An Act to amend the Alaska Public Works Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to collect, compromise, or release certain claims held by him under that act.
PL 88-229 (S.1756), enacted 12/23/1963

77 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-230-DEC. 23, 1963 
471 
United States the lands conveyed by such deed if such lands are con-
sidered necessary for national defense purposes by the Secretary of 
Defense. The Secretary of the Army may also include in the deed of 
conveyance such additional reservations and conditions he considers 
to be in the public interest. 
Approved December 23, 1963. 
Public Law 88-229 
AN ACT 
To amend the Alaska IMiblic Works Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to colle<!t, compromise, or release certain claims held by him under that Act. 
Be it eruicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress th'^sembled^ That section 5 of the 
Alaska Public Works Act (68 Stat. 627, 628; 48 U.S.C. 486c) is 
amended by striking out the period at the end of the second sentence 
and inserting in lieu thereof: '•''Provided^ That notwithstanding the 
requirements of this sentence, or any other provision of law, the Secre-
tary of the Interior is authorized to collect, or as he may deteraiine 
to be justified by the special financial condition of the applicant or 
other unusual circumstances, to compromise or release any claim or 
obligation assigned to or held by him in connection wuth any such 
agreement until such time as such claim or obligation may be referred 
to the Attorney General for suit oi' collection: Provided further^ That 
the Secretary may delegate to the head of any other department or 
agency of the United States any of his functions, powers and duties 
with respect to such collection, compromise, or release of claims or 
obligations as he may deem appropriate, and may authorize the redele-
gation of such functions, duties, and powers by the head of such 
department or agency." 
Approved December 23, 1963. 
December 23, 1963 
[S. 1756] 
Alaska Public 
Works Act, amend-
ment. 
Claims. 
Public Law 88-230 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 986), as amended, relating to adult 
Indian vocational training. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the first 
section of the Act entitled "An Act relating to employment for certain 
adult Indians on or near Indian reservations", approved August 3, 
1956 (70 Stat. 986; 25 U.S.C. 309), is amended (1) by inserting in the 
first sentence thereof immediately after "twenty-four months," the 
following: "and, for nurses' training, for periods tliat do not exceed 
thirty-six months," and (2) by striking out the period at the end of 
the last sentence in such section and inserting in lieu thereof a coimna 
andVthe following: "or with any school of nursing offering a three-
year course of study leading to a diploma in nursing which is accred-
ited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purpose by the 
Secretary.". 
(b) Section 2 of said Act of August 3,1956, as amended, is further 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of 
this Act the sum of $12,000,000 for each fiscal year, and not to exceed 
$1,500,000 of such sum shall be available for administrative purposes." 
Approved December 23, 1963. 
December 23, 1963 
[S.1868] 
Indians. 
Vocational 
training. 
75 Stat. 571. 
25 u s e 309a,