An Act to amend title 14, United States Code, entitled ""Coast Guard,"" to authorize the Coast Guard to sell supplies and furnish services not available from local sources to vessels and other watercraft to meet the necessities of such vessels and watercraft
PL 86-159 (S.1367), enacted 08/14/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-159-AUG. 14, 1959 
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TITLE VII—INTEESTATE COMMISSION ON T H E POTO-
MAC EIVER BASIN 
CONTRIBUTION TO INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance to the 
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin the Federal con-
tribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the current 
fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy 
district established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 
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748), $5,000. 
TITLE VIII—UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' HOME 
LIMITATION ON OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL OUTLAY 
For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers' Home, 
to be paid from the Soldiers' Home permanent fund, $10,948,000, of 
which $5,587,000 shall remain available until expended, for construc-
tion of buildings and facilities, including plans and specifications: 
Provided^ That this appropriation shall not oe available for the pay-
ment of hospitalization of members of the Home in United States 
Army hospitals at rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary 
of the Army, upon the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners 
of the Home and the Surgeon General of the Army. 
TITLE IX—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 901. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall pr^j^mdal*^ °' 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the 
Congress. 
SEC. 902. Appropriations contained in this Act, available for sal-
aries and expenses, shall be available for services as authorized by 
section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 
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This Act may be cited as the "Departments of Labor, and Health, 
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Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1960". 
Approved August 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-159 
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August 14, 1959 
To amend title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast Guard", to authorize the 
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Coast Guard to sell supplies and furnish services not available from local 
sources to vessels and other watercraft to meet the necessities of such vessels 
and watercraft. 
Vessels, 
Suppli e s and 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ame7'ica in Congress assembled^ That chapter 17 of 
title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new s^rVi'^Vs °f To'm 
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Coast Guard. 
section: 
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"SEC. 654. The Secretary under such regulations as he may prescribe, 
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may sell to public and commercial vessels and other watercraft, such 
fuel, supplies and furnish such services as may be required to meet the 
necessities of the vessel or watercraft if such vessel or watercraft is 
unable— 
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" (1) to procure the fuel, supplies, or services from other sources 
at its present location; and 
" (2) to proceed to the nearest port where they may be obtained 
without endangering the safety of the ship, the health and com-
fort of its personnel, or the safe condition oi the property carried 
aboard. 
Sales under this section shall be at such prices as the Secretary con-
siders reasonable. 
Payment will be made on a cash basis or on such 
other basis as will reasonably assure prompt payment. 
Amounts 
received from such a sale shall, unless otherwise directed by another 
provision of law, be credited to the current appropriation concerned 
and are available for the same purposes as that apj)ropriation." 
SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding the following new item: 
•'654. Public and commercial vessels and other watercraft; sale of fuel, supplies, 
and services." 
Approved August 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-160 
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A N A C T 
August 14, 1959 
[H. R. 3322] 
To amend title 10, United States Code, and certain other laws to authorize 
the payment of transportation and travel allowances to escorts of dependents 
of members of the uniformed services under certain conditions, and for other 
purposes. 
Armed Forces. 
Tr an sportation 
and travel allow-
ances. 
Be it enacted hy the Seriate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That chapter 53 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by adding the following new section after section 1035: 
"§ 1036. Escorts for dependents of members: transportation and 
travel allowances 
"Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
round trip transportation and travel allowances may be paid to any 
person for travel performed or to be performed under competent 
orders as an escort for dependents of a member of the armed forces, 
if the travel is performed not later than one year after the member— 
"(1) dies; 
"(2) is missing; or 
"(3) is otherwise unable to accompany his dependents; 
and it has been determined that travel by the dependents is necessary 
and that they are incapable of traveling alone because of age, mental 
or physical mcapacity, or other extraordinary circumstances."; and 
(2) by adding the following new item at the end of the 
analysis: 
"1036. Escorts for dependents of members: transportation and travel allow-
ances." 
SEC. 2. Section 3(a) of the Act of August 10, 1956, chapter 1041, 
stL°M46*- *'^''' as amended (33 U.S.C. 857(a)), is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and 
(7) asclauses"(2)","(3)","(4)","(5)","(6)","(7)",and«(8)", 
respectively; and 
(2) by inserting the following new clause at the beginning: 
"(1) Section 1036, Escorts for dependents of members: trans-
portation and travel allowances."