An Act to amend further the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended, and for other purposes.
PL 89-572 (S.3418), enacted 09/13/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-571-SEPT. 12, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
68A Stat. 240. 
Effective date. 
(b) Section T03^b) of such Code (relating to elections of partner-
ships) is amended by inserting after "United States," the following: 
'"and any election under section 615 (relating to exploration expendi-
tures^ or under section 617 (relating to additional exploration ex-
penditures in the case of domestic mining),". 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by this Act shall apply to taxable 
years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act but only in 
respect of expenditures paid or incurred after such date. 
Approved September 12, 1966. 
September 12, 1966 
[H. R. 3999] 
Public Law 89-571 
AN ACT 
To provide the same life tenure and retirement rights for judges hereafter 
appointed to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 
as the judges of all other United States district courts now have. 
Puerto Rico. 
Tenure of 
judges. 
68 Stat. 12. 
73 Stat. 10. 
7 3 Stat. 9. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of ATnerica in Congress asseinhled, That subsection (a) 
of section 134 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(a) The district judges shall hold office during good behavior." 
SEC. 2. The first paragraph of section 373 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the words "the United States District 
Court for the District of Puerto Rico,". 
SEC. 3. The second paragraph of section 451 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the words "the United States District 
Court for the District of Puerto Rico,". 
SEC. 4. The amendments made by this section to sections 134 and 
373 of title 28, United States Code, shall not affect the tenure of office 
or right to continue to receive salary after resignation, retirement, or 
failure of reappointment of any district judge for the district of 
Puerto Rico who is in office on the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved September 12, 1966. 
Public Law 89-572 
September 13, 1966 
A N A C T 
[s. 3418] 
TQ amend the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended, and for other purposes. 
Peace Corps 
Act, amendment. 
Appropriation. 
78 Stat. 166; 
79 Stat. 549. 
22 u s e 2502. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 3(b) of 
the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which authorizes appropriations to 
carry out the purposes of that Act, is amended as follows: 
(a) Strike out "1966" and "$115,000,000" and insert in lieu thereof 
"1967" and "$110,000,000", respectively. 
(b) Strike out ", of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available 
for carrying out research" and insert in lieu thereof " : Provided^ how-
ever^ That not to exceed $500,000 of funds made available hereunder 
for fiscal year 1967 shall be obligated under contracts or agreements to 
carry out research: Provided further^ That no such contracts or agree-
ments shall be executed unless the research in question relates to the 
basic responsibilities of the Peace Corps." 
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STAT.] 
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(c) Add a second sentence as follows: "Unobligated balances of 
funds made available hereunder are hereby authorized to be continued 
available for the general purposes for which appropriated and may 
at any time be consolidated with appropriations hereunder." 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which 
relates to Peace Corps volunteers, is amended to add immediately 
after the end thereof a new subsection as follows: 
"(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, counsel 
may be employed and counsel fees, court costs, bail, and other 
expenses incident to the defense of volunteers may be paid 
in foreign judicial or administrative proceedings to which 
volunteers have been made parties." 
(b) The authority contained in subsection (a) shall extend to 
counsel fees, costs, and other expenses of the types specified therein 
that were incurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. Section 15 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which 
relates to utilization of funds, is amended as follows: 
(a) In subsection (c), strike out "Y(c) (2)" and substitute therefor 
"7(a)(2)". 
(b) In subsection (d) (4), strike out "7(e)" and substitute thereof 
"7(c)". 
SEC. 4. Section 25(b) of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which 
defines the term "United States" for the purposes of that Act, is 
amended by striking out "and territories". 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 16 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which 
relates to appointment of persons serving under prior law, section 
20 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which relates to moratorium 
on student loans, section 21 of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, whicli 
amends the Civil Service Retirement Act, and title I I of the Act, 
which relates to Internal Revenue Code and Social Security Act 
amendments, are hereby repealed. 
(b) Such repeal shall not be deemed to affect amendments contained 
in such provisions and the application of the amendments contained in 
the title. All determinations, authorization, regulations, orders, 
contracts, agreements, and other actions issued, undertaken, or entered 
into under authority of the provisions of law repealed by subsection 
(a) shall continue in full force and effect until modified by appro-
priate authority. 
SEC. 6. Section 10(a) (3) of the Peace Corps Act, as amended, which 
relates to the acceptance, employment, and transfer of gifts, is 
amended bj^ inserting "or transfer" immediately after "and employ" 
and by striking out all that appears between "or otherwise" and 
"; and". 
Approved September 13, 1966. 
Defense of 
volunteers. 
75 Stat. 613; 
77 Stat. 360. 
22 u s e 2504. 
Utilization of 
funds. 
22 u s e 2514. 
"United States. 
2 2 u s e 2522. 
Repeals. 
22 u s e 2515; 
20 u s e 425; 
5 u s e 2253. 
22 u s e 2509. 
Public Law 89-573 
A N A C T 
September 13, 1966 
To extend for three years the period during which certain extracts suitable for 
[H. R. 12328] 
tanning may be imported free of duty. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^semhled^ That item 907.80 of 
the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C, sec. 1202, item 
907.80) is amended by striking out "On or before 9/30/66" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "On or before 9/30/69". 
Approved September 13, 1966. 
Tanning ex-
tracts. 
77A Stat. 433. 
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