An Act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, and for other purposes
PL 87-122 (H.R.6345), enacted 08/03/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-122-AUG. 3, 1961 
[75 ST A T . 
August 3, 1961 
[H. R. 6345] 
Public Law 87-122 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending June 30,1962, and for other purposes. 
Be it eTiacted hy the Senate cmd House of Representatives 
of the 
intlrio/'a^^/^Re- United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the following 
A**ro'*riatu>n"AcV ^^^^ ^^® appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
^ ppropr a on c , ^^^^ appropriated, for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF T H E INTERIOR 
PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
43 u s e 118 If. 
MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for protection, use, improvement, develop-
ment, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, and performance 
of other functions, as authorized by law, in the management of lands 
and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management, $32,500,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction of access roads, acquisition of rights-of-way and 
of existing connecting roads (other than on the revested Oregon and 
California Railroad grant lands), and acquisition and construction 
of buildings and appurtenant facilities, $850,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA GRANT LANDS 
For construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, refor-
estation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and Cali-
fornia Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and 
California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-
way ; and acquisition of rights-of-way and of existing connecting roads 
on or adjacent to such lands; an amount equivalent to 25 percentum 
of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the 
revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided^ That the amount appropriated herein 
for the purposes of this appropriation on lands administered by the 
Forest Service shall be transferred to the Forest Service, Department 
of Agriculture: Provided 
further^ That the amount appropriated 
herein for road construction on lands other than those administered 
by the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Bureau of Public 
Roads, Department of Commerce: Provided further^ That the amount 
appropriated herein is hereby made a reimbursable charge against the 
Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be reimbursed to 
the general fund in the Treasury in accordance with the provisions 
of the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title I I of the Act of 
August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 876) : Provided further, That any unex-
pended balances heretofore appropriated under this head shall be 
available for the purposes of this appropriation. 
43 u s e 118 If. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management shall be avail-
able for purchase of seventeen passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only; purchase of two aircraft (one of which shall be for replace-
ment only); purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary struc-
tures; and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and 
appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title: Provided^ 
That of appropriations herein made for the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment expenditures in connection with the revested Oregon and Cali-
fornia Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands 
(other than expenditures made under the appropriation "Oregon and 
California grant lands") shall be reimbursed from the 25 per centum 
referred to m subsection (c), title II, of the Act approved August 28, 
1937 (50 Stat. 876), of the special fund designated the "Oregon and 
California land-grant fund" and section 4 of the Act approved May 
24,1939 (53 Stat. 754), of the special fund designated the "Coos Bay 
Wagon Road grant fund": Provided further^ That appropriations 
herein made may be expended on a reimbursable basis for (1) surveys 
of lands other than those under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
Management and (2) protection and leasing of lands and mineral 
resources for the State of Alaska. 
RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improve-
ments pursuant to the provisions of sections 3 and 10 of the Act of 
June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U.S.C. 315), sums equal to the aggre- 
43 ul'c •3^?5b, 
gate of all moneys received, during the current fiscal year, as range ^isi, 315m. 
improvements fees under section 3 of said Act, 25 per centum of all 
moneys received, during the current fiscal year, under section 15 of 
said Act, and the amount designated for range improvements from 
grazing fees from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Depart-
ment of the Interior by Executive Order 10787, dated November 6, 
1958, to remain available until expended. 
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BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS 
EDUCATION A N D WELFARE SERVICES 
For expenses necessary to provide education and welfare services 
for Indians, either directly or in cooperation with States and other 
organizations, including payment (in advance or from date of ad-
mission), of care, tuition, assistance, and other expenses of Indians 
in boarding homes, institutions, or schools; grants and other assist-
ance to needy Indians; maintenance of law and order, and payment 
of rewards for information or evidence concerning violations of law 
on Indian reservations or lands; and operation of Indian arts and 
crafts shops and museums; $71,000,000. 
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary for management, development, improve-
ment, and protection of resources and appurtenant facilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including payment of 
irrigation assessments and charges; acquisition of water rights; ad-
vances for Indian industrial and business enterprises; operation of 
Indian arts and crafts shops and museums; and development of Indian 
arts and crafts as authorized by law; $29,075,000. 
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Restrictions. 
25 u s e 631 and 
note. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction, major repair, and improvement of irrigation and 
power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities; acquisition of 
lands and interests in lands; preparation of lands for farming; and 
architectural and engineering services by contract; $39,561,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided^ That no part of the sum 
herein appropriated shall be used for the acquisition of land within the 
States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, 
Utah, and Wyoming outside of the boundaries of existing Indian res-
ervations : Provided further^ That no part of this appropriation shall 
be used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of 
Nevada, Oregon, and Washington either inside or outside the bound-
aries of existing reservations. 
KoAD CONSTRUCTION (LIQUIDATION OP CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority con-
tained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, and the Act of 
August 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 834), $16,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, including such expenses in field offices, $3,967,000. 
LIQUIDATION OF KLAMATH AND MENOMINEE AGENCIES 
For expenses necessary for the liquidation of the Klamath and 
Menominee Indian Agencies in terminating supervision over the prop-
erty of the Klamath and Menominee Tribes of Indians and the in-
dividual members thereof, $31,000. 
49 Stat. 1458. 
25 
u s e 
309, 
309iu 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the 
revolving fund for loans) shall be available for expenses of exhibits; 
purchase of not to exceed two hundred and thirty passenger motor 
vehicles (including twenty-five for police-type use which may exceed 
by $300 each the general purchase price limitation for the current 
fiscal year) for replacement only, which may be used for the trans-
portation of Indians; advance payments for service (including serv-
ices which may extend beyond the current fiscal year) under contracts 
executed pursuant to the Act of June 4,1936 (25 U.S.C. 452), the Act 
of August 3,1956 (70 Stat. 986), and legislation terminating Federal 
supervision over certain Indian tribes; purchase of ice for official use 
of employees; and expenses required by continuing or permanent 
treaty provisions. 
TRIBAL FUNDS 
In addition to the tribal funds authorized to be expended by existing 
law, there is hereby appropriated $3,000,000 from tribal funds not 
otherwise available for expenditure for the benefit of Indians and 
Indian tribes, including pay and travel expenses of employees j care, 
tuition, and other assistance to Indian children attending public and 
private schools (which may be paid in advance or from date of admis-
sion) ; purchase of land and improvements on land, title to which shall 
be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribe for 
which purchased; lease of lands and water rights; compensation and 
expenses of attorneys and other persons employed by Indian tribes 
under approved contracts; pay, travel, and other expenses of tribal 
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249 
officers, councils, and committees thereof, or other tribal organizations, 
including mileage for use of privately owned automobiles and per 
diem in lieu of subsistence at rates established administratively but 
not to exceed those applicable to civilian employees of the Govern-
ment ; relief of Indians, without regard to section 7 of the Act of May 
27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), including cash grants; and employment of a 
recreational director for the Menominee Reservation and a curator 
for the Osage Museum, each of whom shall be appointed with the 
approval of their respective tribal councils and without regard to the 
classification laws: Provided^ That in addition to the amount appro-
priated herein, tribal funds may be advanced to Indian tribes during 
the current fiscal year for such purposes as may be designated by the 
governing body of the particular tribe involved and approved by the 
Secretary: Provided^ however^ That no part of this appropriation or 
Restriction, 
other tribal funds shall be used for the acquisition of land or water 
rights within the States of Nevada, Oregon, "Washington, and Wyo-
ming, either inside or outside the boundaries of existing Indian reser-
vations, if such acquisition results in the property being exempted 
from local taxation, except as provided for by the Act of July 24, 
1956 (70 Stat. 627). 
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION 
For expenses necessary for the management and protection of the 
areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service, 
including protection of lands in process of condemnation; and for 
plans, investigations, and studies of the recreational resources (exclu-
sive of preparation of detail plans and working drawings) and arche-
ological values in river basins of the United States (except the Mis-
souri River Basin); $21,786,500. 
MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES 
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and rehabil-
itation of roads (including furnishing special road maintenance 
service to trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), trails, build-
ings, utilities, and other physical facilities essential to the operation 
of areas administered pursuant to law by the National Park Service, 
$17,869,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and improvement, without regard to the Act of 
August 24, 1912, as amended (16 IJ.S.C. 451), of buildings, utilities, 
37 stat. 46o. 
and other physical facilities; the repair or replacement of roads, 
trails, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or 
destroyed by fire, flood, or storm, or the construction of projects 
deferred by reason of the use of funds for such purposes; the acquisi-
tion of water rights; and not to exceed $5,350,000 tor the acquisition 
of lands, interest therein, improvements, and related personal prop-
erty ; $34,476,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority con-
tained in title 23, United States Code, section 203, $30,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
herein provided shall be expended for construction on the following: 
Fort "Washington and Greenbelt Park, Maryland, except minor roads 
and trails; Daingerfield Island Marina, "Virginia; and extension of 
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the George Washington Memorial Parkway from vicinity of Brick-
yard Road to Great Falls, Maryland. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the National 
Park Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, $1,581,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available 
for the purchase of not to exceed one hundred and six passenger motor 
vehicles (of which ninety are for replacement only), including not 
to exceed forty-three for police-type use which may exceed by $300 
each the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year; 
and the objects and purposes specified in the Acts of August 8, 1953 
sttlt\t*^^'' 
^^ (16 U.S.C. lb-Id), and July 1,1955 (16 U.S.C.18f). 
OFFICE OF TERRITORIES 
ADMINISTRATION OF TERRITORIES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of Territories and 
for the departmental administration of the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands, under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Inte-
rior, including expenses of the offices of the Governors of Guam and 
American Samoa, as authorized by law (48 U.S.C., sees. 1422, 1431a 
64 Stat. 386. 
(c)); salaries of the Governor of the Virgin Islands, the Govern-
ment Secretary, the Government Comptroller, and the members of 
their immediate staffs as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1591, 72 Stat. 
68 Stat. 503. 
1095); purchase of two passenger motor vehicles; compensation and 
48 use 1641. 
mileage of members of the legislatures in Guam, American Samoa, 
and the Virgin Islands as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. sees. 1421d 
Stat. ^53; 73st^t! (^)' 1431a(c), and 1572e); compensation and expenses of the judi-
568.' 
' 
' ciary in American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U.S.C. 1431a 
(c)); grants to American Samoa, in addition to current local rev-
enues, for support of governmental functions; and personal services, 
household equipment and furnishings, and utilities necessary in the 
operation of the houses of the Governors of Guam and American 
Samoa; $5,834,000: Provided, That the Territorial and local govern-
ments herein provided for are authorized to make purchases through 
the General Services Administration: Provided further, That appro-
priations available for the administration of Territories may be 
expended for the purchase, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
aircraft and surface vessels for official purposes and for commercial 
transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary. 
TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 
For expenses necessary for the Department of the Interior in admin-
istration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands pursuant to the 
Trusteeship Agreement approved by joint resolution of July 18, 1947 
48ulc fesT^d 
(^1 ^*^^- ^^'^)' ^^^ ^^9 ^^* o* J^^? ^^' 1^^* (^^ ^*^^- ^^^)' including 
note. 
the expenses of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands; compensation and expenses of the Judiciary of the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; grants to the Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Islands in addition to local revenues, for support 
of governmental functions; $6,104,000: Provided, 
That the revolv-
ing fund for loans to locally owned private trading enterprises 
shall continue to be available during the fiscal year 1962: Pro-
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251 
vided 
further^ 
That 
all 
financial 
transactions 
of 
the 
Trust 
Territory, including such transactions of all agencies or instru-
mentalities established or utilized by such Trust Territory, shall 
be audited by the General Accounting OflGlce in accordance with the 
provisions of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (42 Stat. 23), as 3i use i. 
amended, and the Accounting and Auditing Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 
834) : Provided further^ That the government of the Trust Territory 
^i use es note. 
of the Pacific Islands is authorized to make purchases through the 
General Services Administration: Provided further^ That appropria-
tions available for the Administration of the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands may be expended for the purchase, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of aircraft and surface vessels for official pur-
poses and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Sec-
retary to be necessary in carrying out the provisions of article 6(2) of 
the Trusteeship Agreement approved by Congress: Provided further^ 
®
* ^*** ^^^^ 
That notwithstanding the provisions of any law, the Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Islands is authorized to receive, during the current fiscal 
year, from the Department of Agriculture for distribution on the same 
basis as domestic distribution in any State, Territory, or possession of 
the United States, without exchange of funds, such surplus food com-
modities as may be available pursuant to section 32 of the Act of 
August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c) and section 416 of the 49 stat. 774. 
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431). 
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ALASKA PUBLIC WORKS 
Not to exceed $108,000 of appropriations heretofore granted under 
this head shall be available during the current fiscal year for admin-
istrative expenses necessary for liquidation of the public works pro-
gram carried out under the Act of August 24, 1949, as amended (48 
U.S.C. 486-486J). 
63 stat. 627. 
ALASKA RAILROAD REVOLVING FUND 
The Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue available until 
expended for the work authorized by law, including operation and 
maintenance of oceangoing or coastwise vessels by ownership, charter, 
or arrangement with other branches of the Government service, for 
the purpose of providing additional facilities for transportation of 
freight, passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit 
and development of industries or travel in the area served; and pay-
ment of compensation and expenses as authorized by section 42 of the 
Act of September 7,1916 (5 U.S.C. 793), to be reimbursed as therein 
39 stat. 750. 
provided: Provided^ That no employee shall be paid an annual salary 
out of said fund in excess of the salaries prescribed by the Classifica-
tion Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-15, except the general J^jf^**! ??i* 
manager of said railroad, one assistant general manager at not to ex-
ceed the salaries prescribed by said Act for GS-17, and five officers at 
not to exceed the salaries prescribed by said Act for grade GS-16. 
MINERAL RESOURCES 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
SURVEYS, I N V E S T I G A T I O N S , AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary for the Geological Survey to perform 
survevs, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, 
and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its Terri-
tories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by law (72 Stat. 
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5 use 485 note. 837); classify lands as to mineral character and water and power 
resources; give engineering supervision to power permits and Federal 
Power Commission licenses; enforce departmental regulations appli-
cable to oil, gas, and other mining leases, permits, licenses, and operat-
ing contracts; control the interstate shipment of contraband oil as 
49 Stat. 30. 
required by law (15 U.S.C. Y15); and publish and disseminate data 
relative to the foregoing activities; $49,720,000, of which $8,430,000 
shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities 
for water resources investigations: Provided^ That no part of this 
appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of 
any topographic mapping or water resources investigations carried 
on in cooperation with any State or municipality. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be avail-
able for purchase of not to exceed sixty-four passenger motor vehicles, 
for replacement only; reimbursement of the General Services Admin-
istration for security guard service for protection of confidential files; 
contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the 
making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is adminis-
tratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; 
construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant 
facilities; acquisition of lands for gaging stations and observation 
wells; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the 
rolls of the Geological Survey appointed, as authorized by law, to 
represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of 
interstate compacts. 
BUREAU OF MINES 
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for promoting the conservation, explora-
tion, development, production, and utilization of mineral resources, in-
cluding fuels, in the United States, its Territories, and possessions; 
and developing synthetics and substitutes; $24,800,000. 
HEALTH AND SAFETY 
For expenses necessary for promotion of health and safety in mines 
and in the minerals industries, and controlling fires in coal deposits, 
as authorized by law, $7,200,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For the construction and improvement of facilities under the juris-
diction of the Bureau of Mines, $835,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau 
of Mines, including such expenses in the regional ofl&ces, $1,290,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and fimds available to the Bureau of Mines may 
be expended for purchase of not to exceed seventy passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only; providing transportation services in 
isolated areas for employees, student dependents of employees, and 
other pupils, and such activities may be financed under cooperative 
arrangements; purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in 
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258 
connection with mine rescue and first-aid work: Provided, That the 
Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and 
other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute 
projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: 
Provided further, That the sums made available for the current fiscal 
year to the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force for the 
acquisition of helium from the Bureau of Mines shall be transferred 
to the Bureau of Mines, and said sums, together with all other pay-
ments to the Bureau of Mines for helium, shall be credited to the 
special helium production fund, established pursuant to the Act of 
March 3, 1925, as amended (50 U.S.C. 164(c)): Provided 
further, 
That the Bureau of Mines is authorized, during the current fiscal year, 
to sell directly or through any Government agency, including corpora-
tions, any metal or mineral product that may be manufactured in 
pilot plants operated by the Bureau of Mines, and the proceeds of 
such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF H E L I U M PROPERTIES 
The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts and agreements 
pursuant to section 3(a)(2) of the Helium Act Amendments of 1960 
which shall require payments for helium in any one fiscal year in an 
amount not to exceed $47,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary is also 
authorized to borrow from the Treasury for payment to the helium 
production fund pursuant to section 12(a) of such Act to carry out 
the provisions of the Act and contractual obligations thereunder, 
including helium purchases, to remain available without fiscal year 
limitation, $10,000,000. 
74 Stat. 9 IS. 
50 u s e 167not«. 
74 Stat. 918. 
50 u s e 167 note. 
OFFICE OF COAL RESEARCH 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to encourage and stimulate the production 
and conservation of coal in the United States through research and 
development, as authorized by Public Law 86-599, $1,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $225,000 shall 
be available for administration and supervision. 
OFFICE OF MINERALS EXPLORATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to provide a program for the discovery of 
the minerals reserves of the United States, its territories and posses-
sions, by encouraging exploration for minerals, including administra-
tion of contracts entered into prior to June 30, 1958, under section 303 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, $750,000, includ-
ing not to exceed $213,600 for administrative and technical services, 2093 
to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF OIL AND GAS 
74 Stat. 336. 
30 u s e 668. 
64 Stat. 801. 
5 0 u s e 
app. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary to discharge his 
responsibilities with respect to oil and gas, including cooperation with 
the petroleum industry and State authorities in the production, 
processing, and utilization of petroleum and its products, and natural 
gas, $531,000. 
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F I S H AND W I L D L I F E SEKVICE 
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF F I S H AND WILDLIFE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Commissioner, $364,000. 
BUREAU OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES 
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, con-
servation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of 
commercial fishery resources, including whales, sea lions, and related 
aquatic plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication 
of information concerning such resources; promotion of education 
and training of fishery personnel; and the performance of other 
functions related thereto, as authorized by law; $12,150,000: Provided^ 
That the unexpended balances available for the Columbia River fish 
sanctuary program under appropriations heretofore granted for Civil 
Functions, Department of the Army, under the head "Operation and 
maintenance, general", shall be merged with this appropriation. 
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES 
(SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For purchase of foreign currencies which accrue under title I of 
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), for the purposes authorized by section 
72 Stat. 275. 
104 (k) of that Act, $300,000, which shall be available to purchase 
only those currencies which the Treasury Department shall determine 
to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities 
required for the conservation, management, investigation, protection, 
and utilization of commercial fishery resources and the acquisition of 
lands and interests therein, $7,561,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided^ That the unexpended balances available for the 
Columbia River fish sanctuary program under appropriations hereto-
fore granted for Civil Functions, Department of the Army, under the 
head "Construction, general", shall be merged with this appropriation. 
CONSTRUCTION OF FISHING VESSELS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
46 us*c^i4o 1- '^^^^ ^^' 1^^^' public Law 86-516, to assist in the construction of fish-
1413. 
" ing vessels, $750,000. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of 
Commercial Fisheries, including such expenses in the regional offices, 
$482,000. 
ADMINISTRATION OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS 
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of February 26, 1944, as 
58 Stat. 100. 
amended (16 U.S.C. 631a-631q), there are appropriated amounts not 
to exceed $1,981,000, to be derived from Pribilot Islands fund. 
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FISHERIES LOAN FUND 
During the current fiscal year not to exceed $250,000 of the Fisheries 
loan fund shall be available for administrative expenses. 
BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE 
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF RESOURCES 
For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conser-
vation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of sport 
fishery and wildlife resources, except whales, seals, and sea lions, and 
for the performance of other authorized functions related to such 
resources; operation of the industrial properties within the Crab 
Orchard National Wildlife Kefuge (61 Stat. 770); maintenance of the 
herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife 
Refuge; puraiase or rent of land, and functions related to wildlife 
management in California (16 U.S.C. 695-695c); and leasing and 
62 stat. 238. 
management of lands for the protection of the Florida Key deer; 
$23,315,650. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities 
required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, 
and utilization of sport fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisi-
tion of lands and interests therein, $5,257,500, to remain available 
until expended. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of 
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, including such expenses in the regional 
offices, $1,071,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations and funds available to the Fish and Wildlife 
Service shall be available for purchase of not to exceed one hundred 
and seventy-four passenger motor vehicles of which one hundred and 
fifty-three 
shall be for replacement only (including ninety-one for 
police-type use which may exceed by $300 each the general purchase 
price limitation for the current fiscal year); purchase of not to ex-
ceed nine aircraft for replacement only; not to exceed $30,000 for 
payment, in the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evi-
dence concerning violations of laws administered by the Fish and 
Wildlife Service; publication and distribution of bulletins as author-
ized by law (7 U.S.C. 417); rations or commutation of rations for 
34 stat. 69o. 
officers and crews of vessels at rates not to exceed $3 per man per day; 
repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation 
areas caused by operations of the Fish and Wildlife Service; options 
for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities 
incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are 
not inconsistent with their primarj purposes; and the maintenance 
and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the 
jurisdiction of the Fish and Wildlife Service and to which the United 
States has title, and which are utilized pursuant to law in connection 
with management and investigation of fish and wildlife resources. 
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OFFICE OF SALINE WATER 
[75 8T A T , 
66 Stat. 328; 
Stat. 198. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out provisions of the Act of July 3, 
69 1952, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1951-1958), authorizing studies of the 
conversion of saline water for beneficial consumptive uses, $1,755,000, 
of which not to exceed $220,000 shall be available for administration 
and coordination. 
72 Stat. 1706. 
60 Stat. 237. 
5 u s e 1001 note. 
CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE 
For an additional amount for construction, operation, and main-
tenance of demonstration plants for the production of water suitable 
for agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial consump-
tive uses, as authorized by the Act of September 2, 1958 (42 U.S.C. 
1958a-1958g), $4,550,000, to remain available until September 3,1965. 
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $3,492,000, and 
in addition, not to exceed $130,000 may be reimbursed or transferred 
to this appropriation from other accounts available to the Depart-
ment of the Interior: Provided^ That hearing officers appointed for 
Indian probate work need not be appointed pursuant to the Adminis-
trative Procedure Act (60 Stat. 237), as amended. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Emergency con-
•tnictlon. 
Forest or range 
fires. 
Op e r a t l o n 
of 
warehouses, etc. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior 
(referred to herein as the Secretary), including teletype rentals and 
service, $3,185,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
SEC. 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 
expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the 
approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replace-
ment, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or 
equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other 
unavoidable causes: Promded^ 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. 102. 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 
Department of the Interior: Provided^ That appropriations made in 
this title for fire suppression purposes shall be available for the pay-
ment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 103. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 
operation of warehouses, parages, shops, and similar facilities, wher-
ever consolidation 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 
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257 
June 30, 1932 (31 U.S.C. 686): Provided, That reimbursements for 
^^ stat. 4i7. 
costs of supplies, materials and equipment, and for services rendered 
may be credited to the appropriation current at the time such reim-
bursements are received. 
SEC. 104. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior 
in this title or in the Public Works Appropriation Act, 1962 shall be 
available for services as authorized by section 16 of the Act of 
August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), when authorized by the Secretary, 
eo stat. sio. 
at rates not to exceed $75 per diem for individuals, and in total 
amount not to exceed $175,000; maintenance and operation of air-
craft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; pay-
ment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when 
authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the 
E
ayment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for liorary mem-
ership in societies or associations which issue publications to mem-
bers only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are 
not members. 
SEC. 105. Appropriations available to the Department of the In-
terior for salaries and expenses shall be available for uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 2131 and D.C. 
C o d e 4 - 2 0 4 ) . 
Jf stat. 11U; 43 
T I T L E II—RELATED AGENCIES 
* 
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DEPARTMENT or 
AGRICULTURE 
FOREST SERVICE 
FOREST PROTECTION AND UTILIZATION 
For expenses necessary for forest protection and utilization, as 
follows: 
Forest land management: For necessary expenses of the Forest 
Service, not otherwise provided for, including the administration, 
improvement^ development, and management of lands under Forest 
Service administration, fighting and preventing forest fires on or 
threatening such lands and for liquidation of obligations incurred in 
the preceding fiscal year for such purposes, control of white pine 
blister rust and other forest diseases and insects on Federal and non-
Federal lands; $128,000,000, of which $5,000,000 for fighting and 
preventing forest fires and $1,910,000 for insect and disease control 
shall be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended, to the extent necessary under the then existing 
31 use 665. 
conditions: Provided, That not more than $300,000 may be used for 
acquisition of land under the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (16 
U.S.C. 513-519): Provided 
further, 
That funds appropriated tor 
36 stat. 962. 
"Cooperative range improvements", pursuant to section 12 of the Act 
of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), may be advanced to this 
64 stat. 85. 
appropriation. 
Forest research: For forest research at forest and range experi-
ment stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, as author-
ized by law; $26,368,000. 
State and private forestry cooperation: For cooperation with States 
in forest-fire prevention and suppression, in forest tree planting on 
non-Federal public and private lands, and in forest management and 
processing, and for advising timberland owners, associations, wood-
using industries, and others in the application of forest management 
principles and processing of forest products, as authorized by law; 
$15,800,000. 
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[75 STAT. 
FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION ) 
For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of title 23, 
United States Code, sections 203 and 205, relating to the construction 
and maintenance of forest development roads and trails, $35,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, for liquidation of obligations 
incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States 
Code, section 203: Provided^ That funds available under the Act of 
37 Stat. 843. 
March 4,1913 (16 U.S.C. 501), shall be merged with and made a part 
of this appropriation: Provided further, That not less than the amount 
made available under the provisions of the Act of March 4,1913, shall 
be expended under the provisions of such Act. 
ACCESS ROADS 
For acquiring by condemnation or otherwise additional roads needed 
for access to national-forest lands in carrying out the Act of June 4, 
stat!l2l; 30°|L" 1897, as amended (16 U.S.C. 471, 472, 475, 476, 551), $2,000,000, to 
34. * 
' 
' remain available until expended. 
ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS 
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FORE8T 
For the acquisition of forest land within the Superior National 
Forest, Minnesota, under the provisions of the Act of June 22, 1948 
(62 Stat. 570; 16 U.S.C. 577c-h), as amended, by purchase, condem-
nation or otherwise, $250,000, to remain available until expended and 
to be available without regard to the restriction in the proviso in sec-
tion 1 of that Act. 
Special Acts 
For the 
58 Stat. 227. 
accordance 
acquisition of land in the Cache National Forest, Utah, in 
I with the Act of May 11,1938 (52 Stat. 347), as amended, 
$10,000, to be derived from forest receipts as authorized by said Act: 
Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for ac-
?
uisition of any land which is not withm the boundaries of a national 
orest: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall 
be used for the acquisition of any land without the approval of the 
local government concerned. 
COOPERATIVE RANGE IMPROVEMENTS 
For artificial revegetation, construction, and maintenance of range 
improvements, control of rodents, and eradication of poisonous and 
tioxious plants on national forests in accordance with section 12 of 
64 Stat. 85. 
the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), to be derived from 
grazing fees as authorized by said section, $700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR TREE PLANTING 
For expenses necessary to carry out section 401 of the Agricultural 
70 Stat. 207. 
Act of 1956, approved May 28, 1956 (16 U.S.C. 568e), $1,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
58 Stat. 
60 Stat. 
68 Stat. 
58 Stat. 
70 Stat. 
P u r c h 
742. 
810. 
1.114. 
742. 
1034. 
a s e 
of 
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269 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE 
Appropriations available to the Forest Service for the current fiscal ^ Passenger motor 
year shall be available for: (a) purchase of not to exceed one hundred 
and fifty passenger motor vehicles of which one hundred and thirty-
five shall be for replacement only, and hire of such vehicles; operation 
and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed two 
for replacement only; (b) employment pursuant to the second sen-
tence of section Y06(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 TJ.S.C. 574), 
as amended by section 15 of the Act pf August 2,1946 (5 TJ.S.C. 55a), 
in an amount not to exceed $25,000; (c) uniforms, or allowances 
therefore, as authorized by the Act of September 1,1954, as amended 
(5 TJ.S.C. 2131); (d) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings 
and other public improvements (5 TJ.S.C. 565a); (e) expenses of the 
National Forest Reservation Commission as authorized by section 14 
of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 TJ.S.C. 514): and (f) acquisition of 
land and interests therein for sites for administrative purposes, pur-
suant to the Act of August 3,1956 (7 TJ.S.C. 428a). 
Except to provide materials required in or incident to research or i^^^^ 
experimental work where no suitable domestic product is available, 
no part of the funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be 
expended in the purchase of twine manufactured from commodities 
or materials produced outside of the TJnited States. 
Funds appropriated under this Act shall not be used for acquisition 
of forest lands under the provisions of the Act approved March 1,1911, 
as amended (16 TJ.S.C. 513-519, 521), where such land is not within 
36 stat. 962. 
the boundaries of a national forest nor shall these lands or lands 
authorized for purchase in Sanders County, Montana, be acquired 
without approval of the local government concerned. 
FEDERAL COAL MINE SAFETY BOARD OF REVIEW 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of 
Review, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of 
August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $70,000. 
eo stat. slo. 
COMMISSION OF F I N E ARTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a Commission 
of Fine Arts (40 TJ.S.C. 104), including payment of actual traveling 
^^ stat. 371. 
expenses of the members and secretary of the Commission in attend-
ing meetings and committee meetings of the Commission either within 
or outside the District of Columbia, to be disbursed on vouchers ap-
proved by the Commission, $70,000. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
INDIAN HEALTH ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out 
the purposes of the Act of August 5,1954 (68 Stat. 674), as amended; ^^^2 use 2001 et 
purchase of not to exceed thirty-six passenger motor vehicles, of which "** 
thirty-two shall be for replacement onl^; hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone 
service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regu-
260 
PUBLIC LAW 87-122-AUG. 8, 1961 
[75 8T A T . 
58 Stat. 695. 
42 u s e 248, 249, 
251, 227. 
lations approved by the Secretary; and the purposes set forth in sec-
tions 321, 322(d), 324, and 509 of the Public Health Service Act; 
$53,010,000. 
73 Stat. 267. 
CONSTRUCTION OP INDIAN HEALTH FACILITIES 
For construction, major repair, improvement, and equipment of 
health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for person-
nel ; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of 
sites; purchase and erection of portable buildings; purchase of trailers; 
and provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for In-
dians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2004a); $8,285,000, to remain available until expended. 
60 Stat. 810. 
Library member-
ship. 
Uhlforms. 
68 Stat. 1114. 
Att endance 
meetings. 
60 Stat. 1049. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE 
Appropriations contained in this Act, available for salaries and ex-
penses, shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of 
the Act of Au^st 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 
Appropriations contained in this Act available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for payment in advance for dues or fees 
for library membership in organizations whose publications are avail-
able to members only or to members at a price lower than to the 
general public and for payment in advance for publications available 
only upon that basis or available at a reduced price on prepublication 
orders. 
Appropriations contained in this Act available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as 
authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
2131). 
Appropriations contained in this Act available for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for expenses of attendance at meetings 
which are concerned with the functions or activities for which the 
appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved conduct, 
supervision, or management of those functions or activities. 
INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D 
EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the Act of 
August 13, 1946 (25 U.S.C. 70), creating an Indian Claims Com-
mission, $280,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available 
for expenses of travel. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION 
66 Stat. 781. 
D.C. Code 1-1001 
note. 
60 Stat. 810. 
68 Stat. 1114. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by the National Capital 
Planning Act of 1952 (40 U.S.C. 71-7li), including services as 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); 
payment in advance for membership in societies whose publications 
or services are available to members only or to members at a price 
lower than to the general public; and uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 2131); $525,000. 
76 ST AT.] 
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W 87-122-AUG. 3, 1961 
261 
LAND ACQUISITION, NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK, PARKWAY, AND 
PLAYGROUND SYSTEM 
For necessary expenses for the National Capital Planning Com-
mission for acquisition of land for the park, parkway, and play-
ground system of the National Capital, as authorized by the Act of 
May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), as amended, to remain available until „ ^ ^ ; ^ code 8-102 
expended, $500,000 which shall be available for the purpose of section 
1(a) of said Act of May 29, 1930, for the purchase of approximately 
416 acres of parkland in Prince Georges County, Maryland, consisting 
of the Fort Foote extension to the Smoot Bay area; the Harmony Hall 
Historic area between the Indian Queen Estates and Broaawater 
Estates sub-divisions; and the extension of Fort Washington to Swan 
Creek: Provided, 
That none of the funds shall be available for 
acquiring without the consent of the owner any improved property 
which shall be defined to mean a detached, one-iamily dwelling 
together with at least three acres of the land on which the dwelling 
is situated, or all of such lesser amount as may be held in same owner-
ship as the dwelling: Provided 
further, 
That none of the funds 
Srovided under the National Park Service item "Construction (liqui-
ation of contract authorization)" shall be expended for planning or 
construction of the extension of the George VTashington Memorial 
Parkway in Prince Georges County, Maryland: Provided, That not 
exceeding $50,000 of the ninds available for land acquisition purposes 
shall be used during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses of 
the Commission (other than payments for land) in connection with 
land acquisition. 
NATIONAL CAPITAL TILVNSPORTATION AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of title I I of the 
Act of July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 537), including payment in advance 
^° "sc 662-665. 
for membership in societies whose publications or services are avail-
able to members only or to members at a price lower than to the 
general public; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and uniforms or 
.allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 2131); $875,000. 
OUTDOOR RECREATION RESOURCES REVIEW COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to complete carrying out the provisions of 
the Act of June 28, 1958, as amended (72 Stat. 238; 73 Stat. 14), 
i^usc rncnote. 
including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 
2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $550,000, to remain available until expended. 
^ ««». sio. 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses for the preservation, exhibition, and 
increase of collections from the surveying and exploring expeditions 
of the Government and from other sources; for the system of inter-
national exchanges between the United States and foreign countries; 
for anthropological researches among the American Indians and the 
natives of lands under the jurisdiction or protection of the United 
States, independently or in cooperation with State, educational, and 
scientific organizations in the United States, and the excavation and 
preservation of archeological remains; for maintenance of the Astro-
physical Observatory and making necessary observations in high alti-
tudes ; for the administration of the National Collection of Fine Arts; 
68 Stat. 1114. 
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[75 STAT. 
for the administration, construction, and maintenance of laboratory 
and other facilities on Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, under the 
20 use 7^79e. provisious of the Act of July 2, 1940, as amended by the provisions of 
f^us^c 13"-16 ^Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1946; for the maintenance and 
note. 
^' 
administration of a national air museum as authorized by the Act 
60 Stat. 997. 
of August 12, 1946 (20 U.S.C. 77); including not to exceed $35,000 
for services as authorized by section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 
60 Stat. 810. 
(5 XJ.S.C. 55a); purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards 
and elevator operators, and uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
68 Stat. 1114. 
J2;ed by law (5 U.S.C. 2131), for other employees; repairs and altera-
tions of buildings and approaches; and preparation of manuscripts, 
drawings, and illustrations for publications; $9,125,000. 
ADDITIONS TO THE NATURAL HISTORY BUILDING 
For an additional amount for "Additions to the Natural History 
Building", including construction, and not to exceed $10,000 for 
services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 
(5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $75 per diem for individuals, 
$4,336,000, to remain available until expended. 
60 Stat. 810. 
KEMODELING OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION BUILDING 
For necessary expenses of preparing plans and specifications for 
remodeling the Civil Service Commission Building to make it suitable 
to house certain art galleries of the Smithsonian Institution, as au-
thorized by the Act of March 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 68), including not 
to exceed $20,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act 
60 Stat. 810. 
Qf August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $75 per diem 
for individuals, $400,000, to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, NATIONAL GALLERY or ART 
For the upkeep and operation of the National Gallery of Art, the 
protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative 
expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24,1937 
20 use 74. 
(50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13,1939 
53 Stat. 577. 
(Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as 
60 Stat. 810. 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); 
payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery 
for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies 
whose publications or services are available to members only, or to 
members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, 
and cleaning of uniforms for guards and elevator operators and 
uniforms, or allowances therefor for other employees as authorized 
68 Stat. 1114. 
lyj i^y^ (5 XJ s.c. 2131); purchase or rental of devices and services 
for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance and 
repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and not to exceed 
$15,000 for restoration and repair of works of art for the National 
Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individ-
uals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such 
terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper; $1,932,000. 
TRANSITIONAL GRANTS TO ALASKA 
For grants to the State of Alaska to assist in accomplishing an 
orderly transition from Territorial status to statehood and to facili-
tate the assumption of responsibilities hitherto performed in Alaska 
by the Federal Government, and for expenses of providing Federal 
services or facilities in Alaska for an interim period, as authorized 
by law (73 Stat. 151), $6,000,000. 
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263 
® 
CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL 
COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary tx) carry out the provisions of the Act of 
September 7, 1957 (71 Stat. 626), as amended (72 Stat. 1769), 
36 use 749. 
$100,000. 
TITLE III—VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
For payment to the Virgin Islands Corporation in the form of 
grants, as authorized by law, $669,000, to be derived by transfer from 
the internal revenue collections appropriated for the virgin Islands. 
REVOLVING FUND 
For an additional amount for the revolving fund established under 
this head in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950, for advances 
to the Virgin Islands Corporation, as authorized by law (63 Stat. 
350; 72 Stat. 1760), $881,000. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, VIRGIN 
ISLANDS 
CORPORATION 
During the current fiscal year the Virgin Islands Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
funds available to it and in accord with law, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal-year limitations as 
provided by section 104 of the Grovernment Corporation Control Act, 
as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out its programs as set 
forth in the budget for the current fiscal year: Provided^ That not 
to exceed $180,000 shall be available for administrative expenses (to 
be computed on an accrual basis) of the Corporation, covering the 
categories set forth in the 1962 budget estimates for such expenses. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriation Act, 1962." 
Approved August 3, 1961. 
63 Stat. 875. 
48 u s e 
1 4 0 7 
note. 
61 Stat. 584. 
31 u s e 849. 
Short title. 
Public Law 87-123 
AN ACT 
To reassign officers designated for supply duty as officers not restricted in the 
performance of duty in the Marine Corps. 
August 3. 1961 
[H. R. 4328] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That officers on the CO'^JS.^ 
active list of the Marine Corps designated for supply duty, except ^^f^^^''^ 
the officer serving as Quartermaster General on the date of enactment ment.' 
of this Act, are hereby reassigned as officers not restricted in the per-
formance of duty. 
All provisions of law relating to officers on the 
active list of the Marine Corps not restricted in the performance of 
duty apply to officers reassigned by this Act, except as otherwise spe-
cifically provided herein. 
SEC. 2. The numbers of officers authorized to serve in grades above 
captain in the Marine Corps as set forth in the table in subsection (a) 
of section 5443 of title 10, United States Code, are readjusted to the 
extent necessary to include the numbers of officers authorized for those 
grades by subsections (g) and (h) of that section as those subsections 
read before the enactment of this Act. 
M a r i n e 
duty of-
'e as sign-
Readjustment of 
numbers. 
70A Stat. 302.