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An Act to amend sections 510 and 591 of title 10, United States Code, to remove the requirement that an alien must make a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States before he may be enlisted or appointed in a reserve component
PL 88-236 (H.R.3005), enacted 12/23/1963

474 
PUBLIC LAW 88-236-DEC. 23, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
"An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes," 
approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and supple-
mented (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.): 
NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COLORADO 
Township 36 North, Kange 14 "West 
Section 29: All portions of the south half and the southeast quarter 
northwest quarter lying south and west of the right-of-way of United 
States Highway 160. 
Section 32: Those portions of the section lying south and west of 
the right-of-way of United States Highway 160, except the north 
entrance road to the park, the southeast quarter southwest quarter, 
and the southeast quarter northeast quarter southwest quarter. 
Section 33: That portion of the northwest quarter northwest quarter, 
more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the 
west line of section 33 which is 456.5 feet south of the northwest corner 
of section 33, thence running south along the west line of section 33 for 
a distance of 373.0 feet, thence running east for a distance of 516.8 feet, 
thence running north for a distance of 132.7 feet, thence running north 
65 degrees 06 minutes west for a distance of 570.0 feet along the south-
westerly right-of-way of Highway 160 to the point of beginning. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior may acquire by purchase, with 
donated or appropriated funds, lands and interests in lands within the 
boundaries of Mesa Verde National Park as revised by section 1 of this 
Act. 
SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, 
but not more than $125,000, as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act. 
Approved December 23, 1963. 
Public Law 88-236 
December 23, 1963 
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Q amend sections 510 and 591 of title 10, United States Code, to remove the 
requirement that an alien must make a declaration of intention to become a 
citizen of the United States before he may be enlisted or appointed in a reserve 
component. 
Be it enacted ty the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
Armed Forces. 
United Stotes of America in Congress assembled^ That sections 510(b) 
Alien require- 
^ \ ^^^ 591(b) (1) of title 10, United States Code, are each amended 
ments. 
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70A Stat. 17,24. to read as follows: 
"(1) he is a citizen of the United States or has been lawfully 
admitted to the United States for permanent residence under 
66 Stat. 166. 
chapter 12 of title 8; or". 
Approved December 23, 1963.
An Act to authorize the conveyance to the Waukegan Port District, Illinois, of certain real property of the United States
PL 88-223 (H.R.6001), enacted 12/21/1963

468 
PUBLIC LAW 88-223-DEC. 21,1963 
[77 STAT. 
SEC. 5. No part of the amount appropriated in this Act for the pay-
ment of any one claim in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid 
or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of 
services rendered in connection with such claim, and the same shall be 
unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwitlistanding. Any person 
violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not 
exceeding $ 1 ^ . 
Approved December 21, 1963. 
Public Law 88-223 
December 21, 1963 
A N 
A C T 
[H. R. 6001] 
rpo authorize the conveyance to the Waukegan Port District, Illinois, of certain 
real property of the United States. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Waukegan Port 
United States of America, in Congress assemhled. That the Secretary 
^^L^nd^conve - 
^^ ^^® Army is authorized and directed to convej^ to the Waukegan 
ance. 
Port District, Illinois, witliout monetary consideration, all of the right, 
title, and interest of the I'nited States in and to the real property 
described in section 2 of this Act, subject to the condition that such port 
district will maintain the existing steel sheet pile bulkhead in good con-
dition for the protection of passing navigation and prevention of the 
escape of material into the harbor and that such property will be used 
for public harb<ir purposes. If such real property shall ever cease to 
be used for such purposes, all the right, title, and interest to such prop-
erty shall revert to the United States, which shall have the immediate 
right to entry thereon. 
SEC. 2. The real property referred to in the first section of this Act 
is more particularly described as follows: 
That part of fractional section 22, township -Ip north, range 12 east 
of the third principal meridian, described as follows: Beginning at 
a point 181.6 feet north of the one-half section line of said section 22, 
and 1,131.5 feet, more or less, east of the west line of said section 22, 
which point is on the westerly line of the pier or dock forming the east 
side of Waukegan Harbor, thence due east 100 feet, thence due south 
375 feet, more or less, to the southwest face of pier or dock, thence 
north approximately 42 degrees west 146 feet, more or less, along the 
face of said dock to its junction with north and south dock, thence 
north 262 feet, more or less, along face of said dock, to the point of 
beginning, situated in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, except-
ing therefrom that part thereof, now submerged, lying west of the 
existing steel sheet pile bulkhead now foi-ming the east side of 
Waukegan Harbor, which part was heretofore cut away by the United 
States for the purpose of widening and improving Waukegan Harbor 
for the benefit of navigation passing to and from docks in slip num-
bered 1 and along the inner basin to the north. 
Approved December 21, 1963.
An Act to amend title 39, United States Code, to increase from 10 to 30 miles the area within which the Postmaster General may establish stations, substations, or branches of post offices
PL 88-219 (H.R.5778), enacted 12/21/1963

462 
PUBLIC LAW 88-219-DEC. 21, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
in any manner authorized by law, including, but not limited to, the 
assessment of an additional charge for late payment, the shutting off 
of water to the regime and the enforcement oi the liens for nonpay-
ment of such charges against the individual units in conformity with 
the percentage of co-ownership established by section 6 of this Act. 
SEC. 31. AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER EEORGANI-
zATioN PLAN NUMBERED 5 OF 1952.—Nothing in this Act or in any 
amendments made by this Act shall be construed so as to affect the 
authority vested in the Board of Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia by Eeorganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1952 (66 Stat. 
D.c. Code title 824). The performance of any function vested by this Act in the 
1 app- 
Board of Commissioners or in any office or agency under the jurisdic-
tion and control of said Board of Commissioners may be delegated 
by said Board of Commissioners in accordance with section 3 of 
such plan. 
SEC. 32. SEVERABiLiTr.—^If any provision of this Act, or any sec-
tion, sentence, clause, phrase, or word or the application thereof, in 
any circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of 
this Act, and of the application of any such provision, section, sen-
tence, clause, phrase, or word in any other circumstances shall not 
be affected thereby and to this end, the provisions of this Act are 
declared severable. 
SEC. 33. EFFECTIVE DATE.—^This Act shall take effect one hundred 
and twenty days after its enactment. 
Approved December 21, 1963. 
Public Law 88-219 
December 21, 1963 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 5778] 
Fjjj amend title 39, United States Code, to increase from 10 to 20 miles the area 
within which tlie Postmaster General may establish stutions, substations, or 
branches of post offices, and for other purposes. 
Branch post of-
Be it enacted hy tlie SeiMte and Ilouae of Representatives 
of the 
nited /States of America in Congress assembled, That subsections 
United 
fices and stations. ^^^ ^ud (d) of sectioii 705 of title 39, United States Code, are amended 
7rstat.''583!^* to read as follows: 
" (c) The Postmaster General may establish stations, substations, or 
branches of a post office within twenty miles of the outer boundary 
or limits of a village, town, or city having 1,500 or more inhabitants 
and in which the principal office is located. This authority may not be 
used by the Postmaster General as a basis for discontinuing an estab-
lished post office. 
"(d) The Postmaster General may establish stations, substations, 
or branches of a post office at camps, j^osts, or stations of the Armed 
Forces, at defense or other strategic installations, and at aiiiwrts.'' 
Approved December 21, 1963.
An Act to amend the act of July 24, 1956, granting a franchise to D.C. Transit System, Inc.
PL 88-212 (S.1533), enacted 12/18/1963

77 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-213-DEC. 18, 1963 
421 
Public Law 88-212 
AN ACT 
December 18, 1963 
To amend the Act of July 24, 1956, granting a franchise to D.C. Transit 
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System, Inc. 
D.C. Transit 
Inc. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserrwled^ That part 1, title I of 
the Act entitled "An Act to grant a franchise to D.C. Transit Svstem, system, i, 
Inc., and for other purposes", approved July 24, 1956, is amended by Vo^st^CUs 
striking therefrom "Public Utilities Commission of the District of 
Columbia", and inserting in lieu thereof "Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Commission". 
Approved December 18, 1963. 
Public Law 88-213 
AN ACT 
December 18, 1963 
Granting an extension of patent to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 
TH. R. 5703] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) a certain 
united Daughters 
design patent issued by the United States Patent Office of date Novem- °^ ^^^ confed-
ber 8,1898, being patent numbered 29,611, which is the insignia of the ^'^pa^ent exten-
United Daughters of the Confederacy, which was renewed and ex- sion. 
tended for a period of fourteen years by Public Law Numbered 220, 
Seventy-seventh Congress, approved August 18, 1941, is hereby re- 
55 stat. 633. 
newed and extended for an additional period of fourteen years from 
and after the date of enactment of this Act, with all the rights and 
privileges pertaining to the same, being generally known as the in-
signia of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 
(b) No person who has manufactured the design of such patent be-
tween August 18, 1955, and the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be held liable for infringement of such patent by reason of the 
continued manufacture and sale thereof. 
Approved December 18, 1963.
An Act to amend title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, and for other purposes.
PL 88-203 (S.1703), enacted 12/13/1963

77 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-204-DEC. 16, 1963 
363 
the return post office receipt or telegraph receipt therefor when regis-
tered and mailed or telegraphed as aforesaid shall be proof of service of 
the same. Witnesses summoned before the Commission, its members, 
agent, or agency, shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are 
paid witnesses in the courts of the United States, and witnesses whose 
depositions are taken and the persons taking the same shall severally 
be entitled to the same fees as are paid for like services in the courts 
of the United States. 
(e) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or 
Privilege 
from producing books, records, correspondence, documents, or other fnctim^nlum 
evidence in obedience to a subpena, on the ground that the testimony 
or evidence required of him mav tend to incriminate him or subject 
him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted 
or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture (except demotion or removal 
from office) for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing con-
cerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege 
against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, except that 
such individual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and 
pimishment for perjury committed hi so testifying. 
(f) All process of any court to which application may be made under 
piace of 
this Act may be served in the judicial district wherein the person service. 
required to be served resides or may lie found. 
Approved December 13, 1963. 
Public Law 88-203 
A N A C T 
December 13, 1963 
To amend title V of the Agricultural Act of 1
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purposes. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate atul House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ Tliat section 510 
Mexican farm 
of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by striking labor program. 
••December 31, 1963" and inserting "Deceml)er 31, 1964". 
^Tlt^llli. 
Approved December 13, 1963. 
7usc neiinote. 
Public Law 88-204 
AN ACT 
To authorize assistance to public and other nonprofit institutions of higher 
education in financing the construction, rehabilitation, or improvement of 
needed academic and related facilities in undergraduate and graduate insti-
tutions. 
December 16, 1963 
[H. R. 6143] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963". 
Higher Educa-
tion Facilities 
Act of 1963. 
FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY 
SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds that the security and welfare 
of the United States require that this and future generations of 
American youth be assured ample opportunity for the fullest develop-
An Act to provide for the period ending June 30, 1964, temporary increases in the public debt limit set forth in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act
PL 88-187 (H.R.8969), enacted 11/26/1963

342 
PUBLIC LAW 88-187-NOV. 26, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
75 Stat. 634. 
75 Stat. 633. 
22 u s e 2571. 
The Director may also grant access for information classified no higher 
than 'confidential' to contractors or subcontractors and their officers 
and employees, actual or prospective, on the basis of reports on less 
than full-field investigations: Provided., That such investigations shall 
each include a current national agency check." 
SEC. 3. Section 33 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2573) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new sentence: "Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to 
authorize any policy or action by any Government agency which would 
interfere with, restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use 
of firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal 
defense, sport, recreation, education, or training." 
SEC. 4. Section 49 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: 
"(c) Not more than 20 per centum of any appropriation made pur-
suant to this Act shall be obligated and/or reserved during the last 
month of a fiscal year. 
"(d) None of the funds herein authorized to be appropriated shall 
be used to pay for the dissemination within the United States of prop-
aganda concerning the work of the United States Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency." 
SEC. 5. In section 31(2) before the word "private" insert the words 
"United States". 
Approved November 26, 1963. 
Public Law 88-187 
November 26, 1963 
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A C T 
[H. R. 8969] 
To provide, for the period ending June 30, 1964, temporary increases in tlie pnblie 
debt limit set fortli in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act. 
Public debt 
limit. 
Temporary in-
creases. 
Ante, pp. 50, 
131. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled., That, during the 
period beginning on December 1, 1963, and ending on June 30, 1964, 
the public debt limit set forth in the first sentence of section 21 of the 
Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 757b), shall be tem-
porarily increased to $309,000,000,000. Because of variations in the 
timing of revenue receipts, the public debt limit as increased by the 
preceding sentence is further increased through June 29, 1964, bv 
$6,000,000,000. 
Approved November 26, 1963. 
Public Law 88-188 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
November 29, 1963 
[H. J. Res. 809] 
Malting continuing appropriations for the iiscal year 1964, and for other purposes. 
Continuing ap-
propriations, 
1964. 
Ante, p. 281. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the joint resolution of 
October 30,1963 (Public Law 88-162), is hereby amended by striking 
out "November 30, 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 31, 
1964". 
Approved November 29, 1963.
An Act to amend Public Law 88-72 to increase the authorization for appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes
PL 88-188 (S.2267), enacted 11/29/1963

342 
PUBLIC LAW 88-187-NOV. 26, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
75 Stat. 634. 
75 Stat. 633. 
22 u s e 2571. 
The Director may also grant access for information classified no higher 
than 'confidential' to contractors or subcontractors and their officers 
and employees, actual or prospective, on the basis of reports on less 
than full-field investigations: Provided., That such investigations shall 
each include a current national agency check." 
SEC. 3. Section 33 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
U.S.C. 2573) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
new sentence: "Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to 
authorize any policy or action by any Government agency which would 
interfere with, restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use 
of firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal 
defense, sport, recreation, education, or training." 
SEC. 4. Section 49 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: 
"(c) Not more than 20 per centum of any appropriation made pur-
suant to this Act shall be obligated and/or reserved during the last 
month of a fiscal year. 
"(d) None of the funds herein authorized to be appropriated shall 
be used to pay for the dissemination within the United States of prop-
aganda concerning the work of the United States Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency." 
SEC. 5. In section 31(2) before the word "private" insert the words 
"United States". 
Approved November 26, 1963. 
Public Law 88-187 
November 26, 1963 
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A C T 
[H. R. 8969] 
To provide, for the period ending June 30, 1964, temporary increases in tlie pnblie 
debt limit set fortli in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act. 
Public debt 
limit. 
Temporary in-
creases. 
Ante, pp. 50, 
131. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled., That, during the 
period beginning on December 1, 1963, and ending on June 30, 1964, 
the public debt limit set forth in the first sentence of section 21 of the 
Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 757b), shall be tem-
porarily increased to $309,000,000,000. Because of variations in the 
timing of revenue receipts, the public debt limit as increased by the 
preceding sentence is further increased through June 29, 1964, bv 
$6,000,000,000. 
Approved November 26, 1963. 
Public Law 88-188 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
November 29, 1963 
[H. J. Res. 809] 
Malting continuing appropriations for the iiscal year 1964, and for other purposes. 
Continuing ap-
propriations, 
1964. 
Ante, p. 281. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the joint resolution of 
October 30,1963 (Public Law 88-162), is hereby amended by striking 
out "November 30, 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 31, 
1964". 
Approved November 29, 1963.
An Act to amend Public Law 88-72 to increase the authorization for appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes
PL 88-189 (S.2267), enacted 11/29/1963

77 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-190-DEC. 2, 1963 
343 
Public Law 88-189 
AN ACT 
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November 29, 1963 
To amend Public Law 88-72 to increase the authorization for appropriations to 
[s. 2267] 
the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Se7iate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 101 of 
Public Law 88-72 is hereby amended by striking the 
figure 
"$172,562,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$190,507,000". 
SEC. 2. Section 101(d) of Public Law 88-72 is amended by adding 
at the end thereof: 
"Project 64-d-lO, occupational health laboratory, Los Alamos Sci-
entific Laboratory, New Mexico, $1,650,000. 
"Project 64r-d-ll, high temperature chemistry facility, Los Alamos 
Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico. $1,435,000. 
"Project 64-d-12, plutonium research support building, Los Alamos 
Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico, $655,000. 
"Project 64^d-13, radiochemistry building, Law^rence Radiation 
Laboratory, California, $5,900,000. 
"Project 64:-d-14, hazards control addition, Lawrence Radiation 
I^aboratory, California, $1,000,000. 
"Project 64-d-15, plant engineering and services building, Law-
rence Radiation Laboratory, California, $1,400,000. 
"Project 64-d-16, west cafeteria addition, Lawrence Radiation Lab-
oratory, California, $255,000. 
"Project 64-d-17, craft shop addition, Lawrence Radiation Labora-
tory, California, $200,000. 
"Project 64-d-18, development laboratory, Sandia Base, New 
Mexico, $3,780,000. 
"Project 64-d-19, explosive facilities, Sandia Base, New Mexico, 
$540,000. 
"Project 64-d-20, classified technical reports building addition, 
Sandia Base, New^ Mexico, $500,000 
"Project 64-d-21, control point 
$630,000." 
Approved November 29, 1963. 
additions, Nevada Test Site, 
Atomic Energy 
Commission. 
Appropriation 
authorization, in-
crease. 
Ante, p. 84. 
Public Law 88-190 
AN ACT 
To amend further section 11 of the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 311). 
December 2, 1963 
[H, R. 2 83 7] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 11 of 
the Federal Register Act, as amended (44 U.S.C. 311), is further 
amended as follows: 
(a) By amending subsections (b), (c), and (d) thereof to read as 
follows: 
"(b) Any codification published pursuant to subsection (a) of this 
section shall be printed and bound in permanent form and shall be ^
^ Regulations." 
designated as the 'Code of Federal Regulations.' The Committee shall 
regulate the binding of the printed codifications into separate books 
with a view to practical usefulness and economical manufacture. Each 
Federal Register 
Act, amendment. 
67 Stat. 388. 
"Code of Feder-