An Act to amend chapter 10 of title 37, United States Code, to authorize, at Government expense, the transportation of house trailers or mobile dwellings, in place of household and personal effects, of members in a missing status, and the additional movement of dependents and effects, or trailers, of those members in such a status for more than one year
PL 92-477 (H.R.14915), enacted 10/09/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-478-OCT. 9,1972 
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Public Law 92-477 
AN ACT 
October 9, 1972 
To amend chapter 10 of title 37, United States Code, to authorize at Govern- 
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ment expense, the transportation of house trailers or mobile dwellings, in 
place of household and personal effects, of members in a missing status, and 
the additional movement of dependents and effects, or trailers, of those 
members in such a status for more than one year. 
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ices 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 10 of 
title 37, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
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(1) The catchline of section 554 and the corresponding item in the '"(frtauon^o/"^^"^' 
analysis for that section are each amended by inserting "trailers; mobile dwellings 
additional movements;" after "household and personal effects;". 
and dependents. 
(2) Section 554(a) is amended by adding the following at the 
end: "Under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, and 
in place of the transportation of household and personal effects, a 
dependent, who would otherwise be entitled to transportation of 
household and personal effects under this section, may transport a 
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house trailer or mobile dwelling within and between the areas 
specified in section 409 of this title for use as a residence by one of „J^ stat, 475; 
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" (1) transport it and be reimbursed by the United States; 
" (2) deliver it to an agent of the United States for transporta-
tion by the United States or by commercial means; or 
"(3) have it transported by commercial means and be reim- 
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bursed by the United States. 
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If a trailer or dwelling is transported under clause (2) or (3) of this 
subsection, that transportation may include one privately owned 
motor vehicle which may be shipped at United States expense. Trans-
portation, and incidental costs, authorized by this section shall be 
at United States expense without any cost limitation, and any pay-
ment authorized may be made in advance of the transportation con-
cerned." 
(3) Section 554(b) is amended by adding the following at the g2®^^stat^.^764; 
end: "In addition, he may authorize additional movements of, and 
prescribe transportation for, the dependents and household and per-
sonal effects, or the dependents and house trailer or mobile dwelling, 
of a member who is officially reported as absent for a period of more 
than one year in a missing status." 
Approved October 9, 1972. 
Public Law 92-478 
AN ACT 
October 9, 1972 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the 
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feasibility and desirability of protecting and preserving the Great Dismal 
- Swamp and the Dismal Swamp Canal. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
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of the Interior is authorized to conduct an investigation and study to m^f sw^mp canai, 
determine the feasibility and desirability of protecting and preserving N.c.-va. 
the Great Dismal Swamp and the Dismal Swamp Canal, in the States preservation.^" 
of North Carolina and Virginia. The Secretary shall consult with other feasibility study. 
interested Federal agencies, and the State and local bodies and officials 
involved, and shall coordinate the study with applicable outdoor recre-
ation plans, highway plans, and other planning activities relating to the 
region. Such investigation and study shall be carried out for the pur-
poses of determining (1) the desirability and feasibility of protecting