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Joint resolution to authorize the printing and binding of an edition of Senate Procedure and providing the same shall be subject to copyright by the authors
PL 88-155 (S.J.Res.123), enacted 10/18/1963

272 
PUBLIC LAW 88-153-OCT. 17, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
October 17, 1963 
[H. R. 6246] 
72 Stat. 1672; 
74 Stat. 164. 
Public Law 88-153 
AN ACT 
Relating to the deductibility of accrued vacation pay. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 97 of 
the Technical Amendments Act of 1958, as amended (26 U.S.C., sec. 
162 note), is amended by striking out "January 1,1963," and inserting 
in lieu thereof "January 1, 1965,". 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Public Law 88-154 
October 17, 1963 
[S. 1994] 
Waterfowl 
feathers. 
Disposition. 
60 Stat. 597. 
Publication in 
F. R. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed six-month waiting 
period, of certain waterfowl feathers and down from the national stockpile. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is hereby authorized to dispose of approxi-
mately five million eight hundred thousand pounds of waterfowl 
feathers and down now held in the national stockpile. 
Such disposal 
may be made without regard to the requirement of section 3 of the 
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(e)), 
that no such disposition shall be made until six months after publica-
tion in the Federal Register and transmission to the Congress and to 
the Armed Services Committees thereof of a notice of the proposed 
disposition. 
Approved October 17, 1963. 
Public Law 88-155 
October 18, 1963 
[S.J. Res. 123] 
Senate Proce-
dure, printing. 
Copyright. 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the printing and binding of an edition of Senate Procedure and 
providing the same shall be subject to copyright by the authors. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That there shall be printed 
and bound for the use of the Senate one thousand five hundred copies 
of a revised edition of Senate Procedure, to be prepared by Charles 
L. Watkins, Parliamentarian, and Floyd M. Riddick, Assistant Par-
liamentarian, to be printed under the supervision of the authors and 
to be distributed to the Members of the Senate. 
SEO. 2. That, notwithstanding any j)rovision of the copyright laws 
and regulations with respect to publications in the public domain, 
such edition of Senate Procedure shall be subject to copyright by 
the authors thereof. 
Approved October 18, 1963.
An Act to amend the act providing for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union with respect to the selection of public lands for the development and expansion of communities
PL 88-135 (H.R.6118), enacted 10/08/1963

77 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-135-OCT. 8, 1963 
223 
repealed, elt'ective with respect to contributions collected on compen-
sation paid after December 81, 19H3. 
SEC. 804. Effective witli respect .to contributions collected by the 
Railroad Retirement Board after December 81, 1961, section 8(f) of 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by strikin*? 
out "0.2 ])er centum'' and insertinjr in lieu thereof "0.25 per centum". 
SEC. 805. Effective after June 80, 1964, section 10(d) of the Rail-
road Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by striking out "the 
rate of 8 per centum ])er annum" and inserting in lieu thereof "a 
rate for each fiscal year equal to the average rate of interest borne by 
all special obligations held by the Railroad Retirement Account on 
the last day of the pi'eceding fiscal year, rounded to the nearest 
multiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum". 
Approved October 5, 1968. 
62 Stat. 57i8. 
45 u s e 358. 
73 Stat. 32. 
45 u s e 360. 
Public Law 88-134 
AN ACT 
To amend section 411(a) of title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates 
of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to widows of veterans 
dying from service-connected disabilities. 
Octobers, 1963 
[H. R. 5250] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinbled^ That section 411(a) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$112" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$120". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the 
effective date of the Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1963, or on 
January 1, 1964, whichever first occui-s. 
Approved October 5, 1963. 
72 Stat. 1127. 
Effective date. 
Ante, p. 210. 
Public Law 88-135 
AN A C T 
Octobers, 1963 
To iiiiKMirl the Act rnoviding for fhe Mdniissioii of the Stsite of Ahiska into the 
[H. R. 6118] 
Union with respect to the selection ,of public lands for the development and 
e\j>ansion of coinmnnities. 
Be it enacted, by the Senate aiid, IImine of Rep'resentatives of the 
I'nited Statex of America in Congress asnembled^ That the second 
Alaska, 
sentence of subsection (g) of section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act to 
Lands, develop-
provide for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union", 
approved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 889), is amended by striking out the 
48 use prec 
period at the end thereof and adding "or, in the case of selections ^^ "°*** 
nnder subsection (a) of this section, one hundred and sixty acres.". 
Approved October 8, 1963.
An Act to amend section 411(a) of title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to widows of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities
PL 88-134 (H.R.5250), enacted 10/05/1963

77 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-135-OCT. 8, 1963 
223 
repealed, elt'ective with respect to contributions collected on compen-
sation paid after December 81, 19H3. 
SEC. 804. Effective witli respect .to contributions collected by the 
Railroad Retirement Board after December 81, 1961, section 8(f) of 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by strikin*? 
out "0.2 ])er centum'' and insertinjr in lieu thereof "0.25 per centum". 
SEC. 805. Effective after June 80, 1964, section 10(d) of the Rail-
road Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by striking out "the 
rate of 8 per centum ])er annum" and inserting in lieu thereof "a 
rate for each fiscal year equal to the average rate of interest borne by 
all special obligations held by the Railroad Retirement Account on 
the last day of the pi'eceding fiscal year, rounded to the nearest 
multiple of one-eighth of 1 per centum". 
Approved October 5, 1968. 
62 Stat. 57i8. 
45 u s e 358. 
73 Stat. 32. 
45 u s e 360. 
Public Law 88-134 
AN ACT 
To amend section 411(a) of title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates 
of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to widows of veterans 
dying from service-connected disabilities. 
Octobers, 1963 
[H. R. 5250] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinbled^ That section 411(a) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "$112" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$120". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the 
effective date of the Uniformed Services Pay Act of 1963, or on 
January 1, 1964, whichever first occui-s. 
Approved October 5, 1963. 
72 Stat. 1127. 
Effective date. 
Ante, p. 210. 
Public Law 88-135 
AN A C T 
Octobers, 1963 
To iiiiKMirl the Act rnoviding for fhe Mdniissioii of the Stsite of Ahiska into the 
[H. R. 6118] 
Union with respect to the selection ,of public lands for the development and 
e\j>ansion of coinmnnities. 
Be it enacted, by the Senate aiid, IImine of Rep'resentatives of the 
I'nited Statex of America in Congress asnembled^ That the second 
Alaska, 
sentence of subsection (g) of section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act to 
Lands, develop-
provide for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union", 
approved July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 889), is amended by striking out the 
48 use prec 
period at the end thereof and adding "or, in the case of selections ^^ "°*** 
nnder subsection (a) of this section, one hundred and sixty acres.". 
Approved October 8, 1963.
An Act authorizing construction of a bank protection project on the Guyandot River at Barboursville, W. Va.
PL 88-121 (H.R.2671), enacted 09/06/1963

77 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-123-SEPT. 11, 1963 
155 
four and two-tenths miles, constituting in the aggregate about five 
hundred and twenty-five acres of land. 
All property acquired pursuant to this Act shall become a part of 
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park upon acceptance of title 
thereto by the Secretary, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and 
regulations applicable thereto. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construc-
tion of an entrance road on land acquired pursuant to this Act not 
more than $1,160,000. 
Approved September 9, 1963-
Appropriation au-
chorization. 
Public Law 88-121 
AN ACT 
Authorizing construction of a bank protection project on the (Juyandot River at 
Barboursville, West Virginia. 
Be it e/ruivted by the, Senate mid House of Rep'reaentdtiven of the 
United States of America, In ('ongre-ss as.se7nblea, That the (^hief of 
Engineers is hereby authorized to construct such emergency protective 
works as he deems necessary to repair and restoi-e the banks of the 
Guyandot River in the vicinity of Water Street in Barboursville, West 
Virginia, and to prevent further erosion thereof, at a total Federal 
cost of not to exceed $150,000. This works is authorized on the condi-
tion that local interests shall furnisli all required lands or interests 
therein, hold and save the United States free from damages, and main-
tain and operate the works after completion. 
Approved September 9, 1963. 
Septembers, 1963 
[H. R. 2671] 
Guyandot River. 
Barboursville, 
W. Va. 
Public Law 88-122 
AN ACT 
To modify the tioocl control project for Rend Lalje, Illinois. 
September 9, 1963 
[H. R. 4823] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bep'resentatives of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled^ That the flood 
control project for Rend Lake, Illinois; authorized in section 203 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1962, is hereby modified to authorize the 
Secretary of the Army to credit local interests against their required 
payment for water supply for any work done by such interests on 
such project, if he approves such work as being in accordance with 
the project as authorized. 
Approved September 9, 1963. 
Rend Lake, 111. 
Flood control. 
76 Stat. 1180. 
Public Law 88-123 
A N A C T 
Septemberll, 1963 
To designate the McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir <
m the Angelina River, Texas, 
[H. R. 7594] 
as the Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir. 
Designation. 
Be it enucted hy the Senate and House of Rep'resentatives of the 
United States of America in (^ongress assemhled, That the McGee 
s a
m Ray 
bum D
a
m 
J^end Dam and Reservoir on the Angelina River, Texas, hereafter °'^^^f^^^°}^-
shall be known and designated as the "Sam Rayburn Dam and 
Reservoir". 
Any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the Tnited States in which McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir 
is referred to shall he held to refer to such dam and reservoir as the 
"Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir". 
Approved September 11, 1963.
An Act to designate the McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir on the Angelina River, Tex., as the Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir
PL 88-123 (H.R.7594), enacted 09/11/1963

77 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-123-SEPT. 11, 1963 
155 
four and two-tenths miles, constituting in the aggregate about five 
hundred and twenty-five acres of land. 
All property acquired pursuant to this Act shall become a part of 
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park upon acceptance of title 
thereto by the Secretary, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and 
regulations applicable thereto. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construc-
tion of an entrance road on land acquired pursuant to this Act not 
more than $1,160,000. 
Approved September 9, 1963-
Appropriation au-
chorization. 
Public Law 88-121 
AN ACT 
Authorizing construction of a bank protection project on the (Juyandot River at 
Barboursville, West Virginia. 
Be it e/ruivted by the, Senate mid House of Rep'reaentdtiven of the 
United States of America, In ('ongre-ss as.se7nblea, That the (^hief of 
Engineers is hereby authorized to construct such emergency protective 
works as he deems necessary to repair and restoi-e the banks of the 
Guyandot River in the vicinity of Water Street in Barboursville, West 
Virginia, and to prevent further erosion thereof, at a total Federal 
cost of not to exceed $150,000. This works is authorized on the condi-
tion that local interests shall furnisli all required lands or interests 
therein, hold and save the United States free from damages, and main-
tain and operate the works after completion. 
Approved September 9, 1963. 
Septembers, 1963 
[H. R. 2671] 
Guyandot River. 
Barboursville, 
W. Va. 
Public Law 88-122 
AN ACT 
To modify the tioocl control project for Rend Lalje, Illinois. 
September 9, 1963 
[H. R. 4823] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bep'resentatives of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled^ That the flood 
control project for Rend Lake, Illinois; authorized in section 203 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1962, is hereby modified to authorize the 
Secretary of the Army to credit local interests against their required 
payment for water supply for any work done by such interests on 
such project, if he approves such work as being in accordance with 
the project as authorized. 
Approved September 9, 1963. 
Rend Lake, 111. 
Flood control. 
76 Stat. 1180. 
Public Law 88-123 
A N A C T 
Septemberll, 1963 
To designate the McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir <
m the Angelina River, Texas, 
[H. R. 7594] 
as the Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir. 
Designation. 
Be it enucted hy the Senate and House of Rep'resentatives of the 
United States of America in (^ongress assemhled, That the McGee 
s a
m Ray 
bum D
a
m 
J^end Dam and Reservoir on the Angelina River, Texas, hereafter °'^^^f^^^°}^-
shall be known and designated as the "Sam Rayburn Dam and 
Reservoir". 
Any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the Tnited States in which McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir 
is referred to shall he held to refer to such dam and reservoir as the 
"Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir". 
Approved September 11, 1963.
An Act to modify the flood control project for Rend Lake, Ill
PL 88-122 (H.R.4823), enacted 09/06/1963

77 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-123-SEPT. 11, 1963 
155 
four and two-tenths miles, constituting in the aggregate about five 
hundred and twenty-five acres of land. 
All property acquired pursuant to this Act shall become a part of 
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park upon acceptance of title 
thereto by the Secretary, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, and 
regulations applicable thereto. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construc-
tion of an entrance road on land acquired pursuant to this Act not 
more than $1,160,000. 
Approved September 9, 1963-
Appropriation au-
chorization. 
Public Law 88-121 
AN ACT 
Authorizing construction of a bank protection project on the (Juyandot River at 
Barboursville, West Virginia. 
Be it e/ruivted by the, Senate mid House of Rep'reaentdtiven of the 
United States of America, In ('ongre-ss as.se7nblea, That the (^hief of 
Engineers is hereby authorized to construct such emergency protective 
works as he deems necessary to repair and restoi-e the banks of the 
Guyandot River in the vicinity of Water Street in Barboursville, West 
Virginia, and to prevent further erosion thereof, at a total Federal 
cost of not to exceed $150,000. This works is authorized on the condi-
tion that local interests shall furnisli all required lands or interests 
therein, hold and save the United States free from damages, and main-
tain and operate the works after completion. 
Approved September 9, 1963. 
Septembers, 1963 
[H. R. 2671] 
Guyandot River. 
Barboursville, 
W. Va. 
Public Law 88-122 
AN ACT 
To modify the tioocl control project for Rend Lalje, Illinois. 
September 9, 1963 
[H. R. 4823] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bep'resentatives of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled^ That the flood 
control project for Rend Lake, Illinois; authorized in section 203 of 
the Flood Control Act of 1962, is hereby modified to authorize the 
Secretary of the Army to credit local interests against their required 
payment for water supply for any work done by such interests on 
such project, if he approves such work as being in accordance with 
the project as authorized. 
Approved September 9, 1963. 
Rend Lake, 111. 
Flood control. 
76 Stat. 1180. 
Public Law 88-123 
A N A C T 
Septemberll, 1963 
To designate the McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir <
m the Angelina River, Texas, 
[H. R. 7594] 
as the Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir. 
Designation. 
Be it enucted hy the Senate and House of Rep'resentatives of the 
United States of America in (^ongress assemhled, That the McGee 
s a
m Ray 
bum D
a
m 
J^end Dam and Reservoir on the Angelina River, Texas, hereafter °'^^^f^^^°}^-
shall be known and designated as the "Sam Rayburn Dam and 
Reservoir". 
Any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the Tnited States in which McGee Bend Dam and Reservoir 
is referred to shall he held to refer to such dam and reservoir as the 
"Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir". 
Approved September 11, 1963.
An Act to declare a portion of the Benton Harbor Canal, Benton Harbor, Mich., a nonnavigable stream
PL 88-88 (H.R.4646), enacted 08/05/1963

118 
PUBLIC LAW 88-86-AUG. 5, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
Public Law 88-86 
August 5,1963 
[K. R. 3674] 
Iron and steel 
sheets. 
Duty regula-
tions. 
46 Stat. 612. 
AN ACT 
Ti) aiuenrt the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that polished sheets and plates of iron 
or steel shall be siib.iect to the same duty as unpolished sheets and plates. 
Be it emacted hy the Senate and Home of Repfefientatlves 
of the 
United States of Amer/ca in Congress assembled, That paragraph 309 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1001), be amended by 
striking out "sheets and plates of iron or steel, polished, planished, or 
glanced, by whatever name designated, ll^ cents per pound" and also 
by striking out "other than polished, planished, or glanced, herein 
provided for,*'. 
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of its 
enactment. 
Approved August 5, 1963. 
August 5, 1963 
[H. R. 2221] 
Public Law 88-87 
AN ACT 
To provide for the free entry of a mass spectrometer for the use of Stanford 
University, Stanford, California. 
Stanford Univer-
sity, Calif. 
Mass spectrom-
eter, free import 
tation.. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Secre-
tary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to admit free of duty 
the mass si)ectrometer (and its accompanying spare parts assortment) 
imported for the use of Stanford T^niversity, Stanford, California, 
which was entered during October 1962, pursuant to Consumption 
Entry 1232. 
(b) If the liquidation of the entry of the articles described in sub-
section (a) has become final, such entry shall be reliquidated and the 
appropriate refund of duty shall be made. 
Approved August 5, 1963. 
August 5, 1963 
[H. R. 4646] 
Public Law 88-88 
AN ACT 
To declare a portion of the Benton Harbor Canal, Benton Harbor, Michigan, a 
nonnavigable stream. 
Benton Harbor 
Canal, Mich. 
u s e prec. title 
21 Stat. 183. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Benton 
Harbor (knal, from the west line of Ninth Street extended northerly 
to the west line of Riverview Drive extended northerly, in the city of 
l^enton Harbor and State of Michigan, be, and the same is hereby, 
declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the 
meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. 
SEC. 2. That the project for the Benjton Harbor Canal, authorized 
by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, insofar as said project 
relates to said canal from the west line of Ninth Street extended 
northerly to the west line of Riverview Drive extended northerly, in 
the city of Benton Harbor and State of Michigan, be, and the same is 
hereby, abandoned. 
Approved August 5, 1963.
An Act to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that polished sheets and plates of iron or steel shall be subject to the same duty as unpolished sheets and plates
PL 88-86 (H.R.3674), enacted 08/05/1963

118 
PUBLIC LAW 88-86-AUG. 5, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
Public Law 88-86 
August 5,1963 
[K. R. 3674] 
Iron and steel 
sheets. 
Duty regula-
tions. 
46 Stat. 612. 
AN ACT 
Ti) aiuenrt the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that polished sheets and plates of iron 
or steel shall be siib.iect to the same duty as unpolished sheets and plates. 
Be it emacted hy the Senate and Home of Repfefientatlves 
of the 
United States of Amer/ca in Congress assembled, That paragraph 309 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1001), be amended by 
striking out "sheets and plates of iron or steel, polished, planished, or 
glanced, by whatever name designated, ll^ cents per pound" and also 
by striking out "other than polished, planished, or glanced, herein 
provided for,*'. 
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of its 
enactment. 
Approved August 5, 1963. 
August 5, 1963 
[H. R. 2221] 
Public Law 88-87 
AN ACT 
To provide for the free entry of a mass spectrometer for the use of Stanford 
University, Stanford, California. 
Stanford Univer-
sity, Calif. 
Mass spectrom-
eter, free import 
tation.. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Secre-
tary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to admit free of duty 
the mass si)ectrometer (and its accompanying spare parts assortment) 
imported for the use of Stanford T^niversity, Stanford, California, 
which was entered during October 1962, pursuant to Consumption 
Entry 1232. 
(b) If the liquidation of the entry of the articles described in sub-
section (a) has become final, such entry shall be reliquidated and the 
appropriate refund of duty shall be made. 
Approved August 5, 1963. 
August 5, 1963 
[H. R. 4646] 
Public Law 88-88 
AN ACT 
To declare a portion of the Benton Harbor Canal, Benton Harbor, Michigan, a 
nonnavigable stream. 
Benton Harbor 
Canal, Mich. 
u s e prec. title 
21 Stat. 183. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Benton 
Harbor (knal, from the west line of Ninth Street extended northerly 
to the west line of Riverview Drive extended northerly, in the city of 
l^enton Harbor and State of Michigan, be, and the same is hereby, 
declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the 
meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. 
SEC. 2. That the project for the Benjton Harbor Canal, authorized 
by the River and Harbor Act of June 14, 1880, insofar as said project 
relates to said canal from the west line of Ninth Street extended 
northerly to the west line of Riverview Drive extended northerly, in 
the city of Benton Harbor and State of Michigan, be, and the same is 
hereby, abandoned. 
Approved August 5, 1963.