An Act making appropriations for civil functions administered by the Department of the Army, certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and certain study commissions, for the fiscal year ending
PL 86-700 (H.R.12326), enacted 09/02/1960

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Public Law 86-700 
A N A C T 
September 2, I960 
Making appropriations for civil functions administered by the Department of 
[H. R. 12326] 
the Army, certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Atomic 
Energy Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority and certain study com-
missions, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following pf^^^Ti&tT^^Aat 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- 1961. 
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, for civil 
functions administered by the Department or the Army, certain agen-
cies of the Department of the Interior, the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion, the Tennessee Valley Authority and certain study commissions, 
and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—CIVIL FUNCTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
ARMY 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary cemeterial expenses as authorized by law, including 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of national cemeteries, and 
purchase of headstones and markers for .unmarked graves; purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle; maintenance of that portion of Con-
gressional Cemetery to which the United States has title, Confederate 
burial places under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, 
and graves used by the Army in commercial cemeteries; $9,400,000: 
Provided^ That this appropriation shall not be used to repair more 
than a single approach road to any national cemetery: 
Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall not be obligated for construc-
tion of a superintendent's lodge or family quarters at a cost per unit 
in excess of $17,000, but such limitation may be increased by such 
additional amounts as may be required to provide office space, public 
comfort rooms, or space for the storage of Government property 
within the same structure: Provided 
further, 
That reimbursement 
shall be made to the applicable military appropriation for the pay 
and allowances of any military personnel performing services exclu-
sively for the purposes of this appropriation. 
RIVERS AND HARBORS AND FLOOD CONTROL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction 
of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of 
Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the 
Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, 
and related purposes. 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic in-
formation pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore pro-
tection, and related projects, and when authorized bjr law, surveys 
and studies (including cooperative beach erosion studies as author-
ized in Public Law 520, approved July 3, 1930, as amended and 
46 stat. 9 is. 
supplemented), of projects prior to authorization for construction, 
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$12,023,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That 
$50,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the United 
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States Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, investigations, and 
reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
16USC 66inote. Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide that wildlife conservation 
shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other fea-
tures of water-resource development programs of the Department 
of the Army. 
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL 
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore pro-
tection, and related projects authorized by law; detailed studies, and 
plans and specifications, of projects (including those for develop-
ment with participation or under consideration for participation by 
States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made 
eligible for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute 
a commitment of the Government to construction); and not to exceed 
$1,400,000 for transfer to the Secretary of the Interior for conserva-
tion of fish and wildlife as authorized by law; $706,491,600, to remain 
Restriction. 
available until expended: Provided^ That no part of this appropria-
tion shall be used for projects not authorized by law or which are 
authorized by a law limiting the amount to be appropriated therefor, 
except as may be within the limits of the amount now or hereafter 
authorized to be appropriated: Provided further^ That not to exceed 
$200,000 of the funds herein or hereafter provided for "Construction, 
general," shall be available for the construction of necessary bank 
stabilization and other protective measures on Eed River in the 
vicinity of the St. Louis Southwestern Railroad and the Arkansas 
State highway bridges at Garland City, Arkansas: Provided 
further^ 
That none of the funds appropriated for "Construction, General", 
in this Act shall b3 used on the project "Missouri River, Kansas City 
to mouth", for any purpose other than bank stabilization work: 
Provided further, That $500,000 of this appropriation shall be trans-
ferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, 
investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and 
16USC 66inote. Wildlife Coordiuatiou Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide that 
wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be co-
ordinated with other features of water-resource development pro-
grams of the Department of the Army. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related 
works, including such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance 
of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public 
agency, outside of harbor lines, and serving essential needs of general 
commerce and navigation; financing the United States share of the 
cost of operation and maintenance of remedial works in the Niagara 
River; activities of the California Debris Commission; administra-
tion of laws pertaining to preservation of navigable waters; surveys 
and charting of northern and northwestern lakes and connecting 
waters; clearing and straightening channels; removal of obstructions 
to navigation; rescue work, and repair, or restoration of flood control 
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Tojects threatened or destroyed by flood; and not to exceed $1,915,000 
or transfer to the Secretary of the Interior for conservation of fish 
and wildlife as authorized by law; $126,420,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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GENERAL EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration and related func-
tions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the Division 
Engineers; activities of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Har-
bors and the Beach Erosion Board; commercial statistics; and miscel-
laneous investigations; $12,120,000. 
FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of jflood control, and 
rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance of flood control proj-
ects threatened or destroyed by flood, as authorized by law (33 
U.S.C. 702a, 702g-l), $71,896,000, of which $171,300 shall be available 
for development of recreation facilities at existing reservoirs, to re-
main available until expended. 
45 Stat. 534; 49 
Stat. 1511. 
UNITED STATES SECTION, SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER J O I N T 
BOARD OF ENGINEERS 
For necessary expenses of the United States section of the Saint 
Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers, established by Executive 
Order 10500, dated November 4,1953, including services as authorized comp.^^.^g?^*^^^ 
by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates 
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not to exceed $100 per day for individuals; $30,000: Provided^ That 
no part of these funds shall be obligated until agreement has been 
entered into, by the United States Government and the United States 
entity authorized to construct the power works in the International 
Rapids section of the Saint Lawrence River, providing for the reim-
bursement of the expenditures of the United States section of this 
Board by the construction entity. 
INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CONGRESSES 
For necessary expenses of the meeting of the Permanent Interna-
tional Association of Navigation Congresses to be held in the United 
States in 1961, as authorized by law (72 Stat. 513), $150,000, to re-
main available until June 30, 1962. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations in this title shall be available for expenses of at-
tendance by military personnel of meetings in the manner authorized 
by section 19(b) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 336), uniforms, 
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or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131), and for printing, either during a recess 
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or session of Congress, of survey reports authorized by law, and such 
survey reports as may be printed during a recess of Congress shall 
be printed, with illustrations, as documents of the next succeeding 
session of Congress; and during the current fiscal year the revolving 
fund. Corps of Engineers, shall be available for purchase (not to ex-
ceed one hundred and sixty for replacement only) and hire of passen-
ger motor vehicles. 
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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF T H E INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation as 
43use 371 note, provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 
Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and 
other Acts applicable to that Bureau, as follows: 
GENERAL 
INVESTIGATIONS 
For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal 
reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and develop-
ment plans and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabilita-
tion and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing 
projects, to remain available until expended, $4,893,000, of which 
$3,943,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $500,000 
shall be derived from the Colorado River development fund: 
Pro-
vided^ That none of this appropriation shall be used for more than 
one-half of the cost of an investigation requested by a State, munici-
pality, or other interest: Provided 
further^ That $200,000 of this 
appropriation shall be transferred to the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required 
16use 66inote. ^y the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) 
to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration 
and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development 
programs of the Bureau of Reclamation. 
CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION 
For ^construction and rehabilitation of authorized reclamation proj-
ects or parts thereof (including power transmission facilities) and for 
other related activities, as authorized by law, to remain available until 
expended, $166,444,880, of which $90,000,000 shall be derived from the 
reclamation fund: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation shall 
be used to initiate the construction of transmission facilities within 
those areas covered by power wheeling service contracts which include 
provision for service to Federal establishments and preferred cus-
tomers, except those transmission facilities for which construction 
funds have been heretofore appropriated, those facilities which are 
necessary to carry out the terms of such contracts or those facilities 
for which the Secretary of the Interior finds the wheeling agency is 
unable or unwilling to provide for the integration of Federal projects 
or for service to a Federal establishment or preferred customer: Pro-
vided further^ That not to exceed $25,000 shall bs available toward 
investigation and the emergency rehabilitation of the Dalton Gardens, 
Avondale, and Hayden Lake Unit, Rathdrum Prairie Irrigation 
Projects, Idaho, to be repaid in full under conditions satisfactory to 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts 
thereof and of other facilities, as authorized by law; and for a soil 
and moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of 
the Bureau of Reclamation, pursuant to law, $31,443,000, of which 
$26,496,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $1,336,000 
shall be derived from the Colorado River Dam fund: Provided^ That 
funds advanced for operation and maintenance of reclamation projects 
or parts thereof shall be deposited to the credit of this appropriation 
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and may be expended for the same objects and in the same manner 
as sums appropriated herein may be expended, and the unexpended 
balances of such advances shall be credited (o the appropriation for 
the next succeeding fiscal year. 
LOAN PROGRAM 
For loans to irrigation districts and other public agencies for con-
s'^ruction of distribution systems on authorized Federal reclamation 
projects, and for loans and grants to non-Federal agencies for con-
struction of projects, as authorized by the Acts of July 4, 1955, as 
amended (43 U.S.C. 421a-421d), and August 6,1956 (43 U.S.C. 422a- ^^ stf^4.244; 7o 
422k), as amended (71 Stat. 48), including expenses necessary for 
carrying out the program, $11,642,825, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That any contract under the Act of July 4, 19£5 
(69 Stat. 244), as amended, not yet executed by the Secretary, which 
calls for the making of loans beyond the fiscal year in which the con-
tract is entered into shall be made only on the same conditions as those 
prescribed in section 12 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 
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1197). 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of general administration and related func-
tions in the offices of the Commissioner of Reclamation and in the 
regional offices of the Bureau of Eeclamation, $4,290,000, to be derived 
from the reclamation fund and to be nonreimbursable pursuant to the 
Act of April 19,1945 (43 U.S.C. 377) : Provided, That no part of any 
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other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or 
functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as general administra-
tive expenses. 
BOULDER CITY MUNICIPAL 
F U N D 
Not to exceed $150,000 of the Boulder City municipal fund shall 
be available without fiscal year limitation for initial construction, 
improvements, and additions to certain utility systems for that part 
of Boulder City known as Lakeview Addition, as authorized by sec-
tion 6 (b) (2) of the Act of September 2,1958 (72 Stat. 1731). 
DISPOSAL 
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COULEE DAM 
COMMUNITY 
Not to exceed $15,000 of the proceeds from the sale of Federal prop-
erty in the Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee areas shall be available 
without fiscal year limitation for payment to the city of Coulee Dam 
in accordance with the provisions of sections 7(b) and 9(a) of the Act 
of August 30,1957 (71 Stat. 530). 
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UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN 
F U N D 
For payment to the "Upper Colorado River Basin fund", author-
ized by section 5 of the Act of Aj)ril 11, 1956 (Public Law 485), 
^J^gc'eaod 
$61,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no 
part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for construc-
tion or operation of facilities to prevent waters of Lake Powell from 
entering any national monument. 
SPECIAL FUNDS 
Sums herein referred to as being derived from the reclamation fund, 
the Colorado River Dam fund, or the Colorado River development 
fund, are appropriated from the special funds in the Treasury created 
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32 Stat. 388; 45 b j the Act of Juiie 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), the Act of December 21, 
st^at. 1057: 54 Stat. ^^^8 (43 U.S.C. 617a), and the Act of July 19,1940 (43 U.S.C. 618a), 
respectively. 
Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of the 
Secretary, to be merged with and expended under the heads herein 
specified; and the unexpended balances of sums transferred for expend-
iture under the heads "Operation and Maintenance-' and "General 
Administrative Expenses" shall revert and be credited to the special 
fund from which derived. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations to the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for 
purchase of not to exceed ninety-eight passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; purchase of one aircraft for replacement only; pay-
ment of claims for damage to or loss of property, personal injury, or 
death arising out of activities of the Bureau of Reclamation; payment, 
except as otherwise provided for, of compensation and expense of 
persons on the rolls of the Bureau of Reclamation appointed as author-
ized by law to represent the United States in the negotiation and 
administration of interstate compacts without reimbursement or return 
under the reclamation laws; rewards for information or evidence 
concerning violations of law involving property under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Reclamation; performance of the functions specified 
under the head "Operation and Maintenance Administration", Bureau 
58 Stat. 4 87. 
^f Reclamation, in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1945; 
preparation and dissemination of useful information 
including 
recordings, photographs, and photographic prints; and studies of 
recreational uses of reservoir areas, and investigation and recovery 
of archeological and paleontological remains in such areas in the same 
49 Stat. 666. 
manner as provided for in the Act of August 21,1935 (16 U.S.C. 461-
467) : Provided, That no part of any appropriation made herein shall 
59 Stat. 54. 
be available pursuant to the Act of April 19,1945 (43 U.S.C. 377), for 
expenses other than those incurred on behalf of specific reclamation 
projects except "General Administrative Expenses" and amounts pro-
vided for reconnaissance, basin surveys, and general engineering and 
research under the head "General Investigations". 
Allotments to the Missouri River Basin project from the appro-
priation under the head "Construction and Rehabilitation" shall be 
available additionally for said project for those functions of the 
Bureau of Reclamation provided for under the head "General In-
vestigations" (but this authorization shall not preclude use of the 
appropriation under said head within that area), and for the con-
tinuation of investigations by agencies of the Department on a gen-
eral plan for the development of the Missouri River Basin. 
Such 
allotments may be expended through or in cooperation with State 
and other Federal agencies, and advances to such agencies are hereby 
authorized. 
Sums appropriated herein which are expended in the performance 
of reimbursable functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be 
returnable to the extent and in the manner provided by law. 
No part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation, 
contained in this Act or in any prior Act, which represents amounts 
earned under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be 
obligated for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts 
are to be paid: Provided, That the incurring of any obligation pro-
hibited by this paragraph shall be deemed a violation of section 3679 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665). 
No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operation 
and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, 
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shall be used for the particular benefit of lands (a) within the bound-
aries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a water users' 
organization, or (c) of any individual, when such district, organiza-
tion, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months in 
the payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the 
United States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau of 
Reclamation. 
Not to exceed $225,000 may be expended from the appropriation 
"Construction and rehabilitation" for work by force account on any 
one project or Missouri Basin unit and then only when such work 
is unsuitable for contract or no acceptable bid has been received and, 
other than otherwise provided in this paragraph or as may be neces-
sary to meet local emergencies, not to exceed 12 per centum of the 
construction allotment for any project from the appropriation "Con-
struction and rehabilitation" contained in this Act shall be available 
for construction work by force account: Provided^ That this para-
graph shall not apply to work performed under the Rehabilitation 
and Betterment Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 724). 
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BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, as authorized by law, $18,720,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the 
Bonneville transmission system and of marketing electric power and 
energy, $10,800,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
Appropriations of the Bonneville Power Administration shall be 
available to carry out all the duties imposed upon the Administrator 
pursuant to law, including purchase of one aircraft for replacement 
only. Appropriations made herein to the Bonneville Power Admin-
istration shall be available in one fund, except that the appropriation 
herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available only for 
the service of the current fiscal year. 
Other than as may be necessary to meet local emergencies, not to 
exceed 12 per centum of the appropriation for construction herein 
made for the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available for 
construction work by force account or on a hired-labor basis. 
SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power trans-
mission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pur-
suant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 
(16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, including 
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purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, 
$800,000. 
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58 Stat. 890. 
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SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected 
therewith, in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power 
area, $1,325,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power trans-
mission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pur-
suant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 
(16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, including 
purchase of not to exceed six passenger motor vehicles, of which four 
are for replacement only, $1,250,000. 
CONTINUING FUND 
Not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available during the current fiscal 
year from the continuing fund for all costs in connection with the pur-
chase of electric power and energy, and rentals for the use of trans-
mission facilities. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR 
Emergency funds. 
QEC. 201. Appropriations in this title shall be available for expendi-
ture or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of 
the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement or repair 
of buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or 
destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided^ 
That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds 
specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for 
emergencies shall have been exhausted. 
SEC. 202. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer 
(within each bureau or office) of any appropriation in this title, in 
addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several 
agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest or 
range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations in this title shall be available for operation 
of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever con-
solidation of activities will contribute to efficiency or economy, and 
said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any 
other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act of June 30, 
1932 (31 U.S.C. 686) : Provided, That reimbursements for cost of sup-
plies, materials and equipment, and for services rendered may be 
credited to the appropriation current at the time such reimbursements 
are received. 
SEC. 204. No part of any funds made available by this Act to the 
Southwestern Power Administration may be made available to any 
other agency, bureau, or office for any purposes other than for services 
rendered pursuant to law to the Southwestern Power Administration. 
Fire prevention. 
Op e r a t i o n 
of 
warehouses, etc. 
47 Stat. 417. 
Restriction. 
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751 
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT OFFICES 
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Commission in carrying 
out the purposes of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, in- 
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eluding the employment of aliens; rental in or near the District of note. 
Columbia; services authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 
1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a) ; purchase of equipment; purchase, maintenance, 
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and operation of aircraft; publication and dissemination of atomic 
information; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms; official en-
tertainment expenses (not to exceed $30,000); not to exceed $3,650,000 
for expenses of travel; reimbursement of the General Services Admin-
istration for security guard services; not to exceed $53,400,000 for per-
sonal services; purchase (not to exceed four hundred and sixty, of 
which four hundred and thirty-seven are for replacement only, in-
cluding two at not to exceed $4,000 each) and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; $2,451,210,000, which, together with the unexpended balances, 
as of June 30,1960, of prior year appropriations made available under 
this head to the Atomic Energy Commission, and any moneys (ex-
cept sums received from disposal of property under the Atomic 
Energy Community Act of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2301)) received by the 
^^ stat. 471. 
Commission, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3617 of the 
Kevised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided^ That of such amounts $100,000 may be expended 
for objects of a confidential nature and in any such case the certificate 
of the Commission as to the amount of the expenditure and that it is 
deemed inadvisable to specify the nature thereof shall be deemed a 
sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been ex-
pended : Provided further^ That from this appropriation transfers of 
sums may be made to other agencies of the Government for the per-
formance of the work for which this appropriation is made, and in 
such cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the appropria-
tion to which transferred: Provided further^ That no part of this ap-
propriation shall be used in connection with the payment of a fixed 
fee to any contractor or firm of contractors engaged under a cost-plus-
a-fixed-fee contract or contracts at any installation of the Commis-
sion, where that fee for community management is at a rate in excess 
of $90,000 per annum, or for the operation of a transportation system 
where that fee is at a rate in excess of $45,000 per annum. 
PLANT ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses of the Commission, as authorized by law, in connection 
with the purchase and construction of plant and other expenses 
incidental thereto necessary in carrying out the purposes of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including the acquisition 
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or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or note, 
facility acquisition, construction, or expansion; and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; $212,750,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided^ That not to exceed $10,000,000 of this appropriation, may 
be transferred to the appropriation for "Operating expenses", if the 
Commission determines such transfer is necessary to carry out the 
purposes of the cooperative power reactor demonstration program 
authorized under the Commission's authorization Act for the fiscal 
year 1961: Provided further^ That, in addition to the amounts appro-
priated herein, there is authorized to be transferred to this appro-
priation and merged therewith, the amount of $6,300,000 from the 
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appropriation "Research, development, test, and evaluation, Air 
Force , for construction of test and developmental facilities under 
the aircraft nuclear propulsion program: Provided further^ That not 
to exceed $3,500,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the 
appropriation "Other Procurement, Navy*', solely for construction 
of power reactor plants for the Antarctic. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Any appropriation available under this or any other Act to the 
Atomic Energy Commission may initially be used subject to limita-
tions in this Act during the fiscal year 1961 to finance the procure-
ment of materials, services, or other costs which are a part of work 
or activities for which funds have been provided in any other appro-
priation available to the Commission: Provided,, That appropriate 
transfers or adjustments between such appropriations shall subse-
quent!}^ be made for such costs on the basis of actual application 
determined 
in accordance with 
generally 
accepted 
accounting 
principles. 
Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation herein may be 
transferred to any other such appropriation, but no such appropria-
tion, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be increased by more 
than 5 per centum by any such transfers, and any such transfers shall 
be reported promptly to the Appropriations Committees of the House 
and Senate. 
Restriction on 
J^Q part of any appropriation herein shall be used to confer a fel-
fellowships. 
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iowship on any person who advocates or who is a member of an organi-
zation or party that advocates the overthrow of the Government of 
the United States by force or violence or with respect to whom the 
Commission finds, upon investigation and report by the Civil Service 
Commission on the character, associations, and loyalty of whom, that 
reasonable grounds exist for belief that such person is disloyal to 
the Government of the United States: Provided,, That any person who 
advocates or who is a member of an organization or party that advo-
cates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force 
or violence and accepts employment or a fellowship the salary, wages, 
stipend, grant, or expenses for which are paid from any appropria-
tion contained herein shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, 
Penalty. 
shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 
one year, or both: Provided further^ That the above penal clause shall 
be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of 
existing law. 
TENNESSEE VALXEY AUTHORITY 
PAYMENT TO TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FUND 
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Tennessee 
48 Stat. 58. 
Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C, ch. 12A), 
including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and purchase 
(not to exceed two hundred for replacement only) and hire of passen-
ger motor vehicles, $20,520,000, to remain available until expended. 
U.S. 
STUDY COMMISSION—SOUTHEAST RIVER BASINS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act 
approved August 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 1090), including services as 
60 Stat. 810. 
authorized by the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), to remain 
available until June 30,1963, $1,550,000. 
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763 
U.S. 
STUDY COMMISSION—TEXAS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of title I I of the 
Act approved August 28, 1958, as amended (72 Stat. 1058, 73 Stat. 
456), including services as authorized by the Act of August 2, 1946 
(5 U.S.C. 55a), to remain available until June 30,1962, $1,250,000. 
This Act may be cited as the "Public Works Appropriation Act, 
1961". 
Approved September 2, 1960. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Short title. 
Public Law 86-701 
AN ACT 
September 2, 1960 
To amend section 152, title 18, United States Code, with respect to the con- 
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cealment of assets in contemplation of banltruptcy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph 
6 of section 152, title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"Whoever, either individually or as an agent or officer of any 
person or corporation, in contemplation of a bankruptcy proceed-
mg by or against him or any other person or corporation, or with 
intent to defeat the bankruptcy law, knowingly and fraudulently 
transfers or conceals any of his property or the property of such 
other person or corporation; or". 
Approved September 2, 1960. 
Bankruptcy. 
Concealment o f 
assets. 
Public Law 86-702 
AN ACT 
September 2, 1960 
To clarify certain provisions of the Criminal Code relating to the importation, 
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or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles (18 
U.S.C. 42(a), 42(b)) ; and relating to the transportation or receipt of wild 
mammals or birds taken in violation of State, National, or foreign laws (18 
U.S.C. 43), and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 42(a) 
and 42 (b), title 18, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: 
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§ 42. Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish 
(including mollusks and Crustacea), amphibia, and rep-
tiles; permits, specimens for museums; regulations 
"(a)(1) The importation into the United States, any territory of 
the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Eico, or any possession of the United States, or any shipment 
between the continental United States, the District of Columbia, 
Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the 
United States, of the mongoose of the species Herpestes auropunc-
tatus; of the species of so-called 'flying foxes' or fruit bats of the 
genus Pteropus; and such other species of wild mammals, wild birds, 
fish (including mollusks and Crustacea), amphibians, reptiles, or the 
offspring or eggs of any of the foregoing which the Secretary of the 
Interior may prescribe by regulation to be injurious to human beings, 
to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife or 
Import 
i n j u r i o u 
mals, etc 
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