An Act to authorize Government agencies to provide quarters and facilities to civilian officers and employees of the Government, and for other purposes
PL 88-459 (S.1833), enacted 08/20/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-459-AUG. 20, 1964 
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Public Law 88-459 
A N A C T 
August 20, 1964 
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To authorize Government agencies to provide quarters and facilities to civilian 
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officers and employees of the Government, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
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(1) "Government" means the Government of the United States ^^f^^i^^^f; 
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of America. 
(2) "agency" means— 
(A) each executive department of the Government; 
(B) each agency or independent establishment in the execu-
tive branch of the Government; 
(C) each corporation owned or controlled by the Govern-
ment, except the Tennessee Valley Authority; and 
(D) the General Accounting Office. 
(3) "employee" means a civilian officer or employee of an 
agency. 
(4) "United States" means the several States of the United 
States of America, the District of Columbia, the territories and 
possessions of the United States, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico. 
(5) "quarters" means quarters owned or leased by the 
Government. 
(6) "facilities" means household furniture and equipment, 
garage space, utilities, subsistence, and laundry service. 
(7) "member" and "uniformed services" have the meanings 
given them by section 101 of title 37, United States Code. 
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SEC. 2. Whenever conditions of employment or of availability of 
quarters warrant such action, the head of each agency may provide, 
directly or by contract, any employee stationed in the United States, 
with quarters and facilities. 
SEC. 3. Rental rates for quarters provided for an employee under 
Cental rates. 
section 2 of this Act or occupied on a rental basis by an employee or a 
member of the uniformed services under any other provision of law, 
and charges for facilities made available in connection with the occu-
pancy of such quarters, shall be based on the reasonable value of the 
quarters and facilities to the employee or the member of the uniformed 
services concerned, in the circumstances under which the quarters and 
facilities are provided, occupied, or made available. The amounts of 
such rates and charges shall be paid by, or deducted from the salary 
of, such employee or member of the uniformed services, or otherwise 
charged against him in accordance with law. The amounts of pay-
roll deductions for such rates and charges shall remain in the appli-
cable appropriation or fund, but, whenever payment of such rates and 
charges is made by any other method, the amounts of payment shall 
be credited to the Government as provided by law. 
SEC. 4. Whenever, as an incidental service in support of a program 
of the Government, any quarters and facilities are provided, by appro-
priate authority of the Government, to any person other than an 
employee or a member of the uniformed services, the rates and charges 
therefor shall be determined in accordance with this Act. The 
amounts of the payments of such rates and charges shall be credited 
to the Government as provided by law. 
SEC. 5. An employee or a member of the uniformed services shall 
not be required to occupy quarters on a rental basis unless the head 
of the agency concerned shall determine that necessary service cannot 
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Regulations. 
be rendered, or that property of the Government cannot adequately be 
protected, otherwise. 
SEC. 6. The President may issue regulations governing the pro-
vision, occupancy, and availability of quarters and facilities, the 
determination of rates and charges therefor, and other related matters, 
as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this 
Act. The head of each agency may prescribe and issue such regula-
tions, not inconsistent with the regulations of the President, as may 
be necessary and appropriate to carry out the functions of such agency 
head under this Act. 
SEC. 7. Section 3 of this Act shall not be held or considered to repeal 
or modify any provision of law authorizing the provision of quarters 
or facilities, either without charge or at rates or charges specifically 
fixed by law. 
Repeal. 
gj,^. 8. Sectiou 3 of the Act of March 5,1928 (45 Stat. 193; 5 U.S.C. 
7oa), is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 9. The foregoing provisions of this Act shall become effective 
on the sixtieth day following the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved August 20, 1964. 
Public Law 88-460 
August 20, 1964 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 6350] 
rjQ aiueiid the Act entitled "An Act for the regulation of the practice of dentistry 
in the District of Columbia, and for the protection of the people from empiri-
cism in relation thereto", approved June 6, 1892, as amended. 
Effective date. 
D.C. 
Dental hygien-
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 24 of 
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the Act entitled "An Act for the regulation of the practice of dentis-
try in the District of Columbia, and for the protection of the people 
from empiricism in relation thereto", approved June 6, 1892 (27 Stat. 
54 Stat. 722. 
42), as amended (sec. 2-324, D.C. Code, 1961 edition), is amended by 
adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "The Board of 
Dental Examiners may, in its discretioUj waive the theoretical exami-
nation and issue a license to any applicant who holds a certificate 
from the National Board of Dental Examiners: Provided^ That such 
applicant shall pass a practical examination given by the Board of 
Dental Examiners: Provided further^ That in exercising its discre-
tion to waive theoretical examinations the Board of Dental Examiners 
shall satisfy itself that the examination given by the National Board 
of Dental Examiners was as comprehensive as that required in the Dis-
trict of Columbia." 
SEC. 2. The foregoing amendment of said Act of June 6, 1892, as 
amended, shall not be considered as affecting the authority vested in 
the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia by Reor-
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ganization Plan Numbered 5 of 1952 (66 Stat. 824), and the per-
app. 
formance of any function vested by said plan in the Board of Com-
missioners or in any office or agency under the jurisdiction and control 
of said Board of Commissioners shall continue to be subject to dele-
gation by said Board of Commissioners in accordance with section 
3 of such plan. Any function vested by this amendatory Act in any 
agency established pursuant to such plan shall be deemed to be 
vested in said Board of Commissioners and shall be subject to dele-
gation in accordance with said plan. 
Approved August 20, 1964.