An Act to amend section 110 of title 38, United States Code, to insure preservation of all disability compensation evaluations in effect for 20 or more years
PL 91-32 (H.R.4622), enacted 06/23/1969

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PUBLIC LAW 91-31-JUNE 18, 1969 
[83 STAT. 
Public Law 91-31 
June 18, 1969 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[H. J. Res. 782] 
Making further continuing appropriations for tlie fiscal year 1969, and for other 
purposes. 
Continuing 
appropriations, 
1969. 
Post, p. 49. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Re'presentatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That there are hereby ap-
propriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and 
funds for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and other 
organizational units of the Government such amounts as (1) may be 
necessary to cover salaries, compensation, and pay (including pensions 
and retired pay) for the fiscal year 1969, and (2) are provided for in 
the "Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1969, as reported to 
the Senaite June 11,1969, with amendments (Senate Report No. 91-228, 
91st Congress). 
SEC. 2. Appropriations made by this joint resolution shall be avail* 
able to the extent and in the manner which would be provided by the 
Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1969, as reported to the 
Senate, and all expenditures made pursuant to this jomt resolution 
shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever such Act is enacted into law. 
Approved June 18, 1969. 
Public Law 91^32 
June 23, 1969 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 4622] 
rpo amend section 110 of title 38, United 'States Code, to insure preservation of all 
disability comi>ensation evaluations in effect for twenty or more years. 
Veterans. 
72 Stat. 1113; 
78 Stat. 464. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States 
of America 
in Congress assembled^ That, effective 
August 19,1964, section 110 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "percentage" each time it occurs and inserting in lieu 
thereof "evaluation". 
Approved June 23, 1969. 
Public Law 91-33 
June 30, 1969 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[H. J. Res. 790] 
JMaking continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1970, and for other purposes. 
Continuing appro-
priations, 1970. 
Post, p. 244. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are 
appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, 
and funds, for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and 
other organizational units of the Grovernment for the fiscal year 1970, 
namely: 
SEC. 101. (a) (1) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing 
projects or activities (not otherwise specifically provided for in this 
3oint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal year 1969 and for 
which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in 
the following Appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1970: 
Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropria-
tion Act; 
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Treasury, Post Office, and Executive Office Appropriation Act; 
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and 
Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Appropriation Act. 
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(2) Appropriations made by this subsection shall be available to the 
extent and in the manner which would be provided by the pertinent 
appropriation Act. 
(3) Whenever the amount which would be made available or the 
authority which would be granted under an Act listed in this subsec-
tion as passed by the House is different from that which would be 
available or granted under such Act as passed by the Senate, the perti-
nent project or activity shall be continued under the lesser amount or 
the more restrictive authority. 
(4) Whenever an Act listed in this subsection has been passed by 
only one House or where an item is included in only one version of an 
Act as passed by both Houses^ the pertinent project or activity shall be 
continued under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the 
one House, but at a rate for operations not exceeding the current rate 
or the rate permitted by the action of the one House, whichever is 
lower: Provided, That no provision (except a provision authorizing 
the filling of positions) which is included in an appropriation Act 
enumerated in this subsection but which was not included m the appli-
cable Appropriation Act for 1969, and which by its terms is applicable 
to more tlian one appropriation, fund, or authority shall be applicable 
to any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in this joint resolu-
tion unless such provision shall have been included in identical form in 
such bill as enacted by both the House and the Senate. 
(h) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or 
activities which were conducted in the fiscal year 1969 and are listed 
in this subsection at a rate for operations not in excess of the current 
rate or the rate provided for in the budget estimate, whichever is lower, 
and under the more restrictive authority— 
activities for which provision was made in the Department of 
Defense Appropriation Act, 1969; 
82 stat. 1120. 
activities for which provision was made in the District of Co-
lumbia Appropriation Act, 1969; 
^2 stat. 694. 
activities for which provision was made in the Foreign Assist-
ance and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1969; 
^^ stat. 1137. 
activities for which provision was made in the Department of 
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriaticm Ac*, 1969; 
^^ stat. 425. 
activities for which provision was made in the Departments of 
Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 
1969: Provided, That not to exceed $8,100,000 shall be available 
«2 stat. 959. 
from the appropriation for the fiscal year 1970, granted under 
the heading "Elementary and secondary educational activities" 
in such Act, for use by the Department of the Interior under 
section 103(a) (1) (A) of the Elementary and Secondary Educa-
tion Act of 1965, as amended; 
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activities for which provision was made in the Legislative 
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Branch Appropriation Act, 1969; except activities provided for 
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in subsection (c) of this section; 
activities for which provision was made in the Military Conr 
struotion Appropria^tion Act, 1969; 
^2 stat. 864. 
activities for which provision was made in the Public Works for 
Water and Power R ^ u r c e s Development and Atomic Energy 
Commission Appropriation Act, 1969; 
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82 stat. 705. 
activities for which provision was made in the Departments of 
State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriation Act, 1969; 
^2 stat. 667. 
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activities for which provision was made in the Department of 
Transportation Appropriation Act, 1969; 
activities for which provision w^as mad© under section 307 of 
the Independent Offices and Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Appropriation Act, 1969; 
activities of the Civil Aeronautics Board; 
activities of the Interstate Commerce Commission; 
activities under the Foreign Military Credit Sales Act; 
activities under the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Con-
trol Act of 1968; 
activities of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commis-
sion; and 
activities of the National Water Commission. 
(c) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or 
activities for which disbursements are made by the Secretary of the 
Senate, and the Senate items under the Architect of the Capitol, to the 
extent and in the manner which w^ould be provided for in the budget 
estimates for the fiscal year 1970. 
(d) Siich amounts as may be necessary for continuing activities for 
State administration under title III, part A, and title V of the 
48^1-49?.^ ^^^-'*^5. National Defense Education Act of 1958, and under title I I of the 
20 use 821-827. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1966, as amended, but 
at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate: Provided^ 
That the amount made available in this paragraph for such activities 
shall be charged to such appropriations as may be made available for 
the fiscal year 1970 for the purposes of grants to local educational 
agencies under titles I and I I I of the Elementary and Secondary 
no^te " 4^458^ 
Educatiou Act of 1965, as amended. 
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(e) Such amounts as may be necessary for Federal and non-Federal 
administrative expenses under the appropriation for "Grants and 
expenses", Office of State Technical Services, Department of Com-
merce, but at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall remain available until 
(a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity 
provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) enactment of the appli-
cable appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for 
such project or activity or (c) October 31,1969, whichever first occurs. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations and funds made available or authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without regard 
to tlie time limitations for submission and approval of apportionmemts 
set forth in subsectiop. (d) (2) of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, 
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g amended, but nothing herein shall be construed to waive any other 
provision of law governing the apportionment of funds or to permit 
the use, including the expenditure, of appropriations, funds, or author-
ity in any manner which would contravene the provisions of title IV 
Post, p. 82. 
of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1969. 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred 
for any project or activity during the period for which funds or 
authority for such project or activity are available under this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 105. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall 
be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a bill iji which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
SEC. 106. No appropriation or fund made available or authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be used to initiate or 
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resume any project or activity which was not being conducted during 
the fiscal year 1969. 
SEC. 107. Any appropriation for the fiscal year 1970 required to be 
apportioned pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended, may be apportioned on a basis indicating the need (to the 
extent any such increases cannot be absorbed within available appro-
priations) for a supplemental or deficiency estimate of appropriation 
to the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay increases as 
may be granted pursuant to law to civilian officers and employees and 
to active and retired military personnel. Each such appropriation 
shall otherwise be subject to the requirements of section 3679, Revised 
Statutes, as amended. 
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Approved June 30, 1969. 
Public Law 91-34 
AN ACT 
June 30, 1969 
To revise the pay structure of the police force of the National Zoological Park, 
[H. R. 2667] 
and for other purposes. 
National Zoo-
logical Park 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) subchapter 
VI of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding pouce! 
at the end thereof the following new section: 
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80 Stat. 47 3. 
"§ 5365. Police force of National Zoological Park 
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"(a) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall fix the per 
annum rates of basic pay of positions on the police force of the 
National Zoological Park in accordance with the following provisions: 
"(1) Private—not more than the rate for GS-7, Step 5; 
"(2) Sergeant—not more than the rate for GS-8, Step 5; 
"(3) Lieutenant—not more than the rate for GS-9, Step 5; 
"(4) Captain—not more than the rate for GS-10, Step 5.". 
(b) The table of sections of subchapter VI of chapter 53 oi title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding— 
"5365. Police force of National Zoological Park." 
immediately below— 
"5364. Miscellaneous positions in the executive branch.". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 5102(c)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding, immediately after the semicolon at the end 
thereof, the followmg: "and members of the police force of the 
National Zoological Park whose pay is fixed under section 5365 of 
this title;". 
(b) Section 5109(c) of title 5. United States Code, is repealed. 
(c) The first section of the Act entitled "An Act relating to the 
policing of the buildings and grounds of the Smithsonian Institution 
and its constituent bureaus", approved October 24,1951 (65 Stat. 634; 
Public Law 206, Eighty-second Congress; 40 U.S.C. 193n), is amended 
by striking out "That the Secretary" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"That, subject to section 5365 of title 5, United States Code, the 
Secretary". 
SEC. 3. (a) The foregoing provisions of this Act shall become effec-
tive at the beginning of the first pay period which commences on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) No rate of basic pay shall be reduced by reason of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Approved June 30, 1969. 
Repeal. 
Effective 
date.