An Act to amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide for transfer of cases between the district courts and the Court of Claims and for other purposes
PL 86-770 (H.R.5396), enacted 09/13/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-770-SEPT. 13, 1960 
[74 S T A T . 
Enll st ed men and 
officers. 
Co mp e n s ation 
fixing, etc. 
63 Stat. 166. 
Travel expenses. 
P o s i t i o n s ex-
empt. 
63 Stat. 954. 
68 Stat. 10 14. 
" (c) The enlisted men and officers of the uniformed services may be 
appoiiited and compensated for service in temporary enumerator 
positions for the enumeration of personnel of the uniformed services. 
"(d) The Secretary may fix compensation on a piece-price basis 
without limitation as to the amount earned per diem, and payments 
may be made to enumerators for the use of private automobiles on 
official business without regard to section 4 of the Travel Expense 
Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 837), but at rates not in excess of 
the rates provided by that Act. 
"(e) The Secretary may authorize the expenditure of necessary 
sums for travel expenses of persons selected for appointment for 
attendance at training courses held by the Department of Commerce 
with respect to any of the work provided for by law." 
SEC. 4. Section 202 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended 
(5 U.S.C. 1082), is further amended by adding the following para-
graph : 
"(35) Temporary positions in the Bureau of the Census established 
under section 23 of title 13, United States Code, and enumerator 
positions in the Bureau of the Census." 
Approved September 13, 1960. 
September 13. 1960 
[H. R. 5396] 
Public Law 86-770 
AN ACT 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide for transfer of cases 
between tlie district courts and the Court of Claims and for other purposes. 
Courts, 
of cases. transfer 
62 Stat. 937. 
District court. 
Court of Claims. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1406 
of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) If a case within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of 
Claims is filed in a district court, the district court shall, if it be in 
the interest of justice, transfer such case to the Court of Claims, where 
the case shall proceed as if it had been filed in the Court of Claims on 
the date it was filed in the district court." 
SEC. 2. (a) Chapter 91 of title 28 of the United States Code is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"§ 1506. Transfer to cure defect of jurisdiction. 
"If a case within the exclusive jurisdiction of the district courts 
is filed in the Court of Claims, the Court of Claims shall, if it 
be in the interest of justice, transfer such case to any district court 
in which it could have been brought at the time such case was filed, 
where the case shall proceed as if it had been filed in the district 
court on the date it was filed in the Court of Claims." 
(b) The analysis of chapter 91 of title 28 of the United States Code 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"Sec. 1506. Transfer to cure defect of jurisdiction." 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 2 of the Act of March 9, 1920 
(title 46. U.S.C. 742), is amended to read as follows: 
Maritime claims. 
"In cases whcre if such vessel were privately owned or operated, 
or if such cargo were privately owned or possessed, or if a private 
E
erson or property were involved, a proceeding in admiralty could 
e maintained, any appropriate nonjury proceeding in personam 
may be brought against the United States or against any corporation 
mentioned in section 1 of this Act." 
41 Stat. 525. 
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SEC. 4. The amendments made by sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall 
apply to any case or proceeding pending on, or brought after, the 
date of enactment of this Act in the district courts or the Court of 
Claims. The amendment made by section 3 shall apply to any case 
or proceeding brought after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved September 13, 1960. 
913 
Public Law 86-771 
A N A C T 
September 13, I960 
To amend section 4(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
[H. R. 13066] 
Be it ervacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fourth sen- ^ ^ange'" A^^T. 
tence of subsection (a) of section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of amendment. 
1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. 78(d)), is amended by adding ", except 
^"'«' P- ^OS. 
that the chairman shall receive additional salary at the rate of $500 
a year" after "$20,000 a year". 
Approved September 13, 1960. 
Public Law 86-772 
AN ACT 
To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the worlc of the 
President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United^ States 
of America 
in Congress assembled, That the joint 
resolution entitled "Joint resolution authorizing an appropriation for 
the work of the President's Committee on National Employment of 
the Physically Handicaj)ped Week", approved July 11, 1949, as 
amended (63 Stat. 409), is amended by striking out "$225,000" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$300,000". 
Approved September 13, 1960. 
September 13, 1960 
[H. R. 12458] 
Public Law 86-773 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1955, as amended. 
September 13, 1960 
[H. R. 12993] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act en- 
D. C. Teachers' 
titled "An Act to fix and regulate the salaries of teachers, school amendments, 
officers, and other employees of the Board of Education of the District 
of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved August 5, 1955 (69 
Stat. 521, ch. 569), as amended, is amended by striking the salary 
D^ ^^*pode'*' 
schedule for service step 1 of class 18 therefrom and inserting in lieu 65 9k-i." 
thereof the following new salary schedule for service step 1 of class 18: 
"4, 800 
5, 300 
5, 500". 
SEC. 2. Each employee of the Board of Education of the District 
increase, 
of Columbia whose salary is fixed and regulated by the Act entitled 
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