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An Act to amend section 27, Merchant Marine Act of 1920, as amended (46 U.S.C. 883)
PL 89-194 (H.R.5989), enacted 09/21/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-194-SEPT. 21, 1965 
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Public Law 89-193 
A N A C T 
September 2 I, 1965 
To amend section 100() of title 37, United States Code, tt) authorize the Secretary 
[H. R. 3O39] 
concerned, under certain conditions, to make payment of pay and allowances 
to members of an armed force under his jurisdiction before the end of the pay 
l>eriod for which such payment is due. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1006 ^"^^^ a°cia^^' 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding the following authorization. ' 
new subsection after subsection (f) : 
76 stat. 490. 
"(g) Notwithstanding section 529 of title 31, the Secretary con-
cerned may, wheji the last day of the pay period falls on a Saturday, 
Sunday, or legal holiday, authorize the payment of pay and allow-
ances to members of an armed force under his jurisdiction on the 
preceding workday but not more than three days before the last day 
of that pay period. If a member dies after he has received an advance 
payment under this subsection, but before the last day of the pay 
period for which the payment is made, no pait of the amount so 
advanced is recoverable by the United States." 
Approved September 21, 1965. 
Public Law 89-194 
A N A C T 
September 21, 1965 
To amend section 27, Merrhant Marine Act of 102(), as amended (46 T'.S.C. 883). 
[H. R. 5989] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repi'esentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a-ssembled, That section 27, Mer- 
E
m
^ ty^ckrgo 
chant Marine Act of 1920, as amended (46 U.S.C. 883), is further vans.^transporta. 
amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting ^'•°^^ 
in lieu a colon and the following proviso: ^''Provided further, 
That 
upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury by 
regulation may prescribe, and, if the transporting vessel is of foreign 
registry, upon a finding by the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to 
infonnation obtained and furnished by the Secretary of State, that 
the government of the nation of registry extends reciprocal privileges 
to vessels of the United States, this section shall not apply tx) the trans-
portation of empty cargo vans, empty lift vans, and empty shipping 
tanks by vessels of the United States not qualified to engage m the 
coastwise trade, or by vessels of foreign registry, so long as such vans 
or tanks are owned or leased by the owner or operator of the trans-
porting vessels and are being transported for use m the carriage of 
cargo in foreign trade." 
Approved September 21, 1965. 
49 Stat. 442.
An Act to clarify the responsibility for marking of obstructions in navigable waters
PL 89-191 (H.R.725), enacted 09/17/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-191-SEPT. 17, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
Hunting and 
fishing rights. 
to such diking and drainage district if the owners of nonrestricted 
lands in the new district contribute an amount equal to the value of 
such equipment and funds. 
Any right, title, or interest of the United 
States in and to any of the dikes or other structures erected as part 
of the Lummi diking project, and the lands on which they are located, 
shall be deemed to be conveyed to the county of Whatcom, State of 
Washington, for the use and benefit of such diking and drainage 
district on the date the district is organized. 
The Bureau of Indian 
Affairs is directed to make available to such diking and drainage dis-
trict or to the county of Whatcom any information, data, or documents 
which may assist in its organization or operation. 
SEC. 4. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the Lummi 
Indians' hunting or fishing rights. 
Approved September 17, 1965. 
September 17, 1965 
[H. R. 725] 
Coast Guard. 
63 Stat. 501. 
Public Law 89-191 
AN ACT 
To clarify the responsibility for marking of obstructions in navigable waters. 
Be it eTMCted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 86 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 86. Marking of obstructions 
"The Secretary may mark for the protection of navigation any 
sunken vessel or other obstruction existing on any navigable waters of 
the United States in such manner and for so long as, in his judgment, 
the needs of maritime navigation require. The owner of such an 
obstruction shall be liable to the United States for the cost of such 
marking until such time as the obstruction is removed or its abandon-
ment legally established or until such earlier time as the Secretary may 
determine. All moneys received by the United States from the owners 
of obstructions, in accordance with this section, shall be covered into 
the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. 
This 
section shall not be construed so as to relieve the owner of any such 
obstruction from the duty and responsibility suitably to mark the 
same and remove it as required by law." 
Approved September 17, 1965. 
September 21, 1965 
[S. J. Res. 89] 
Mary McLeod 
Bethune memo-
rial. 
Public Law 89-192 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Extending for two years the existing authority for the erection in the District 
of Columbia of a memorial to Mary McI^ecKl Bethune. 
Resolved hy the Semite and House of RepreserUaftves of the United 
States of America 
m Congress asseinbled, That, effective June 1, 
1965, the last sentence of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution 
authorizing the erection in the District of Columbia of a memorial 
to Mary McLeod Bethune", approved June 1, 1960 (74 Stat. 154), is 
amended by striking out "within five years" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "within seven years*'. 
Approved September 21, 1965.
An Act to provide for the administration of the Coast Guard Band
PL 89-189 (H.R.727), enacted 09/17/1965

820 
PUBLIC LAW 89-189-SEPT. 17, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
Citation of title. 
held temporarily. 
The authority to acquire real estate or land in-
cludes authority to make surveys and to acquire land, and interests 
in land (including temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of 
Government-owned land, or otherwise. 
SEC. 704. This title may be cited as the "Reserve Forces Facilities 
Authorization Act, 1966". 
Approved September 16, 1965. 
September 17, 1965 
[H. R. 727] 
Coast Guard 
Band. 
Administration. 
77 Stat. 177. 
Band director. 
76 Stat. 460. 
Public Law 89-189 
AN ACT 
To provide for the adininistration of the Coast Guard Band. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assenihled^ That chapter 11 of 
title 1-1, United States (.^ode, is amended— 
(1) by adding the following new section after section 885: 
**§336. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director 
"(a) The L^nited States Coast Guard Band shall be composed of a 
director and other personnel in such numbers and grades as the Secre-
tary determines to be necessary. 
"(b) The Secretary shall designate the director from among quali-
fied members of the Coast Guard, L'pon the recommendation of the 
Secretary, a member so designated may be appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to a commissioned 
grade in the Regular Coast Guard. 
"(c) The initial appointment to a commissioned grade of a member 
designated as director of the Coast Guard Band shall be in the grade 
of lieutenant (junior grade) or lieutenant. 
"(d) A member who is designated and commissioned under this 
section shall not be included on the active duty promotion list. 
He 
shall be promoted under section 276 of this title. However, the grade 
of the director may not be higher than lieutenant commander. 
"(e) The Secretary may revoke any designation as director of the 
Coast Guard Band. 
When a member's designation is revoked, his 
appointment to commissioned grade under this section terminates and 
he is entitled, at his option: 
" (1) to be discharged from the Coast Guard; or 
"(2) to revert to the grade and status he held at the time of his 
designation as director.": and 
(2) by inserting the following new item in the analysis: 
"336. I'liited States Coast Guard Band ; composition ; director." 
SEC. 2. Section 207 of title 87, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end: 
"(f) The director of the Coast Guard Band is entitled to the basic 
pay of an officer in the grade in which he is serving. 
However, his 
basic pay may not be less than that to which he was entitled at the time 
of his appointment as director." 
SEC. 3. Section 424 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end: 
"(f) The director of the Coast Guard Band is entitled to the allow-
ances of an officer in the grade in which he is serving. 
However, his 
allowances may not be less than those to which he was entitled at the 
time of his appointment as director." 
Approved September 17, 1965.
An Act to amend the Federal Firearms Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to relieve applicants from certain provisions of the act if he determines that the granting of relief-would not be contrary to the public interest, and that the applicant would not be likely to conduct his operations, in an unlawful manner
PL 89-184 (H.R.9570), enacted 09/14/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-184-SEPT. 15, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
Date 
1964—Sept. 15—Continued 
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Public 
Law 
88-697 
88-697 
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88-597 
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D.C. Code—19*51 
ed., section 
21-366 
21-501 
21-308 note 
21-301 note, 
21-303 to 21-305 
note 
21-352 note 
38 Which amended generally Act August 3,1956, ch. 947, 5§ 1-11, 70 Stat. 1028-1031 (D.C. Code, 1961 ed. 
gupp. IV, sees. 21-214 to 21-224 note, 21-225 note). 
39Second sentence, only. 
Approved September 14, 1965. 
September 15, 1965 
[H. R. 9570] 
Public Law 89-184 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Firearms Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury 
to relieve applicants from certain provisions of the Act if he determines that 
the granting of relief would not be contrary to the public interest, and that 
the applicant would not be likely to conduct his operations in an unlawful 
manner. 
Federal Fire-
arms Act, amend-
ment. 
68A Stat. 721; 
72 Stat. 1428. 
26 u s e 5849. 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^se of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Federal 
Firearms Act, as amended (52 Stat. 1250; 15 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"SEC. 10. A person who has been convicted of a crime punishable 
by imprisonment for a tenn exceeding one year (other than a crime 
involving the use of a firearm or other weapon or a violation of this 
Act or of the National Fireanns Act) may make application to the 
Secretary of the Treasury for relief from the disabilities under this 
Act incurred by reason of such conviction, and the Secretary of the 
Treasury may grant such relief if it is established to his satisfaction 
that the circumstances regarding the conviction, and the applicant's 
record and reputation, are such that the applicant will not be likely 
to conduct his operations in an unlawful manner, and that the grant-
ing of the relief would not be contrary to the public interest. 
A 
licensee conducting operations imder this Act, who makes application 
for relief from the disabilities incurred under this Act by reason of 
such a conviction, shall not be barred by such conviction from further 
operations under his license pending final action on an application for 
relief filed pursuant to this section. Whenever the Secretary of the 
Treasury grants relief to any person pui-suant to this section, he shall 
promptly publish in the Federal Register notice of such action, 
together with the reasons therefor.'* 
Approved September 15, 1965.
An Act to authorize the establishment of the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National Monument
PL 89-154 (H.R.881), enacted 08/31/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-154-AUG. 31, 1965 
SS-
Public Law 89-153 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To designate the lake to be formed by the waters imixmudeil by Sanford Dam, 
Canadian River project, Texas, as "Lake Meredith". 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the lake to be formed 
by the waters impounded by Sanford Dam, Canadian River project, 
Texas, shall hereafter be known as "Lake Meredith"' in honor of A. A. 
Meredith. 
Any law, regulation, document, or record of the United 
States in which such lake is designated or referred to shall be held 
to refer to such lake as "Lake Meredith". 
Approved August 31, 1965. 
August 31, 1965 
[H. J. Res. 95] 
Lake Meredith, 
Tex., designa-
tion. 
Public Law 89-154 
AN ACT 
To aiuhorize the establishment of the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Pan-
handle Pueblo Culture National Monument. 
August 31, 1965 
[H. R. 881] 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representat'nies of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. Tliat the Secretary 
of the Interior may designate, acquire and administer as a national 
monument lands and interests in lands comprising the Alibates Flint 
Quarries and the Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture sites, together with 
any structures and improvements thereon, located in and around Pot-
ter County, Texas. 
SEC. '1. (a) The property acquired under the provisions of the first 
section of this Act shall be set aside as a national monument for the 
benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States and shall be 
designated as the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle 
I'ueblo Culture National Monument. 
The Secretary of the Interior 
shall administer, protect, and develop such monument, subject to the 
provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park 
Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916, as 
amended and supplemented, and the Act entitled "An Act to provide 
for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and 
antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes", approved 
August 21,1935, as amended. 
(b) In order to provide for the proper development and mainte-
nance of such national monuments, the Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized to construct and maintain therein such markers, buildings, 
and other improvements, and such facilities for the care and accommo-
dation of visitors, as he may deem necessary. 
SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$5,000 for the acquisition of land and not to exceed $260,000 for the 
development of the area. 
Approved August 31, 1965. 
Alibates Flint 
Quarries and 
Texas Panhandle 
Pueblo Culture 
National Monu-
ment, Tex. 
Establishment. 
39 Stat. 535. 
16 u s e 1 et 
seq. 
49 Stat. 666. 
16 u s e 461-
467. 
Appropriation.
An Act to amend section 1485 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the transportation of remains of deceased dependents of members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
PL 89-150 (H.R.3037), enacted 08/28/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-150-AUG. 28, 1965 
585 
Public Law 89-149 
AN A C T 
August 28, 1965 
To autliorize payment of inceutive pay for the i>er 
forma nee of hazardous duty 
[H. R. 3044] 
on the flight deek of an aircraft carrier. 
Uniformed serv-
ices. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 301(a) 
of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
Hazardous duty 
(1) by striking out the word "or" at the end of clause (10); 
'"yJ^sJIt 47i' 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of clause (11) and 
inserting a semicolon and the word "or* in place thereof; and 
(3) by adding the following new clause at the end thereof: 
"(12) involving frequent and regular participation in flight 
operations on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier." 
SEC. 2. Section 301(c) of title 37, Laiited States Code, is amended by 
striking out the words "or (11)" and inserting the words "(11), or 
(12)" in f)lace thereof. 
SEC, 8. Section 301(f) of title 37,1'nited States (^ode. is amended by 
striking out the words "subsection ( a ) ( l ) - ( l l ) " and inserting the 
Avords "subsection (a) (1)-(12)" in place thereof. 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-150 
AN ACT 
August :!8, 1965 
To amend section 148o of title 10. United States Code, relating to the transi)orta- 
[H. R. 3037] 
tion of remains of deceased dependents of members of the armed forces, and for 
other purposes. 
Be if enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That title 10, LTnited 
^e'^eascd'^de-' 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
pendents. 
(1) The catchline and subsection (a) of section 1485 are amended 
^OA stat. ii4. 
to i-ead as follows: 
"§ 1485. Dependents of members of armed forces 
"(a) The Secretary concerned may, if a dependent of a member of 
an armed force dies while the member is on active duty (other than for 
training), provide for, and pay the necessary expenses of, transporting 
the remains of the deceased dependent to the home of the decedent or 
to any other place that the Secretary determines to be the appropriate 
place of interment." 
(2) The analj'sis of chapter 75 is amended by striking out the fol- ,^3° "^^ ^^'^^' 
lowing item: 
*'148,'>. I)ei>eudents of members of armed forces; death while outside the United 
States.*' 
and inserting the following item in place thereof: 
'•14M.'5. ])ei»endents of members of anned forces." 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
1488. 
49-850 0-66—40
Joint resolution to designate the lake to be formed by the waters impounded by Sanford Dam, Canadian River project, Texas, as ""Lake Meredith"".
PL 89-153 (H.J.Res.95), enacted 08/30/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-154-AUG. 31, 1965 
SS-
Public Law 89-153 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To designate the lake to be formed by the waters imixmudeil by Sanford Dam, 
Canadian River project, Texas, as "Lake Meredith". 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the lake to be formed 
by the waters impounded by Sanford Dam, Canadian River project, 
Texas, shall hereafter be known as "Lake Meredith"' in honor of A. A. 
Meredith. 
Any law, regulation, document, or record of the United 
States in which such lake is designated or referred to shall be held 
to refer to such lake as "Lake Meredith". 
Approved August 31, 1965. 
August 31, 1965 
[H. J. Res. 95] 
Lake Meredith, 
Tex., designa-
tion. 
Public Law 89-154 
AN ACT 
To aiuhorize the establishment of the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Pan-
handle Pueblo Culture National Monument. 
August 31, 1965 
[H. R. 881] 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representat'nies of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. Tliat the Secretary 
of the Interior may designate, acquire and administer as a national 
monument lands and interests in lands comprising the Alibates Flint 
Quarries and the Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture sites, together with 
any structures and improvements thereon, located in and around Pot-
ter County, Texas. 
SEC. '1. (a) The property acquired under the provisions of the first 
section of this Act shall be set aside as a national monument for the 
benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States and shall be 
designated as the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle 
I'ueblo Culture National Monument. 
The Secretary of the Interior 
shall administer, protect, and develop such monument, subject to the 
provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park 
Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916, as 
amended and supplemented, and the Act entitled "An Act to provide 
for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and 
antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes", approved 
August 21,1935, as amended. 
(b) In order to provide for the proper development and mainte-
nance of such national monuments, the Secretary of the Interior is 
authorized to construct and maintain therein such markers, buildings, 
and other improvements, and such facilities for the care and accommo-
dation of visitors, as he may deem necessary. 
SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$5,000 for the acquisition of land and not to exceed $260,000 for the 
development of the area. 
Approved August 31, 1965. 
Alibates Flint 
Quarries and 
Texas Panhandle 
Pueblo Culture 
National Monu-
ment, Tex. 
Establishment. 
39 Stat. 535. 
16 u s e 1 et 
seq. 
49 Stat. 666. 
16 u s e 461-
467. 
Appropriation.
An Act to amend the Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951, as amended
PL 89-152 (H.R.10306), enacted 08/30/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-151-AUG. 28, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
August 28, 1965 
[H. R. 7843] 
Public Law 89-151 
AN ACT 
To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to authorize the survivors of a 
member of the armed forces who dies while on active duty to be paid for his 
unused accrued leave. 
Armed Forces. 
Unused leave, 
payment to sur-
vivors. 
76 Stat. 480. 
72 Stat. 1461. 
Repeal. 
76 Stat. 492. 
Applicability. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That clause (1) of 
section 501(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
" (1) 'Discharge" means— 
"(A) in the case of an enlisted member, separation or release 
from active duty under honorable conditions or appointment as 
an officer; 
"(B) in the case of an officer, separation or release from 
active duty under honorable conditions; and 
"(C) in the case of either an officer or an enlisted member, 
death while on active duty unless the decedent was put to death 
as lawful punishment for a crime or a military oflfense;". 
SEC. 2. Section 501(d) of title 37, I'nited States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(d) Payments for unused accrued leave under subsections 
(b) and (g) of this section, in the case of a member who dies 
while on active duty or in the case of a member or former 
member who dies after retirement or discharge and before he 
receives that payment, shall be made in accordance with section 
2771 of title 10. In the case of a member who dies w^hile on 
active duty, payment for unused accrued leave under subsections 
(b) and (g) of this section shall be based upon the unused 
accrued leave the member carried forward into the leave year 
during which he died plus the unusued leave that accrued to him 
during that leave year. 
However, the number of days upon 
which the payment is based may not be more than sixty." 
SKC. 3. Section 701(d) of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. 
SEC. 4. This Act applies only in the case of members who die on or 
after the date of enactment. 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-152 
August 30, 1965 
^ ^ ^^"^ 
[H. R. 10306] 
-pj^ amend the I'niversal Military Training and Service Act of lOol, as amended. 
Armed Forces. 
Draft cards, 
destruction, etc. 
62 Stat. 622. 
50 u s e app. 462. 
Be it enacted hi/ the Senate and Hou>^e of Representatives 
of the 
T'nited States of America in Conc/ress assembled. That the Universal 
Military Training and Service Act, as amended, is hereby further 
amended as follows: 
SECTION 1. Sei-tion 12(b) (3) is amended to read as follows: 
"(3) who forges, alters, knowingly destroys, knowingly muti-
lates, or in any manner changes any such certificate or any nota-
tion duly and validly inscribed thereon: or"'. 
Approved August 30, 1965.