An Act to amend section 405 of title 37, United States Code, relating to cost-of-living allowances for members of the uniformed services on duty outside the United States or in Hawaii or Alaska
PL 91-486 (H.R.14322), enacted 10/22/1970

84 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-486~OCT. 22, 1970 
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"(C) The deed of conveyance of any surplus real property disposed veyance°/''°"" 
of under the provisions of this subsection— 
"(i) shall provide that all such property shall be used and 
Title, reversion. 
maintained for the purpose for which it was conveyed in perpe-
tuity, and that in the event that such property ceases to be used 
or maintained for such purpose during such period, all or any 
portion of such property shall in its then existing condition, at the 
option of the United States, revert to the Unitea States; and 
"(ii) may contain such additional terms, reservations, restric-
tions, and conditions as may be determined by the Secretary of 
the Interior to be necessary to safeguard the interests of the United 
,, 
States. 
"(D) 'States' as used in this subsection includes the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories and 
possessions of the United States." 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of subsection (n) of section 203 of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
amended (40 US.C. 484(n)), is amended by striking " ( k ) " and sub-
stituting " (k) (1)" in lieu thereof. 
SEC. 4. Subsection (o) of section 203 of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 484(o)), 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(o) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, with 
Reports to 
respect to personal property donated under subsection (j) of this ^°"^''*^^' 
section, and the head of each executive agency disposing of real prop-
erty under subsection (k) of this section shall submit during the 
calendar quarter following the close of each fiscal year a report to 
the Senate (or to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in 
session) and to the House of Representatives (or to the Clerk of the 
House if the House is not in session) showing the acquisition cost of 
all personal property so donated and of all real property so disposed 
of during the preceding fiscal year." 
SEC. 5. Section 13(h) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
U.S.C. App. 1622(h)) is amended by— 
(1) striking out the phrase "public park, public recreational 
area, or" in paragraph (1) thereof; and 
(2) striking out the first full sentence of paragraph 
(2) 
thereof. 
Approved October 22, 1970. 
"States." 
Surplus prop-
erty. State use. 
70 Stat. 494. 
69 Stat. 84, 
430; 79 Stat.1312. 
62 Stat. 350. 
Public Law 91-486 
AN ACT 
To amend stn-tion 4()5 of title 87, I'nited States Code, relating to cost-of-living 
allowances for members of the uniformed services on duty outside the I'nited 
States or in Hawaii or Alaska. 
October 22, 1970 
[H.R. 14322] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinbled, That the text of 
section 405 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding the 
following additional language at the end thereof: 
"A station housing allowance may be prescribed under this section 
w^ithout regard to costs other than housing costs and may consist of the 
difference between basic allowance for quarters and applicable housing 
cost. Housing cost and allowance may be disregarded in prescribing a 
station cost of living allowance under this section." 
Approved October 22, 1970. 
Uniformed serv-
ices. 
Station housing 
allowance. 
76 Stat. 473.