An Act to authorize further appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality, and for other purposes.
PL 93-36 (S.1379), enacted 05/18/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-34-MAY 14, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
May 14, 1973 
[S. J. Res, 93] 
85 Stat, 755. 
15 u s e 1026. 
Public Law 93-34 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To provide a temporary extension of the authorization for the President's 
National Commission on Productivity. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4(f) of Public 
Law 92-210, approved December 22,1971, is amended by striking out 
"April 30, 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1973". 
Approved May 14, 1973. 
May 16, 1973 
[H. J. Res. 393] 
Public Law 93-35 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to extend the authorization of the 
National Commission on the Financing of Postsecondary Education and the 
period within which it must make its final report. 
National Com-
mission on the 
Financing of 
Postsecondary 
Education. 
Extension. 
86 Stat. 282. 
20 u s e 1070 
note. 
Basic educa-
tional opportunity 
grants, limitation. 
86 Stat. 247. 
20 u s e 1070a. 
Effective date. 
Resolved 
hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 
140(d) of the Education Amendments of 1972 is amended by striking 
out "April 30, 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31,1973". 
(b) Section 140(h) of such Act is amended by striking out "1973" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "1974". 
(c) Section 140(b) (1) of such Act is amended by striking the last 
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Upon the sub-
mission of its final report required by subsection (d) the Commission 
shall cease to exist, except that it shall, if necessary, have a reasonable 
time (but not later than June 30,1974) to terminate the affairs of the 
Commission." 
SEC. 2. If the appropriation for the fiscal year 1973 for making 
payments under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher Educa-
tion Act of 1965 does not exceed $385,000,000, payments under such 
subpart from such appropriation shall not be paid on the basis of any 
entitlement for any student (1) who was in attendance, as a regular 
student (as defined by the Commissioner of Education), at an institu-
tion of higher education prior to July 1,1973, or (2) who is in attend-
ance at such an institution on less than a full-time basis. 
SEC. 3. The provisions of this joint resolution shall be effective on 
and after May 1, 1973, and such provisions shall be deemed to be 
enacted immediately before such date. 
Approved May 16, 1973. 
May 18, 1973 
[S.1379] 
Public Law 93-36 
AN ACT 
To authorize further appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality, and 
for other purposes. 
Office of 
Environmental 
Quality 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
84 Stat. 115. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 205 of 
the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4374) 
is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 205. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
operations of the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on 
87 
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PllBl.IC LAW 93-39-JUNE 12, 1973 
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Environmental Quality $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 80, 
1974, and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year endin^r June 30, 1975. This 
authorization is in addition to those contained in Public Law 91-190." 
Approved May 18, 1973. 
83 Stat. 856. 
42 u s e 4347,, 
Public Law 93-37 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Indian Claims Connnission for fiscal year 
1974, and for other purposes. 
May 24, 1973 
[S. 721] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is author- 
i^^ian claims 
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Commission. 
ized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions ot the Indian Ulaims Appropriation 
Commission Act (25 IJ.S.C. 70), during; fiscal year 1974 a sum not to authorization. 
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60 Stat. 1049. 
exceed $1,200,000. 
SEC. 2. Section 1 of the Act of November 4, 1963 (77 Stat. 301), 
as amended (25 TT.S.C. 70n-l), is further amended by striking out 
so stat. 8i4. 
"$1,800,000" and by insertin«r "$2,700,000". 
Approved May 24, 1973. 
Public Law 93-38 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To amend section 1319 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to 
increase the limitation on the face amount of flood insurance coverage author-
ized to be outstanding. 
June 5,1973 
[ S . J . Res.112] 
Resolved hy the Senate aiid House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1319 of the 
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 is amended by striking 
out "$4,000,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$6,000,000,000". 
Approved June 5, 1973. 
Flood insurance. 
Limitation in-
crease. 
Ante, 
p. 4. 
Public Law 93-39 
AN ACT 
To permit immediate retirement of certain Federal employees. 
June 12, 1973 
[H. R. 6077] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8336(d) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(d) An employee who is separated from the service— 
"(1) involuntarily, except by removal for cause on charges of 
misconduct or delinquency; or 
"(2) voluntarily, during a period when the agency in which he 
is employed is undei-going a major reduction in force, as deter-
mined by the Commission, and who is serving in such geographic 
areas as may be designated by the Commission; 
after completing 25 years of service or after becoming 50 years of age 
and completing 20 years of service is entitled to a reduced annuity.". 
Approved June 12, 1973. 
Federal employ-
ees. 
Immediate re-
tirement. 
80 Stat. 571.