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An Act to amend section 901 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that a flag shall be furnished to drape the casket of each deceased veteran of Mexican border service
PL 87-240 (H.R.1098), enacted 09/14/1961

512 
PUBLIC LAW 87-239-SEPT. 14, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
September 14, 1961 
[H. R. 1021] 
Peanuts. 
D e f i n i t i o n ex-
tended. 
7 u s e 1359 note. 
Public Law 87-239 
AN ACT 
To extend for two years the definition of "peanuts" which is now in effect under 
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the last para-
graph of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the peanut marketing 
quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as 
amended, and for other purposes", approved August 13, 1957 (71 
Stat. 344), as amen^ded by the Act of September 22, 1959 (73 Stat. 
642), is further amended by striking out "and" and by inserting after 
"1961" the following: ", 1962, and 1963". 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
September 14, 1961 
[H. R. 1098] 
Public Law 87-240 
AN ACT 
To amend section 901 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that a flag shall 
be furnished to drape the casket of each deceased veteran of Iktexican border 
service. 
M e X i can border 
service veterans. 
72 Stat. 1169. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 901 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by— 
(1) Inserting after the phrase "veteran of any war" in subsec-
tion (a) thereof, the phrase "or of Mexican border service"; and 
(2) Adding at the end thereof the following new subsection— 
" (c) For the purpose of this section, the term 'Mexican border serv-
ice' means active military, naval, or air service during the period 
beginning on January 1,1911, and ending on April 5,1917, in Mexico, 
on the borders thereof, or in the waters adjacent thereto." 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
Public Law 87-241 
September 14, 1961 
[H. R. 2877] 
Oklahoma. 
Civil 
d e f e n s e 
payment. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, to approve 
a financial contribution for civil defense purposes to the State of Oklahoma. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Director 
of the Office oi Civil and DefenJse Mobilization is authorized and 
directed (if otherwise approvable in accordance with law) to approve 
a financial contribution to the State of Oklahoma for the city of Tulsa, 
and to authorize the payment from appropriations currently available 
for such purposes, the said financial contribution to be in the amount 
of $8j481.38 toward the purchase price of a certain generator acquired 
for civil defense purposes. 
Approved September 14, 1961.
An Act to extend for 2 years the definition of ""peanuts"" which is now in effect under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938
PL 87-239 (H.R.1021), enacted 09/14/1961

512 
PUBLIC LAW 87-239-SEPT. 14, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
September 14, 1961 
[H. R. 1021] 
Peanuts. 
D e f i n i t i o n ex-
tended. 
7 u s e 1359 note. 
Public Law 87-239 
AN ACT 
To extend for two years the definition of "peanuts" which is now in effect under 
the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the last para-
graph of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the peanut marketing 
quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as 
amended, and for other purposes", approved August 13, 1957 (71 
Stat. 344), as amen^ded by the Act of September 22, 1959 (73 Stat. 
642), is further amended by striking out "and" and by inserting after 
"1961" the following: ", 1962, and 1963". 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
September 14, 1961 
[H. R. 1098] 
Public Law 87-240 
AN ACT 
To amend section 901 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that a flag shall 
be furnished to drape the casket of each deceased veteran of Iktexican border 
service. 
M e X i can border 
service veterans. 
72 Stat. 1169. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 901 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by— 
(1) Inserting after the phrase "veteran of any war" in subsec-
tion (a) thereof, the phrase "or of Mexican border service"; and 
(2) Adding at the end thereof the following new subsection— 
" (c) For the purpose of this section, the term 'Mexican border serv-
ice' means active military, naval, or air service during the period 
beginning on January 1,1911, and ending on April 5,1917, in Mexico, 
on the borders thereof, or in the waters adjacent thereto." 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
Public Law 87-241 
September 14, 1961 
[H. R. 2877] 
Oklahoma. 
Civil 
d e f e n s e 
payment. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Director, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, to approve 
a financial contribution for civil defense purposes to the State of Oklahoma. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Director 
of the Office oi Civil and DefenJse Mobilization is authorized and 
directed (if otherwise approvable in accordance with law) to approve 
a financial contribution to the State of Oklahoma for the city of Tulsa, 
and to authorize the payment from appropriations currently available 
for such purposes, the said financial contribution to be in the amount 
of $8j481.38 toward the purchase price of a certain generator acquired 
for civil defense purposes. 
Approved September 14, 1961.
An Act to amend the Seneca Leasing Act of August 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 442).
PL 87-230 (S.344), enacted 09/14/1961

75 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-230-SEPT. 14, 1961 
^ ^ ^ 
and thereafter performs or attempts to perform any of the acts speci-
fied m subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), shall be fined not more than 
$10,C00 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. 
"(b) As used in this section 'unlawful activity' means (1) any 
business enterprise involving gambling, liquor on which the Federal 
excise tax has not been paid, narcotics, or prostitution offenses in 
violation of the laws of the State in which they are committed or of 
the United States, or (2) extortion or bribery in violation of the laws 
of the State in which committed or of the United States. 
" (c) Investigations of violations under this section involving liquor 
or narcotics shall be conducted under the supervision of the Secretary 
of the Treasury." 
and (b) by adding the following item to the analysis of the chapter: 
"Sec. 19.52. Interstate and foreign travel or transportation in aid of racketeering 
enterprises." 
Approved September 13, 1961. 
Public Law 87-229 
AN A C T 
September 14, 1961 
To give to the Walker River Paiute Tribe the reserved minerals underlying its 
1
^
^
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reservation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That all lands set 
^a^^keV River 
aside and added to the Walker River Indian Reservation, Nevada, by Paiute xiibe/Nev' 
the Secretary of the Interior under the authority of section 2 of the 
Mineral rights. 
Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1806), are hereby withdrawn from all 
forms of exploration, location, and entry under the public land mining 
laws and the minerals underlying such lands are hereby made a part 
of the reservation to be held in trust by the United States of America 
subject to valid existing rights, and such minerals shall be subject to 
lease for mining purposes pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 
May 11,1938 (52 Stat. 347; 25 U.S.C. 396a^g) as amended or supple- 
^o stat. 774. 
mented. 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
Public Law 87-230 
AN A C T 
September 14, 1961 
To amend the Seneca Leasing Act of August 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 442). 
I^s. 344] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the 
g^'^^^'^'-a N 
Act of August 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 442), be, and hereby is, amended to funds" disposuion" 
read as follows: "The money so received shall be available for disposal 
and expenditure by the council of the Seneca Nation in accordance with 
the constitution and laws of the nation. The council of the Seneca 
Nation shall keep complete and detailed records of all payments and 
disbursements from the funds under its control, and shall make such 
records available for inspection by members of the Seneca Nation at 
all reasonable times." 
SEC. 2. Section 5 of the Act of August 14, 1950 (64 Stat., 442), is 
amended by inserting after "to lease" the last time the verb appears 
the words "or grant easements or rights-of-way on". 
Approved September 14, 1961.
An Act to amend title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, in order to clarify the construction subsidy provisions with respect to reconstruction, reconditioning and conversion, and for other purposes
PL 87-222 (H.R.2457), enacted 09/13/1961

494 
PUBLIC LAW 87-221-SEPT. 13, 1961 
[75 ST AT 
September 13, 1961 
[H. R. 2429] 
Public Law 87-221 
AN ACT 
To prohibit destruction of, or injury to, certain property moving in interstate 
or foreign commerce, and for otlier purposes. 
Property moving 
in interstate com-
merce. 
Destruction or 
injxiry prohibited. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) it shall be 
unlawful for any person willfully to destroy or injure any property 
moving in interstate or foreign commerce in the possession of a com-
mon or contract carrier by railroad, motor vehicle, or aircraft, or will-
fully to attempt to destroy or injure any such property. 
(b) Whoever violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section 
shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten 
years, or both. 
(c) To establish the interstate or foreign commerce character of 
any property involved in any prosecution under this section, the way-
bill or similar shipping document of such property shall be prima 
facie evidence of the place from which and to which such property 
was moving. 
SEC. 2. A judgment of conviction or acquittal on the merits under 
the laws of any State or possession of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall be a bar to 
any prosecution under this Act for the same act or acts. 
Approved September 13, 1961. 
Public Law 87-222 
September 13, 1961 
A N A C T 
[H. R. 2457] 
rpQ amend title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, in order to clarify the 
construction subsidy provisions with respect to reconstruction, recondition-
ing and conversion, and for other purposes. 
Vessels. 
Con s t r u c t i o n 
subsidies. 
46 
u s e 
1152 
note. 
49 Stat. 1996. 
46 u s e 1152. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2 of 
the Act of July 7,1960 (Public Law 86-607, 74 Stat. 362), is amended 
to read as follows: 
"The amendment made by this Act shall be effective only with 
respect to any contract entered into not later than two years after 
the date of enactment of this Act under the provisions of section 502 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, with respect to (a) the construction 
of a vessel the keel of which was laid, or (b) the reconstruction or 
reconditioning of a vessel the shipyard contract for which was entered 
into after June 30, 1959, and the Federal Maritime Board may, 
with the consent of the parties thereto, modify any such contract 
entered into prior to the date of enactment of the first amendment 
to Public Law 86-607 (74 Stat. 362), to the extent authorized by the 
amendment made by this Act, as amended." 
Approved September 13, 1961.
An Act to prohibit destruction of, or injury to, certain property moving in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes
PL 87-221 (H.R.2429), enacted 09/13/1961

494 
PUBLIC LAW 87-221-SEPT. 13, 1961 
[75 ST AT 
September 13, 1961 
[H. R. 2429] 
Public Law 87-221 
AN ACT 
To prohibit destruction of, or injury to, certain property moving in interstate 
or foreign commerce, and for otlier purposes. 
Property moving 
in interstate com-
merce. 
Destruction or 
injxiry prohibited. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) it shall be 
unlawful for any person willfully to destroy or injure any property 
moving in interstate or foreign commerce in the possession of a com-
mon or contract carrier by railroad, motor vehicle, or aircraft, or will-
fully to attempt to destroy or injure any such property. 
(b) Whoever violates any provision of subsection (a) of this section 
shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than ten 
years, or both. 
(c) To establish the interstate or foreign commerce character of 
any property involved in any prosecution under this section, the way-
bill or similar shipping document of such property shall be prima 
facie evidence of the place from which and to which such property 
was moving. 
SEC. 2. A judgment of conviction or acquittal on the merits under 
the laws of any State or possession of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall be a bar to 
any prosecution under this Act for the same act or acts. 
Approved September 13, 1961. 
Public Law 87-222 
September 13, 1961 
A N A C T 
[H. R. 2457] 
rpQ amend title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, in order to clarify the 
construction subsidy provisions with respect to reconstruction, recondition-
ing and conversion, and for other purposes. 
Vessels. 
Con s t r u c t i o n 
subsidies. 
46 
u s e 
1152 
note. 
49 Stat. 1996. 
46 u s e 1152. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2 of 
the Act of July 7,1960 (Public Law 86-607, 74 Stat. 362), is amended 
to read as follows: 
"The amendment made by this Act shall be effective only with 
respect to any contract entered into not later than two years after 
the date of enactment of this Act under the provisions of section 502 
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, with respect to (a) the construction 
of a vessel the keel of which was laid, or (b) the reconstruction or 
reconditioning of a vessel the shipyard contract for which was entered 
into after June 30, 1959, and the Federal Maritime Board may, 
with the consent of the parties thereto, modify any such contract 
entered into prior to the date of enactment of the first amendment 
to Public Law 86-607 (74 Stat. 362), to the extent authorized by the 
amendment made by this Act, as amended." 
Approved September 13, 1961.
An Act to authorize the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon to acquire land within the boundaries of their reservation
PL 87-202 (H.R.5235), enacted 09/06/1961

470 
PUBLIC LAW 87-201-SEPT. 6, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
Regulations. 
"(e) Under the provisions of this section not more than five acres 
of allotment may be leased and transferred to any farm: Provided^ 
That the total acreage allotted to any farm after such transfer shall 
not exceed 50 per centum of the acreage of cropland in the farm. 
"(f) The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as he considers 
necessary for carrying out the provisions of this section." 
Approved September 6, 1961. 
September 6, 1961 
[H. R. 44] 
Public Law 87-201 
AN ACT 
To authorize the appropriation of $150,000 for use toward the construction of a 
United States Pacific War Memorial. 
U. S. 
P a c i f i c 
War Memorial. 
Pearl Harbor. 
Appropriation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States 
of America 
in Congress assembled^ That the Act 
entitled "An Act to authorize construction of a United States Ship 
Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor", approved March 15,1958 (Public 
Law 85-344; 72 Stat. 36), is hereby amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: 
"SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secre-
tary of the Navy, for use toward the construction of such memorial 
and museum, the sum of $150,000. 
"SEC. 3. Such memorial and museum shall be maintained in honor 
and in commemoration of the members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States who gave their lives to their country during the attack 
on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941." 
Approved September 6, 1961. 
Public Law 87-202 
AN ACT 
September 6, 1961 
^ 
[H. R. 5235] 
T
^
Q authorize the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon 
to acquire land within the boundaries of their reservation. 
Indians. 
Warm S p r i n g s 
Reservation, Greg. 
Be it enacted hy the Semite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemoled, That notwithstand-
ing any general statutory prohibition against the use of tribal funds 
to acquire land in Oregon if the acquisition would exempt the land 
from local taxation, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
purchase with funds made available by the Confederated Tribes of 
the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon any land or interests in 
land within the boundaries of their reservation, and to take title to the 
land or interests acquired in the name of the United States in trust 
for the tribes. Any such purchase under an installment purchase 
contract shall not be regarded as an encumbrance or mortgage within 
the meaning of the tribal constitution, charter, and bylaws. 
Approved September 6, 1961. 
Public Law 87-203 
' 
September 6, 1961 
-^^ A C T 
[S. 561] 
rp^ amend the Act relating to the small claims and conciliation branch of the 
municipal court of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted J)y the Sen/ite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemoled^ That subsection (a)
An Act to authorize the appropriation of $150,000 for use toward the construction of a U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
PL 87-201 (H.R.44), enacted 09/06/1961

470 
PUBLIC LAW 87-201-SEPT. 6, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
Regulations. 
"(e) Under the provisions of this section not more than five acres 
of allotment may be leased and transferred to any farm: Provided^ 
That the total acreage allotted to any farm after such transfer shall 
not exceed 50 per centum of the acreage of cropland in the farm. 
"(f) The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as he considers 
necessary for carrying out the provisions of this section." 
Approved September 6, 1961. 
September 6, 1961 
[H. R. 44] 
Public Law 87-201 
AN ACT 
To authorize the appropriation of $150,000 for use toward the construction of a 
United States Pacific War Memorial. 
U. S. 
P a c i f i c 
War Memorial. 
Pearl Harbor. 
Appropriation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States 
of America 
in Congress assembled^ That the Act 
entitled "An Act to authorize construction of a United States Ship 
Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor", approved March 15,1958 (Public 
Law 85-344; 72 Stat. 36), is hereby amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: 
"SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secre-
tary of the Navy, for use toward the construction of such memorial 
and museum, the sum of $150,000. 
"SEC. 3. Such memorial and museum shall be maintained in honor 
and in commemoration of the members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States who gave their lives to their country during the attack 
on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941." 
Approved September 6, 1961. 
Public Law 87-202 
AN ACT 
September 6, 1961 
^ 
[H. R. 5235] 
T
^
Q authorize the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon 
to acquire land within the boundaries of their reservation. 
Indians. 
Warm S p r i n g s 
Reservation, Greg. 
Be it enacted hy the Semite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemoled, That notwithstand-
ing any general statutory prohibition against the use of tribal funds 
to acquire land in Oregon if the acquisition would exempt the land 
from local taxation, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
purchase with funds made available by the Confederated Tribes of 
the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon any land or interests in 
land within the boundaries of their reservation, and to take title to the 
land or interests acquired in the name of the United States in trust 
for the tribes. Any such purchase under an installment purchase 
contract shall not be regarded as an encumbrance or mortgage within 
the meaning of the tribal constitution, charter, and bylaws. 
Approved September 6, 1961. 
Public Law 87-203 
' 
September 6, 1961 
-^^ A C T 
[S. 561] 
rp^ amend the Act relating to the small claims and conciliation branch of the 
municipal court of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted J)y the Sen/ite and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemoled^ That subsection (a)
An Act to amend the Small Business Act to increase by $20 million the amount available for regular business loans thereunder
PL 87-198 (H.R.8922), enacted 09/05/1961

468 
PUBLIC LAW 87-198-SEPT. 5, 1961 
[75 S T A T . 
72 Stat. 734. 
72 Stat. 735. 
opinion of the air carrier, such transportation would or might be 
inimical to safety of flight." 
SEC. 5. (a) That portion of the table of contents contained in the 
first section of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 which appears under 
the heading "Sec. 902. Criminal penalties." is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following: 
'*(i) Aircraft piracy. 
" (j) Interference with flight crew members or flight attendants. 
"(k) Certain crimes aboard aircraft in flight. 
"(1) Carrying weai)ons aboard aircraft. 
"(m) False information. 
"(n) Investigations by Federal Bureau of Investigation." 
(b) That portion of such table of contents which appears under 
the heading "TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS" is amended by adding at 
the end thereof the following: 
"SEO. 1111. Authority to refuse transportation." 
Approved September 5, 1961. 
September 5, 1961 
[H. R. 8922] 
Public Law 87-198 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase by $20,000,000 the amount available 
for regular business loans thereunder. 
Small Busine s s 
Act, amendment. 
Loan funds. 
Ante.p. 168; 7 3 
Stat. 647. 
15 u s e 633. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejjresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 4(c) 
of the Small Business Act is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$1,000,000,000" each place it appears and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$1,020,000,000"; and 
(2) by striking out "$575,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$695,000,000". 
Approved September 5, 1961. 
September 6, 1961 
[H. R. 29] 
Public Law 87-199 
AN ACT 
To amend section 216(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to 
permit the appointment of United States nationals to the Merchant Marine 
Academy. 
Merchant Marine 
Academy. 
Appointment of 
U. S. nationals. 
70 Stat. 25. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That paragraph (1) 
of section 216(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 
U.S.C., sec. 1126(b)), is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end of the third sentence thereof a colon and the following words: 
''''Provided, That a candidate nominated by the Governor of Ameri-
can Samoa shall not be denied admission by reason of his being a 
national but not a citizen of the United States: Provided 
further, 
That the foregoing proviso shall not be construed to permit any such 
person who is a national but not a citizen of the United States to be 
entitled to any office or position in the United States merchant marine 
by reason of his graduation from the Academy until such person shall 
have become a citizen". 
Approved September 6, 1961.