An Act to provide for United States participation in the 1967 statewide celebration of the centennial of the Alaska Purchase
PL 89-375 (S.2614), enacted 03/26/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-375-MAR. 26, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
Working capital 
fund s. 
76 Stat. 521. 
Funds, availa-
bility for Vietna-
mese forces, etc. 
Report to con-
gressional com-
mittees. 
79 Stat. 874. 
CONTINGENCY FUND, GENERAL 
For an additional amount for "Contingency fund, general", 
$100,000,000. 
GENEEAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working 
capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to 
10 U.S.C 2208 may be maintained in only such amounts as are neces-
sary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: 
Provided^ That transfers may be made between such funds in such 
amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the 
approval of the Bureau of the Budget. 
SEC. 102. (a) Appropriations available to the Department of 
Defense during the fiscal year 1966 shall be available for their stated 
purposes to support Vietnamese and other Free World Forces in 
Vietnam and for related costs on such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary of Defense may determine: Provided, That unexpended bal-
ances, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, of funds heretofore 
allocated or transferred by the President to the Secretaiy of Defense 
for military assistance to support Vietnamese and other Free World 
Forces in Vietnam shall be transferred to any appropriation available 
to the Department of Defense for military functions (including con-
struction) , to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes 
and for the same time period as the appropriation to which 
transferred. 
(b) Within thirty days after the end of each quarter, the Secretary 
of Defense shall render to the Committees on Armed Services and 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report with respect to the estimated value by purpose, by country, of 
support furnished from such appropriations. 
SEC. 103. Section 606 of the Department of Defense Appropriation 
Act, 1966, is amended by deleting the period at the end thereof and 
inserting the following: ", and the cost of milk so purchased, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense, shall be included in the value of the 
commuted ration." 
SEC. 104. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
Approved March 25, 1966. 
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March 26, 1966 
[S.2614] 
Public Law 89-375 
AN ACT 
To provide for Unitetl States participation in the 1967 statewide celebration of 
tlie centennial of the Alaska Purchase. 
Alaska Pur-
chase Centennial. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Lnlted States of America in Congress assembled, That, in recogni-
tion of the national and international significance of the purchase of 
Alaska by the United States from Russia in 1867, the Congress hereby 
declares that it is the purpose of this Act to provide for appropriate 
United States participation in the statewide 1967 centennial celebra-
tion, jointly with the State of Alaska, through industrial, agricultural, 
educational, research, or commercial projects, or facilities which con-
tribute to the celebration and result in an enduring symbol of the 
^significance to the United States of its purchase of Alaska in 1867 and 
a permanent contribution to the economy of Alaska. 
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PUBLIC LAW 89-375-MAR. 26, 1966 
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SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter in this Act 
referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to make grants to the 
State of Alaska, for use by the State, its political subdivisions, munic-
ipalities, or public or private nonprofit corporations to defray no more 
than one-half of the costs of pro3ects planned to support initially the 
1967 Alaska Centennial as an event of national interest. Such projects 
shall be eligible for grants only after they are approved by such 
department of the State of Alaska as shall be designated for such pur-
pose by the Governor of the State of Alaska. 
In accord with the 
purposes of this Act, the Secretary shall establish additional criteria 
to be met by such projects and shall promulgate regulations governing 
the submission and approval of applications. 
(b) It shall be a condition of the receipt of any grant for a project 
that recipient of such grant furnish adequate assurance to the Secre-
tary of Labor that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors 
or subcontractors on projects financed under this section shall be paid 
wages at not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the 
locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with 
the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a-5). The Secretary 
of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in 
this provision the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization 
Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (15 F.R. 3176; 64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 
133z-15), and section 2 of the Act of June 13^ 1934, as amended (48 
Stat. 948, as amended; 40 U.S.C. 276 (c)). 
(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes 
of this section not to exceed $4,000,000. Funds appropriated under 
this subsection shall remain available for expenditure until June 30, 
1968. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary may provide for appropriate participa-
tion by the United States in ceremonies and exhibits which are a part 
of the centennial celebration, whenever the national or international 
>ignificance of any event of the centennial celebration will be enhanced 
l)y such United States participation. 
(b) In carrying out the purposes of this section, the Secretary 
(1) provide for the display of Federal exhibits at one or more 
sites in the State of Alaska in buildings or structures furnished to 
the United States, during the period of the centennial celebration, 
except that the Secretary may utilize United States-owned mobile 
geodesic-domed exhibition buildings or structures erected on land 
owned by the State of Alaska or any political subdivision thereof 
and furnished to the United States, without cost, during the 
period of the centennial celebration; 
(2) incur such expenses as may be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this section, including but not limited to expenditures 
involved in the selection, purchase, rental, construction, and other 
acquisition of exhibits and materials and equipment therefor and 
the actual display thereof, and including but not limited to related 
expenditures for costs of landscaping, transportation, insurance, 
installation, 
safekeeping, 
maintenance 
and 
operation, 
and 
dismantling; 
(3) enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide 
for United States participation in appropriate ceremonies and 
exhibits which are a part of the centennial celebration; 
(4) appoint such persons as he deems to be necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this section, except that no person appointed 
under this paragraph shall receive compensation from the United 
Project grants. 
Regulations, 
49 Stat. 1011. 
40 u s e 276c. 
Appropriation. 
Federal ex-
hibits. 
Expenditures. 
Contracts. 
Appointments. 
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Gifts, etc. 
Federal cooper-
ation. 
gress. 
States at a rate in excess of that received by persons under the 
^ 
Classification Act of 1949 for performing comparable duties; 
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(5) procure services as authorized by section 15 of the Admin-
60 Stat. 810. 
istrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (6 U.S.C. 55a), but 
at rates for mdividuals not to exceed $75 per diem when actually 
employed; and 
(6) accept any gifts, donations, or devises, or loans other than 
of money, to be used in carrying out the purposes of this section. 
(c) In determining the exhibits to be installed by the United States 
during the centennial celebration and in selecting the site or sites in 
the State of Alaska for such exhibits, the Secretary shall consult with 
the Alaska State Centennial Commission. 
(d) The head of each department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
Federal Government is authorized— 
(1) to cooperate with the Secretary with respect to United 
States participation in the ceremonial aspects of the centennial 
celebration; and 
(2) to make available to the Secretary from time to time, such 
personnel as may be necessary to assist the Secretary in carrying 
out his functions under this section. 
Appropriation. 
^g^ Thcre are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
poses of this section not to exceed $600,000. 
Report to Con- 
gj,(j 4 'pj^g Secretary shall report to the Congress within six months 
after the date of the official close of the centennial celebration con-
cerning the activities of the Federal Government pursuant to this 
Act, including a detailed statement of expenditures. 
Upon trans-
mission of sucli report to the Congress, all appointments made under 
this Act shall terminate. 
Approvsed March 26, 1966. 
Public Law 89-376 
March 26, 1966 
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ACT 
[H. R. 3584] 
To amend the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act so as to provide further for the 
prevention of accidents in coal mines. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Mine''sIf^ety°Ait 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
Amendments o
f 
be cited as the "Federal Coal Mine Safety Act Amendments of 1965". 
19^5. 
SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (b) of section 201 of the Federal Coal Mine 
Safety Act (66 Stat. 693; 30 U.S.C. 471 (b)) is repealed. 
(b) For a period of six months following the month during which 
this Act becomes effective, the amendments made by section 3 of this 
Act to the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act shall not apply to any mine 
note." " " ' 
in which on the effective date of this Act no more than fourteen in-
dividuals are regularly employed underground, except that the amend-
ments made by subsections (c) and (d) of such section shall become 
effective on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(c) For a period of six months following the month during which 
this Act becomes effective, paragraph (5) of subsection (h) of section 
209 of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act shall not apply to any mine 
in which on the effective date of this Act (1) no more than fourteen 
individuals are regularly employed underground and (2) the storage, 
handling, or use of black powder is expressly permitted by a statute 
of the State in which such mine is located. 
55 Stat. 177. 
30 use 451 
66 Stat. 707. 
30 use 479.