An Act to amend the transitional provisions of the act approved September 6, 1958, entitled ""An Act to protect the public health by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the use in food of additives which have not been adequately tested to establish their safety"", and for other purposes
PL 87-19 (H.R.3980), enacted 04/07/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-19-APR. 7, 1961 
[75 ST A T , 
April 7, 1961 
[H. R. 3980] 
Public Law 87-19 
AN ACT 
To amend the transitional provisions of ttie Act approved September 6, 1958, 
entitled "An Act to protect the public health by amending the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the iise in food of additives which have 
not been adequatelj* tested to establish their safety", and for other purposes. 
Food 
Additives 
Transitional 
Pro-
visions Amendment 
of 1961. 
21 u s e 342 note. 
21 u s e 348. 
T e r m i n a t i o n 
power. 
Ne m at o c ides, 
p l a n t regulators, 
etc. 
7 u s e 135 note. 
68 Stat. 511. 
21 u s e 346a. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and HoiLse of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinbled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "'Food Additives Transitional Provisions Amendment 
of 1961-'. 
SEC. 2. Subsection (c) of section 6 of the Food xA.dditives Amend-
ment of 1958 (Public Law 85-929, 72 Stat. 1784, 1788) is amended by 
inserting in such subsection, at the end thereof, the following: "When-
ever the Secretary has, pursuant to clause (1) (B) of this subsection, 
extended the effective date of section 3 of this Act to March 5, 1961, 
or has on that date a request for such extension pending before him, 
with respect to any such particular use of a food additive, he may, 
notwithstanding the parenthetical time limitation in that clause, fur-
ther extend such effective date, not beyond June 80, 1964, under the 
authority of that clause (but subject to clause (2)) with respect to 
such use of the additive (or a more limited specified use or uses 
thereof) if, in addition to making the findings required by clause (1) 
(B), he finds (i) that bona fide action to determine the applicability 
of such section 409 to such use or uses, or to develop the scientific data 
necessary for action under such section, was commenced by an inter-
ested person before March 6, 1960, and was thereafter pursued with 
reasonable diligence, and (ii) that in the Secretary's judgment such 
extension is consistent with the objective of carrying to completion 
in good faith, as soon as reasonably practicable, the scientific investi-
gations necessary as a basis for action under such section 409. 
The 
Secretary may at any time terminate an extension so granted if he 
finds that it should not have been granted, or that by reason of a 
change in circumstances the basis for such extension no longer exists, 
or that there has been a failure to comply with a requirement for sub-
mission of progress reports or with other conditions attached to such 
extension." 
SEC. 3. Paragraph (b) of section 3 of the Nematocide, Plant Regu-
lator, Defoliant, and Desiccant Amendment of 1959 (Public Law 
86-139, 73 Stat. 286, 288) is amended by inserting in such paragraph, 
a^ the end thereof, the following: "Whenever the Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare has, pursuant to clause (1) of this paragraph 
(b), prescribed an additional period expiring on March 5, 1961, or 
has on that date a request for such extension pending before him, 
with respect to any such particular use of a nematocide, plant regu-
lator, defoliant, or desiccant, he may, notwithstanding the provision 
to the contrary in such clause (1), further extend the expiration 
date, not beyond June 30, 1964, applicable under such clause (1) 
(but subject to clause C2)) with respect to such use of such sub-
stance (or a more limited specified use or uses thereof), if, in addition 
to making the findings required by clause (1), he finds (A) that bona 
fide action to determine the applicability of such section 408 to such 
use or uses, or to develop the scientific data necessary for action under 
such section, was commenced by an interested person before March 6, 
1960, and was thereafter pursued with reasonable diligence, and (B) 
that in the Secretary's judgment such extension is consistent with the 
objective of carrying to completion in good faith, as soon as reason-
ably practicable, the scientific investigations necessary as a basis for 
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T e rmir at i o n 
power. 
action under such section 408. The Secretary may at any time termi-
nate an extension so granted if he finds that it should not have been 
granted, or that by reason of a change in circumstances the basis for 
such extension no longer exists, or that there has been a failure to 
comply with a requirement for submission of progress reports or with 
other conditions attached to such extension." 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
Public Law 87-20 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
April 7. 1961 
To designate the first day of May of each year as Law Day, U.S.A. 
[H. j . Re». 32] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the first day of May 
^^^ oay.u.s.A. 
of each year is hereby designated as Law Day, U.S.A. 
It is set aside 
as a special day of celebration by the American people in appreciation 
of their liberties and the reaffirmation of their loyalty to the United 
States of America; of their rededication to the ideals of equality and 
justice under law in their relations with each other as well as with 
other nations; and for the cultivation of that respect for law that is so 
vital to the democratic way of life. 
The President of the United States is authorized and requested to thrr^ze^d'"*"°" ^"" 
issue a proclamation calling upon all public officials to display the flag 
of the United States on all government buildings on Such day and 
inviting the people of the United States to observe such day with 
suitable ceremonies and other appropriate ways, through public bodies 
and private organizations as well as in schools and other suitable 
places. 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
Public Law 87-21 
AN ACT 
April 24 , 1961 
To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the two hundred and 
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fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Mobile, Alabama. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That in commemo- 
TSl^^hiinliied and 
ration of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of fiftieth anniversary, 
Mobile, Alabama (which anniversary will be celebrated in 1961), the '"^'*^^^-
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to strike and 
furnish to the Mobile Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Cele-
bration Corporation not more than five thousand medals, one and 
five-sixteenths 
inches in diameter, of bronze or silver or both, with 
suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the 
Mobile Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Corpora-
tion subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. 
The 
medals shall be made and delivered at such times as may be required 
by the Corporation, in quantities of not less than two thousand, but 
no medals shall be made after December 31, 1961. The medals shall 
be considered to be national medals within the meaning of section 
3551 of the Revised Statutes. 
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SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause such medals 
^°®*' 
to be struck and furnished at not less than the estimated cost of manu-
facture ; including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and over-