An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend for two years make permanent the definition of ""peanuts"" which is now in effect
PL 86-358 (H.R.4938), enacted 09/22/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-358-8EPT. 22, 1959 
[73 ST A T . 
Land title. 
Appropriat ion. 
SEC. 2. Title to all lands and works of the division, to the extent 
an interest has been vested in the United States, shall pass to the 
La Feria Water Control and Improvement District, Cameron County 
numbered 3 or its designee or designees upon payment to the United 
States of all obligations arising under this Act or incurred in connec-
tion with this division of the project. 
SEC. 3. Thene is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the work 
to be undertaken pursuant to the first section of this Act the sum 
of $6,000,000 (January 1959 costs), plus such amount, if any, as 
may be required by reason of changes in costs of work of the types 
involved as shown by engineering indices. 
Approved September 22, 1959. 
Public Law 86-358 
September 22, 1959 
A N 
A C T 
[H. R. 4938] 
rp^ amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to extend for two years the 
definition of "peanuts" which is now in effect. 
Peanuts. 
71 Stat. 344. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last para-
graph of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the peanut marketing 
quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as 
amended, and for other purposes", approved August 13,1957 (7 U.S.C. 
1359 note), is amended by striking the word "and" and inserting after 
the figure "1959" the words ", 1960 and 1961". 
Approved September 22, 1959. 
September 22. 1959 
[H. R. 5004] 
Migratory fish. 
Research. 
Public Law 86-359 
AN ACT 
Authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Interior to undertake continuing 
research on the biology fluctuations, status, and statistics of the migratory 
marine si)ecies of game fish of the United States and contiguous waters. 
Be it en/icted hy the Senxite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is hereby directed to undertake a comprehensive con-
tinuing study of the migratory marine fish of interest to recreational 
fishermen of the United States, including species inhabiting the off-
shore waters of the United States and species which migrate through 
or spend a part of their lives in the inshore waters of the United 
States. The study shall include, but not be limited to, research on 
migrations, identity of stocks, growth rates, mortality rates, variations 
in survival, environmental influences, both natural and artificial, in-
cluding pollution, and effects of fishing on the species, for the purpose 
of developing wise conservation policies and constructive management 
activities. 
SEC. 2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior is authorized (1) to acquire lands, con-
struct laboratory or other buildings, purchase boats, acquire such 
other equipment and apparatus, and to employ such officers and em-
ployees as he deems necessary; (2) to cooperate or contract with State 
and other institutions and agencies upon such terms and conditions as 
he determines to be appropriate; and (3) to make public the results 
of such research conducted pursuant to the first section of this Act. 
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PUBUC LAW 86-3e2>SEPT. 32, 1969 
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SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act: Provided, 
That no more than $2,700,000 be appropriated for this purpose in any 
one fiscal year. 
Approved September 22, 1959, 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 86-360 
AN ACT 
Tn repeal section 217 of the Merchant Marin* Act, 1936, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 217 of 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (56 Stat. 171; 46 U.S.C. 
1127), is hereby repealed. 
Approved Septanber 22, 1959. 
September 22, 1959 
[H. R. 5067] 
Public Law 86-361 
AN ACT 
To provide a further increase in the retired pay of certain members of the 
former Lighthouse Service. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the annual 
rate of retired pay of each person retired prior to January 1, 1958, 
under section 6 of the Act of June 20, 1918, as amended and supple-
mented, shall be increased, effective on the first day of the first calendar 
month following the date of enactment of this Act, by 10 per centum, 
or $150 per annum, whichever is the greater. 
Approved September 22, 1959. 
September 22,1959 
[H. R. 5431] 
Lighthouse Serv-
ice. 
Retired pay. 
40 Stat. 608. 
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Public Law 86-362 
AN ACT 
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September 22, 1959 
To provide for absence from duty by civilian officers and employees of the 
[H. R. 5752] 
Government on certain days, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenibled, That, for the pur-
poses of provisions of law relating to pay and leave of absence of 
civilian officers and employees in or under the Government of the 
United States, with respect to New Year's Day (January 1), Wash-
ington's Birthday (February 22), Memorial Day (May 30), Inde-
pendence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), Christmas 
Day (December 25), or any other day declared to be a holiday by 
Feaeral statute or Executive order, the following rules shall apply: 
(1) If any such day shall occur on a Saturday, the daj^ immedi-
ately preceding such Saturday shall be held and considered to 
be a legal public holiday, in lieu of such day which so occurs on 
such Saturday, (A) for such officers and employees whose basic 
workweek is Monday through Friday, and (B) for the purposes 
of section 205(d) of the Annual and Sick Leave Act of 1951 
(65 Stat. 681), as amended (5 U.S.C. 2064(d)). 
Federal employ-
ees. 
Legal holidays.