Joint resolution to establish a National Commission on Food Marketing to study the food industry from the producer to the consumer
PL 88-354 (S.J.Res.71), enacted 07/03/1964

78 STAT. 1 
PUBLIC LA¥ 88-354-JULY 3, 1964 
269 
Public Law 88-353 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to allow Federal credit unions greater 
flexibility in their organization and oi)erations. 
July 2, 1964 
[H. R. 8459] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That paragraph 
(7) of section 8 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757) 
is amended (1) by striking out "or" immediately before "(D)", and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof "or (E) in obligations issued by 
banks for cooperatives, Federal land banks, Federal intermediate 
credit banks, Federal home loan banks, the Federal Home Loan Bank 
Board, or any corporation designated in section 101 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act as a wholly owned Government 
corporation;". 
SEC. 2, The fii-st sentence of section 12 of the Federal Credit Union 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1761) is amended by striking out "supervisory com-
mittee of three members" and inserting "supervisory committee of 
not less than three members nor more than five memoers". 
SEC. 3. The third sentence of section 14 of the Federal Credit Union 
Act (12 U.S.C. I761b) is amended by striking out "December 31 in 
proportion to the interest paid h^ them during that year" and insert-
ing "the last day of any dividend period in proportion to the 
interest paid by them during that dividend period". 
SEC. 4. The last sentence of section 15 of the Federal Credit Union 
Act (12 U.S.C. l761c) is amended by inserting before the period: 
"and, subject to such regulations as the Director may prescribe, insur-
ance obtained under title I of the National Housing Act shall be 
deemed adequate security". 
SEC. 5. Section 1014 of Title 18 
of the United States Code is 
amended by striking out "or of a Federal Keserve bank, or of a small 
business investment company," and inserting "a Federal Reserve bank, 
a small business investment company, or a Federal credit union,". 
Approved July 2, 1964. 
Federal Credit 
Union Act, amend-
ment. 
73 Stat. 630. 
59 Stat. 59 7; 
75 Stat. 774. 
31 u s e 846. 
12 u s e 1702-
1706d. 
73 Stat. 387. 
Public Law 88-354 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To establish a National Commission on Food Marketing to study the food 
industry from the producer to the consumer. 
July 3, 1964 
[S. J. Res. 71] 
Organization. 
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lished a bipartisan National Commission on J^ood Marketing (herein- Marketing. 
after referred to as the "Commission"). 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION or THE COMMISSION.—(a) The Commission 
shall be composed of fifteen members, including (1) five Members of 
the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) five 
Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (3) five members to be 
appointed by the President from outside the Federal Government. 
(b) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers and 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original position. 
(c) Eight members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 
SEC. 3. COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—(a) Members of Congress who 
are members of the Commission shall serve without compensation in 
addition to that received for their services as Members of Congress; 
but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other neces-
eompensation of 
members. 
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178 STAT. 
60 Stat. 808. 
Duties. 
Reports to 
President and 
Congress. 
Powers of the 
Commission. 
Reports. 
Oaths. 
Subpenas. 
Aid of district 
court. 
Testimony by 
deposition. 
Payment of 
witnesses. 
Compliance 
order. 
sary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested 
in the Commission. 
(b) Each member of the Commission who is appointed by the 
President may receive compensation at the rate of $100 for each day 
such member is engaged upon work of the Commission, and shall be 
reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub-
sistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the 
Government service employed intermittently. 
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.—^(a) The Commission shall 
study and appraise the marketing structure of the food industry, 
including the following: 
(1) The actual changes, principally in the past two decades, in 
the various segments of the food industry; 
(2) The changes likely to materialize if present trends continue; 
(3) The kind of food industry that would assure efficiency of pro-
duction, assembly, processing, and distribution, provide appropriate 
services to consumers, and yet maintain acceptable competitive alterna-
tives of procurement and sale in all segments of the industry from 
producer to consumer; 
(4) The changes in statutes or public policy, the organization of 
farming and of food assembly, processing, and distribution, and the 
interrelationships between segments of the food industry which would 
be appropriate to achieve a desired distribution of power as well as 
desired levels of efficiency; 
(5) The effectiveness of the services, including the dissemination 
of market news, and regulatory activities of the Federal Government 
in terms of present and probable developments in the industry; and 
(6) The effect of imported food on United States producers, pro-
cessors and consumers. 
(b) The Commission shall make such interim reports as it deems 
advisable, and it shall make a final report of its findings and con-
clusions to the President and to the Congress by July 1,1965. 
SEC. 5. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—(a) The Commission, or any 
three members thereof as authorized by the Commission, may conduct 
hearing^ anywhere in the United States or otherwise secure data and 
expressions of opinions pertinent to the study. In connection there-
with the Commission is authorized by majority vote— 
(1) to require, by special or general orders, corporations, busi-
ness firms, and individuals to submit in writing such reports and 
answers to questions as the Commission may prescribe; such sub-
mission shall be made within such reasonable period and under 
oath or otherwise as the Commission may determine; 
^2) to administer oaths; 
(3) to require by subpena the attendance and testimony of 
witnesses and the production of all documentary evidence relating 
to the execution of its duties; 
(4) in the case of disobedience to a subpena or order issued 
under paragraph (a) of this section to invoke the aid of any dis-
trict court of the United States in requiring compliance with such 
subpena or order; 
(5) in any proceeding or investigation to order testimony to 
be taken by deposition before any person who is designated by 
the Commission and has the power to administer oaths, and in 
such instances to compel testimony and the production of evidence 
in the same manner as authorized under subparagraph (3) and 
(4) above; and 
(6) to pay witnesses the same fees and mileage as are paid in 
like circumstances in the courts of the United States. 
(b) Any district court of the United States within the jurisdiction 
of which an inquiry is carried on may, in case of refusal to obey a 
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subpena or order of the Commission issued under paragraph (a) of 
this section, issue an order requiring compliance therewith; and any 
failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court 
as a contempt thereof. 
(c) The Commission is authorized to require directly from the head 
of any Federal executive department or independent agency avail-' 
able information deemed useful in the discharge of its duties. All 
departments and independent agencies of the Government are hereby 
authorized and directed to cooperate with the Commission and to 
furnish all information requested by the Commission to the extent 
permitted by law. 
(d) The Commission is authorized to enter into contracts with 
Federal or State agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals 
for the conducting of research or surveys, the preparation of reports^ 
and other activities necessary to the discharge of its duties. 
(e) When the Commission finds that publication of any informa-
tion obtained by it is in the public interest and would not give an 
unfair competitive advantage to any person, it is authorized to publish 
such information in the form and manner deemed best adapted for 
public use, except that data and information which would separately 
disclose the business transactions of any person, trade secrets, or 
names of customers shall be held confidential and shall not be dis-
closed by the Commission or its staff: Provided^ however^ That the 
Commission shall permit business firms or individuals reasonable 
access to documents furnished by them for the purpose of obtaining 
or copying such documents as need may arise. 
(f) The Commission is authorized to delegate any of its functions 
to individual members of the Commission or to designated individuals 
on its staff and to make such rules and regulations as are necessary 
for the conduct of its business, except as herein otherwise provided. 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—(a) The Commission is 
authorized, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations or 
the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, to appoint and fix the 
compensation of an executive director and the executive director, 
with the approval of the Commission, shall employ and fix the com-
pensation of such additional personnel as may be necessary to carry 
out the functions of the Commission, but no individual so appointed 
shall receive compensation in excess of the rate authorized for GS-18 
under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. 
(b) The executive director, with the approval of the Commission, 
is authorized to obtain services in accordance with the provisions of 
section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed $100 per diem. 
(c) The head of any executive department or independent agency 
of the Federal Government is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable 
basis, any of its personnel to assist the Commission in carrying out 
its work. 
(d) Financial and administrative services (including those related 
to budgeting and accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and pro-
curement) shall be provided the Commission by the Greneral Services 
Administration, for which payment shall be made in advance, or by 
reimbursement, from funds of the Commission in such amounts as 
may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the 
Administrator of General Services; Provided^ That the regulations 
Executive de-
partments and 
agencies, coop-
eration. 
Contract au-
thority. 
Publication of 
information. 
Delegation of 
functions. 
Personnel and 
compensation pro-
visions. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 use 1071 
note. 
Post, p. 400. 
5 use 1113. 
Employment of 
experts or con-
sultants. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Detail of per-
sonnel to eom-
mission. 
Financial and 
administrative 
services fur-
nished by GSA. 
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66 Stat. 661. 
Termination. 
Appropriation. 
of the General Services Administration for the collection of indebted-
ness of personnel resulting from erroneous payments (5 U.S.C. 46c) 
shall apply to the collection of erroneous payments made to or on 
behalf of a Commission employee, and regulations of said Admin-
istrator for the administrative control of funds (31 U.S.C. 665(g)) 
shall .apply to appropriations of the Commission: Provided 
further, 
That the Commission shall not be required to prescribe such 
regulations. 
(e) Ninety days after submission of its final report, as provided in 
section 4(b), the Commission shall cease to exist. 
SEC. Y. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated such sums not in excess of $1,500,000 as 
may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution. 
Any money appropriated pursuant hereto shall remain available to 
the Commission until the date of its expiration, as fixed by section 6 (e). 
Approved July 3, 1964. 
July 7, 1964 
[H. R. 6920] 
Public Law 88-355 
AN ACT 
To amend section 71.T of title 38. United States Code, to authorize, under certain 
conditions, the issuance of total disability income provisions for inclusion in 
National Service Life Insurance policies to provide coverage to age sixty-five. 
Veterans. 
Disability in-
come insurance 
provisions. 
72 Stat. 1151. 
65 Stat. 36. 
60 Stat. 786. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, effective Jan-
uary 1,1965, section 715 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"The Administrator shall, except as hereinafter provided, upon 
application by the insured and proof of good health satisfactory to the 
Administrator and payment of such extra premium as the Adminis-
trator shall prescribe, include in any National Service Life Insurance 
policy on the life of the insured (except a policy issued under section 
620 of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, or section 722 
of this title) provisions whereby an insured who is shown to have 
become totally disabled for a period of six consecutive months or more 
commencing after the date of such application and before attaining 
the age of sixty-five and while the payment of any premium is not in 
default, shall be paid monthly disability benefits from the first day of 
the seventh consecutive month of and during the continuance of such 
total disability of $10 for each $1,000 of such insurance in effect when 
such benefits become payable. The total disability provision author-
ized under this section shall not be issued unless application therefor 
is made either prior to the insured's fifty-fifth birthday, or before the 
insured's sixtieth birthday and prior to January 1, 1966. The total 
disability provision authorized under this section shall not be added to 
a policy containing the total disability coverage heretofore issued 
under section 602(v) of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 
1940, or the provisions of this section as in effect before January 1, 
1965, except upon surrender of such total disability coverage, proof of 
good health, if required, satisfactory to the Administrator, and pay-
ment of such extra premium as the Administrator shall determine is 
required in such cases. Participating policies containing additional 
provisions for the payment of disability benefits may be separately 
classified for the purpose of dividend distribution from otherwise 
similar policies not containing such benefits." 
Approved July 7, 1964.