An Act to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act in order to correct an inequity in the application of such act with respect to the U.S. Botanic Garden, and for other purposes
PL 89-604 (H.R.6686), enacted 09/26/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-603-SEPT. 24, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
September 24, 1966 
[H. R. 11488] 
Public Law 89-603 
AN ACT 
To authorize the grade of brigadier general in the Medical Service Corps of the 
Regular Army, and for other purposes. 
Medical Service 
Corps. 
Brigadier gen-
eral, authoriza-
tion. 
70A Stat. 168. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of ATnerica in Congress assembled^ That title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking out section 3068 and inserting the following new 
section in place thereof: 
"§ 3068. Medical Service Corps: organization; Chief and assistant 
chiefs 
"There is a Medical Service Corps in the Army. 
The Medical 
Service Corps consists of— 
"(1) the Chief of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be 
appointed by the Secretary of the Army from among the officers 
of the Medical Service Corps whose regular grade is above 
captain; 
"(2) the assistant chiefs of the Medical Service Corps, who 
shall be designated by the Surgeon General from officers in that 
Corps and who shall be his consultants on activities relating to 
their sections; 
"(3) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed 
therein; 
" (4) other members of the Army assigned thereto by the Secre-
tary of the Army; and 
"(5) the following sections— 
" (a) the Pharmacy, Supply, and Administration Section; 
"(b) the Medical Allied Sciences Section; 
"(c) the Sanitary Engineering Section; 
"(d) the Optometry Section; and 
"(e) other sections considered necessary by the Secretary 
of the Army." 
(2) Section 3210 is amended by adding the following new subsec-
tion at the end thereof: 
"(e) The authorized strength of the Medical Service Corps in 
general officers on the active list of the Regular Army is one commis-
sioned officer in the regular grade of brigadier general." 
Approved September 24, 1966. 
September 26, 1966 
[H. R. 6686] 
U.S. Botanic 
Garden. 
Retirement of 
employees. 
70 Stat. 743; 
78 Stat. 8. 
Coverage. 
Public Law 89-604 
AN ACT 
To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act in order to correct an inequity in the 
application of such Act with respect to the United States Botanic Garden, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhted, That (a) section 1 (c) 
of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 LT.S.C. 2251(c)), 
is amended by inserting "an officer or employee of the United States 
Botanic Garden," immediately following "the Architect of the Capitol 
and the employees of the Architect of the Capitol,". 
(b) Section 2(c) of such Act, as amended (5 U^.C. 2252(c)), is 
amended by inserting "and officers and employees of the United States 
Limitation not 
applicable. 
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Botanic Garden" immediately following '^the employees of the Archi-
tect of the Capitol". 
(c) Section 2(f) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2'252(f)), is 
amended by striking out "; and the Architect of the Capitol and the 
Librarian of Congress are authorized to exclude from the operation 
of this Act any employees under the office of the Architect of the 
Capitol and the Library of Congress, respectively, whose tenure of 
employment is temporary or of uncertain duration." and inserting 
in lieu thereof "; and the Architect of the Capitol, the Librarian of 
Congress, and the Director or Acting Director of the United States 
Botanic Garden are authorized to exclude from the operation of this 
Act any employees under the office of the Architect of the Capitol, 
the Library of Congress, and the United States Botanic Garden, 
respectively, whose tenure of employment is temporary or of uncertain 
duration.". 
SEC. 2. The provisions under the heading "CIVIL SERVICE KETIRE-
MENT AND DISABILITY FUND" in title I of the Independent Offices 
Appropriation Act, 1959 (72 Stat. 1064; Public Law 85-844), shall ^^s use 2257 
not apply with respect to benefits resulting from the enactment of "° ^' 
this Act. 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall 
not apply in the case of officers and employees retired or otherwise 
separated prior to the date of enactment of this Act. The rights of 
such persons and their survivors shall continue in the same manner 
and to the same extent as if such amendments had not been enacted. 
Approved September 26, 1966. 
Public Law 89-605 
AN A C T 
September 26, 1966 
To direct the Secretary of Interior to cooperate with the States of New York and 
[H. R. 13508] 
New Jersey on a program to develop, preserve, and restore the resources of the 
Hudson River and its shores and to authorize certain necessary steps to be 
taken to protect those resources from adverse Federal actions until the States 
and Congress shall have had an opportunity to act on that program. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Congress g^g^n^"" ^^"^^ 
hereby finds and declares that the Hudson River Basin contains 
compact. 
I'esources of immense economic, natural, scenic, historic, and recreation 
value to all the citizens of the United States; that the States of New 
York and New Jersey (hereinafter referred to as the "States") are 
now working toward a joint program to develop, preserve, and restore 
the resources of the Hudson River .and have requested the aid and 
participation of the Federal Government; that it is in the best interests 
of the citizens of the United States that the Federal Government lend 
aid and assistance to the States, their political subdivisions, and 
agencies in developing a compact to assure the development, preserva-
tion, .and restoration of the natural^ scenic, historic, and recreational 
resources of the Hudson River Basin; and that it is the sense of the 
Congress that Federal departments and agencies should, insofar as 
possible, consider the effect of projects or actions upon achievement 
of the objectives of this Act until the compact has been acted upon 
by the States and the Federal Government. 
SEC. 2. As used in this Act, the term— 
Definitions, 
(a) "The Hudson River" means the Hudson River and its trib-
utaries from their source to the mouth of the Lower Bay.