An Act to prohibit the business of debt adjusting in the District of Columbia except as an incident to the lawful practice of law or as An Activity engaged in by a nonprofit corporation or association
PL 91-266 (S.1458), enacted 05/22/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-266-MAY 22, 1970 
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" (2) the location of the facility, and an estimate of the maximum 
cost of the facility; 
"(3) a statement of those agencies, private and public, which 
will use such facility, together with the contribution to be made by 
each such agency toward the cost of such facility; and 
" (4) a statement of justification of the need for such facility. 
" (b) The estimated maximum cost of any facility approved under 
this section as set forth in the prosi>ectus may be increased by the 
amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, as determined by the 
Secretary, in construction costs, from the date of the transmittal of 
sudli prospectus to Congress, but in no event ^hall the increase author-
ized by this subsection exceed 10 per centum of such estimated maxi-
nmm cost." 
Agricultural 
J^EC. 8. (a) The Secretary of Transportation (hereinafter referred 
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" to as the ''Secretary'") is hereby authorized to prepare and to submit 
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to the Congress no later than January 1, 1971, a report on the extent, 
causes and means of prevention of agricultural tractor accidents on 
both public roads and farms. In addition to such other information as 
he deems appropriate, the Secretary shall include in the report^— 
(1) an estimate, based on the best statistical information avail-
able, of the number of deaths and injuries resulting annually from 
agricultural tractor accidents; 
(2) an identification of the primary causes of agricultural 
tractor accidents, including consideration of the hazards most 
likely to cause death or injury; and 
(3) specific recommendations on means of preventing the occur-
rence of, and reducing the severity of injuries resulting from, agri-
cultural tractor accidents, including such legislative proposals as 
the Secretary determines are needed. 
(b) In formulating the recommendations to be submitted to the 
Congress, the Secretary shall give careful consideration to the advis-
ability of establishing uniform Federal safety standards in the design 
and manufacture of all agricultural tractors sold in interstate com-
merce, requiring the installation on such tractors of safety devices, and 
providing assistance to the States in developing accurate reporting pro-
cedures for accidents involving such tractors. 
(c) In order to facilitate the prompt completion of this report, 
officials of other Federal departments or agencies shall make available 
to the Secretaii-y, upon his request, any data or information in their 
possession relating to agricultural tractor accidents and shall otherwise 
])rovide assistance. 
Approved May 22, 1970. 
Public Law 91-266 
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To prohibit the business of deljt adjustiii}? in the District of Coluiubiu except as 
an incident to tlie lawful practice of law or as an activity engaged in by a 
nonprofit corporation or association. 
Be it OMcted hy the Seitate and House of Representatives 
of the 
D. c. 
United States of America in Conqress assembled. That, as used in this 
Debt adjustment, 
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prohibition. 
Act, tlie term— 
"Debt adjust- 
^ ^ "Debt adjustiug" means an activity, whether referred to by the 
term "budget counseling", ""bndgef })lanning", "'budget service", "credit 
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advising", "debt adjusting", "debt counseling", "debt help", "financial 
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adjusting", ''financial arranging", "jjrorating", or some other terni of 
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like import, which involves a i)articular debtor's entering into an 
express or implied contract whereby the debtor agrees to pay an amount 
or amounts of money periodically or otherwise to a person who agrees, 
for a consideration, to distribute such money among specified creditors 
in accordance with a plan agreed upon between the debtor and the 
person to whom the debtor makes or agrees to make such payments. 
(2) "Person-' does not include an individual admitted to the bar of 
"Person." 
the United States District Court for tlie District of Columbia. 
(3) "Partnership" does not include a partnership all the members 
"Partnership." 
of which are admitted to the bar of the Ignited States District Court 
for the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 2. Except as provided in section 3, no person, partnership, 
association, or corporation shall engage in the business of debt adjust-
ing in the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 3. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to those situations 
Exceptions. 
involving debt adjusting incurred incidentally in the lawful practice of 
law in the District of (^olumbia nor shall anything in this Act be con-
strued to apply to any nonprofit or charitable corporation or associa-
tion which engages in debt adjusting even though the nonprofit 
corporation or association may charge and collect nominal sums as 
reimbursement for expenses in connection with such services. 
SEC:. 4. (a) Whoever violates section 2 of this Act shall be subject to 
Penalty. 
a fine of not more than $1,000 and to imprisonment for not more than 
six months, or to both. 
(b) Prosecutions for violations of this Act shall be conducted in the 
name of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or any 
of his assistants. 
Approved May 22, 1970. 
Public Law 91-267 
^ N A C T 
May 26. 1970 
To change the name of the Kaysiuger Bluff Dam ami Reservoir, Osage River 
[s. 3778] 
Basin, Missouri, to the Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, Missouri. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Co-ngress assenibled^ That the Kay 
singer 
Harry s. Truman 
Bluff Dam and Eeservoir, Osage River Basin, Missouri, authorized by ?o^. ^"^ 
the Flood Control Act approved September 3, 1954 (Public Law 
83-780), shall hereafter be known as the Harry S. Truman Dam and 
^s stat. 1262., 
Reservoir, and any law, regulation, document, or record of the United 
States in which such project is designated or referred to shall be held 
to refer to such project under and by the name of "Harry S. Truman 
Dam and Reservoir". 
Approved May 26, 1970. 
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