An Act to amend and extend the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended
PL 87-15 (H.R.5463), enacted 03/31/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-15-MAR. 31, 1961 
[75 STAT. 
amounts which may be transferred between appropriations or authori-
zations available for or involving such services, are hereby increased 
to the extent necessary to meet increased pay costs authorized by or 
pursuant to law. 
TITLE I I I 
CLAIMS AND JUDGMENTS 
For payment of claims as settled and determined by departments 
and agencies in accord with law and judgments rendered against the 
United States by the United States Court of Claims and United 
States district courts, as set forth in Senate Document Numbered 25, 
Eighty-seventh Congress, $3,248,533, together with such amounts as 
may be necessary to pay interest (as and when specified in such 
judgments or provided by law) and such additional sums due to in-
creases in rates of exchange as may be necessary to pay claims in 
foreign currencjr: Provided, That no judgment herein appropriated 
for shall be paid until it shall have become final and conclusive 
against the United States by failure of the parties to appeal or other-
wise: Provided further, That, unless otherwise specifically required 
by law or by the judgment, payment of interest wherever appropriated 
for herein shall not continue for more than thirty days after the date 
of approval of this Act. 
Approved March 31, 1961. 
Public Law 87-15 
March 31, 1961 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 5463] 
To amentl and extend the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended. 
Be it erutcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
i948^rmendment!^ ^ti//(3<i States 
of America 
in Congress assembled, That, effective 
as'stat. 320; 74 Marcli 31, 1961, section 412 of the Sugar Act of 1948 (relating to 
^'fusc^l 101 note termination of the powers of the Secretary under the Act) is amended 
to read: "'The powers vested in the Secretary under this Act shall 
terminate on June 30, 1962, except that the Secretary shall have power 
to make payments under title I I I under programs applicable to the 
crop year 1962 and previous crop years''. 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 4501(c) (relating to termination of taxes on 
staf.^33of' ^^^''''^ sugar) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking 
26 use'4501. 
out "September 30, 1961" in each place it appears therein and insert-
ing in lieu thereof '"December 31,1962". 
(b) Section 6412(d) (relating to refund of taxes on sugar) of the 
26 use 6412. 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by striking out "Septem-
ber 30, 1961" where it first appears therein and inserting in lieu 
thereof "December 31,1962"', and by striking out "September 30,1961" 
where it appears therein the second time and inserting in lieu thereof 
"March 31,1963*'. 
SEC. 3. Effective March 31, 1961, section 408 of the Sugar Act o i 
stat^ ^*^^o' ^^^' ^'^ 1^48, as amended (relating to suspension of quotas), is amended by 
7 use 1158. 
striking out of subsection (b) "for the period ending March 31, 1961". 
and inserting "for the period ending June 30, 1962' ; and by striking 
out of paragraph (b) (1) "for the balance of calendar year 1960 and 
for the three-month period ending March 31, 1961" and inserting "for 
tlie period ending June 30,1962"; and by inserting immediately before 
the colon in subparagraph (2) (iii) of subsection (b) a semicolon 
and the words "except that any amount which would be purchased 
from any country with which the United States is not in diplomatic 
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PUBLIC LAW 87-18-APR. 7, 1961 
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relations need not be purchased" and by inserting in the ^'provided" 
clause a comma after the phrase "additional amounts of sugar" and 
inserting immediately thereafter the phrase "including any amounts 
which would otherwise be purchased from any such country with 
which the United States is not in diplomatic relations,"; and by 
striking out the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (b) (2) (iii) 
and inserting "except that special consideration shall be given to 
countries of the Western Hemisphere and to those countries purchasing 
United States agricultural commodities;". 
Approved March 31, 1961. 
Public Law 87-16 
AN ACT 
To amend section 510 of the Interstate Commerce Act so as to extend for 
twenty-seven months the loan guaranty authority of the Interstate Commerce 
Commission. 
AprU 1, 1961 
[H. R, 1163] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 510 
of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1240) is amended by 
striking out "March 31, 1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 
1963". 
Approved April 1, 1961. 
Interstate 
Com-
merce Act,, amend-
ment. 
72 Stat. 5 70. 
Public Law 87-17 
A N A C T 
^p^ii 7^ jggj 
To amend Public Law 86-272 relating to State taxation of interstate commerce. 
[H. R. 4363] 
Be it ermcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled^ That section 201 of 
Public Law 86-272 (73 Stat. 556) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 201, The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate, 
acting separately or jointly, or both, or any duly authorized subcom-
mittees thereof, shall make full and complete studies of all matters 
pertaining to the taxation of interstate commerce by the States, terri-
tories, and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any political or taxing sub-
division of the foregoing." 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
Interstate 
merce. 
Taxation 
IS u s e 38 
c om-
s t ud-
1 note. 
Public Law 87-18 
AN ACT 
To further amend the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, so that such 
Act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time 
before June 1,1963. 
AprU 7, 1961 
[S. 15 3] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That subsection (b) 
of section 5 of the Reorganization Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 205; 5 U.S.C. 
133z-3), as last amended by the Act of September 4, 1957 (71 Stat. 
611), is hereby further amended by striking out "June 1, 1959" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 1,1963". 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
R e o r ganization 
plans. 
Transmittal peri-
od, extension. 
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