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Joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the week in May 1961 in which falls the third Friday of that month as National Transportation Week
PL 87-34 (H.J.Res.143), enacted 05/16/1961

75 
S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-35-MAY 19, 1961 
79 
the commodity, crop rotation practices, and soil and other physical 
facilities affecting the production of the commodity; and the allot-
ment reapportioned shall, for purposes of establishing future farm 
allotments, not be regarded as planted on the farm to which the 
allotment was transferred." 
Approved May 16, 1961. 
Public Law 87-34 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the President to proclaim the week in May 1961 in which falls the 
third Friday of that month as National Transportation Week. 
May 16, 1961 
[H. J. Res. 143] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the 
United States is requested and authorized to officially proclaim the 
week in May of 1961 in which falls the third Friday of that month 
as National Transportation Week, and to issue a proclamation inviting 
the people of the United States to observe such period with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities, as a tribute to the men and women who, night 
and day, move goods and people throughout our land. 
Approved May 16, 1961. 
National Trans-
portation Week. 
Public Law 87-35 
AN ACT 
To convey certain land of the Pala Band of Indians to the Diocese of San 
Diego Education and Welfare Corporation. 
May 19, 1961 
[H. R. 2195] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That all of the 
right, title, and interest of the United States and of the Pala Band 
of Indians in lots numbered 131 and 132, in the southwest quarter 
northeast quarter of section 27, township 9 south, range 2 west, San 
Bernardino base and meridian, containing 0.72 acres, as shown on 
supplemental plat of survey accepted April 23, 1959, is hereby con-
veyed without compensation to the Diocese of San Diego Education 
and Welfare Corporation: Provided, That if at any time the Diocese 
of San Diego Education and Welfare Corporation, or its successors, 
fails to use the property for educational purposes, the title thereto 
shall revert by operation of law to the United States in trust for the 
Pala Band: Provided further, That the Diocese of San Diego Educa-
tion and Welfare Corporation shall be responsible for the payment of 
any lien or liens which may exist as of the date of the conveyance 
made by this Act, and shall assume the responsibilities for the pay-
ment of any assessments which may accrue in the future. 
Approved May 19, 1961. 
Indians. 
Pala Band. 
Land 
c o n v e y-
ance.
An Act to amend title II of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, relating to practical nurse training, and for other purposes.
PL 87-22 (S.278), enacted 04/24/1961

44 
PUBLIC LAW 87-22-APR. 24, 1961 
[75 ST A T , 
head expenses; and security satisfactory to the Director of the Mint 
shall be furnished to indemnify the United States for the full payment 
of such cost. 
Duplicates. 
(^^^ Upon authorization from the Mobile Two Hundred and 
Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Corporation, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall cause duplicates of such medal to be coined and sold, 
under such regulations as he may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover 
the cost thereof (including labor). 
Approved April 24, 1961. 
AprU 24.1961 
[S. 2is] 
Public Law 87-22 
AN ACT 
To amend title II of the Vocational Education Act of 1946, relating to practical 
nurse training, and for other purposes. 
The P r a c t i c a l 
Nurse 
T r a i n i n g 
Extension Act of 
1961. 
70 Stat. 925. 
70 Stat. 909. 
Effective date. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be 
cited as "The Practical Nurse Training Extension Act of 1961". 
SEC. 2. Section 201 of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 (20 
U.S.C. 15aa) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 201. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for each of the next eight fiscal 
years a sum not to exceed $5,000,000, for grants to States with State 
plans for practical nurse training approved pursuant to section 203." 
SEC. 3. Section 202 of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 (20 
U.S.C. 15bb) is amended— 
(1) bv striking out the title of such section and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: "GKANTS TO STATES FOR 
PRACTICAL NURSE TRAINING"; 
(2) by striking out "and" after "title I" in the first sentence 
and inserting in lieu thereof a comma, and by inserting after "(20 
U.S.C. 31-33)" a comma and "and the Act of August 1, 1956 
(20 U.S.C. 34)"; 
(3) by inserting "or Guam" after "Virgin Islands" in the 
second sentence; and 
(4) by striking out "three fiscal years" in the last sentence and 
inserting in lieu thereof "seven fiscal yeare". 
SEC. 4. Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Vocational Education 
Act of 194.6 (20 U.S.C. 15cc(a)) is amended---
(1) by striking out the part of the first sentence preceding 
clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "To be approvable under 
this title, a State plan for practical nurse training shall—"; and 
(2) by striking out the part of clause (3) preceding "practical 
nurse training" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"(3) show the plans, policies, and methods to be followed in 
providing". 
SEC. 5. Section 210(e) of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 (20 
U.S.C. 15jj(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(e) The term 'State' includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto 
Rico, and the District of Columbia." 
SEC. 6. The amendments made by this Act shall become effective 
July 1, 1961. 
Approved April 24, 1961.
An Act to amend Public Law 86-272 relating to State taxation of interstate commerce
PL 87-17 (H.R.4363), enacted 04/07/1961

75 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-18-APR. 7, 1961 
41 
relations need not be purchased" and by inserting in the ^'provided" 
clause a comma after the phrase "additional amounts of sugar" and 
inserting immediately thereafter the phrase "including any amounts 
which would otherwise be purchased from any such country with 
which the United States is not in diplomatic relations,"; and by 
striking out the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (b) (2) (iii) 
and inserting "except that special consideration shall be given to 
countries of the Western Hemisphere and to those countries purchasing 
United States agricultural commodities;". 
Approved March 31, 1961. 
Public Law 87-16 
AN ACT 
To amend section 510 of the Interstate Commerce Act so as to extend for 
twenty-seven months the loan guaranty authority of the Interstate Commerce 
Commission. 
AprU 1, 1961 
[H. R, 1163] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 510 
of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1240) is amended by 
striking out "March 31, 1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 
1963". 
Approved April 1, 1961. 
Interstate 
Com-
merce Act,, amend-
ment. 
72 Stat. 5 70. 
Public Law 87-17 
A N A C T 
^p^ii 7^ jggj 
To amend Public Law 86-272 relating to State taxation of interstate commerce. 
[H. R. 4363] 
Be it ermcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled^ That section 201 of 
Public Law 86-272 (73 Stat. 556) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 201, The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate, 
acting separately or jointly, or both, or any duly authorized subcom-
mittees thereof, shall make full and complete studies of all matters 
pertaining to the taxation of interstate commerce by the States, terri-
tories, and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any political or taxing sub-
division of the foregoing." 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
Interstate 
merce. 
Taxation 
IS u s e 38 
c om-
s t ud-
1 note. 
Public Law 87-18 
AN ACT 
To further amend the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, so that such 
Act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time 
before June 1,1963. 
AprU 7, 1961 
[S. 15 3] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That subsection (b) 
of section 5 of the Reorganization Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 205; 5 U.S.C. 
133z-3), as last amended by the Act of September 4, 1957 (71 Stat. 
611), is hereby further amended by striking out "June 1, 1959" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 1,1963". 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
R e o r ganization 
plans. 
Transmittal peri-
od, extension. 
64207 0-62—6
An Act to further amend the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, so that such act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time before June 1, 1963.
PL 87-18 (S.153), enacted 04/07/1961

75 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-18-APR. 7, 1961 
41 
relations need not be purchased" and by inserting in the ^'provided" 
clause a comma after the phrase "additional amounts of sugar" and 
inserting immediately thereafter the phrase "including any amounts 
which would otherwise be purchased from any such country with 
which the United States is not in diplomatic relations,"; and by 
striking out the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (b) (2) (iii) 
and inserting "except that special consideration shall be given to 
countries of the Western Hemisphere and to those countries purchasing 
United States agricultural commodities;". 
Approved March 31, 1961. 
Public Law 87-16 
AN ACT 
To amend section 510 of the Interstate Commerce Act so as to extend for 
twenty-seven months the loan guaranty authority of the Interstate Commerce 
Commission. 
AprU 1, 1961 
[H. R, 1163] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 510 
of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1240) is amended by 
striking out "March 31, 1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 
1963". 
Approved April 1, 1961. 
Interstate 
Com-
merce Act,, amend-
ment. 
72 Stat. 5 70. 
Public Law 87-17 
A N A C T 
^p^ii 7^ jggj 
To amend Public Law 86-272 relating to State taxation of interstate commerce. 
[H. R. 4363] 
Be it ermcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled^ That section 201 of 
Public Law 86-272 (73 Stat. 556) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 201, The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate, 
acting separately or jointly, or both, or any duly authorized subcom-
mittees thereof, shall make full and complete studies of all matters 
pertaining to the taxation of interstate commerce by the States, terri-
tories, and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any political or taxing sub-
division of the foregoing." 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
Interstate 
merce. 
Taxation 
IS u s e 38 
c om-
s t ud-
1 note. 
Public Law 87-18 
AN ACT 
To further amend the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, so that such 
Act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time 
before June 1,1963. 
AprU 7, 1961 
[S. 15 3] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That subsection (b) 
of section 5 of the Reorganization Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 205; 5 U.S.C. 
133z-3), as last amended by the Act of September 4, 1957 (71 Stat. 
611), is hereby further amended by striking out "June 1, 1959" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 1,1963". 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
R e o r ganization 
plans. 
Transmittal peri-
od, extension. 
64207 0-62—6
An Act to amend section 510 of the Interstate Commerce Act so as to extend for twenty-seven months the loan guaranty authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission
PL 87-16 (H.R.1163), enacted 04/01/1961

75 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-18-APR. 7, 1961 
41 
relations need not be purchased" and by inserting in the ^'provided" 
clause a comma after the phrase "additional amounts of sugar" and 
inserting immediately thereafter the phrase "including any amounts 
which would otherwise be purchased from any such country with 
which the United States is not in diplomatic relations,"; and by 
striking out the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (b) (2) (iii) 
and inserting "except that special consideration shall be given to 
countries of the Western Hemisphere and to those countries purchasing 
United States agricultural commodities;". 
Approved March 31, 1961. 
Public Law 87-16 
AN ACT 
To amend section 510 of the Interstate Commerce Act so as to extend for 
twenty-seven months the loan guaranty authority of the Interstate Commerce 
Commission. 
AprU 1, 1961 
[H. R, 1163] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 510 
of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1240) is amended by 
striking out "March 31, 1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 
1963". 
Approved April 1, 1961. 
Interstate 
Com-
merce Act,, amend-
ment. 
72 Stat. 5 70. 
Public Law 87-17 
A N A C T 
^p^ii 7^ jggj 
To amend Public Law 86-272 relating to State taxation of interstate commerce. 
[H. R. 4363] 
Be it ermcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled^ That section 201 of 
Public Law 86-272 (73 Stat. 556) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 201, The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate, 
acting separately or jointly, or both, or any duly authorized subcom-
mittees thereof, shall make full and complete studies of all matters 
pertaining to the taxation of interstate commerce by the States, terri-
tories, and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any political or taxing sub-
division of the foregoing." 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
Interstate 
merce. 
Taxation 
IS u s e 38 
c om-
s t ud-
1 note. 
Public Law 87-18 
AN ACT 
To further amend the Reorganization Act of 1949, as amended, so that such 
Act will apply to reorganization plans transmitted to the Congress at any time 
before June 1,1963. 
AprU 7, 1961 
[S. 15 3] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That subsection (b) 
of section 5 of the Reorganization Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 205; 5 U.S.C. 
133z-3), as last amended by the Act of September 4, 1957 (71 Stat. 
611), is hereby further amended by striking out "June 1, 1959" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "June 1,1963". 
Approved April 7, 1961. 
R e o r ganization 
plans. 
Transmittal peri-
od, extension. 
64207 0-62—6
An Act to authorize the appointment of Dwight David Eisenhower to the active list of the Regular Army, and for other purposes.
PL 87-3 (S.1173), enacted 03/22/1961

75 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-3-MAR. 22, 1961 
scholars in the field of history as may have a special interest in the 
occasion, organize a reenactment of Mr. Lincoln's first inauguration 
on the eastern portico of the Capitol, select a speaker and other par-
ticipants, prepare and publish a program and submit a report not 
later than June 1,1961. 
Approved March 1, 1961. 
Report. 
Public Law 87-2 
AN ACT 
To authorize the distribution of copies of the Congressional Record to former 
Members of Congress requesting such copies. 
March 21, 1961 
[S. 45 I] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 73 of 
the Printing Act, approved January 12, 1895, as amended (44 U.S.C. 
183), is amended by inserting after the paragraph relating to 
ex-Presidents and ex-Vice Presidents a new paragraph as follows: 
"To each former Senator, Kepresentative in Congress, Delegate 
from a territory, or Commissioner from Puerto Rico, upon request 
to the Public Printer, one copy of the daily." 
Approved March 21, 1961. 
Congres a I o n a 1 
Record. 
Distribution to 
former Members of 
Congress. 
49 Stat. 1549. 
Public Law 87-3 
AN ACT 
To authorize the appointment of Dwight David P^isenhower to the active list 
of the Regular Army, and for other purposes. 
March 22, 1961 
[S. 1173] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Atnerica in Congress assembled, That the President 
of the United States is authorized to appoint former President Dwight 
David Eisenhower to the active list of the Regular Army in his former 
grade of General of the Army with his former date of rank in such 
grade. 
Dwight David Eisenhower, as a former President entitled to 
a monetary allowance and other benefits by the Act of August 25, 
1958 (Public Law" 85-745), shall not be entitled to the pay or allow-
ances of a General of the Army. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of Defense is authorized to assign military 
assistants to Dwight David Eisenhower as General of the Army. The 
amount authorized to be expended per annum by the Administrator 
of General Services under section (b) of the Act of August 25, 1958 
(Public Law 85-745) to provide an office staff for a former President 
of the United States shall be reduced by the sum of the pay and 
allowances of any such military assistants so assigned. 
SEC. 3. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as in any way 
affecting or limiting the benefits provided the widow of any former 
President under the Act of August 25, 1958 (Public I^w^ 85-745). 
Approved March 22, 1961. 
Dwlgfat I>. Elsen-
hower. 
Regular 
Army, 
active list. 
72 Stat. »38. 
3 u s e 102 note.
An Act to establish a price support level for milk and butterfat.
PL 86-799 (S.2917), enacted 09/16/1960

1064 
PUBLIC LAW 86-799-SEPT. 16, 1960 
[74 STAT. 
Public Law 86-799 
September 16. I960 
A N A C T 
^^- ^^^^^ 
To establish a price support level for milk and butterfat. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
^^Miik and butter- 
JJ^^Q^ States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (c) 
Price support. 
of sectioii 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446), as 
68 Stat. 899. 
amended, is further amended by adding the following new sentence 
to be inserted immediately after the first sentence: "Notwithstanding 
the foregoing provisions, for the period beginning with the enact-
ment of this sentence and ending March 31, 1961, the price of milk 
for manufacturing purposes and the price of butterfat shall be sup-
ported at not less than $3.22 per hundredweight and 59.6 cents per 
pound, respectively." 
Approved September 16, 1960. 
Public Law 86-800 
AN ACT 
September 16, I960 
[H. R. 10841] 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to place bamboo pipe stems on the free list. 
B a m b o o 
p i p e 
stems 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 201 of 
Fre'e list. 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C! 1201) is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"PAR. 1824. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
bamboo pipe stems, in whatever condition of manufacture, whether 
wholly or partly finished, or whether bored or unbored. 
This para-
graph shall not apply to products of the Union of Soviet Socialist 
Republics or of any nation or area dominated or controlled by the 
foreign government or foreign organization controlling the world 
Communist movement, as determined by the President pursuant to 
1
9 use 1
^
3
6
2 
section 5 of the Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1951." 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall 
apply only with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from ware-
house, for consumption, after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Approved September 16, 1960.
An Act to authorize the distribution of copies of the Congressional Record to former Members of Congress requesting such copies.
PL 87-2 (S.451), enacted 03/21/1961

75 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-3-MAR. 22, 1961 
scholars in the field of history as may have a special interest in the 
occasion, organize a reenactment of Mr. Lincoln's first inauguration 
on the eastern portico of the Capitol, select a speaker and other par-
ticipants, prepare and publish a program and submit a report not 
later than June 1,1961. 
Approved March 1, 1961. 
Report. 
Public Law 87-2 
AN ACT 
To authorize the distribution of copies of the Congressional Record to former 
Members of Congress requesting such copies. 
March 21, 1961 
[S. 45 I] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 73 of 
the Printing Act, approved January 12, 1895, as amended (44 U.S.C. 
183), is amended by inserting after the paragraph relating to 
ex-Presidents and ex-Vice Presidents a new paragraph as follows: 
"To each former Senator, Kepresentative in Congress, Delegate 
from a territory, or Commissioner from Puerto Rico, upon request 
to the Public Printer, one copy of the daily." 
Approved March 21, 1961. 
Congres a I o n a 1 
Record. 
Distribution to 
former Members of 
Congress. 
49 Stat. 1549. 
Public Law 87-3 
AN ACT 
To authorize the appointment of Dwight David P^isenhower to the active list 
of the Regular Army, and for other purposes. 
March 22, 1961 
[S. 1173] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Atnerica in Congress assembled, That the President 
of the United States is authorized to appoint former President Dwight 
David Eisenhower to the active list of the Regular Army in his former 
grade of General of the Army with his former date of rank in such 
grade. 
Dwight David Eisenhower, as a former President entitled to 
a monetary allowance and other benefits by the Act of August 25, 
1958 (Public Law" 85-745), shall not be entitled to the pay or allow-
ances of a General of the Army. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of Defense is authorized to assign military 
assistants to Dwight David Eisenhower as General of the Army. The 
amount authorized to be expended per annum by the Administrator 
of General Services under section (b) of the Act of August 25, 1958 
(Public Law 85-745) to provide an office staff for a former President 
of the United States shall be reduced by the sum of the pay and 
allowances of any such military assistants so assigned. 
SEC. 3. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as in any way 
affecting or limiting the benefits provided the widow of any former 
President under the Act of August 25, 1958 (Public I^w^ 85-745). 
Approved March 22, 1961. 
Dwlgfat I>. Elsen-
hower. 
Regular 
Army, 
active list. 
72 Stat. »38. 
3 u s e 102 note.