An Act to amend section 303(a) of title 23, United States Code, relating to the organic zation of the Bureau of Public Roads, and for other purposes
PL 87-392 (H.R.8558), enacted 10/04/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-392-OCT. 4, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
74 Stat. 467. 
duty for training or inactive duty training, he shall be required to 
report for work at the beginning of his next regularly scheduled work 
period after expiration of the time necessary to travel from the place 
of discharge from hospitalization to the place of employment, or 
within a reasonable time thereafter if delayed return is due to factors 
beyond the employee's control, or within one year after his release 
from active duty for training or inactive duty training, whichever 
is earlier. If an employee covered by this paragraph is not qualified 
to perform the duties of his position by reason of disability sustained 
during active duty for training or inactive duty trainmg, but is 
qualified to perform the duties of any other position in the employ 
of the employer or his successor in interest, he shall be restored by 
that employer or his successor in interest to such other position the 
duties of which he is qualified to perform as will provide him like 
seniority, status, and pay, or the nearest approximation thereof con-
sistent with the circumstances in his case." 
(4) By renumbering paragraph (5) of subsection (g) as para-
graph (6), and by inserting a new paragraph (5) as follows: 
"(5) Any employee not covered by paragraph- (3) of this subsection 
who holds a position described in paragraph (A) or (B) of subsec-
tion (b) of this section shall be considered as having been on leave 
of absence during the period required to report for the purpose of 
being inducted into, entering or determining by a preinduction or 
other examination his physical fitness to enter the Armed Forces of 
the United States. Upon his rejection, upon completion of his pre-
induction or other examination, or upon his discharge from hos-
pitalization incident to that rejection or examination, such employee 
shall be permitted to return to his position in accordance with the pro-
visions of paragraph (4) of this subsection." 
Approved October 4, 1961. 
October 4, 1961 
[H. R. 8S58] 
Public Law 87-392 
AN ACT 
To amend section 303(a) of title 23, United States Code, relating to the organic 
zation of the Bureau of Public Roads, and for other purposes. 
Deputy Federal 
Highway Adminis-
trator. 
72 Stat. 912. 
5 u s e 2206. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subsection (a) 
of section 303 of title 23, United States Code, is hereby amended to 
I'ead as follows: 
"(a) The Bureau of Public Roads shall be in the Department of 
Commerce as a primary unit administered by the Federal Highway 
Administrator, appointed bj'^ the President by and with the advice 
and consent of the Senate. The Administrator shall receive basic 
compensation at the rate prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries 
of executive departments and shall perform such duties as the Secre-
tary of Commerce may prescribe or as may be required by law. 
There 
shall be a Deputy Federal Highway Administrator, who shall be 
appointed by the Secretary and perform such duties as may be pre-
scribed by the Federal Highway Administrator. The Deputy Federal 
Highway Administrator shall receive basic compensation at a'rate 
$1,000 less than the rate provided for the Federal 
Highway 
Administrator." 
SEC. 2. Section 107(a) of the Act approved July 31, 1956 (70 Stat. 
739), is hereby amended by deleting the paragraph which reads: 
"(16) Commissioner of Public Roads." 
Approved October 4, 1961.