* 1^^^ (^^ U.S.C, App. 2012); -such amount as may be required 
5 0 use app. during the current fiscal year: Pro 
vw^ec?, That, in the adjudication of 
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claims under section 42 of the said Act of 1916, for benefits payable 
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from this appropriation, authority under section 32 of the Act to 
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make rules and regulations shall be construed to include the nature 
and extent of the proofs and evidence required to establish the right 
to such benefits without regard to the date of the injury or death for 
which claim is made. 
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BiJKEAu or LABOR STATISTICS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the work of 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursement 
to State, Federal, and local agencies ana their employees for services 
rendered, $9,519,500. 
REVISION or THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 
For expenses necessary to enable the Bureau of Labor Statistics to 
revise the Consumer Price Index, including temporary employees at 
rates to be fixed by the Secretary of Labor without regard to tne civil 
service laws and Classification Act of 1949, as amended, $230,000, to 
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remain available until June 30,1964. 
5 use 1071 note. 
WOMEN'S BUREAU 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the work of the Women's Bureau, as 
authorized by the Act of June 5, 1920 (29 U.S.C. 11-16), including 
^i st.t. 987. 
purchase of reports and material for informational exhibits, $509,000. 
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for performing the duties imposed by the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. as amended, and the Act to pro- 
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vide conditions for the purchase oi supplies and the making of con-
tracts by the United States, approved June 30,1936, as amended (41 
U.S.C. 35-45), including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local ^\ uVc'iiPnote. 
agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, and not 
to exceed $3,000 for expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and 
consultants at conferences concerned with the work of the Division, 
$11,489,000. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of Labor Appropriation 
c"atio*" o
f titie. 
Act, 1960". 
TITLE II—DEPAETMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND 
WELFAKE 
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 
EDUCATION OF THE BLIND 
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
^o st«t. 939. 
101-105), $400,000. 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, of the Food and 
Drug Administration, including purchase of not to exceed twenty-five 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; reporting and 
illustrating the results of investigations; purchase of chemicals, 
apparatus, and scientific equipment; payment in advance for special 
tests and analyses by contract; and payment of fees, travel, and per 
diem in connection with studies of new developments pertinent to food 
and drug enforcement operations; $13,800,000. 
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S a l a r y restric-
tion. 
P a y m e n t s 
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District of Colum-
bia. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, CERTIFICATION, INSPECTION, AND OTHER 
SERVICES 
For expenses necessary for the certification or inspection of certain 
products, and for the establishment of tolerances for pesticides, in 
accordance with sections 406, 408, 504, 506, 507, 604, 702A, and 706 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U.S.C. 
346, 346a, 354j 356, 357, 364, 372a, and 376), the aggregate of the 
advance deposits during the current fiscal year to cover payments of 
fees for services in connection with such certifications, inspections, 
or establishment of tolerances, to remain available until expended. 
The total amount herein appropriated shall be available for purchase 
of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; expenses of advisory 
committees; and the refund of advance deposits for which no service 
has been rendered. 
FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessarjr for operation and maintenance, including 
repairs; furnishing, repairing, and cleaning of wearing apparel used 
by employees in the performance of their official duties; transfer 
of funds to the appropriation "Salaries and expenses, Howard Uni-
versity" for salaries of technical and professional personnel detailed 
to the hospital; payments to the appropriation of Howard University 
for actual cost of heat, light, and power furnished by such university; 
$3,190,000: Provided^ That no intern or resident physician receiving 
compensation from this appropriation on a full-time basis shall receive 
compensation in the form of wages or salary from any other appro-
priation in this title: Provided further^ That the District of Colum-
bia shall pay by check to Freedmen's Hospital, upon the Surgeon Gen-
eral's request, in advance at the beginning of each quarter, such 
amount as the Surgeon General calcumtes will be earned on the basis 
of rates approved by the Bureau of the Budget for the care of patients 
certified by the District of Columbia. Bills rendered by the Surgeon 
General on the basis of such calculations shall not be subject to audit 
or certification in advance of payment; but proper adjustment of 
amounts which have been paid in advance on the basis of such calcula-
tions shall be made at the end of each quarter: Provided further^ That 
the Surgeon General may delegate the responsibilities imposed upon 
him by the foregoing proviso. 
GALLAUDET COLLEGE 
68 Stat. 265. 
D. C. Code al-
io 25-1032. 
31 Stat. 844. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the partial support of Gallaudet College, including personal 
services and miscellaneous expenses, and repairs and improvements, 
as authorized by the Act of June 18,1964 (Public Law 420), $904,000: 
Provided^ That Gallaudet College shall be paid by the District of 
Columbia, in advance at the beginning of each quarter, at the rate of 
$1,295 per school year for each student attending and receiving instruc-
tion in elementary or secondary education pursuant to the Act of 
March 1,1901 (31 D.C. Code 1008). 
CONSTRUCTION 
For alteration, renovation, and other improvement of buildings and 
facilities on the grounds of Gallaudet College, as authorized by the 
Act of June 18,1954 (Public Law 420), under the supervision of the 
General Services Administration, including planning, architectural, 
and engineering services; and including $150,000 for athletic fields; 
$326,000, to remain available until expended. 
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the partial support of Howard University, including personal 
services and miscellaneous expenses and repairs to buildings and 
grounds, $4,617,000. 
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS 
For a survey of a steam and electrical production and distribution 
system, under the supervision of the General Services Administration, 
on the grounds of Howard University, $21,000. 
CONSTRUCTION OF AUDITORIUM-FINE ARTS BUILDING 
For payment of obligations incurred under authority previously 
provided, to enter into contracts for the construction of the audi-
torium-fine arts building, $860,000. 
OFFICE OF EDUCATION 
PROMOTION AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 
60 Stat. 775. 
70 Ststt. 926. 
For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of the Vocational 
Education Act of 1946, as amended (20 U.S.C. 15j), and section 202 
of said Act (20 U.S.C. 15bb), section 4 of the Act of March 10, 1924 
(20 U.S.C. 29), section 1 of the Act of March 3,1931 (20 U.S.C. 30), 
^^ st^u is. 
the Act of March 18, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 31-33), and section 9 of the 
^^ st«t. i489 
Act of August 1, 1956 (20 U.S.C. 34), including $4,000,000 for exten- 
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sion and improvement of practical nurse training under title I I of 
^^ stat. 909. 
the Vocational Education Act of 1946, as amended, which sum shall 
be available under such title also for the expansion and improvement 
of programs of practical nurse training in effect prior to August 2, 
1956, and $180,000 for vocational education in the fishery trades and 
industry including distributive occupations therein, $33j702,081: Pro-
vided, That the apportionment to the States under section 3(a), (1), 
(2), (3), and (4) of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 shall be 
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computed on the basis of not to exceed $29,267,081 for the current 
fiscal year: Provided 
further, That the amount of allotment which 
States and Territories are not prepared to use may be reapportioned 
among other States and Territories applying therefor for use in the 
programs for which the funds were originally apportioned. 
FURTHER ENDOWMENT OF COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE 
AND THE MECHANIC ARTS 
For carrying out the provisions of section 22 of the Act of June 29, 
1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 329), $2,501,500. 
49 stat. 439. 
GRANTS FOR LIBRARY SERVICES 
For grants to the States pursuant to the Act of June 19, 1956, as 
amended (20 U.S.C. 351-358), $6,000,000: Provided, That allotments 
^o stat. 293. 
to the States for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of 
$7,500,000: Provided, 
That the amount of any State's allotment 
from this appropriation which such State certifies will remain unpaid 
to it on June 30, 1961, may be reallotted by the Commissioner among 
other States applying therefor in proportion to their rural pop-
ulation, and deemed part of such allotments, except that no State's 
allotment shall be so increased as to exceed the allotment which would 
be made to it were this appropriation equal to the maximum author-
ized under such Act. 
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PAYMENTS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
For payments to local educational agencies for the maintenance and 
operation of schools as authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950, 
2
0 us*?:'23fr245. ^s amended (20 U.S.C., ch. 13), $163,957,000: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall also be available for carrying out the provisions of 
section 6 of such Act. 
ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION 
For an. additional amount for providing school facilities and for 
grants to local educational agencies in federally affected areas, as 
authorized by the Act of September 23, 1950, as amended (20 U.S.C., 
2
0 use* lt\'6AS. ch. 14), including not fo exceed $1,000,000 for necessary expenses dur-
ing the current fiscal year of technical services rendered by other 
agencies, $61,135,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries or 
other direct expenses of the Department of Health, Education, and 
Welfare. 
DEFENSE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES 
For grants, loans, and payments under the National Defense Edu-
2au8C40inot.. nation Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 1580-1605), $150,000,000, of which 
$30,000,000 shall be for capital contributions to student loan funds; 
$1,000,000 shall be for loans for non-Federal capital contributions to 
student loan funds; $60,000,000 for grants to States and loans to non-
profit private schools for science, mathematics, and modern language 
teaching facilities and $4,000,000 for grants to States for supervisory 
and other services; $7,000,000 for grants to States for area vocational 
education programs; and $15,000,000 for grants to States for testing, 
guidance, ana counseling: Prow'c^eflJ further, That no part of this 
appropriation shall be available for tne purchase of science, mathe-
matics, and modem language teaching equipment, or equipment suit-
able for use for teaching in such fields of education, which can be 
identified as originating in or having been exported from a Communist 
country, unless such equipment is unavailable from any other source. 
EXPANSION OF I^BAOHING IN EDUCATION OF THE MENTALLY RETARDED 
For grants to public or other nonprofit institutions of higher 
learning and to State educational agencies, pursuant to the Act of 
aousc6ii.6i7. September 6,1958 (72 Stat. 1777), $1,000,000: Prot^i^^ef. That section 
2 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
'^Such grants ^all also be available to assist such institutions in meet-
ing the costs of training such personnel.". 
SALARIES AND BX^NSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Education, including sur-
veys, studies, investigations, and reports regarding libraries: coordi-
nation of library service on the national level with other lonns of 
adult education; development of library service throughout the coun-
try ; purchase, distribution, and exchange of educational documents, 
motion-picture films, and lantern slides; and cooperative research, 
surveys, and demonstrations in education as authorized by the Act 
08 st.t. 533. 
of July 26, 1954 (20 U.S.C. 881-382); $12j800,000, of which not less 
than $650,000 shall be available for the Division of Vocational Educa-
tion as authorized. 
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OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL KEHABILITATION 
GRANTS TO STATES 
68 Stat. 652. 
29 u s e 31 notes. 
29 u s e 37. 
For grants to States in accordance with the Vocational Rehabilita-
tion Act, as amended, $51,900,000, of which $50,400,000 is for vocational 
rehabilitation services under section 2 of said Act; and $1,500,000 is 
2
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for extension and improvement projects under section 3 of said Act: 
Provided^ That allotments under section 2 of said Act to the States 
for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of $59,500,000, 
and this amount shall be considered the sum available for allotments 
under such section for such fiscal year. 
Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after 
May 31 of the current fiscal year, grants to States under sections 2 
and 3 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, for the first 
quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be neces-
sary, the obligations incurred^ 
and the expenditures made thereunder 
to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: Pro-
vided^ That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not 
exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter of the current 
fiscal year. 
RESEARCH AND TRAINING 
For research, training, and traineeships, and other special project 
grants, pursuant to section 4 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as 
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amended, for carrying out the training functions provided for in 
section 7 of said Act, and for expenses of studies, investigations, demon-
strations, and reports, and of dissemination of information with respect 
thereto pursuant to section 7 of said Act, $12,700,000, including not 
to exceed $200,000, to remain available until expended, as the final 
special grant for the Army-Navy Hospital project at Hot Springs, 
Arkansas. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary in carrying out 
the provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and 
of the Act approved June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C., ch. 6A), as amended, 
$1,738,000. 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Public Health Service 
Act, as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 6A) (hereinafter referred to as the 
^2 usc'ao 1
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Act), and other Acts, including expenses for active commissioned 
officers in the Reserve Corps and for not to exceed one thousand nine 
hundred commissioned officers in the Regular Corps; and for expenses 
of primary and secondary schooling of dependents, in foreign coun-
tries, of Public Health Service personnel stationed in foreign countries, 
in amounts not to exceed an average of $250 per student, when it is 
determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the 
locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such 
dependents, and for the transportation of such dependents between 
such schools and their places of residence when the schools are not 
accessible to such dependents by regular means of transportation; and 
for the payment of compensation to consultants or individual scien-
tists appointed for limited periods of time pursuant to section 207(f) 
or section 207(g) of the Act at rates established by the Surgeon 
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ASSISTANCE TO STATES, GENERAL, 
To carry out the purposes, not otherwise specifically provided for, 
42USC 246,243. of sectiou 314(c) of the Act; to provide consultative services to States 
pursuant to section 311 of the Act; to make field investigations and 
42 use 241. 
demonstrations pursuant to section 301 of the Act; to provide for 
collecting and compiling mortality, morbidity, and vital statistics; 
and not to exceed $1,000 for entertainment of officials of other coun-
tries when specifically authorized by the Surgeon General; $22,497,000. 
CONTROL OF VENEREAL DISEASES 
42 use 246,266. 
Xo cariy out the purposes of sections 314 (a) and 363 of the Act with 
respect to venereal diseases and for grants of money, services, supplies, 
equipment, and use of facilities to States, as defined in the Act, and 
with the approval of the respective State health authorities, to coun-
ties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States, 
for venereal disease control activities, in such amounts and upon such 
terms and conditions as the Surgeon General may determine; 
$5,400,000, 
CONTROL OF TUBERCULOSIS 
42 use 246. 
Xo carry out the purposes of section 314(b) of the Act, $6,452,000, 
of which not less than $4,000,000 shall be available only for grants to 
States, to be matched by an equal amount of State and local funds 
expended for the same purpose, for direct expenses of prevention and 
case-finding projects including salaries, fees, and travel of personnel 
directly engaged in prevention and case finding and the necessary 
equipment and supplies used directly in prevention and case-finding 
operations, but excluding the purchase of care in hospitals and sana-
toriums. 
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE ACTIVITIES 
To carry out, except as otherwise provided for, those provisions of 
2g42use24i, 243. sectious 301, 311, and 361 of the Act relating to the prevention and 
suppression of communicable and preventable diseases, and the inter-
state transmission and spread thereof, including the purchase, erection, 
and maintenance of portable buildings; purchase of not to exceed 
three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and hire, mainte-
nance, and operation of aircraft; $8,015,000. 
SANITARY ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary to carry out those 
2^42 use 241. 243, provisious of sections 301, 311, 314(c), and 361 of the Act relating to 
sanitation and other aspects of environmental health, including 
enforcement of applicable quarantine laws and intei-state quarantine 
regulations, and for carrying out the purposes of the Acts of July 14, 
1955 (42 U.S.C. 1857-1857f), and July 9, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 466-466d, 
466f-466k), including $2,700,000 for grants to States and $300,000 for 
grants to interstate agencies; purchase of not to exceed four passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only; hire, maintenance, and operation 
of aircraft; and purchase, erection, and maintenance of portable build-
ings ; $15,640,000 to remain available only until June 30, 1960. 
GRANTS FOR WASTE TREATMENT WORKS CONSTRUCTION 
For payments under section 6 of the Water Pollution Control Act, 
70 Stat. 502. 
as amended (33 U.S.C. 466e), $45,000,000, to remain available only 
until June 30, 1961: Provided^ That allotments under such section 6 
for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of $50,000,000. 
69 Stat. 322. 
70 Stat. 498. 
33USe 466 note. 
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349 
GRANTS FOR HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION 
For grants and loans under parts C, D, and G, title VI, of the Act, ^^5°. %%l•g^^ ^^ei' 
as amended, $186,200,000, of which $150,000,000 shall be for hospitals 
4 2' u s c 2 91 d
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and related facilities pursuant to part C, $1,200,000 shall be for the ^9"' ^^i^-
purposes authorized in section 636 of part D of the Act, and $35,000,000 
53 st at. 90^0. 
shall be for facilities pursuant to part G, as follows: $7,500,000 for 
"®^ 
diagnostic or treatment centers, $7,500,000 for hospitals for the 
chronically ill and impaired, $10,000,000 for rehabilitation facilities, 
and $10,000,000 for nursing homes: Provided, That allotments under 
such parts C and G to the several States for the current fiscal year 
shall be made on the basis of amounts equal to the limitations specified 
herein: Provided further, That subsection 654 (c) of the Act is redesig- 
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nated as section 637 and transferred to part D under the heading 
"TRANSFERS OF ALLOTMENTS BETWEEN STATES" ; and the word "title" is 
substituted for the word "part" wherever it appears therein, and sub-
sections (d) and (e) of section 654 are redesignated as subsections 
(c) and (d). 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 
For salaries and expenses incident to carrying out title VI of the 
Act, as amended, $1,650,000. 
HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE 
For carrying out the functions of the Public Health Service under 
the Act of August 8, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 150), including $2,167,000 to be 
«o stat. 903. 
available only for payments for medical care of dependents and retired 
personnel under the Dependents' Medical Care Act (37 U.S.C, gjf f^^g 2501^72 
chap. 7), and under sections 321, 322, 324, 326, 331, 332, 341, 343, 344, 
16 use 107*1-
502, 504, and 810 of the Public Health Service Act, Private Law 419 JoV4f' ^°^^i°'3' 
of the Eighty-third Congress, as amended, and Executive Order 9079 
42 use 248, 249, 
of February 26,-1942, including purchase and exchange of farm prod- 259) 260! 2^20^222! 
nets and livestock; conducting research on technical nursing standards 
33 use 763c. 
and furnishing consultative nursing services; purchase of not to 
3CFR*{9«cum. 
exceed eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and pur- supp., p. iioi. 
chase of firearms and ammunition; $45,600,000, of which $1,000,000 
shall be available only for payments to the Territory of Hawaii for 
care and treatment of persons afflicted with leprosy: Provided, 
That 
when the Public Health Service establishes or operates a health service 
program for any department or agency, payment for the estimated 
cost shall be made in advance for deposit to the credit of this 
appropriation. 
DEPENDENTS' MEDICAL CAKE 
For payments for medical care of dependents and retired personnel 
under the Dependents' Medical Care Act (37 U.S.C, chap. 7), not 
otherwise provided for such amounts (not to exceed a total of 
$384,000) as may be required for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959. 
FOREIGN QUARANTINE 
ACTIVITIES 
For carrying out the purposes of sections 361 to 369 of the Act, 
^2 use 264-272. 
relating to preventing the introduction of communicable diseases from 
foreign countries, the medical examination of aliens in accordance 
with section 325 of the Act, and the care and treatment of quarantine 
42 use 252, 249. 
detainees pursuant to section 322(e) of the Act in private or other 
public hospitals when facilities of the Public Health Service are not -
available, including insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign 
countries when required by law of such countries, $4,685,800. 
68 Stat. 674. 
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INDIAN HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out 
the purposes of the Act of August 5,1954 (42 U.S.C. 2001) (including 
not to exceed $10,000 for temporary services at rates not to exceed $100 
per diem for individuals, when authorized by the Surgeon General); 
purchase of not to exceed thirty passenger motor vehicles, of which 
twenty shall be for replacement only; hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; purchase of reprints"; payment for telephone serv-
ice in private residences in the field, when authorized under regula-
tions approved by the Secretary; and the purposes set forth in sec-
,cWf? 248,249. tions 321, 322(d), 324, and 509 of the Public Health Service Act; 
" ' ' " ' • 
$45,500,000. 
CONSTRUCTION OF INDIAN HEALTH 
FACILITIES 
For construction, ma,|or repair, improvement, and equipment of 
health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for person-
nel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition 
of sites; purchase and erection of portable buildings; and purchase 
of trailers; $4,587,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ 
That such expenditures may be made through the Department of the 
Interior at the option of the Secretary of the Department of Health, 
Education, and Welfare: Provided further^ That the unexpended bal-
ance of appropriations heretofore granted under this head shall be 
merged with this appropriation. 
GENERAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
For the activities of the National Institutes of Health, not otherwise 
provided for, including research fellowships and grants for research 
42 use 241. 
projects and training grants pursuant to section 301 of the Act; regu-
lation and preparation of biologic products, and conduct of research 
related thereto; and grants of therapeutic and chemical substances for 
demonstrations and research; $45,994,000: Provided^ That funds ad-
vanced to the National Institutes of Health management fund from 
appropriations included in this Act shall be available for purchase of 
not to exceed fifteen passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
not to exceed $2,500 for entertainment of visiting scientists when 
specifically approved by the Surgeon General; and erection of tem-
porary structures: Provided further, That all appropriations made 
to the Public Health Service in this Act, and available for research 
or training projects, may be expended pursuant to contracts made on a 
cost or other basis for supplies and services, including indemnification 
of contractors to the extent and subject to the limitations provided in 
7
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A Stat. 134. 
^j^j^ jQ, United States Code, section 2354, except that approval and 
certification required thereby shall be by the Surgeon General. 
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE 
To enable the Surgeon General, upon the recommendations of the 
National Advisory Cancer Council, to make grants-in-aid for research 
and training projects relating to cancer; to cooperate with State health 
agencies, and other public and private nonprofit institutions, in the 
prevention, control, and eradication of cancer by providing consulta-
tive services, demonstrations, and grants-in-aid; and to otherwise 
42 use 281. 
carry out the provisions of title IV, part A, of the Act; $91,257,000. 
73 STAT.] 
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MENTAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of sections 
301, 302, 303, 311, 312, and 314(c) of the Act with respect to mental 
42usc24i.242a, 
diseases, $68,090,000. 
NATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National 
fousc^af^'ote 
Heart Act, $62,237,000. 
DENTAL HEAI/TH ACTIVITIES 
For expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
Surgeon General to carry out the purposes of the Act with respect 
to dental diseases and conditions, $10,019,000. 
ARTHRITIS AND METABOLIC DISEASE ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating 
to arthritis, rheumatism, and metabolic diseases, $46,862,000. 
ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE ACTIVITIES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out 
the purposes or the Act relating to allergy and infectious diseases, 
$34,054,000, of which $150,000 shall be available for payment to the 
Gorgas Memorial Institute for maintenance and operation of the 
Gorgas Memorial Laboratory. 
NEUROLOGY AND BLINDNESS ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act relating 
to neurology and blindness, $41,487,000. 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OP HEALTH RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For grants pursuant to the Health Research Facilities Act of 
1956, as amended by the Act of August 27, 1958 (72 Stat. 933), 42usc 2
9
2 note. 
$30,000,000. 
CONSTRUCTION OF ANIMAL QUARTERS, HAMILTON, MONTANA 
For the construction of quarters at the Rocky Mountain Laboratory, 
Hamilton, Montana, for small animals, $150,000. 
RESEARCH FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION AND SITE ACQUISITION 
For the acquisition of a site for research facilities for large animals, 
including repairs, alterations, and construction of auxiliary facilities 
and temporary buildings, $150,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATIONS, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE 
70 Stat. 960. 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to carry out 
the National Library of Medicine Act (42 U.S.C. 275), $1,566,000. 
RETIRED PAY OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
For retired pay of commissioned officers, as authorized by law, and 
payments under the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of 
3
7 use 371 note. 
1963, such amount as may be required during the current fiscal year. 
352 
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[73 ST A T . 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the divisions and offices of the Office of the Surgeon General 
and for miscellaneous expenses of the Public Health Service not appro-
priated for elsewhere, including preparing information, articles, and 
publications related to public health; and conducting studies and 
demonstrations in public health methods, $5,816,000. 
SAINT ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of the 
hospital, including clothing for patients, and cooperation with organ-
izations or individuals in the scientific research into the nature, causes, 
prevention, and treatment of mental illness, $3,715,000. 
MAJOR REPAIRS AND PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For miscellaneous construction, alterations, repairs, and equip-
ment, on the grounds of the hospital, including preparation of plans 
and specifications, advertising, and supervision of construction, 
$330,000, to remain available until June 30,1961. 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
49 Stat. 622. 
42 u s e 401-410, 
420-425. 
64 Stat. 765. 
70 Stat. 823. 
42 u s e 42le. 
LIMITATION ON SALARIES AND EXPENSES, BUREAU OP OLD-AGE AND 
S U R V I V O R S INSURANCE 
For necessary expenses, including the purchase of two passenger 
motor vehicles, not more than $191,600,000 may be expended from the 
Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund: Provided^ That 
such amounts as are required shall be available to pay the cost of 
necessary travel incident to medical examinations for verifying dis-
abilities of individuals who file applications for disability determina-
tions under title I I of the Social Security Act, as amended: Provided 
further, 
That $10,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be appor-
tioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes as 
amended (31 U.S.C. 665), only to the extent necessary to process 
claims workloads not anticipated in the budget estimates and after 
maximum absorption of the costs of such claims workload within the 
existing limitation has been achieved: Provided further, That persons 
who have been admitted to practice before a Federal or State court of 
record who have had a minimum of three years' experience in the 
adjudication or consideration of claims for retirement, survivors, or 
disability benefits may be temporarily appointed by the Commissioner 
of Social Security to hold hearings under title I I of the Social 
Security Act, as amended, but such temporary appointments shall 
terminate not later than December 31, 1960: Provided further, 
That 
no person shall hold a hearing in any case with which he has been 
concerned previously in the administration of such title II. 
Advances to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after 
May 31 of the current fiscal year, advances to States under section 
221(e) of the Social Security Act, as amended, for the first quarter 
of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary from 
the above authorization may be expended from the Federal old-age 
and survivors insurance trust fund. 
73 STAT.] 
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GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 
For grants to States for old-age assistance, aid to dependent chil-
dren, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled, 
as authorized in titles I, IV, X, and XIV of the Social Security Act, 
as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 7, subchs. I, IV, X, and XIV), g/g^^fstt^'s"!' 
$2,033,500,000, of which such amount as may be necessary shall be 42 use 301, eoi, 
available for grants for any period in the prior fiscal year subsequent ^^°*' ^
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to March 31 of that year. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, BUREAU OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE 
For expenses necessary for the Bureau of Public Assistance, 
$2,345,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, CHILDREN'S BUREAU 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Act of April 9,1912, as 
amended (42 U.S.C, ch. 6), and title V of the Social Security Act, stll IIV' ^^' *^ 
as amended (42 U.S.C., ch. 7, subch. V), including purchase of reports 
42 use" 191-194, 
and material for the publications of the Children's Bureau and of '^^"'^i. 
reprints for distribution, $2,300,000: Provided, That no part of any 
appropriation contained in this title shall be used to promulgate or 
carry out any instructions, order, or regulation relating to the care 
of obstetrical cases which discriminate between persons licensed under 
State law to practice obstetrics: Provided further, That the foregoing 
proviso shall not be so construed as to prevent any patient from having 
the services of any practitioner of her own choice, paid for out of this 
fund, so long as State laws are complied with: Provided further, 
That any State plan which provides standards for professional obstet-
rical services in accordance with the laws of the State shall be approved. 
GRANTS TO STATES FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD WELFARE 
For grants to States for maternal and child-health services, services 
for crippled children, and child-welfare services as authorized in title 
V, parts 1,2, and 3, of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C, 
ch. 7, subch. V), $46,500,000, of which $16,000,000 shall be available 
for services for crippled children, $17,500,000 for maternal and child-
health services, and $13,000,000 for child-welfare services: Provided, 
That any allotment to a State pursuant to section 502(b) or 512(b) 
of such Act shall not be included in computing for the purposes of 
subsections (a) and (b) of sections 504 and 514 of such Act an amount 
*
2 use 704,714. 
expended or estimated to be expended by the State: Provided further, 
42 use" 702,' 7
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That $1,000,000 of the amount available under section 502(b) of such 
Act shall be used only for special projects for mentally retarded chil-
dren. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON CHILDREN AND 
YOUTH 
For necessary expenses for a 1960 White House Conference on Chil-
dren and Youth, $200,000: Provided, That a conference director may 
be appointed by the Secretary, without regard to civil service laws 
and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, at a salary not to ex- 
IuscTVo^f note. 
ceed $16,500 per annum. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Commissioner of Social 
Security, $337,000, together with not to exceed $276,000 to be trans-
ferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. 
42 u s e 701-731. 
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[73 STAT. 
Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after 
May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under titles 
I, IV, V, X, and XIV, and section 705 of title VII, respectively, of 
62*/^^-Ts' *^°' ^^^' ^^^ Social Security Act, as amended, for the first quarter of the next 
64 Stat. 555; 70 succeediug fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations 
3ot'6of ^7oi^i^oP incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under 
1351, 9o'6. ' 
' each of such titles to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that 
fiscal year. 
In the administration of titles I, IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, 
of the Social Security Act, as amended, payments to a State under 
any of such titles for any quarter in the period beginning April 1 of 
the prior year, and ending June 30 of the current year, may oe made 
with respect to a State plan approved under such title prior to or 
during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect 
to any plan for any quarter prior to the quarter in which such plan 
was submitted for approval. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary, $2,061,000, 
together with not to exceed $302,500 to be transferred from the Fed-
eral old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF FIELD ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Field Administration, 
$2,735,000, together with not to exceed $926,000 to be transferred from 
the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the General Counsel, 
$589,700, together with not to exceed $27,000 to be transferred from 
the appropriation "Salaries and expenses, certification and inspection 
services", and not to exceed $510,200 to be transferred from the Fed-
eral old-age and survivors insurance trust fund: Provided, That the 
rate of compensation of the General Counsel shall be that prescribed 
2'?Tl*,^^V,nil^.o^ by the Act of July 31,1956 (5 U.S.C. 623b(a)), so long as the position 
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SURPLUS PROPERTY UTILIZATION 
For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of subsections 
203(j), (k), (n), and (o), of the Federal Property and Administra-
st" 8
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40 use 484. 
personal excess property for educational purposes, civil defense pur-
poses, and protection of public health, $703,000. 
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the White 
House Conference on Aging Act, $452,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
nbfary member- 
SEO. 202. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and 
"**^^°* 
expenses shall be available for payment in advance for dues or fees 
for library membership in organizations whose publications are avail-
able to members only or to members at a price lower than to the 
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355 
general public and for payment in advance for publications available 
only upon that basis or available at a reduced price on prepublication 
orders. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as 
authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
2131). 
SEC. 204. None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Social 
Security Administration for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, 
in whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies, including 
the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, 
shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have 
established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit 
system and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, 
tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any, 
disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the 
agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or 
employees. 
SEC, 205. The Secretary is authorized to make such transfers of 
motor vehicles, between bureaus and offices, without transfer of funds, 
as may be required in carrying out the operations of the Department. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds provided herein shall be used to pay 
any recipient of a grant for tne conduct of a research project an 
amount for indirect expenses in connection with such project in excess 
of 15 per centum of the direct costs. 
SEC. 207. Hereafter any appropriation available for the pay and 
allowances of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service may 
be utilized for the payment of claims as authorized by the Act of 
September 2,1957 (71 Stat. 575). 
SEC. 208. Any obligational authority for planning or construction 
of any building made available to the Department of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare, which otherwise expires for obligation on June 30, 
1959, shall remain available until June 30, 1960. 
SEC. 209. The Secretary is authorized to make available not to 
exceed $1,500 from funds available for salaries and expenses under 
this title for entertainment, not otherwise provided for, of officials, 
visiting scientists, and other experts of other countries. 
SEC. 210. Appropriations to the Public Health Service available for 
research grants pursuant to the Public Health Service Act shall also 
be available, on tne same terms and conditions as apply to non-Federal 
institutions, for research grants to hospitals of the Service or to Saint 
Elizabeths Hospital. 
SEC. 211. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings 
which are concerned with the functions or activities for which the 
appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved conduct, 
supervision, or management of those functions or activities. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Health, Education, 
and Welfare Appropriation Act, I960''. 
Uniforms. 
68 Stat. 1114. 
Grants-in-aid of 
State agencies. 
Motor vehicles. 
Re search project 
funds, limitation. 
Constniction au-
thority, extension. 
Research grants 
to hospitals. 
58 Stat. 682. 
4 2 u s e 201 note. 
At t e n d ance at 
meetings. 
Citation of title. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to 
carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Rela-
tions Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 141-167), and other laws, including rental 
of temporary space in the District of Columbia, and uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, 
61 Stat. 136. 
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[73 STAT. 
68 Stat. ni4. 
as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131), $14,230,000: Provided, That no part 
of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organ-
izing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, 
hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed 
of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of 
49 Stat. 450. 
July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the Labor-Manage-
61 Stat. 137. 
ment Eelations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act 
52 Stat. 1060. 
of Juue 25, 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition 
employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, 
reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, 
nonprofit basis and at least 95 per centum of the water stored or 
supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL MEDIATION BOAKD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Eail-
44 Stat. 577. 
-y^^y Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188), including steno-
graphic reporting services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
45 use* lit'. 
August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a) ; temporary employment of referees 
under section 3 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, at rates not 
in excess of $75 per diem; and emergency boards appointed by the 
President pursuant to section 10 of said Act (45 U.S.C. 160) ; $1,357,-
000: Provided, That the unexpended balances of appropriations for 
the fiscal years 1958 and 1959 for "Salaries and expenses", "Arbitra-
tion and emergency boards", and "Salaries and expenses. National 
Railroad Adjustment Board", shall be merged and accounted for in 
one account. 
TITLE V—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 
LIMITATION ON SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Railroad Retirement Board, in-
cluding uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act 
of September 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1114), $9,460,000, to be derived from 
the railroad retirement account. 
5 use 2131. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION 
SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions 
vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 
61 Stat. 152. 
I7l-180j 182), including expenses of the Labor-Management Panel 
as provided in section 205 of said Act; expenses of boards of inquiry 
appointed by the President pursuant to section 206 of said Act; 
temporary employment of arbitrators, conciliators, and mediators on 
labor relations at rates not in excess of $75 per diem; and Govern-
ment-listed telephones in private residences and private apartments 
for official use in cities where mediators are officially stationed, but 
no Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service office is maintained; 
$3,905,400. 
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TITLE VII—INTEESTATE COMMISSION ON T H E POTO-
MAC EIVER BASIN 
CONTRIBUTION TO INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance to the 
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin the Federal con-
tribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the current 
fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy 
district established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 
33 use 567b. 
748), $5,000. 
TITLE VIII—UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' HOME 
LIMITATION ON OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL OUTLAY 
For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers' Home, 
to be paid from the Soldiers' Home permanent fund, $10,948,000, of 
which $5,587,000 shall remain available until expended, for construc-
tion of buildings and facilities, including plans and specifications: 
Provided^ That this appropriation shall not oe available for the pay-
ment of hospitalization of members of the Home in United States 
Army hospitals at rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary 
of the Army, upon the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners 
of the Home and the Surgeon General of the Army. 
TITLE IX—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 901. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall pr^j^mdal*^ °' 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the 
Congress. 
SEC. 902. Appropriations contained in this Act, available for sal-
aries and expenses, shall be available for services as authorized by 
section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 
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This Act may be cited as the "Departments of Labor, and Health, 
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Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1960". 
Approved August 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-159 
AN ACT 
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August 14, 1959 
To amend title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast Guard", to authorize the 
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Coast Guard to sell supplies and furnish services not available from local 
sources to vessels and other watercraft to meet the necessities of such vessels 
and watercraft. 
Vessels, 
Suppli e s and 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ame7'ica in Congress assembled^ That chapter 17 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new s^rVi'^Vs °f To'm 
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"SEC. 654. The Secretary under such regulations as he may prescribe, 
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may sell to public and commercial vessels and other watercraft, such 
fuel, supplies and furnish such services as may be required to meet the 
necessities of the vessel or watercraft if such vessel or watercraft is 
unable—