An Act making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes
PL 88-479 (H.R.10199), enacted 08/22/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-479-AUG. 22, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
Public Law 88-479 
August 22, 1964 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 10199] 
Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and for other purposes. 
FEDERAL FUNDS 
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
District of 
Columbia ApprO' 
D.C. Code 47-
1901 to 47-1919. 
D.C. Code 43-
1501 to 43-1541 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there are appro-
prration'A^t^^^ges. priated for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1965, out of (1) the general fund of the District of Columbia (unless 
otherwise herein specifically provided), hereinafter known as the 
general fund, such fund being composed of the revenues of the District 
of Columbia other than those applied by law to special funds, and 
$37,500,000, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated (to be advanced 
July 1, 1964), (2) the highway fund (when designated as payable 
therefrom), established by law (D.C. Code, title 47, ch. 19), including 
the motor vehicle parking account (when designated as payable there-
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from), established by law (Public Law 87-408), (3) the water fund 
(when designated as payable therefrom), established by law (D.C. 
Code, title 43, ch. 15), and $2,047,000, which is hereby appropriated for 
the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated (to be advanced July 1,1964), (4) the sanitary sewage works 
fund (when designated as payable therefrom), established by law 
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(Public Law 364, 83d Congress), and $1,173,000, which is hereby 
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appropriated for the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated (to be advanced July 1, 1964), and (5) the 
metropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund (when designated as 
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there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $26,400,000, which, together with balances of 
previous appropriations for this purpose, shall remain available until 
expended, for loans authorized by the Act of May 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 
D.C. Code 9- 
101), the Act of June 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 183), and the Act of August 
220. 43-1540. 
^7^ 1963 (77 Stat. 130), to be advanced upon request of the Commis-
sioners to the following funds: general fund, $20,000,000; highway 
fund, $1,400,000; and sanitary sewage works fund, $5,000,000. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FUNDS 
OPERATING E X P E N S E S 
For expenses necessary for functions under this general head: 
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
General operating expenses, plus so much as may be necessary to 
compensate the Engineer Commissioner at a rate ejjual to each civilian 
member of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 
hereafter in this Act referred to as the Commissioners; $18,764,000, of 
which $375,000 (to remain available until expended) shall be available 
solely for District of Columbia employees' disabilitv compensation, 
sind $180,700 shall be payable from the highway fund (including 
$50,200 from the motor-vehicle parking account), $34,100 from the 
water fund, and $16,600 from the sanitary sewage works fund: Pro-
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vided^ That the certificate of the Commissioners shall be sufficient 
voucher for the expenditure of $2,500 of this appropriation for such 
purposes, exclusive of ceremony expenses, as they may deem necessary: 
Provided further, That, for the purpose of assessing and reassessing 
real property in th6 District of Columbia, $5,000 of the appropriation 
shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act 
of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), but at rates for individuals not 
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in excess of $100 per diem. 
PUBLIC SAFETY 
Public safety, including employment of consulting physicians, 
diagnosticians, and therapists at rates to be fixed by the Commissioners; 
purchase of seventy-six passenger motor vehicles (including sixty-
seven for police-type use without regard to the general purchase price 
limitation for the current fiscal year but not in excess of $100 per 
vehicle above such limitation) of which sixty-eight are for replace-
ment purposes; $69,208,000, of which $157,025 shall be transferred to 
the judiciary and disbursed by the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts for expenses of the Legal Aid Agency for the District 
of Columbia and $3,434,800 shall be payable from the highway fund 
(including $112,000 from the motor vehicle parking account), $3,000 
from the water fund, and $3,000 from the sanitary sewage works 
fund: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 of any funds from appro-
priations available to the District of Columbia may be used to match 
financial contributions from the Department of Defense to the District 
of Columbia Office of Civil Defense for the purchase of civil defense 
equipment and supplies approved by the Department of Defense, when 
authorized by the Commissioners: Provided further, That the Fire 
'Department is authorized to replace not to exceed five passenger carry-
ing vehicles annually whenever the cost of repair to any damaged 
vehicles exceeds three-fourths the cost of the replacement. 
EDUCATION 
Education, including purchase of fourteen passenger motor vehicles, 
including two for replacement only, the development of national 
defense wiucation programs, and for matching Federal grants under 
the National Defense Education Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 
1580), as amended, $68,051,000, of which $678,895 shall be for develop- J o "sc 4oi 
ment of vocational education in the District of Columbia in accordance 
with the Act of June 8j 1936, as amended. 
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Section 6 of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appropriation 72 stat! 1597. 
Act, approved May 10,1916, as amended, shall not apply from July 1 ^ 2^ ^,^c;^»i^* 
to August 23,1964, to teachers of the public schools of the District of ""'" 
Columbia when employed by any of the branches of the United States 
Government or by any department or agency of the District of Colum-
bia government. 
PARKS AND RECREATION 
Parks and recreation, including the purchase, acquisition, and trans-
portation of specimens for the National Zoological Park, $9,794,000, 
of which $25,000 shall be payable from the highway fund. 
HEALTH AND WELFARE 
Health and welfare, including reimbursement to the United States 
for services rendered to the District of Columbia by Freedmen's 
Hospital; and for care and treatment of indigent patients in institu-
tions, including those under sectarian control, under contracts to be 
note, ISaaa. 
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[78 STAT. 
made by the Director of Public Health; and purchase of three 
passenger motor vehicles including two for replacement 
only; 
$74,670,000: Providedy Thsit the inpatient rate and outpatient rate 
under such contracts, w^jth the exception of Children's Hospital, and 
for services rendered bjr Freedmen's Hospital shall not exceed $34 
per diem and the outpatient rate shall not exceed $5.75 per visit; the 
mpatient rate and outpatient rate for Children's Hospital shall not 
exceed $40 per diem and $6.75 per visit; and the inpatient rate (exclud-
ing the proportionate share for repairs and construction) for services 
rendered by Saint Elizabeths Hospital for patient care shall be $9.74 
per diem: Provided fitrther, That this appropriation shall be avail-
able for the furnishing of medical assistance to individuals sixty-five 
years of age or older who are residing in the District of Columbia 
without regard to the requirement of one-year residence contained in 
59 Stat. 282. 
DistHct 01 Columbia Appropriation Act, 1946, under the heading 
"Operating Expenses, Gallinger Municipal Hospital," and this appro-
priation shall also be available to render assistance to such individuals 
who are temporarily absent from the District of Columbia: Provided 
further. That the authorization included under the heading "Depart-
ment 01 Public Health," in the District of Columbia' Appropriation 
74 Stat. 21. 
^ct, 1961, for compensation of convalescent patients as an aid to their 
rehabilitation is hereby extended to the Department of Vocational 
Rehabilitation. 
HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC 
Highways and traffic, including $73,526 for traffic safety education 
without reference to any other law; $250 for membership in the Ameri-
can Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators; rental of three 
passenger-carrying vehicles for use by the Commissioners; and pur-
chase of twenty-one passenger motor vehicles, including thirteen for 
replacement only; $13,578,000, of which $9,300,900 shall be payable 
from the highway fund (including $674,100 from the motor vehicle 
parking account) : Provided^ That this appropriation shall not be 
available for the purchase of driver-training vehicles. 
SANITARY ENGINEERING 
Sanitary engineering, including the purchase of fourteen passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, $21,750,000, of which $7,248,400 
shall be payable from the water fund, $4,230,200 shall be payable from 
the sanitary sewage works fund, and $79,900 shall be payable from 
the metropolitan area sanitary sewage works fund. 
METROPOLITAN POLICE 
ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES, INAUGURAL CEREMONIES 
Metropolitan Police (additional municipal services, inaugural 
ceremonies), including payment at basic salary rates for services per-
formed on the day before Inauguration Day, Inauguration Day, and 
the first day thereafter, by officers and members of the police and fire 
departments in excess of the regular tours of duty (but not to exceed 
a total of sixteen hours overtime pay to any individual officer or'mem-
ber performing service on such days) with such overtime earned 
by firemen chargeable to the appropriation for operating expenses of 
the Fire Department, $283,000. 
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PERSONAL SERVICES, WAGE-BOARD EMPLOYEES 
For pay increases and related retirement costs for wage-board em-
ployees, to be transferred by the Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia to the appropriations for the fiscal year 1965 from which 
said employees are properly payable, $1,118,200, of which $75,400 shall 
be payable from the highway fund, $103,400 from the water fund, 
$68,500 from the sanitary sewage works fund, and $700 from the metro-
politan area sanitary sewage works fund. 
REPAYMENT OF LOANS AND INTEREST 
For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in compli-
ance with sections 108, 217, and 402 of the Act of May 18, 1954 (68 
Stat. 103,109 and 110), as amended; section 7 of the Act of September 
J^f- c°de 43-
7,1957 (71 Stat. 619), as amended; section 1 of the Act of June 6,1958 J.ial ^^'^^i^' 
(72 Stat. 183); and section 4 of the Act of June 12,1960 (74 Stat. 211). 
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including interest as required thereby, $5,364,000, of which $2,213,000 ^^D.^C. code 9. 
shall be payable from the highway fund, $1,173,000 shall be payable 220; 43-1623. 
from the water fund, and $291,000 shall be payable from the sanitary 
sewage works fund. 
CAPITAL OUTLAY 
For reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned in compli-
ance with section 4 of the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), as 
amended, the Act of August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 896), as amended, the ^Q°-^- ^°^« ii" 
Act of May 14, 1948 (62 Stat. 235), and payments under the Act of 
July 2,1954 (68 Stat. 443); construction projects as authorized by the 
Acts of April 22,1904 (33 Stat. 244), February 16,1942 (56 Stat. 91), J^f- c°de 43-
May 18,1954 (68 Stat. 105), June.6,1958 (72 Stat. 183), and August \lol'; 9-220!* 
20,1958 (72 Stat. 686) ; including acquisition of sites; preparation of 
plans and specifications for the following buildings and facilities: 
new junior high school in the vicinity of 6th Street and Brentwood 
Parkway Northeast, Wheatley Elementary School addition, new ele-
mentary school in the vicinity of 7th and Webster Streets Northwest, 
Nichols Avenue Elementary School replacement, Tyler Elementary 
School addition. Chevy Chase Branch Library, Engine Company 
Number 9 replacement, school and activities building at the Junior 
Village, shop building at the Cedar Knoll School, a juvenile facility 
and Incinerator Number 5; erection of the following structures, in-
cluding building improvement and alteration and the treatment of 
grounds: new junior high school in the vicinity of 16th and Irving 
Streets Northwest, Slowe Elementary School addition, new elementary 
school in the vicinity of Wheeler Road and Mississippi Avenue 
Southeast, Truesdell Elementary School addition, Mildred Green Ele-
mentary School addition, new elementary school in the vicinity of 
18th and E Streets Northeast, Raymond Elementary School addition, 
Ruth K. Webb Elementary School addition, West End Branch 
Library, McKinley Swimming Pool, Holly and Dogwood Cottages 
renovation at the District Training School and two street cleaning 
tool houses; $901,000 for the purchase of equipment for new school 
buildings; to remain available until expended, $58,662,000, of which 
$6,830,000 shall not become available for expenditure until July 1, 
1965, $13,185,000 shall be payable from the highway fund, $2,383,000 
shall be payable from the water fund, and $11,026,000 shall be payable 
from the sanitary sewage works fund, and $1,887,000 shall be available 
for construction services by the Director of Buildings and Grounds 
or by contract for architectural engineering services, as may be deter-
mined by the Commissioners, and the funds for the use of the Director 
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[78 STAT. 
Vouchers. 
Maximum amount. 
Automobile al-
lowances. 
Travel ex-
60 Stat. 810. 
Restrictions. 
Vehicle use. 
60 Stat. 810. 
of Buildings and Grounds shall be advanced to the appropriation 
account, "Construction services, Department of Buildings 
and 
Grounds". 
GENEKAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2. Except as otherwise provided herein, all vouchers covering 
expenditures of appropriations contained in this Act shall be audited 
before payment by the designated certifying official and the vouchers 
as approved shall be paid by checks issued by the designated disburs-
ing official without countersignature. 
SEC. 3. Whenever in this Act an amount is specified within an appro-
priation for particular purposes or object of expenditure, such amount, 
unless otherwise specified, shall be considered as the maximum amount 
which may be expended for said purpose or object rather than an 
amount set apart exclusively therefor. 
SEC. 4. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when author-
ized or approved by the Commissioners, for allowances for privately 
owned automobiles used for the performance of official duties at 8 cents 
per mile but not to exceed $25 a month for each automobile, unless 
otherwise therein specifically provided, except that one hundred and 
forty-three (fifty for investigators in the Department of Public Wel-
fare and eighteen for venereal disease investigators in the Depart-
ment of Public Health) such allowances at not more than $410 each 
per annum may be authorized or approved by the Commissioners. 
SEC. 5. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for expenses 
of travel and for the payment of dues of organizations concerned with 
the work of the District of Columbia government, when authorized by 
the Commissioners: Pro'vided^ That the total expenditures for this 
purpose shall not exceed $65,000. 
SEC. 6. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for services as 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 
SEC. 7. The disbursing officials designated by the Commissioners are 
authorized to advance to such officials as may be approved by the Com-
missioners such amounts and for such purposes as the Commissioners 
may determine. 
SEC. 8. Appropriations in this Act shall not be used for or in con-
nection with the preparation, issuance, publication, or enforcement of 
any regulation or order of the Public Utilities Commission requiring 
the installation of meters in taxicabs, or for or in connection with the 
licensing of any vehicle to be operated as a taxicab except for operation 
in accordance with such system of uniform zones and rates and regula-
tions applicable thereto as shall have been prescribed by the Public 
Utilities Commission. 
SEC. 9. Appropriations in this Act shall not be available for the pay-
ment of rates for electric current for street lighting in excess of 2 cents 
per kilowatt-hour for current consumed. 
SEC. 10. All motor-propelled passenger-carrjT^ing vehicles (including 
watercraft) owned by the District of Columbia shall be operated and 
utilized in conformity with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 
(5 U.S.C. 77, 78), and shall be under the direction and control of the 
Commissioners, who may from time to time alter or change the assign-
ment for use thereof, or direct the alteration of interchangeable use of 
any of the same by officers and employees of the District, except as 
otherwise provided in this Act. 
"Official purposes" shall not apply to 
the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or i^ cases of officers 
and employees the character of whose duties makes such transportation 
necessary, but only as to such latter cases when the same is approved 
by the Commissioners. 
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SEC. 11. Appropriations contained in this Act for Highways and 
Traffic, and Sanitary Engineering shall be available for snow and 
ice control work when ordered by the Commissioners in writing. 
SEC. 12. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when author-
ized by the Cfommissioners, for the rental of quarters without reference 
to section 6 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945. 
SEC. 13. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the 
furnishing of uniforms when authorized bv the Commissioners. 
SEC. 14. There are hereby appropriated from the applicable funds of 
the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making 
refunds and for the payment of judgments which have been entered 
against the government of the District of Columbia, including refunds 
authorized by section 10 of the Act approved April 23,1924 (43 Stat. 
108) : Provided^ That nothing contained in this section shall be con-
strued as modifying or affectmg the provisions of paragraph 3, sub-
section (c) of section 11 of title X I I of the District of Columbia 
Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, as amended. 
SEC. 15. Except as otherwise provided herein, limitations and legis-
lative provisions contained in the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act, 1961, shall be continued for the fiscal year 1965: Provided^ 
That the limitation for "Construction Services, Department of Build-
ings and Grounds" contained in the District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act, 1961, shall be increased from 6 to 8 per centum of appro-
priations for construction projects: Provided further^ That after June 
30, 1964, the limitation of $50 per diem for experts and consultants 
under the heading "Public Schools, District of Columbia Appropria-
tion Act, 1961" shall no longer be applicable. 
This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriation 
Act, 1965." 
Approved August 22, 1964. 
Snow removal. 
58 Stat. 532. 
D.C. Code 1-243, 
Judgment pay-
ments. 
D.C. 
1910. 
Code 47-
70 Stat. 78. 
D.C. Code 47-
1586J. 
74 Stat. 23. 
74 Stat. 19. 
Short title. 
Public Law 88-480 
AN ACT 
To extend the authority of the Postmaster General to enter into leases of real 
property for periods not exceeding thirty years, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2109 
of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
'^§2109. Time limitations on agreements 
"Agreements may not be entered into under sections 2104 and 
2105 of this title after July 22, 1964, and under section 2103 after 
December 31, 1966." 
Approved August 22, 1964. 
August 22, 1964 
[H. R. 9653] 
Postmaster 
General. 
Leasing author-
ity. 
74 Stat. 593. 
Public Law 88-481 
AN ACT 
To provide hospital, domiciliary, and medical care for non-service-connected 
disabilities to recipients of the Medal of Honor. 
August 22, 1964 
[S. 1046] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph 
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(2) of section 601 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by hoider^s,"hospital-
inserting immediately after "Indian Wars" the following: ", or any -^ -
veteran awarded the Medal of Honor". 
Approved August 22, 1964. 
ization. 
72 Stat.