An Act to amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 to provide additional choice of health benefits plans, and for other purposes
PL 88-59 (H.R.1819), enacted 07/08/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-57-JULY 8, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
July 8, 1963 
[H. R. 1937] 
Public Law 88-57 
AN ACT 
T(x amend the Act known as the "Life Insurance Act" of the District of Colum-
bia, approved June 19, 1934, and the Act known as the "Fire and Casualty 
Act" of the District of Columbia, approved October 3,1940. 
D. C. insurance 
licenses, false 
statements. 
72 Stat. 23. 
72 Stat. 25. 
Be it eiMcted by the l^^e'ruite and Houise of Represe'nt<itive8 of the 
United States of America in Congress a^semhled^ That sections 26 and 
29 of chapter I I of the Life Insurance Act approved June 19,1934, as 
amended (48 Stat. 1189,1141; sec. 35-425 and sec. 35-428', D.C. Code, 
1951 ed.), are hereby amended by adding after the second sentence of 
each such section the following: "Any such applicant who willfully 
files with or otherwise submits to the Superintendent, orally or in 
writing, any material statement, knowing such statement to be false, 
shall, in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, be guilty 
of perjury and subject to the penalties thereof." 
SEC. 2. The second sentence of section 32 of chapter I I of the Fire 
and Casualty Act approved October 9, 1940, as amended (54 Stat. 
1078; sec. 35-1336, D.C. Code, 1951 ed.), is amended to read: "The 
person to whom the license may be issued shall file sworn answers, 
subject to the penalties of perjury, to such interrogatories as the 
Superintendent may require." 
SEC. 3. Section 35 of chapter II of said Fire and Casualty Act, as 
amended (54 Stat. 1079; sec. 35-1339, D.C. Code, 1951 ed.), is amended 
by adding: "Any applicant who, in connection with such application 
for renewal of an expiring license, willfully files with or otherwise 
submits to the Superintendent, orally or in writing, any material 
statement under oath, knowing such statement to be false, shall, in 
addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, be guilty of perjury 
and subject to the penalties thereof." 
Approved July 8, 1963. 
Public Law 88-58 
T 1 o ,o. 
AN ACT 
July 8, 1963 
[S. 1359] 
To provide for an additional Assistant Secretary in the Treasury Department. 
Treasury De-
partment. 
Assistant Secre-
tary. 
Be it e/micted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amenoa, in Congress assembled^ That section 234 
of the Kevised Statutes, as amended (5 U.S.C. 246), is amended by 
striking out "three Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "four Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury". 
Approved July 8, 1963. 
July 8, 1963 
[H. R, 1819] 
Public Law 88-59 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Employees Health Benetits Act of 1959 to provide addi-
ti(mal choice of health benefits plans, and for other purposes. 
Federal employ-
ees. 
Health benefits 
plans. 
Be it emwted by the Semite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amefiea in (Jongress assembled^ That (a) section 2 (i) 
of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 710; 5 
U.S.C. 3001 (i)) is amended bv striking out "1959" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "1963". 
77 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-60-JULY 8, 1963 
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(b) Section 4(8) of such Act (73 Stat. 711; 5 U.S.O. 3003(3)) is 
amended by striking out ", and which on July 1,1959, provided health 
benefits to members of the organization''. 
Approved July 8, 1963. 
Public Law 88-60 
AN A C T 
July 8, 1963 
To increase the jurisdiction of tlie Municipal Court for the District of Columbia 
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in civil actions, to change the names of the court, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^sembled^ That the court estab- 
District of co-
lished by the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to consolidate the lumbia court of 
Police Court of the District of Columbia and the Municipal Court of ^^""Jg^^^ti^o^n""^' 
the District of Columbia, to be known as 'the Municipal Court for the 
^^^^na ion. 
District of Columbia', to create 'the Municipal Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia', and for other purposes", approved April 1, 
1942, as amended (56 Stat. 190; D.C. Code, sec. 11-751), hereafter shall 
be known as the "District of Columbia Court of General Sessions". 
Whenever reference is made in any Act of Congress (other than this 
Act or the amendments made by this Act) or in any regulation to the 
Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, such reference shall be 
held to be a reference to the District of Columbia Court of General 
Sessions. 
SEC. 2. Subsection (a) of section 4 of such Act, approved April 1, 
1942, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 11-755 (a)), is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(a) The District of Columbia Court of General Sessions, as estab- ,uri°^ic«on"*^ 
lished by this Act, shall consist of the criminal, civil, and small claims 
and conciliation, and domestic relations branches. The court and each 
judge thereof shall have and exercise the same powers and jurisdiction 
as were heretofore had or exercised by the Municipal Court for the 
District of Columbia or the judges thereof on the day before the effec-
tive date of this amendatory subsection, and in addition the said court 
shall have exclusive jurisdiction of civil actions commenced after the 
effective date of this amendatory subsection, including such actions 
against executors, administrators and other fiduciaries, in which the 
claimed value of personal property or the debt or damages claimed, 
does not exceed the sum of $10,000 exclusive of interest and costs, and, 
in addition, shall have jurisdiction of all cross-claims and counter-
claims interposed in all actions over which it has jurisdiction regard-
less of the amount involved: Provided^ however^ That nothing herein 
shall deprive the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia of jurisdiction over counterclaims, cross-claims, or any other 
claims whether or not arising out of the same transaction or occurrence 
and interposed in actions over which the United States District Court 
for the District of Columbia has jurisdiction. 
The District of Colum-
bia Court of General Sessions shall also have jurisdiction over all cases 
properly pending in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia 
on the effective date of this amendatory subsection." 
SEC. 3. Subsection (a) of section 6 of such Act approved April 1, 
Transfer of 
1942, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 11-756(a)), is amended to read as 
follows: