An Act to eliminate the maintenance by the District of Columbia of perpetual accounts for unclaimed moneys held in trust by the government of the District of Columbia.
PL 88-211 (S.2054), enacted 12/18/1963

77 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 88-211-DEC. 18, 1963 
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JiEJSEARCll AND EXI'KKIMENTATIOX IX MORE 
EFFECT1\E UTILIZATION OF TELEVISIOX, RADIO, M O T I O X riCTURES, AND 
REI^VlTiD MEDIA FOR EDUCA'ITOXAL PURPOSES 
SEC. 27. (a) Section 701 of the Xational Defense Education Act of 
72 stat. 1595. 
1958 is amended by inserting "printed and published materials," after 
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"motion pictures," and after "auditory aids,". 
(b) Section 731 of the Xational Defense Education Act of 1958 is 
20 use 551. 
amended by inserting "printed and published materials," after "mo-
1 ion pictures," wherever appearing therein. 
(c) Section 761 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is 
20 use sei. 
amended by inserting "printed and published materials," after 
"motion pictures," wherever appearing therein. 
(d) Section 763 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is 
20 use sea. 
amended by striking out "five succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in 
lieu tliereof "six succeeding fiscal years". 
AMENDMENTS TO TITEE X 
MISCELLAX'EOUS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 28. (a) Section 1008 of the National Defense Education Act 
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of 1958 is amended by inserting "American Samoa," after "Guam,". 
(b) Section 1009(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "five 
75 stat. 76i. 
succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "six succeeding 
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fiscal years". 
PART C—FEDERALLY AFFECTED AREAS 
AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 815 
SEC. 31. (a) The first sentence of section 3 of the Act of September 
23,1950, as amended (20 U.S.C. 631-645), is amended by striking out 
72 stat. 548; 
"1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "1965". 
75 stat. 759. 
(b) Subsection (b) of section 14 of such Act is amended by striking 
out "1963" each time it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof 
"1965". 
(c) Paragraph (15) of section 15 of such Act is amended by striking 
out "1960-1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "1962-1963". 
AMEND]VIENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 8 74 
SEC. 32. Sections 2(a), 3(b), and 4(a) of the Act of September 30, 
1950, as amended (20 U.S.C. 236-244), are each amended by striking 
64 stat. iioo; 
out "1963" each place where it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 75 stat. 759. 
"1965". 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
SEC. 33. The amendments made by sections 31 and 32 shall be effec-
tive July 1,1963. 
Approved December 18, 1963. 
Public Law 88-211 
AN ACT 
December 18, 1963 
To eliminate the maintenance by the District of Columbia of perpetual accounts 
[s. 2054] 
for unclaimed moneys held in trust by the government of the District of 
Columbia. 
Be it enacted iy the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That in any case in 
District of co-
which any money has been held in trust for, or for the account of, any ^"unclkim d 
person by the government of the District of Columbia pursuant to money*.""* 
420 
PUBLIC LAW 88-211-DEC. 18, 1963 
[77 
STAT. 
Notice require-
ments. 
Deposit in U.S. 
Treasury. 
Exemptions from 
notice require-
ments. 
Refunds to de-
positors. 
'Commission-
statute or otherwise, and no communication, in writing or otherwise 
as indicated by a written memorandum, has been received by the gov-
ernment of the District of Columbia concerning such money from the 
person entitled thereto, for a period of not less than ten years, the 
Commissioners shall send notice by registered or certified mail to the 
last known address of the person for whom such money is being held. 
Such mailed notice shall contain a statement that money is being held 
for such person and if no written claim for the return thereof is sub-
mitted to the Commissioners within sixty days of the date such notice 
is mailed, any future claim therefor will, suDJect to the provisions of 
section 2 of this Act, be forever barred. 
SEC. 2. (a) Not less than sixty days after the mailing of any notice 
pjursuant to the first section of this Act the Commissioners shall pub-
lish notice once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of 
general circulation in the District of Columbia. Such published notice 
shall be entitled "Notice of Names of Persons Appearing to be Owners 
of Unclaimed Money Held by the District of Columbia" and shall 
contain: 
(1) The names and the last known addresses, if any, of the 
persons for whom moneys are being held (listed in alphabetical 
order of their surnames). 
(2) A statement setting forth the substance of subsection (b) 
of this section. 
(b) If no written claim for the return of any such money is sub-
mitted to the Commissioners by the date specified in the published 
notices, which date shall be not less than ninety days from the date of 
publication of the second notice, such money shall be deposited in the 
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia 
and all claims for such money shall be forever barred. 
SEC. 3. In any case where anj^ money held in trust by the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia for the period of time and under 
the same circumstances as specified in the first section of this Act is in 
an amount less than the cost, as estimated by the Commissioners, of 
giving notice as required by the first two sections of this Act, such 
money may be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the 
credit of the District of Columbia without the necessity of complying 
with the notice requirements of sections 1 and 2 hereof, and after such 
deposit all claims for such money shall be forever barred. 
SEC. 4. Upon the return of any money deposited with the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia to the person making such deposit 
after notice has been given such person pursuant to this Act, the 
Commissioners are authorized to deduct from such returned money 
the costs of mailing and publishing notices required by this Act, and 
shall deposit the amount so deducted in the Treasury of the United 
States to the credit of the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 5. As used in this Act, the word "Commissioners" means the 
Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their desig-
nated agent. 
Approved December 18, 1963.