An Act to amend title 10, United States Code, and certain other laws to authorize the payment of transportation and travel allowances to escorts of dependents of members of the uniformed services under certain conditions, and for other purposes
PL 86-160 (H.R.3322), enacted 08/14/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-160-AUG. 14, 1959 
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" (1) to procure the fuel, supplies, or services from other sources 
at its present location; and 
" (2) to proceed to the nearest port where they may be obtained 
without endangering the safety of the ship, the health and com-
fort of its personnel, or the safe condition oi the property carried 
aboard. 
Sales under this section shall be at such prices as the Secretary con-
siders reasonable. 
Payment will be made on a cash basis or on such 
other basis as will reasonably assure prompt payment. 
Amounts 
received from such a sale shall, unless otherwise directed by another 
provision of law, be credited to the current appropriation concerned 
and are available for the same purposes as that apj)ropriation." 
SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding the following new item: 
•'654. Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, 
and services." 
Approved August 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-160 
* ^A .niso 
A N A C T 
August 14, 1959 
[H. R. 3322] 
To amend title 10, United States Code, and certain other laws to authorize 
the payment of transportation and travel allowances to escorts of dependents 
of members of the uniformed services under certain conditions, and for other 
purposes. 
Armed Forces. 
Tr an sportation 
and travel allow-
ances. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That chapter 53 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
'yoAstat. 80; 72 
(1) by adding the following new section after section 1035: 
"§ 1036. Escorts for dependents of members: transportation and 
travel allowances 
"Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
round trip transportation and travel allowances may be paid to any 
person for travel performed or to be performed under competent 
orders as an escort for dependents of a member of the armed forces, 
if the travel is performed not later than one year after the member— 
"(1) dies; 
"(2) is missing; or 
"(3) is otherwise unable to accompany his dependents; 
and it has been determined that travel by the dependents is necessary 
and that they are incapable of traveling alone because of age, mental 
or physical mcapacity, or other extraordinary circumstances."; and 
(2) by adding the following new item at the end of the 
analysis: 
"1036. Escorts for dependents of members: transportation and travel allow-
ances." 
SEC. 2. Section 3(a) of the Act of August 10, 1956, chapter 1041, 
stL°M46*- *'^''' as amended (33 U.S.C. 857(a)), is amended— 
33usc8S7a. 
(1) by redesignating clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and 
(7) asclauses"(2)","(3)","(4)","(5)","(6)","(7)",and«(8)", 
respectively; and 
(2) by inserting the following new clause at the beginning: 
"(1) Section 1036, Escorts for dependents of members: trans-
portation and travel allowances." 
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SEC. 3. Section 221(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 213a(a)), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and 
(7) as clauses "(2)", "(3)", "(4)", "(5)", "(6)", "(7)", and 
"(8)", respectively; and 
(2) by inserting the following new clause at the beginning: 
"(1) Section 1036, Escorts for dependents of members: trans-
portation and travel allowances." 
SEC. 4. Travel and transportation allowances paid before the effec-
tive date of this Act to persons ordered by competent authority to 
escort dependents of members of the uniformed services are hereby 
validated, if they would have been authorized under section 1 of this 
Act. 
SEC. 5. Any person who was ordered by competent authority after 
January 1, 1950, and before the effective date of this Act to escort 
dependents of members of the uniformed services and who has not 
been paid travel and transportation allowances, or who has repaid the 
United States the amount so paid to him, is entitled to be paid the 
amount otherwise authorized by section 1 of this Act, if application 
for such payment is'made not later than one year after the effective 
date of this Act. 
SEC. 6. The Comptroller General of the United States, or his 
designee, shall relieve disbursing officers, including special disbursing 
agents, from accountability or responsibility for any payments de-
scribed in section 4 of this Act, and shall allow credits in the settle-
ment of the accounts of those disbursing officers or agents for payments 
which are found to be free from fraud or collusion. 
SEC. 7. No regulations under section 1 of this Act relating to the 
military departments shall be prescribed by the Secretary of a military 
department unless such regulations are first approved under pro-
cedures prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Regulations of the 
Secretaries of the Treasury, Commerce, and Health, Education, and 
Welfare under section 1, 2, or 3 of this Act shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, agree with regulations so approved. 
Approved August 14, 1959. 
70A Stat. 619; 72 
Stat. 1547. 
Payments v a l i -
dated. 
A p p 1 ication for 
payment. 
Disbursing 
cers, relief. 
offi-
Approval of reg-
ulations. 
Public Law 86-161 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to acquire certain real property in the 
county of Solano, California, to transfer certain real property to the county 
of Solano, California, and for other purposes. 
August 14^ 1959 
[H. R. 697] 
Be it eTiacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Secretary 
of the Navy is authorized to acquire on behalf of the United States, 
by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, the real property de-
scribed in section 3 of this Act, for the purpose of relocating thereon 
certain railroad tracks located on the date of enactment of this Act on 
the real property described in section 4 of this Act. 
SEC. 2. Upon acquisition of the real property described in section 3 
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the county of Solano, Cali-
fornia, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
real property described in section 4 of this Act, upon payment to the 
United States by such county of all expenses incurred by the United 
States under the first section of this Act, including expenses incurred 
Solano, Calif. 
Property 
acqui-
sition and ( 
ance. 
convey-