An Act to amend the act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), and for other purposes.
PL 86-121 (S.56), enacted 07/31/1959

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PXJBUC LAW 86-121-JULY 31, 1959 
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Public Law 86-121 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), and for other purposes. 
July 31, 1959 
[S. 56] 
Be it enacted hy the Sermte and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenibled^ That the Act of 
August 5,1954 (68 Stat. 674), is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new section: 
"SEC. 7. (a) In carrying out his functions under this Act w4th 
respect to the provision of sanitation facilities and services, the Sur-
geon General is authorized— 
"(1) to construct, improve, extend, or otherwise provide and 
maintain, by contract or otherwise, essential sanitation facilities, 
including domestic and community water supplies and facilities, 
drainage facilities, and sewage- and waste-disposal facilities, to-
gether with necessary appurtenances and fixtures, for Indian 
homes, communities, and lands; 
"(2) to acquire lands, or rights or interests therein, including 
sites, rights-of-way, and easements, and to acquire rights to the use 
of water, by purchase, lease, gift, exchange, or otherwise, when 
necessary for the purposes of this section, except that no lands 
or rights or interests therein may be acquired from an Indian 
tribe, band, group, community, or individual other than by gift 
or for nominal consideration, if the facility for which such lands 
or rights or interests therein are acquired is for the exclusive bene-
fit of such tribe, band, group, community, or individual, re-
spectively ; 
"(3) to make such arrangements and agreements with appro-
priate public authorities and nonprofit organizations or agencies 
and with the Indians to be served by such sanitation facilities 
(and any other person so served) regarding contributions toward 
the construction, improvement, extension and provision thereof, 
and responsibilities for maintenance thereof, as in his judgment 
are equitable and will best assure the future maintenance of facili-
ties in an effective and operating condition; and 
"(4) to transfer any facilities provided under this section, to-
gether with appurtenant interests in land, with or without a 
money consideration, and under such terms and conditions as in 
his judgment are appropriate, having regard to the contributions 
made and the maintenance responsioilities undertaken, and the 
special health needs of the Indians concerned, to any State or 
Territory or subdivision or public authority thereof, or to any 
Indian tribe, group, band, or community or, in the case of domestic 
appurtenances and fixtures, to any one or more of the occupants 
of the Indian home served thereby. 
"(b) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to transfer to the 
Surgeon General for use in carrying out the purposes of this section 
such interest and rights in federally owned lands under the jurisdic-
tion of the Department of the Interior, and in Indian-owned lands 
that either are held by the United States in trust for Indians or are 
subject to a restriction against alienation imposed.by the United 
States, including appurtenances and improvements thereto, as may 
be requested by the Surgeon General. Any land or interest therein, 
including appurtenances and improvements to such land, so trans-
ferred shall be subject to disposition by the Surgeon General in 
accordance with paragraph (4) of subsection (a) : Provided., That, 
in any case where a beneficial interest in such land is in any Indian, 
or Indian tribe, band, or group, the consent of such beneficial owner 
Indians, 
sanita-
tion facilities. 
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Construction and 
maintenance. 
T r a n s fer of fa-
cilities. 
Transfer of U. S. 
land. 
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to any such transfer or disposition shall first be obtained: Provided 
further^ That where deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the 
Interior provisions shall be made for a reversion of title to such land 
if it ceases to be used for the purpose for which it is transferred or 
disposed. 
"(c) The Surgeon General shall consult with, and encourage the 
participation of, the Indians concerned. States and political subdi-
visions thereof, in carrying out the provisions of this section." 
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^^^" ^- Section 6 of such Act is amended by striking out the word 
"This" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Sections 1 to 5, inclu-
sive, of this". 
Approved July 31, 1959. 
Public Law 86-122 
ruly 31, 1959 
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[H. R. 6134] 
IJ.Q amend the Federal Emploj^ees Pay Act of 1945 to eliminate the authority to 
charge to certain current ai)propriations or allotments the gross amount of 
the salary earnings of Federal employees for certain pay periods occurring 
in part in previous fiscal years, and for other purposes. 
F e d e r a l 
p 1 o y e e s 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
" United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 604(b) 
periods." "' ^ 
of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 (59 Stat. 303; 5 U.S.C. 
944(b)) is amended by striking out the following sentence: "When 
a pay period for such officers and employees begins in one fiscal year 
and ends in another, the gross amount of the earnings for such pay 
period may be regarded as a charge against the appropriation or allot-
ment current at the end of such pay period." 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 802(c) of the Classification Act of 1949, as 
72 Stat. 151. 
amended (5 U.S.C. 1132(c)), is amended by inserting after the words 
"service as such an employee," the following: "and any Member of 
the Senate or House of Representatives who has completed two or 
more years of service as such a Member,". 
(b) Section 501(b) of the Postal Field Service Classification Act 
72 Stat. 1761. 
gf 1955, as amended (39 U.S.C. 991 (b)), is amended by inserting after 
the words "service as such an employee," the following: "and any 
Member of the Senate or House of Representatives who has completed 
two or more years of service as such a Member,". 
Effective dates. 
S^c, 3. (a) The amendment made by section 2(a) of this Act shall 
become effective as of January 1,1958. 
(b) The amendment made by section 2(b) of this Act shall become 
effective as of September 2, 1958. 
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(c) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid, by reason of 
the amendments made by section 2 of this Act and the provisions of 
subsections (a) and (b) of this section, only to a former Member of the 
5uicfVo7inote. Senate or House of Representatives who, on the date of enactment of 
this Act, is in a position subject to the Classification Act of 1949 or the 
5usc%*5i^note. Postal Field Service Compensation Act of 1955, as the case may be, 
and with respect to whom appropriate administrative action is taken, 
pursuant to the amendments made by section 2 of this Act and the 
provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, to advance such 
Member to a higher step rate of the grade or salary level concerned, as 
the case may be; and, when such administrative action is taken, such 
retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid to such former Mem-
ber for all periods from and after the date of appointment of such 
former Member to the position concerned. 
Approved July 31, 1959.