An Act to amend the Longshoremens and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, as amended, to provide increased benefits in case of disabling injuries, and for other purposes
PL 87-87 (H.R.1258), enacted 07/14/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-87-JULY 14, 1961 
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United States, and the United States Court of Military Appeals, 
upon request to a Member of Congress and notification thereof by 
such Member to the Public Printer, one copy of the daily. Copies 
so furnished shall be in addition to those authorized to be fur-
nished to Members of Congress under the foregoing provisions of 
this section." 
and (b^ by inserting therein immediately after the paragraph reading: 
"To the library of the Supreme Court of the United States, two 
copies of the daily, two semimonthly copies, and not to exceed 
five bound copies." 
an additional paragraph reading as follows: 
"To the library of each United States Court of Appeals, each 
United States District Court, the United States Court of Claims, 
the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, the 
United States Customs Court, the Tax Court of the United States, 
and the United States Court of Military Appeals, upon request 
to the Public Printer, one bound copy." 
Approved July 11, 1961. 
Public Law 87-86 
AN ACT 
j^jy J J j,jgj 
To corrwt a technical inaccuracy in the Act of May 19, 1961 (Public Law 87-36), 
1^5.2083] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of RepresentativeH of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 3(e) 
of the Act of May 19, 1961 (Public Law 87-36), is amended by 
Ante, p. 83. 
striking out "title 18" and inserting in lieu thereof "title 28" 
Approved July 11, 1961. 
Public Law 87-87 
AN ACT 
July 14, 1961 
To amend the Longshoremen's and Harbor Worljers' Compensation Act, as 
[H. R. 1258] 
amended, to provide increased benefits in case of disabling injuries, and for f 
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other purposes. 
Be it enmcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subsection 
Longshoremen's 
(b) of section 6 of the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compen- e^s* c<rmpenaation 
sation Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 906), is amended to read as follows: ^"l^^ ITaT^" 2*6' 
"(b) Compensation for disability shall not exceed $70 per week 
70 stat! 654.' 
and compensation for total disability shall not be less than $18 per 
week: Provided^ however^ That, if the employee's average weekly 
wages, as computed under section 10, are less than $18 per week, he 
shall receive as compensation for total disability his average weekly 
wages." 
SEC. 2. Section 9(e) of the said Act is hereby amended to read as 
7o stat. ess. 
follows: 
33 use 909. 
"(e) In computing death benefits the average weekly wages of the 
deceased shall be considered to have been not more than $105 nor less 
than $27 but the total weekly compensation shall not exceed the weekly 
wages of the deceased." 
SEC. 3. Section 14(m) of the said Act is hereby amended to read 
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asiollows: 
" (m) The total money allowance payable to an employee as compen-
sation for an injury und^r this Act shall in no event exceed in the 
aggregate the sum of $24^000: Provided^ That this limitation shall 
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PUBLIC LAW 87-88-JULY 20, 1961 
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44 Stat. 1429. 
33 u s e 908. 
not apply to cases of permanent total disability or death: AiiA pro-
vided further^ That in applying this limitation there shall not be taken 
into account any amount payable under section 8(g) of this title for 
maintenance during rehabilitation or any amount of additional com-
pensation required to be paid under this section for delay or default 
m the payment of compensation or any amount accruing as interest 
upon defaulted compensation collectible under section 18.'' 
SEO. 4. The amendments made by the foregoing provisions of this 
Act shall become effective as to injuries or death sustained on or after 
the date of enactment. 
Approved July 14, 1961. 
July 20, 1961 
[H. R. 6441] 
Public Law 87-88 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for a more effective 
program of water pollution control, and for other purposes. 
F e d e r a l Water 
Pollution 
Control 
A c t 
Amendments 
of 1961. 
70 Stat. 498. 
3 3 u s e 
4 6 6 a -
466g, 4661. 
Water 
control. 
q u a l i t y 
Storage. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the last 
sentence of section 1(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 466(a)) is amended to read as follows: "To this end, the 
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereinafter in this Act 
called the 'Secretary') shall administer this Act." 
(b) Sections 2, 3,4, 5, 6,7, and 8(c) (3), and the first sentence of sec-
tion 10(a), of such Act are each amended by striking out "Surgeon 
General" and "Surgeon General's" wherever they appear therein and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary" and "Secretary's", respectively. 
(c) Sections 4 (a) and 7 (c) of such Act are each amended by striking 
out "Public Health Service" and inserting in lieu thereof "Department 
of Health, Education, and Welfare". 
(d) Sections 7(a) (2) (B) and 10(b) of such Act are each amended 
by striking out "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary". 
(e) Section 10(a) of such Act is amended by striking out the second 
and third sentences thereof. 
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is 
amended by inserting " ( a ) " after "SEC. 2." and by inserting at the 
end of such section the following: 
"(b) (1) In the survey or planning of any reservoir by the Corps 
of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, or other Federal agency, con-
sideration shall be given to inclusion of storage for regulation of 
streamflow for the purpose of water quality control, except that any 
such storage and water releases shall not be provided as a sub-
stitute for adequate treatment or other methods of controlling waste 
at the source. 
" (2) The need for and the value of storage for this purpose shall be 
determined by these agencies, with the advice of the Secretary, and 
his views on these matters shall be set forth in any report or presenta-
tion to the Congress proposing authorization or construction of any 
reservoir including such storage. 
"(3) The value of such storage shall be taken into account in deter-
mining the economic value ot the entire project of which it is a 
part, and costs shall be allocated to the purpose of water quality con-
trol in a manner which will insure that all project purposes share 
equitably in the benefits of multiple-purpose construction.