A bill to amend certain laws affecting the Coast Guard.
PL 93-283 (H.R.9293), enacted 05/14/1974

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ate a full report (1) on the regulations (including guidelines, policies, 
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and procedures thereunder) he has prescribed pursuant to section 
408(h) of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, (2) 
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explaining the bases for any inconsistency between such regulations 
and the regulations of the Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare under section 408(g) of that Act, (3) on the extent, substance, 
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and results of his consultations with the Secretary respecting the pre-
scribing and implementation of the Administrator's regulations, and 
(4) containing such recommendations for legislation and administra-
tive actions as he determines are necessary and desirable. The Admin- ^^^^^'^%^'^°'}j^[' 
istrator shall submit such report not later than sixty days after the 
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effective date of the regulations prescribed by the Secretary under such 
section 408(g), and shall timely publish such report in the Federal 
Register. 
(d) Any regulation under or with respect to section 408 of the Drug 
Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (21 U.S.C. 1175) issued by 
the Director of the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention 
prior to the date specified in section 104 of that Act (21 U.S.C. 1104), 
whether before or after the enactment of this Act, shall remain in 
effect until revoked or amended by the Director or the Secretary of 
Health, Education, and Welfare, as the case may be. 
Approved May 14, 1974. 
Public Law 93-283 
AN ACT 
May 14, 1974 
To amend certain laws affecting the Coast Guard. 
[H. R. 9293] 
Federal Register. 
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note. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled., That title 14, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 83 is amended by inserting the words "in or adjacent 
to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its 
territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 
or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality 
is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States," between the word 
"navigation" and the word "without" in the first sentence thereof. 
(2) Section 85 is amended— 
(A) by deleting the words "on fixed structures" from the 
catchline; 
(B) by inserting the words "and floating" between the word 
"fixed" and the word "structures" in the first sentence thereof; 
(C) by deleting the word "navigable" between the word "over" 
and the word "waters" and by inserting the words "subject to the 
jurisdiction" between the word "waters" and the words "of the 
United States"; and 
(D) by adding the following words at the end of the first sen-
tence thereof: "and in the high seas for structures owned or 
operated by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States". 
(3) Section 86 is amended by deleting the word "any" preceding 
the words "navigable waters" and substituting therefor the word 
"the" and by inserting the words "or waters above the continental 
shelf" between the words "navigable waters" and the words "of the 
United States" in the first sentence thereof. 
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(4) The analysis of chapter 5 is amended by deleting the words 
"on fixed structures" in item (section) 85. 
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(5) The second sentence of snbsection (d) of section 214 is amended 
by changing the period at the end thereof to a comma and by adding 
the following to the sentence: "or any reduction in the pay and allow-
ances to whicli he was entitled under a prior temporary appointment 
in a lower grade.". 
(6) Subsection (a) of section 283 is amended by inserting the words 
"has completed at least 20 years of active service or" between the word 
"he" and the word "is" in paragraph (3) thereof. 
(7) Section 285 is amended by inserting the words "he has com-
pleted at least 20 years of active service or is" between the word "if" 
and the word "eligible" in paragraph (1) thereof. 
(8) Section 288 is amended— 
(A) by deleting in subsection (a) the words "if not earlier 
retired," and substituting therefor the words "unless retired under 
some other provision of law,"; 
(B) by adding at the end of subsection (a) a new sentence as 
follows: "An officer advanced in precedence on the active duty 
promotion list because of his promotion resulting from selection 
for promotion from below the zone is not subject to involuntary 
retirement under this section earlier than if he had not been 
selected from below the zone.". 
(9) Section 656 is amended— 
(A) by amending the catchline to read: 
"§ 656. Use of moneys appropriated for acquisition, construction, 
and improvement; for research, development, test, and 
evaluation; and for the alteration of bridges over the 
navigable waters"; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
(b) and (c), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting a new subsection (a) as follows: 
"(a) Funds appropriated to or for the use of the Coast Guard 
for acquisition, construction, and improvement of facilities, for 
research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the alteration 
of bridges over the navigable waters shall remain available until 
expended.". 
(10) Chapter 17 is amended by adding the following new section 
after section 657: 
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«§ g5g. Confidential investigative expenses 
"Not more than $15,000 per annum appropriated for necessary 
expenses for the operation of the Coast Guard shall be available 
for investigative expenses of a confidential character, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Commandant and payment to 
be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential purposes, and 
his determination shall be final and conclusive upon the accounting 
officers of the Government.". 
(11) The analysis of chapter 17 is amended— 
(A) by amending item (section) 656 to read: 
"656 Use of moneys appropriated for acquisition, construction, and improve-
ment; for research, development, test, and evaluation; and for the 
alteration of bridges over the navigable waters."; 
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(B) by adding the following after item (section) 657: 
"658. Confidential investigative expenses.". 
(12) The last sentence of subsection (a) of section 760 is amended 
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by deleting therein the figure "$300" and substituting therefor the 
figure "$600". 
(13) Chapter 21 is amended by adding after section 764 the following 
new section: 
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§ 765. Enlistment of members engaged in schooling 
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"To permit the enlistment of Reserve members without interruption 
of full-time schooling in which they are engaged, the four-month ini-
tial period of active duty for training requirement of subsection (d) 
of section 511 of title 10, United States Code, may be divided into two 
successive annual periods of not less than two months each.". 
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(14) The analysis of chapter 21 is amended— 
(A) by inserting the following after item (section) 764: 
"765. Enlistment of members engaged in schooling." ; 
and 
(B) by inserting the following after item (section) 795: 
"796. Failure of selection for promotion. 
"797. Promotion; acceptance; oatn of office. 
"798. Rear admiral; maximum service in grade.". 
(15) Section 832 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new 
sentence as follows: "The performance of a specific duty as the term is 
used in this section includes time engaged in traveling back and forth 
between the place of assigned duty and the permanent residence of a 
member of the Auxiliary." 
SEC. 2. Paragraphs (5) and (8) of section 1 of this Act are effec- 
Effective dates. 
tive as of the original date of enactment of the sections thereby note. 
amended. 
SEC. 3. Subsection (a) of section 2683 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by deleting the words "of a military department" 
in the first sentence thereof and substituting therefor the word 
"concerned". 
Approved May 14, 1974, 
Public Law 93-284 
AN ACT 
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ifi ,07. 
May 16, 1974 
To name structure S-oA of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Dis- 
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trict, located in Palm Beach County, Florida, as the "W. Turner Wallis 
Pumping Station" in memory of the late W. Turner Wallis, the first secretary-
treasurer and chief engineer for the Central and Southern Florida Flood 
Control District. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That structure S-5A 
w. Turner 
of the Central r.nd Southern Florida Flood Control District, located Jtauo^n^pTi'.'"^ 
in Palm Beach County, Florida, shall be named the "W. Turner Wallis 
Designation. 
Pumping Station" in memory of the late W. Turner Wallis, the first 
secretary-treasurer and chief engineer of the Central and Southern 
Florida Flood Control District. 
SEC. 2. Any law, rule, regulation, document, map, or record of the 
United States in which reference is made to structure S-5A referred 
to in the first section of this Act shall be considered to be a I'eference 
to that structure by the name designated for the structure in the first 
section of this Act. 
Approved May 16, 1974.