An Act to amend section 303(a) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 by increasing per diem rates and to provide reimbursement under certain circumstances for actual expenses incident to travel
PL 87-500 (H.R.7723), enacted 06/27/1962

76 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-502-JUNE 27, 1962 
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Public Law 87-500 
AN ACT 
June 27, 1962 
To amend section 303(a) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 bj- increasing 
[H. R. 7723] 
per diem rates and to provide reimbursement under certain circumstances for 
actual expenses incident to travel. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 303(a) 
of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 802), as amended 
(37 U.S.C. 253(a)), is further amended by striking from the last 
sentence thereof the figure "$12" in clause (2) and inserting in lieu 
thereof the figure "$16". 
SEC. 2. Section 303(a) is further amended by adding the following 
new sentence at the end thereof: "Where due to unusual circumstances 
of a travel assignment the maximum per diem allowance would be 
less than the amount required to meet the actual and necessary ex-
penses of the trip, reimbursement for such expenses may be author-
ized, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, 
on an actual expense basis, but not to exceed the amount specified in 
the travel authorization, and in any event not to exceed $30 for each 
day in a travel status." 
Approved June 27, 1962. ' 
Armed Forces. 
Per diem, travel 
rates, increase. 
6 3 Stat. 813; 
69 Stat. 21. 
Public Law 87-501 
AN ACT 
June 27, 1962 
To amend the provisions of title III of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, 
[H. R. 11743] 
as amended. 
Be it eruicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 307 of 
the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C, app. 
2297), is further amended by striking out the date "June 30, 1962" 
and inserting in lieu thereof the date "June 30,1966". 
Approved June 27, 1962. 
64 Stat. 1254; 
7 2 Stat. 356. 
Public Law 87-502 
AN ACT 
To authorize Federal assistance to Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands in major disasters. 
June 27, 1962 
[S. 1742] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize 
Federal assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, 
and for other purposes", approved September 30,1950 (64 Stat. 1109), 
as amendedj are amended to read as follows: 
"(b) 'United States' includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Islands. 
"(c) 'State' means any State in the United States, Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of 
the Pacific Islands." 
SEC. 2. Section 3 of the said Act is amended by inserting in clause 
(d), after the words "replacements of public facilities of" the words 
"States and". 
Approved June 27, 1962. 
Disasters. 
Aid to Guam, 
etc. 
42 use 1855a. 
Definitions. 
42 u s e 1855b.