An Act making appropriations for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for other purposes
PL 89-128 (H.R.7997), enacted 08/16/1965

60 Stat. 810. 
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PUBLIC LAW 89-128-AUGUST 16, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
Public Law 89-128 
August 16, 1965 
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[H. R. 7997] 
Making appropriations for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, com-
missions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1966, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
fices^A^"fo'H°^" ^^^^^^ States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
tion^Acf.^^ig^T' 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, oom-
missions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending 
June 30,1966, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF T H E PEESIDENT 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Council, established by section 201 of the National Aeronautics and 
^/2^^tat.^427; 
gpace Act of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2471), including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services 
Administration for security guard services, and services as authorized 
by 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, $525,000. 
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY PLANNING 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Emergency Planning, 
including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 
1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); reimbursement of the General Services Admin-
istration for security guard services; expenses of attendance of 
cooperating officials and individuals at meetings concerned with the 
work of the Office; $4,955,000: Provided, That not to exceed $150,000 
of the foregoing amount shall remain available until expended for 
studies and research to develop measures and plans for emergency 
preparedness. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
For expenses necessary for the conduct of telecommunications 
functions assigned to the Director of Telecommunications Manage-
ment, including services as authorized by 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, $1,280,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed 
$325,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available until 
expended for telecommunications studies and research. 
CIVIL DEFENSE AND DEFENSE MOBILIZATION FUNCTIONS OF FEDERAL 
AGENCIES 
For expenses necessary to assist other Federal agencies to perform 
civil defense and defense mobilization functions, including payments 
by the Department of Labor to State employment security agencies 
for the full cost of administration of defense manpower mobilization 
activities, $4,365,000. 
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of Science and Technology, 
including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 
1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $1,070,000. 
6o stat. sio. 
FUNDS 
APPROPKIATED 
TO 
THE 
PRESIDENT 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act of Sep-
tember 30, 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1855-1855g), authorizing ^4^*^*- ^^o^-
assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, 
$55,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not 
to exceed 3 per centum of the foregoing amount shall be available for 
administrative expenses. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
CIVIL DEFENSE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for carrying out 
civil defense activities, including the hire of motor vehicles; and finan-
cial contributions to the States for civil defense purposes, as authorized 
by law, $64,080,000, of which not to exceed $12,625,000 shall be avail-
able for allocation under section 205 of the Federal Civil Defense Act 
of 1950, as amended, and not to exceed $11,650,000 shall be available ^^l,^^^\^^^'' 
for management expenses for civil defense including not to exceed 800 so use app. 
positions. 
2286. 
RESEARCH, SHELTER SURVEY AND MARKING 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for studies and 
research to develop measures and plans for civil defense; continuing 
shelter surveys, marking, stocking, and equipping surveyed spaces; 
and constructing and equipping Federal regional operating centers; 
$42,700,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,800,000 of this appropriation may be transferred to appro-
priations of the Department of Defense available for military construc-
tion for construction of Federal regional operating centers. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CIVIL DEFENSE 
Appropriations contained in this Act for carrying out civil defense 
activities shall not be available in excess of the limitations on appro-
priations contained in section 408 of the Federal Civil Defense Act, 
as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2260). 
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No part of any appropriation in this Act shall be available for the ^^ 
construction of warehouses or for the lease of warehouse space in any 
building which is to be constructed specifically for civil defense 
activities. 
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or of the funds 
available for expenditure by any corporation or agency included in 
this Act, shall be used for construction of fallout shelters except in 
construction of new buildings under the heading, "Construction, Pub-
lic Buildings Projects", for the fiscal year 1966. 
49-850 0-66—36 
72 Stat. 534. 
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[79 STAT. 
60 Stat. 810. 
68 Stat. 1114. 
72 Stat. 763. 
5 u s e 1181, 
118k:-118n. 
41 use 5. 
3 CFR 1954-
1958 Comp., p. 
40 7. 
5 u s e 631 note. 
3 e F R 1943-
1948 Comp., p. 
256. 
Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Defense 
to carry out civil defense activities shall not be available for expenses 
of travel in excess of $595,000 or for printing and reproduction costs 
in excess of $2,450,000. 
INDEPENDENT OFFICES 
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board, including 
employment of temporary guards on a contract or fee basis; not to ex-
ceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire, 
operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 
1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per 
diem; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
U.S.C. 2131); $10,797,750. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For payments to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed 
and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board under section 406 
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1376), as is payable 
by the Board, including not to exceed $785,000 for payment to Los 
Angeles Airways, Inc., and $385,000 for payment to Chicago Heli-
copter Airways, Inc., for subsidies for helicopter operations not beyond 
December 31,1965, $81,170,000, to remain available until expended. 
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including services as authorized by section 
15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); not to exceed $10,000 
for medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians 
on a fee basis; payment in advance for library membership in societies 
vv-hose publications are available to members only or to members at a 
price lower than to the general public; not to exceed $95,000 for 
performing the duties imposed upon the Commission by the Act of 
July 19, 1940 (54 Stat. 767); and not to exceed $5,000 for actuarial 
services by contract, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, 
as amended; $22,300,000: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation 
shall be available for the Career Executive Board established by Exec-
utive Order 10758 of March 4,1958, as amended. 
No part of the appropriations herein made to the Civil Service 
Commission shall be available for the salaries and expenses of the 
Legal Examining Unit in the Examining and Personnel Utilization 
Division of the Commission, established pursuant to Executive Order 
9358 of July 1,1943. 
INVESTIGATION OF L^NITED STATES CITIZENS FOR EMPLOYMENT BY 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of Executive 
i953^com^^^^' 
Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended, prescribing proce-
921. 
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dures for making available to the Secretary General of the United 
22 use 287 note. Xatious, aud the executive heads of other international organizations, 
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523 
certain information concerning United States citizens employed, or 
being considered for employment by such organizations, including 
services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 
U.S.C. ooa), $600,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be so stat. sio. 
available for advances or reimbursements to the applicable appropria-
tions or funds of the Civil Service Commission and the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation for expenses incurred by such agencies under said 
Executive Order: Provided 
further. 
That members of the Interna-
tional Organizations Employees Loyalty Board may be paid actual 
transportation expenses, and per diem in lieu of subsistence authorized 
by the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended, while traveling ^^l^H^'^g^^L 
on official business away from their homes or regular places of busi- 
suscsss'note. 
ness, including periods while en route to and from and at the place 
where their services are to be performed. 
ANNUITIES UNDER SPECIAL ACTS 
For payment of annuities authorized by the Act of May 29.1944, as 
amended (48 U.S.C. 1373a), and the Act of August 19, 1950, as 
ss stat. 2S7; 
amended (33 U.S.C. 771-775), $1,550,000. 
'"efSk^^'es; 
72 Stat. 49. 
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR ANNUITANTS, EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
BENEFITS 
For payment of Government contributions Avith respect to retired 
employees, as authorized by the Federal Emplovees Health Benefits 
Act of 1959, as amended (5 U.S.C. 3001-3014), and the Retired Fed- 78"tatr*l64"^' 
eral Employees Health Benefits Act, as amended (5 LT.S.C. 3051-
3060), $29,220,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided. 
That, without regard to the provisions of any other Act, not to exceed 
a total of $1,500,000 shall be available from the "Employees health 
benefits fund" and the "Retired employees health benefits fund" (to 
be charged to each fund in such amount as may be determined by the 
Civil Service Commission), for reimbursement to the Civil Service 
Commission, for administrative expenses incurred by the Commis-
sion during the current fiscal year in the administration of such healtli 
benefits acts, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act 
of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 
PAY3IENT TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For financing the estimated cost of new and increased annuity bene-
fits, during the current fiscal year, as provided by part I I I of Public 
Law 87-793 (76 Stat. 868), $67,000,000, to be credited to the civil 225"and^notes. 
service retirement and disability fund. 
2260,2268. 
LIMITATION ON AnMiNiSTRATnrE EXPENSES, EMPLOYEES LIFE 
INSL'RANCE FUND 
Xot to exceed $279,000 of the funds in the "Employees life insurance 
fund" shall be available for reimbursement to the Civil Service Com-
mission for administrative expenses incurred by the Commission 
during the current fiscal year in the administration of the Federal 
Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
2091-2103), including sendees as authorized by section 15 of the Act 
^^ ^*^*' '^^^• 
of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a): Provided, 
That this limitation 
shall include expenses incurred under section 10 of the Act, notwith- 
^^ ^*^'- ^^^• 
standing the provisions of section 1 of Public Law 85-377 (5 U.S.C. 
2094(C)). 
72 Stat. 87. 
74 Stat. 849. 
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FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY 
OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Agency, not other-
wise provided for, including administrative expenses for research and 
development and for establishment of air navigation facilities, and 
49 use nol 
carrying out the provisions of the Federal Airport Act; not to exceed 
note. 
$10,000 for representation allowances and for official entertainment; 
purchase of four passenger motor vehicles foi' replacement only; and 
purchase and repair of skis and snowshoes; $54^,039,000: 
Provided, 
That total costs of a'viation medicine, including equipment, for the 
Federal Aviation Agency, whether provided in the foregoing ap-
propriation or elsewhere in this Act, shall not exceed $6,760,000 or 
mclude in excess of 406 positions: Provided further, That there may 
be credited to this appropriation, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred in the maintenance and operation of air navigation 
facilities. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
For an additional amount for the acquisition, establishment, and 
improvement by contract or purchase and hire of air navigation and 
experimental facilities, including the initial acquisition of necessary 
sites by lease or grant; the construction and furnishing of quarters 
and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal 
Aviation Agency stationed at remote localities where such accommo-
dations are not available (at a total cost of construction of not to 
exceed $50,000 per housing unit in Alaska) ; $49,800,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipal-
ities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the establishment of air navigation facilities: 
Provided 
further, That no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be available 
for the construction of a new wind tunnel, or to purchase any land 
or easements for or in connection with the National Aviation Facilities 
Experimental Center. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
72 Stat. 731. 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for research, 
development, and service testing in accordance with the provisions 
of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301-1542), including con-
struction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites 
by lease or grant, $37,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT 
For expenses incident to the care, operation, maintenance, improve-
ment and protection of the Washington National Airport, including 
purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for police use, for replace-
ment only, which may exceed by $300 the general purchase price 
limitation for the current fiscal year; purchase, cleanmg and repair 
of uniforms; and arms and ammunition; $3,677,500. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 
For expenses incident to the care, operation, maintenance, improve-
ment and protection of the Dulles International Airport, including 
purchase of five passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only, of 
which four are for police type use, and may exceed by $300 the general 
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purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year; purchase, clean-
ing and repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition; $4,528,000. 
CONSTRUCTION, WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT 
For necessary expenses for construction at Washington National 
Airport, $1,050,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 
For necessary expenses for construction at Dulles International 
Airport, $200,000, to remain available until expended. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For grants-in-aid for airports pursuant to the provisions of the 
Federal Airport Act, as amended for the fiscal year 1967, $71,000,000. 
^o stat^. ^170. 
to remain available until expended. 
note. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations to the Fed-
eral Aviation Agency shall be available for the Federal Aviation 
Agency to conduct the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 
1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 596a), under determinations and regula- 
^^ ^*^*- ^°^-
tions by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency; mainte-
nance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
aircraft; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by the 
Act of September 1,1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131). 
6« stat. 1114. 
Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditure by the Federal 
Aviation Agency may be expended for reimbursement of other Federal 
agencies for expenses incurred, on behalf of the Federal Aviation 
Agency, in the settlement of claims for damages resulting from sonic 
boom in connection with research conducted as part of the civil super-
sonic aircraft development. 
FEDERAL COMIVIUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses in performing the duties of the Commis-
sion as authorized by law, including land and structures (not to exceed 
$57,400), special counsel fees, improvement and care of grounds 
and repairs to buildings (not to exceed $12,500), services as authorized 
by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), but at rates 
^o ^'^''«^^^ 
for individuals not to exceed $100 per diem, not to exceed $500 for 
official reception and representation expenses, and purchase of not to 
exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only^l6,992,500. 
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the work of the Commission, as author-
ized by law, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 
at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals, not to exceed 
$340,000 for expenses of travel, not to exceed $129,000 for expenses 
of printing and reproduction, and not to exceed $1,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses, $13,230,000, of which $260,000 
is for the purchase of a computer. 
68 Stat. 1114. 
60 Stat. 810. 
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
2131), and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 
2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 
per diem, $13,550,000: Provided,^ That no part of the foregoing appro-
E
riation shall be expended upon any investigation hereafter provided 
y concurrent resolution of the Congress until funds are appropriated 
subsequently to the enactment of such resolution to finance the cost 
of such investigation. 
GENERAL 
ACCOUNTING 
OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including 
rental or lease of office space in foreign countries without regard to 
the provisions of section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended 
(31 U.S.C. 529), and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act 
of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $46,900,000. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATING EXPENSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of real property 
management and related activities as provided by law; rental of build-
ings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; 
moving Government agencies (including space adjustments) in con-
nection with the assignment, allocation, and transfer of building space; 
acquisition by purchase or otherwise of real estate and interests therein; 
and contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings and 
moving; $226,750,000: Provided^ That this appropriation shall be avail-
able to provide such fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other remov-
able facilities on private or other property not in Government owner-
ship or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States 
Secret Service to perform its function of protecting the person of the 
President of the United States and his immediate family, and the 
76 Stat. 956. 
yjce President pursuant to Title 18, U.S.C. 3056. 
REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT or PUBLIC BUILDINGS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to alter public 
buildings and to acquire additions to sites pursuant to the Public 
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Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479) and to alter other Federally-
note. 
owned buildings and to acquire additions to sites thereof, including 
grounds, approaches and appurtenances, wharves and piers, together 
with the necessary dredging adjacent thereto; and care and safeguard-
ing of sites; preliminary planning of projects by contract or otherwise; 
maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; $87,500,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided^ That for the purposes of 
this appropriation, buildings constructed pursuant to the Public 
68 Stat. 518-521. B^ii^ji^gs Purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356) and the 
74Stat. 590,728. p^g^ Qfg^^ Department Property Act of 1954 (39 U.S.C. 2104 et seq.), 
and buildings under the control of another department or agency where 
alteration of such buildings is required in connection with the moving 
76 Stat. 92. 
40 u s e 60 I note. 
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527 
of such other departnient or jigency from buiklings then, or thereafter 
to be, under the control of General Services Administration shall be 
considered to be public buildings. 
CONSTRUCTION, PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
necessary to constiiict and acquire public buildings projects and alter 
public buildings by extension or conversion where the estimated cost 
for a project is in excess of $200,000, pursuant to the Public Buildings 
Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), including fallout shelters and equipment for 
such buildings, $132,303,000, and not to exceed $500,000 of this amount 
shall be available to the Administrator for construction or alteration 
of small public buildings outside the District of Columbia as the 
Administrator approves and deems necessary, all to remain available 
until expeiided: Provided, That the foregoing amount shall be avail-
able for public buildings projects at locations and at maximum con-
struction improvement costs (excluding funds for sites and expenses) 
as follows: 
Courthouse and Federal office building, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 
$1,593,000; 
Post office and Federal office building. Magnolia, Arkansas, $300,000; 
Federal office building, Sacramento, California, $5,588,000; 
Courthouse and Federal office building, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 
$3,190,000; 
Federal office building, St. Petersburg, Florida, $3,990,000; 
Post office and Federal office building, L^matilla, Florida, $143,000; 
Post office and courthouse, Americus, Georgia, $1,147,000; 
Post office and Federal office building, Athens, Georgia, $2,116,000; 
Post office and courthouse, Valdosta, Georgia, $1,971,000; 
Post office and courthouse, Moscow, Idaho, $1,201,000; 
Post office and Federal office building, St. Maries, Idaho, $823,000: 
Federal office building, Chicago, Illinois, $44,500,000, including a 
pedestrian tunnel along the Dearborn, Adams, and Clark Street sides: 
Post office and courthouse (construction and alteration), Ham-
mond, Indiana, $644,000; 
Post office and courthouse (construction and alteration). Cedar 
Rapids, Iowa, $547,000; 
Federal office building, Ivouisville, Kentucky, $10,584,000; 
Post office and Federal office building, Rockland, Maine, $379,000; 
Post office and Federal office building (construction and alteration), 
Portland, Maine, $1,311,000; 
Post office and Federal office building (construction and alteration), 
Cambridge, Massachusetts, $749,000; 
Post office and Federal office building, Grand Haven, Michigan, 
$339,000; 
Post office and Federal office building. Greenwood, Mississippi, 
$991,000; 
Federal office building, Kansas City, Missouri, $3,900,000; 
Courthouse and Federal office building (construction and altera-
tion ), Butte, Montana, $611,000; 
Post office and Federal office building, Newmarket, New Hampshire, 
$213,000; 
Courthouse and Federal office building, Rochester, New York, 
$7,628,000; 
Post office, courthouse and Federal office building, Raleigh, North 
Carolina, $5,975,000; 
Post office and Federal office building, Trenton, North Carolina. 
$128,000; 
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(Courthouse and Federal office building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 
$6,397,000; 
Courthouse and Federal office building, Dallas, Texas, $21,024,000; 
Post office building, Lubbock, Texas, $1,555,000; 
Post office, courthouse and Federal office building (construction and 
alteration), Brattleboro, Vermont, $577,000; 
Post office, courthouse and Federal office building (construction and 
alteration), Rutland, Vermont, $614,000; 
Post office, customhouse and Federal office building (construction 
and alteration), St. Albans, Vermont, $785,000; 
Bureau of Mines building (construction and alteration), Mt. Hope, 
West Virginia, $290,000; 
Provided further^ That the foregoing limits of costs may be ex-
ceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other projects, but by 
not to exceed 10 per centum. 
SITES AND EXPENSES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROJECTS 
For an additional amount for expenses necessary in connection with 
the construction of public buildings projects not otherwise provided 
for, as specified under this head in the Independent Offices Appropria-
Ts^stat^'sos^^^' 
^^^^ Acts of 1959 and 1960, including preliminary planning of public 
buildings projects by contract or otherwise, $18,629,250, to remain 
available until expended. 
PAYMENTS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS PURCHASE CONTRACTS 
For payments of principal, interest, taxes, and any other obliga-
tions under contracts entered into pursuant to the Public Buildings 
68 Stat. 518-521. purchase Contract Act of 1954 (40 U.S.C. 356), $3,380,000. 
EXPENSES, UNITED STATES COURT FACILITIES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to provide, 
directly or indirectly, additional space for the United States Courts 
incident to expansion of facilities (including rental of buildings in 
the District of Columbia and elsewhere and moving and space adjust-
ments) , and furniture and furnishings, $1,660,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES, FEDERAL SUPPLY SERVICE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary for supply distri-
bution, procurement, inspection, operation of the stores depot system 
(including contractual services incident to receiving, handling, and 
shipping warehouse items), and other supply management and related 
activities, as authorized by law, $55,480,000. 
OPERATING EXPENSES, UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL SERVICE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the 
utilization and disposal of excess and surplus property, and rehabili-
tation of personal property, as authorized by law, $9,600,000, to be 
derived from proceeds from the transfer of excess property and the 
disposal of surplus property. 
OPERATING EXPENSES, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses in connection with Federal records manage-
ment and related activities, as provided by law, including reimburse-
ment for security guard services, and contractual services incident to 
movement or disposal of records, $15,932,000, including $50,000 which 
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shall be available for continuing to carry out the purposes of Sec. 2 
of Public Law 88-195 approved December 11, 1963, for the period 
^^ ^'^'- ^'^^• 
ending June 30,1966. 
NATIONAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS GRANTS 
For allocation to Federal agencies, and for grants to State and local 
agencies and nonprofit organizations and institutions, for the collect-
ing, describing, preserving and compiling, and publishing of documen-
tary sources significant to the history of the United States, $350,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
OPERATING EXPENSES, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICE 
For necessarj expenses of transportation, connnmiications, and 
other public utilities management and related activities, as provided 
by law, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $5,709,000. 
eo stat. s lo. 
STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Strate-
gic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98-98h), dur- 
^o ^'^'- ^96. 
ing the current fiscal year, for transportation and handling, Avithin the 
Ignited States (including charges at United States ports), storage, 
security, and maintenance of strategic and other materials acquired 
for or transferred to the supplemental stockpile established pursuant 
to section 104(b) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1704(b)), not to exceed $1,206,000 for 
" stat. 607. 
carrying out the provisions of the National Industrial Reserve Act of 
1948 (50 U.S.C. 451-462), relating to machine tools and industrial 
^2 stat. 1225. 
manufacturing equipment for which the General Services Administra-
tion is responsible, including reimbursement for security guard serv-
ices, services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 
(5 IJ.S.C. 55a), and not to exceed $3,118,000 for operating expenses, 
$17,400,000, to be derived from sales of strategic and critical materials: 
Provided, That no part of funds available shall be used for construc-
tion of warehouses or tank storage facilities: Provided further, That 
during the current fiscal year the General Services Administration is 
authorized to acquire leasehold interests in property, for periods not in 
excess of twenty years, for the storage, security, and maintenance of 
strategic, critical, and other materials and equipment held pursuant 
to the aforesaid Act provided said leasehold interests are at nominal 
cost to the Government: Provided further, That, during the current 
fiscal year, there shall be no limitation on the value of surplus strategic 
and critical materials which, in accordance with section 6(a) of the 
Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)). 
^o stat. 598. 
inay be transferred without reimbursement to stockpiles established 
in accordance with said Act: Provided 
further. 
That any receipts 
from sales during the current fiscal year shall be promptly deposited 
into the Treasury except as otherwise provided herein: Provided 
fur-
ther. That during the current fiscal year materials in the inventory 
maintained under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, 
^
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^ ^^^ J^^-
and, after compliance with the disposal requirements of section 3(e) 2061. 
^^^' 
of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, excess ma- 
^o s*^*- ^97. 
terials in the national stockpile established pursuant to that Act, shall 
^° " 
^^^' 
be available, Avithout reimbursement, for transfer at fair market value 
to contractors as payment for expenses (including transportation and 
530 
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[79 STAT. 
other accessorial expenses) of refining, processing, or otherwise bene-
ficiating materials, or of rotating materials, pursuantto sections 3(c) 
60 Stat. 597. 
and 3(d) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. 
50 u s e 98b. 
\ 
/ 
& 
ft 
SALARIES AXD EXPENSES, OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATOR 
For expenses of executive direction for activities under the control 
of the General Services Administration, $1,650,000: Provided^ That 
not to exceed $500 shall be available for reception and representation 
expenses. 
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE FACILITIES FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 
78 st^at. 4
1
^
2
.
^
^ 
(72 Stat. 838), $235,000: Provided, That the Administrator of Gen-
1
0 2 note, 
^^^j Servlccs shall transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections (a) 
and (e) of such Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS FUND 
Funds available to General Services Administration for adminis-
trative operations, in support of program activities, shall be expended 
and accounted for, as a whole, through a single fund: Provided, That 
costs and obligations for such administrative operations for the respec-
tive program activities shall be accounted for in accordance with sys-
tems approved by the General Accounting Office: Provided 
further^ 
That the total amount deposited into said account for the current fiscal 
year from funds made available to General Services Administration 
in this Act shall not exceed $15,647,000: Provided 
fuHher, 
That 
amounts deposited into said account for administrative operations for 
each program shall not exceed the amounts included in the respective 
program appropriations for such purposes. 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
To increase tlie capital of the working capital fund established by 
5
9 Stat. 115. 
the Act of May 3, 1945 (40 U.S.C. 293), $100,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
The appropriate appropriation or fund available to the General 
Services Administration shall be credited with (1) cost of operation, 
protection, maintenance, upkeep, repair, and improvement, included 
as part of rentals received from Government corporations pursuant 
61 Stat. 584. 
JQ jg^^y ^^Q XJ.S.C. 129); (2) TeimbuTsements for services performed 
in res])ect to bonds and other obli^tions under the jurisdiction of the 
General Services Administration, issued by public authorities. States, 
or other public bodies, and such services m respect to such bonds or 
obligations as the Administrator deems necessary and in the public 
interest may, upon the request and at the expense of the issuing 
agencies, be provided from the appropriate foregoing appropriation; 
and (3) appropriations or funds available to other agencies, and 
transferred to the General Services Administration, in connection with 
property transferred to the General Services Administration pur-
62 Stat. 1225. 
suaiit to the Act of July 2,1948 (50 U.S.C. 451ff), and such appropria-
tions or funds may be so transferred, with the approval of the Bureau 
of the Budget. 
Appropriations to the General Services Administration under the 
heading "Construction, Public Buildings Projects" made in this Act 
shall 1
>
B available, subject to the provisions of the Public Buildings 
79 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-128-AUGUST16, 1965 
531 
Act of 1959 for (1) acquisition of buildings and sites thereof by pur- 76^star*92^^^' 
chase, condemnation, or otherwise, including prepayment of purchase 
4
o use eo i note. 
contracts, (2) extension or conversion of Government-owned buildings, 
and (3) construction of new buildings, in addition to those set forth 
under that appropriation: Provided^ That nothing herein shall author-
ize an expenditure of funds for acquisition, extension or conver-
sion, or construction without the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Eepresentatives. 
Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be 
available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
No part of any money appropriated by this or any other Act for 
any agency of the executive branch of the Government shall be used 
during the current fiscal year for the purchase within the continental 
limits of the United States of any typewriting machines except in 
accordance with regulations issued pursuant to the provisions of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
amended. 
f usc"47rnote 
Not to exceed 2 per centum of any appropriation made available 
to the General Services Administration for the current fiscal year by 
this Act may be transferred to any other such appropriation, but no 
such appropriation shall be increased thereby more than 2 per centum: 
Provided^ That such transfers shall apply only to operating expenses, 
and shall not exceed in the aggregate the amount of $2,000,000. 
Appropriations available to any department or agency during the 
current fiscal year for necessary expenses including maintenance or 
operating expenses, shall also be available for (a) reimbursement to 
the General Services Administration for those expenses of renova-
tion and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public 
improvements, performed in accordance with the Public Buildings 
Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479) or other applicable law, and (b) transfer 
lH^ceVinoie 
or reimbursement to applicable appropriations to said Administration 
for rents and related expenses, not otherwise provided for, of provid-
ing subject to Executive Order 11035, dated July 9, 1962, directly or 
3°CFR?9°59°*^' 
indirectly, suitable general purpose space for any such department 1953 comp., p" 
or agency, in the District of Columbia or elsewhere. 
sis. 
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for 
the payment of rental on lease agreements for the accommodation of 
Federal agencies in buildings and improvements which are to be 
erected by the lessor for such agencies at an estimated cost of construc-
tion in excess of $200,000 or for the payment of the salary of any j)er-
son who executes such a lease agreement: Provided^ That the foregoing 
proviso shall not be applicable to projects for which a prospectus 
for the lease construction of space has been submitted to and approved 
by the appropriate Committees of the Congress in the same manner as 
for the public buildings construction projects pursuant to the Public 
liuildings Act of 1959. 
HOUSING 
AND 
HOME FINANCE 
AGENCY 
OrriCE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the OflGice of the Administrator, including 
services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 
U.S.C. 55a); and purchase of two passenger motor vehicles for 
eostat. sio. 
replacement only; $3,668,700: Provided^ That during the current fiscal 
vear nonadministrative expenses, as defined by law (77 Stat. 437), 
^^ use i749d. 
shall not exceed $4,375,000. 
532 
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[79 STAT. 
URBAN PLAXXIXG GRANTS 
73 Stat. 678. 
40 u s e 461. 
For j^rants in accordance with the provisions of section 701 of the 
Jlousing Act of 1954, as amended, $18,6V5,000. 
URBAN STUDIES AND HOUSING RESEARCH 
For urban studies and housing research as authorized by the Hous-
7o^stat^*io9^i^^' 
'"^ "^^'^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ 1956, as amended, inchiding administrative 
1
2 use 1747 
expenses in connection therewith, $750,000. 
note, 1703 note. 
OPEN SPACE LAND GRANTS 
For expenses in connection with grants to aid in the acquisition of 
open-space hmd or interests therein, and with the provision of tech-
nical assistance to State and local public bodies (including the under-
taking of studies and publication of information), $22,500,000: Pro-
ruled, That not to exceed $350,000 may be used for administrative 
expenses and technical assistance, and no part of this appropriation 
shall be used for administrative expenses in connection with grants 
requiring payments in excess of the amount herein appropriated 
therefor. 
Low 
INCOME HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS 
For low-income housing demonstration programs pursuant to sec-
11 use U36. 
*ion 207 of the Housing Act of 1961, as amended, $1,275,000: Pro-
vided. That not to exceed $47,300 may be available for administrative 
expenses, but no part of this ap])ropriation shall be available for ad-
ministrative expenses in connection with contracts to make grants in 
excess of the amount herein appropriated therefor. 
PUBLIC WORKS PLANNING FUND 
For the revolving fund established pursuant to section 702 of the 
69 Stat. 641. 
Housiug Act of 1954, as amended (40 U.S.C. 462), $10,000,000. 
L'RBAN RENEWAL ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses in connection with grants for urban renewal programs 
42 use M50 
^^ authorized by title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 
1465. 
" 
$438,675,000, including $331,000,000 as an additional amount for pay-
ment of grants to liquidate contract authorization incurred prior to 
July 1,1965, and not to exceed $13,175,000 for administrative expenses 
of making such grants and of making grants authorized by sections 
7/i^!^'7oo^^' 
314 and 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended: Provided, That 
78 btat. 792. 
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i n i 
-i e 
t • • 
• 
42 use 145 2a. 
110 pai't 01 tliis appropriation shall be used for administrative ex-
40 use 461. 
penses or technical services in connection with contracts for grants 
or any other obligations in excess of the amounts herein provided. 
REII.VBILITATION LOAN FUND 
78 Stat. 790. 
For the revolving fund established pursuant to section 312 of the 
Housing Act of 1964 (42 I^.S.C. 1452b), $41,362,500: Provided, That 
not to exceed $1,362,500 of this appropriation shall be available for 
administrative expenses during the current fiscal year. 
79 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-128-AUGUST16, 1965 
533 
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION GRANTS 
78 Stat. 302. 
For grants as authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 
1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), to remain available until 
expended, $130,000,000 for the fiscal year 1966, and $130,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1967. 
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION LOANS 
For loans as authorized by section 3 of the Urban Mass Transporta-
tion Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), $5,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, URBAN TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Urban 
Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
$455,000. 
PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS 
For the payment of annual contributions to public housing agencies 
in accordance with section 10 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1410), $220,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses of the Public Housing Administration, 
$16,500,000, to be expended under the authorization for such expenses 
contained in title I I of this Act. 
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 
including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 
1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per 
^o stat. sio. 
diem; $26,915,000, of which not less than $1,947,650 shall be available 
for expenses necessary to carry out railroad safety activities and not 
less than $1,310,000 shall be available for expenses necessary to carry 
out locomotive inspection activities and of which $35,000 shall be 
available for establishment of a motor carrier office in Wyoming: 
Provided^ That Joint Board members and cooperating State commis-
sioners may use Government transportation requests when traveling 
in connection with their duties as such. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including 
research, development, operations, services, minor construction, sup-
plies, materials, equipment; maintenance, repair, and alteration of 
real and personal property; and purchase, hire, maintenance, and 
operation of other than administrative aircraft necessary for the 
conduct and support of aeronautical and space research and develop-
ment activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion, $4,531,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
534 
PUBLIC LAW 89-128-AUGUST16, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 
For advance planning, design, and construction of facilities for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and for the acqui-
sition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, 
$60,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the operation 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 
68 Stat. 1114. 
1954^ as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); minor construction; supplies, 
materials, services, and equipment; awards; hire, maintenance and 
operation of administrative aircraft; purchase and hire of motor vehi-
cles (including purchase of not to exceed thirty passenger motor 
vehicles, of which twenty-four shall be for replacement only); and 
maintenance, repair, and alteration of real and personal property; 
$584,000,000: Provided^ That contracts may be entered into under this 
appropriation for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for 
other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation made available 
to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by this Act 
may be transferred to any other such appropriation. 
Not to exceed $35,000 of the appropriation "Administrative Opera-
tions" in this Act for the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion shall be available for scientific consultations or extraordinary 
expense, to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Admin-
istrator and his determination shall be final and conclusive. 
No part of any appropriation made available to the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration by this Act shall be used for 
expenses of participating in a manned lunar landing to be carried 
out jointly by the United States and any other country without the con-
sent of the Congress. 
Any appropriation in this Act to the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration may initially be used during the fiscal year 1966 
to finance procurement for which funds have been provided in any 
other appropriation available to the Administration and appropriate 
adjustments between such appropriations shall subsequently be made 
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL HOUSING AUTHORITY 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE or 
PROPERTIES 
For the operation and maintenance of properties under title I of 
?c*c;de^°5-io3 ^^^ District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act, $37,000: 
Provided, 
to 5-111° 
' 
That all receipts derived from sales, leases, or other sources shall be 
covered into the Treasury of the United States monthly: Provided 
further, That so long as funds are available from appropriations for 
the foregoing purposes, the provisions of section 507 of the Housing 
64 Stat. 81. 
^ct of 1950 (Public Law 475, Eighty-first Congress), shall not be 
effective. 
79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-128-AUGUST 16, 1965 
535 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
SALUVRIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended {i'2 U.S.C. 1861-1875), 
^4 stat. UQ. 
including award of graduate fellowships; services as authorized by 
section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); maintenance 
^o stat. sio. 
and operation of one aircraft; purchase of flight services for research 
support; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; and reimbursement 
of the General Services Administration for security guard services: 
$479,999,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That of 
the foregoing amount not less than $37,600,000 shall be available for 
tuition, grants, and allowances in connection with a program of sup-
plementary training for secondary school science and mathematics 
teachers: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of the fore-
going appropriation may be used to purchase foreign currencies which 
accrue under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954, as amended (7 LT.S.C. 1704), for the purposes 
authorized bv section 104(k) of that Act: Provided further, That no 
72 stat. 275. 
part of the foregoing appropriation may be transferred to any other 
agency of the government for research without the approval of the 
Bureau of the Budget. 
RENEGOTIATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Renegotiation Board, including hire 
of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by section 15 
of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $2,500,000. 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 2131), and services as authorized by 
^^ ^*^*- ^^^'*-
section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 LT.S.C. 55a), at rates for 
individuals not to exceed $100 per diem, $16,442,000. 
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the 
Selective Service System, as authorized by title I of the Universal 
Military Training and Service Act (62 Stat. 604), as amended, in- 
^J' f*^^-J^; 
eluding services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 451, 
1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); expenses of attendance at meetings and of train-
ing for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 2301-2318) for civilian employees; 
hire of motor vehicles; purchase of nineteen passenger motor vehicles 
for replacement only; not to exceed $62,000 for the National Selective 
Service Appeal Board; and $38,000 for the National Advisory Com-
mittee on the Selection of Physicians, Dentists, and Allied Specialists: 
$49,250,000: Provided, That during the current fiscal year, the Presi-
dent may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of subsec-
tion (c) of section 3679 or the Revised Statutes, as amended, whenever 
31 use ees. 
he deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense. 
50 u s e app. 
72 Stat. 327. 
536 
PUBLIC LAW 89-128-AUGUST16, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, including expenses incidental to securing 
employment for; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 
law; not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation 
expenses; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (medium sedan 
for replacement only) at not to exceed $3,000; and reimbursement of 
the General Services Administration for security guard services; 
$160,238,000: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation shall be 
used to pay in excess of twenty-two persons engaged in public rela-
tions work. 
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for administration of the medical, hospital, 
domiciliary, construction and supply, research, employee education 
and training activities, as authorized by law, $13,496,000: Provided, 
That no part of this appropriation may be used for expenses of any 
area medical office. 
MEDICAL AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical and 
prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain 
available until expended, $40,893,000, of which $1,275,000 shall be 
for prosthetic research and development activities. 
MEDICAL CARE 
For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of hos-
pitals, nursing homes, and domiciliary facilities; for furnishing, as 
authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to 
beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration including care and treat-
ment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Admin-
istration, and furnishing recreational articles and facilities; mainte-
nance, operation and acquisition of farms and burial grounds; 
repairing, altering, improving or providing facilities in the several 
hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Adminis-
tration, not otherwise provided for, either by contract, or by the hire 
of temporary employees and purchase of materials; purchase of eight 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; uniforms or allow-
68 Stat. 1114. 
ances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 2131); and aid to State 
78 Stat. 500. 
homes as authorized by section 641 of title 38, United States Code; 
$1,191,956,000, plus reimbursements: Provided, That allotments and 
transfers may be made from this appropriation to the Department of 
Health, Education, and Welfare (Public Health Service), the Army, 
Navy, and Air Force Departments, for disbursements by them under 
the various headings of their applicable appropriations, of such 
amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of beneficiaries 
of the Veterans Administration. 
COMPENSATION AND PENSIONS 
For the payment of compensation, pensions, gratuities, and allow-
ances (including burial awards authorized by section 902 of title 38, 
72^stat 1169; 
United States Code, burial flags, and subsistence allowances for voca-
tional rehabilitation), authorized under any Act of Congress, or reg-
ulation of the President based thereon, including emergency officers' 
retirement pay and annuities, the administration of which is now or 
79 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-128-AUGUST16, 1965 
537 
may hereafter be placed in the Veterans Administration, and for the 
payment of adjusted-service credits and certificates as provided in 
sections 401, 507, and 601 of the Act of May 19, 1924, as amended, 
y^ltau'n?!' 
and for payment of amounts of compromises or settlements under 28 
U.S.C. 2677 of tort claims potentially subject to the offset provisions of 
^^ stat. 984. 
38 U.S.C. 351, $4,142,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
yjmfisl^^"^' 
Provided, That the unexpended balance in the Adjusted Service Cer-
tificate Fund, as of June 30, 1965, shall be transferred to this 
appropriation. 
READJUSTMENT BENEFITS 
For the payment of benefits to or on behalf of veterans as author-
ized by part VIII, Veterans Regulation No. 1(a), as saved from 
repeal by section 12(a) of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 
1264), and chapters 21, 33, 35, 37, and 39 of title 38, United States 
Code, and for supplies, equipment, and tuition authorized by chapter 
31 of title 38, United States Code, $36,500,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
38 u s e note 
prec, pt, 1. 
72 Stat. 1167 et 
seq. 
75 Stat. 358. 
VETERANS INSURANCE AND INDEMNITIES 
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, 
servicemen's indemnities, and service-disabled veterans insurance, to 
remain available until expended, $16,900,000, of which $7,000,000 
shall be derived from the retained earnings of the Veterans Special 
Term Insurance Fund. 
CONSTRUCTION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES 
For hospital and domiciliary facilities, for planning and for major 
alterations, improvements, and repairs and extending any of the facil-
ities under the jurisdiction of the Veterans Administration or for 
any of the purposes set forth in sections 5001, 5002, and 5004, title 38, 
United States Code, including necessary expenses of administration, 
^^ ^*^*' ^^^^• 
$90,511,600, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
limitation under the head "Construction of hospital and domiliciary 
facilities" in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1962, on the 
amount available for technical services for replacement of the general 
medical and surgical hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, is reduced from 
"$921,600" to "$846,600." 
GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION or STATE NURSING HOME 
For grants to assist the several States to construct State home facil-
ities for furnishing nursing home care to war veterans as authorized 
by sections 5031-5037 of Title 38, United States Code, $2,500,000, to 
^s stat. soi. 
remain available until June 30,1968. 
GRANTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
For payment to the Republic of the Philippines of grants in accord-
ance with sections 631 to 634 of title 38, United States Code, for 
^2 stat. ii45. 
expenses incident to medical care and treatment of veterans, $386,000. 
LOAN GUARANTY REVOL\T:NG FUND 
During the current fiscal year, the Loan guaranty revolving fund 
shall be available for expenses, but not to exceed $380,000,000, for 
property acquisitions and other loan guaranty and insurance opera-
tions under Chapter 37, title 38, United States Code, except admin-
istrative expenses, as authorized by section 1824 of such title: Pro-
49-850 0-66—37 
72 stat. 1203; 
74 stat. 532. 
538 
PUBLIC LAW 89-128-AUGUST16, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
vided, That not to exceed $210,000,000 of the unobligated bala;nces 
including retained earnings of the Direct loans revolving fund shall 
be available, during the current fiscal year, for transfer to the Loan 
guaranty revolving fund in such amounts as may be necessary to 
provide for the foregoing expenses and the Administrator of Veterans 
Affairs shall not be required to pay interest on amounts so transferred 
after the time of such transfer. 
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' CIVIL RELIEF 
56 Stat, 773. 
72 Stat. 1214. 
For payment of claims as authorized by article IV of the Soldiers' 
and Sailors' Civil Eelief Act of 1940, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 
540-648), $25,000, to remain available until expended. 
DIRECT LOAN REVOLVING FUND 
The amount authorized by section 1823(a) of title 88, United States 
Code, to be advanced after June 30, 1965, by the Secretary of the 
Treasury to the Administrator, for the purposes of the "Direct loan 
revolving fund" is hereby reduced by the amount of $100,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation for the current 
fiscal year for "Compensation and pensions", "Readjustment bene-
fits", and "Veterans insurance and indemnities" may be transferred to 
any other of the mentioned appropriations, but not to exceed 10 per 
centum of the appropriations so augmented. 
Appropriations available to the Veterans Administration for the 
current fiscal year for salaries and expenses shall be available for serv-
ices as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 
55a). 
The appropriation available to the Veterans Administration for the 
current fiscal year for "Medical care" shall be available for funeral, 
burial, and other expenses incidental thereto (except burial awards 
jJlill^W^^' 
authorized by section 902 of title 38, United States Code), for benefici-
aries of the Veterans Administration receiving care under such appro-
priations. 
No part of the appropriations in this Act for the Veterans Admin-
istration (except the appropriation for "Construction of hospital and 
domiciliary facilities") shall be available for the purchase of any site 
for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 
No part of the foregoing appropriations shall be available for hos-
pitalization or examination of any persons except beneficiaries entitled 
under the laws bestowing such benefits to veterans, unless reimburse-
ment of cost is made to the appropriation at such rates as may be fixed 
by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Travel ex-
penses. 
INDEPENDENT OFFICES—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 102. Where appropriations in this title are expendable for 
travel expenses of employees and no specific limitation has been placed 
thereon, the expenditures for such travel expenses may not exceed the 
amounts set forth therefor in the budget estimate submitted for the 
appropriations: Provided, That this section shall not apply to travel 
performed by uncompensated officials of local boards and appeal boards 
of the Selective Service System, to travel performed in connection with 
the investigation of aircraft accidents hj the Civil Aeronautics Board, 
to travel performed directly in connection with care and treatment of 
79 STAT.] 
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539 
medical beneficiaries of the Veterans Administration, or to payments 
to interagency motor pools where separately set forth in the budget 
schedules. 
SEC. 103. No part, of any appropriation contained in this title shall emp°ioyi°eren^ter-
be available to pay the salary of any person filling a position, other ing Armed Forces. 
than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left 
to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily 
completed his period of active military or naval service and has within 
ninety days after his release from such service or from hospitalization 
continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year made 
application for restoration to his former position and has been certified 
by the Civil Service Commission as still qualified to perform the duties 
of his former position and has not been restored thereto. 
SEC. 104. No part of any appropriation made available by the pro- chasf orsaie.^rT 
visions of this title shall be used for the purchase or sale of real estate striction. 
or for the purpose of establishing new offices outside the District of 
Columbia: Provided^ That this limitation shall not apply to programs 
which have been approved by the Congress and appropriations made 
therefor. 
TITLE II^CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies, respectively, are hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and 
borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency 
and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 
of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be 
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necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Budget for 
the current fiscal year for each such corporation or agency, except as 
hereinafter provided: 
FEDERAL 
HOME 
LOAN 
BANK BOARD 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD 
Not to exceed a total of $3,885,000 shall be available for admin-
istrative expenses of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Avhich may 
procure services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 
1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for indi- 
^o ^tat. sio. 
viduals, and contracts for such services with one organization may be 
renewed annually, and uniforms or allowances therefor in accordance 
with the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131-2133), 
^s stat. IIH. 
and said amount shall be derived from funds available to the Federal 
Home Loan Bank Board, including those in the Federal Home Loan 
Bank Board revolving fund and receipts of the Board for the current 
fiscal year and prior fiscal years, and the Board may utilize and may 
make payment for services and facilities of the Federal home-loan 
banks, the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Savings and Loan 
Insurance Corporation, and other agencies of the Government (includ-
ing payment for office space) : Provided^ That all necessary expenses 
in connection with the conservatorship of institutions insured by the 
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or preparation for 
or conduct of proceedings under section 6(i) of the Federal Home 
Loan Bank Act or under section 5 (d) of the Home Owners' Loan Act 
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of 1933 or section 407 or 408 of the National Housing Act and all 
necessary expenses (including services performed on a contract or fee 
basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with 
the handling, including the purchase, sale, and exchange, of secu-
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[79 STAT. 
rities on behalf of Federal home-loan banks, and the sale, issuance, 
and retirement of, or payment of interest on, debentures or bonds, 
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under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended, shall be con-
sidered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Pro-
vided further^ That members and alternates of the Federal Savings 
and Loan Advisory Council shall be entitled to reimbursement from 
the Board as approved by the Board for transportation expenses 
incurred in attendance at meetings of or concerned with the work of 
such Council and may be paid not to exceed $25 per diem in lieu of 
subsistence: Provided 
further^ That expenses of any functions of 
supervision (except of Federal home-loan banks) vested in or exer-
cisable by the Board shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses: 
Provided 
further^ That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further^ That, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for the limi-
tation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative expenses 
and other obligations of the Board shall be incurred, allowed, and paid 
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
Act of July 22', 1932, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1421-1449) : Provided 
further^ That the nonadministrative expenses (except those included 
in the first proviso hereof) for the supervision and examination of 
Federal and State chartered institutions (other than special examina-
tions determined by the Board to be necessary) shall not exceed 
$13,155,000 for not to exceed 1,000 positions. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN 
INSURANCE CORPORATION 
Xotto exceed $233,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, 
which shall be on an accrual basis and shall be exclusive of interest 
paid, depreciation, properlv capitalized expenditures, expenses in con-
nection with liquidation of insured institutions or preparation for or 
conduct of proceedings under section 407 or 408 of the National Hous-
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ing Act, liquidation or handling of, assets of or derived from insured 
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institutions, payment of insurance and action for or toward the avoid-
^73oa. 
ance, termination, or minimizing of losses in the case of insured in-
stitutions, legal fees and expenses, and payments for expenses of the 
Federal Home Loan Bank Board determined by said Board to be 
properly allocable to said Corporation^ and said Corporation may 
utilize and may make payment for services and facilities of the Fed-
eral home-loan banks, the Federal Reserve banks, the Federal Home 
Tx)an Bank Board, and other agencies of the Government: Provided^ 
Thatj notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, except for 
the limitation in amount hereinbefore specified, the administrative 
expenses and other obligations of said Corporation shall be incurred, 
allowed and paid in accordance with title IV of the Act of June 27. 
48 Stat. U55^, 
1934^ as amended (12 U.S.C. 1724^1730a). 
1730b. 
HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCY 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE 
ADMINISTRATOR, COLLEGE HOUSING LOANS 
Not to exceed $1,975,000 shall be available for all administrative 
expenses of carrying out the functions of the Administrator under 
the program of housing loans to educational institutions (title IV 
64 st^at^. 77. 
of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1749-1749d), but 
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this amount shall be exclusive of payment for services and facilities 
of the Federal Reserve banks or anv member thereof, the Federal 
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home-loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1811-1831). 
64 Stat. 873. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR, PUBLIC FACILITY LOANS 
Xot to exceed $1,270,000 of funds in the revolving fund established 
pursuant to title I I of the Housing amendments of 1955, as amended, 
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be exclusive of payment for services and facilities of the Federal 
Reserve banks or any member thereof, the Federal home-loan banks, 
and any insured bank v^-ithin the meaning of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, OFFICE OF THE ADMINIS-
TRATOR, REVOLVING FUND (LIQUIDATING PROGRAMS) 
During the current fiscal year not to exceed $110,000 shall be avail-
able for administrative expenses, but this amount shall be exclusive 
of expenses necessary in the case of defaulted obligations to protect 
the interests of the Government and legal services on a contract or fee 
basis and of payment for services and facilities of the Federal Reserve 
banks or any member thereof, any servicer approved by the Federal 
National Mortgage Association, the Federal home-loan banks, and any 
insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811-1831). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, 
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY OR 
HANDICAPPED 
Xot to exceed $950,000 of funds in the revolving fund established 
pursuant to section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended (12 
U.S.C. 1701q et seq.), shall be available for administrative and non- 
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administrative expenses, but this amount shall be exclusive of payment 
for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Associa-
tion, the Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, the Federal 
home-loan banks and any insured bank within the meaning of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
1811-1831). 
LIMITATION 
ON 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL 
NATIONAL 
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION 
Not to exceed $8,800,000 shall be available for administrative 
expenses, which shall be on an accrual basis, and shall be exclusive 
of interest paid, expenses (including expenses for fiscal agency services 
performed on a contract or fee basis) in connection with the issuance 
and servicing of securities, depreciation, properly capitalized expen-
ditures, fees for servicing mortgages, expenses (including services 
performed on a force account, contract, or fee basis, but not including 
other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, protection, 
operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of real or per-
sonal property belonging to said Association or in which it has an 
interest, cost of salaries, wages, travel, and other expenses of persons 
employed outside of the continental L'nited States, expenses of serv-
ices performed on a contract or fee basis in connection with the per-
formance of legal services, and all administrative expenses reimburs-
able from other Government agencies, and said Association may utilize 
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48 Stat. 1246. 
68 Stat. 1114. 
63 Stat. 905. 
12 u s e 1702. 
50 Stat. 888. 
42 u s e 1401-
1430. 
Publicity or 
propaganda. 
Personnel work. 
and may make payment for services and facilities of the Federal 
Reserve banks and other agencies of the Government: Provided, That 
the distribution of administrative expenses to the accounts of the 
Association shall be made in accordance with generally recognized 
accounting princi]>les and practices. 
LIMITATION ox ADMINISTRATIVE AND XONADMINISTRATTVE EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
For administrative expenses in carrying out duties imposed by or 
pursuant to law, not to exceed $10,330,300 of the various funds of the 
Federal Housing Administration shall be available, in accordance 
with the National Housing Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701), includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of 
September 1,1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131) : Provided, That funds 
shall be available for contract actuarial services (not to exceed $1,500) : 
Provided further, That nonadministrative expenses classified by sec-
tion 2 of Public Law 387, approved October 25,1949, shall not exceed 
$80,275,000. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND NONADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, 
PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION 
Xot to exceed the amount appropriated for such expenses by title I 
of this Act shall be available for the administrative expenses of the 
Public Housing Administration in carrying out the provisions of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1401-
1433), including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
2131) : Provided, That necessary expenses of providing representatives 
of the Administration at the sites of non-Federal projects in con-
nection with the construction of such non-Federal projects by public 
liousing agencies with the aid of the Administration, shall be com-
pensated by such agencies by the payment of fixed fees which in the 
aggregate in relation to the development costs of such projects will 
cover the costs of rendering such services, and expenditures by the 
Administration for such purpose shall be considered nonadminis-
trative expenses, and funds received from such payments may be used 
only for the payment of necessary expenses of providing representa-
tives of the Administration at the sites of non-Federal projects: Pro-
vided further. That all expenses of the Public Housing Administration 
not specifically limited in this Act, in caiTying out its duties imposed 
by law, shall not exceed $1,200,000. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or of 
the funds available for expenditure by any corporation or agency in-
cluded in this Act, shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress. 
SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or 
of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation or agency 
included in this Act, shall be used to pay the compensation of any 
employee engaged in pei-sonnel work m excess of the number that 
would be provided by a ratio of one such employee to one hundred 
and thirty-five, or a part thereof, full-time, part-time, and intermit-
tent employees of the corporation or agency concerned: 
Provided, 
That for purposes of this section employees shall be considered as 
engaged in personnel work if they spend half time or more in per-
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sonnel administration consisting of direction and administration of the 
personnel program; employment, placement, and separation; job 
evaluation and classification; employee relations and services; wage 
administration; and processing, recording, and reporting. 
SEC. 303. None of the funds provided herein snail be used to pay 
any recipient of a grant for the conduct of a research project an 
amount equal to as much as the entire cost of such project. 
This Act may be cited as the "Independent Offices Appropriation 
Act, 1966". 
Approved August 16, 1965. 
Research proj-
ects. 
Short title. 
Public Law 89-129 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
August 17, 1965 
[H. J. Res. 454] 
Post, 
p. 1490. 
To provide for the development of Ellis Island as a part of the Statue of 
Liberty National Monument, and for other purposes. 
Whereas the President of the United States has by proclamation 
added Ellis Island to the Statue of Liberty National Monument, 
and 
Whereas the Presidential proclamation prohibits the use of funds 
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the develop-
ment of Ellis Island unless otherwise authorized by Act of Con-
gress : Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved 
hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America 
m Congress assembled^ That there are 
o^tl/o^met't 
hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds, but not more than propriation. 
$6,000,000, as may be required to develop Ellis Island as a part of the 
Statue of Liberty National Monument, but not more than $3,000,000 
shall be appropriated during the first five years following enact-
ment of this Act. 
Approved August 17, 1965. 
Public Law 89-130 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 388), as amended, relating to the 
Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska. 
August 19, 1965 
[S. 893] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America m Congress assemhled, That the Act of 
^itJT'it'and 
June 19,1935 (49 Stat. 388), is amended by deleting sections 1,7, and 8 Haida. ^ 
thereof and substituting new sections 1, 7, and 8, to read as follows: 
"For the purposes of this Act the Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska 
shall be defined to be all those Indians of Tlingit or Haida blood who 
reside in the various local communities or areas in the United States 
or Canada. 
"SEC. 7. Upon submission to the Secretary of the Interior by the 
existing organization known as the Central Council of the Tlingit and 
Haida Indians of Alaska or by a committee duly appointed by such 
central council, of rules prescribing the method of election of dele-
gates to the central council which the Secretary finds to be equitable 
and to be designed to assure, to the extent feasible, fair representation 
on the central council to persons of Tlingit or Haida blood who reside 
in the various local communities or areas in the United States or Can-
Central Council, 
organization.