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An Act to provide that the prosecution of the offenses of disorderly conduct and lewd, indecent, or obscene acts shall be conducted in the name of and for the benefit of the District of Columbia.
PL 90-441 (S.3456), enacted 07/30/1968

460 
PUBLIC LAW 90-441-JULY 30, 1968 
[82 
STAT. 
(8) hold hearings relating to the administration of this Act; 
(4) secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative, and 
operational services, including laboratory facilities, by contract, 
or otherwise; 
(5) receive and administer grants or gifts made for the purpose 
of carrying out the purposes of this Act; and 
(6) take any other action which may be necessary to carry out 
his duties under this Act. 
D.C. Court of 
Appeals, jurisdic-
tion. 
77 Stat. 485; 
78 Stat. 633. 
"Agency ac-
tion." 
80 Stat. 383. 
JUDICIAL REVIEW 
SEC. 5. Section 11-742(a) of the District of Columbia Code is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (9), 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (10) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "; and", and 
(3) by adding after paragraph (10) the following: 
"(11) Any agency action taken by the Commissioner of the 
District of Columbia or the District of Columbia Council under 
the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act. 
For purposes of paragraph (11) of this subsection, the term 'agency 
action' shall have the same meaning that is given that term in section 
551(13) of title 5 of the United States Code." 
49 Stat. 653. 
REPEAL OF ACT OF AUGUST 15, 193 5 
SEC. 6. Effective on the one hundred and eightieth day following 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Act approved August 15,1935 
(D.C. Code, sees. 6-801—6-804), is repealed. 
Approved July 30, 1968. 
July 30, 1968 
[S.3456] 
Public Law 90-441 
AN ACT 
To provide that the prosecution of the offenses of disorderly conduct and lewd, 
indecent, or obscene acts shall be conducted in the name of and for the bene-
fit of the District of Columbia. 
D.C. 
Disorderly 
and obscene acts. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bepresentathes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, notwithstand-
ing section 932 of the Act approved March 3, 1901 (31 Stat. 1340), as 
amended (D.C. Code, sec. 23-101), prosecutions for violations of sec-
tions 5 and 6 of the Act approved July 29, 1892 (27 Stat. 323), as 
amended by the Act approved July 8,1898 (30 Stat. 723), and section 
210 of the Act approved June 29, 1953 (67 Stat. 97; D.C. Code, sec. 
22-1107), relating to disorderly conduct, and for violations of section 
9 of such Act approved July 29,1892, as amended by section 202 of such 
Act approved June 29, 1953 (67 Stat. 92; D.C. Code, sec. 22-1112), 
relating to lewd, indecent, or obscene acts, shall be conducted in the 
name of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or his 
assistants. 
Approved July 30, 1968.
An Act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit regulation of the amount of credit that may be extended and maintained with respect to securities that are not registered on a national securities exchange
PL 90-437 (S.1299), enacted 07/29/1968

452 
PUBLIC LAW 90-437-JULY 29, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
ill such period lias engaged in, any such sales, trade, or commerce either 
directlj^ or through any branch, subsidiary, affiliate, or associated 
company: Provided further^ That such application for financing must 
be accomjianied by a statement in which are listed by name, address, 
and chief executive officers all branches, affiliates, subsidiaries and 
associated companies, foreign and domestic, in which the applicant 
has a controlling interest and similar information for all companies 
which either directly or through subsidiaries or otherwise have a con-
trolling interest in the applicant company." 
Approved July 29, 1968. 
Public Law 90-437 
July 29, 1968 
[S. 1299] 
Over-the-
counter securi-
ties. 
Margin require-
ments. 
48 Stat. 886. 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit regulation of the amount 
of credit that may be extended and maintained with respect to securities that 
are not r^stered on a national securities exchange. 
Be it enmted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenfibled^ Thait section 7 of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 IT.S.C. 78g) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "registered on a national securities ex-
change" in subsection (a) ; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
•'(c) It shall be unlawful for any member of a national securities 
exchange or any broker or dealer, directly or indirectly, to extend or 
maintain credit or arrange for the extension or maintenance of credit 
to or for any customer— 
"(1) on any security (other than an exempted security), in 
contravention of the rules and regulations which the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall prescribe under 
subsections (a) and (b) of this section; 
"(2) wit^hout collateral or on any collateral other than secu-
rities, except in accordance with such rules and regulations as the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may prescribe 
(A) to permit under specified conditions and for a limited period 
any such member, broker, or dealer to maintain a credit initially 
extended in conformity with the rules and regulations of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and (B) to 
permit the extension or maintenance of credit in cases where the 
extension or maintenance of credit is not for the purpose of pur-
chasing or carrying securities or of evading or circumventing the 
provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection." 
(3) by striking out "registered on a national securities 
exchange" in the first sentence of subsection (d) and "registered 
on national securities exchanges" in the second sentence of that 
subsection. 
Approved July 29, 1968.
An Act to extend the period during which mounts transferred from the employment security administration account in the unemployment trust fund to State accounts may be used by the States for payment of expenses of administration
PL 90-430 (H.R.272), enacted 07/26/1968

82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-431-JULY 26, 1968 
447 
Public Law 90-430 
AN ACT 
To extend the period during which amounts transferred from the employment 
security administration account in the unemployment trust fund to State ac-
counts may be used by the States for payment of expenses of administration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 903 
(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C., sec. 1103(c)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "nine preceding fiscal years," in subpara-
graph (D) of the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "four-
teen preceding fiscal years,"; 
(2) by striking out "such ten fiscal years" in subparagraph 
(D) of the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "such 
fifteen fiscal years"; and 
(3) by striking out "ninth preceding fiscal year" in the second 
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "fourteenth preceding fiscal 
year". 
Approved July 26, 1968. 
July 26, 1968 
[H.R. 272] 
Social Security 
Act, amendment. 
74 Stat. 974; 
77 Stat. 51. 
Public Law 90-431 
AN ACT 
July 26, 1968 
To amend title 38 of the United States Code to improve vocational rehabilitation 
[H- R. 14954] 
training for service-connected veterans by authorizing pursuit of such training 
on a part-time basis. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatlces 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled, That section 1504 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by (1) deleting in subsection ing. 
(b) the table contained therein in its entirety and substituting in lieu 
^^ ^*^'-
thereof the following: 
Veterans. 
Part-time train-
"Column 1 
Type of training 
Institutional: 
Fulltime 
_ 
-. 
Three quarters time 
Half time 
Institutional on-farm, apprentice or other on-job training: Full time 
Column II 
No 
dependents 
$110 
80 
55 
95 
Column III 
One 
dependent 
$150 
110 
75 
125 
Column IV 
Two or more 
dependents 
$175 
130 
85 
150"; 
and (2) inserting in the firet sentence following the table immediately 
before the word "trainee" the following: "full-time"; and (3) by 
inserting at the end of such section immediately after subsection (c) 
the following new subsection: 
"(d) The Administrator shall define full-time and part-time train-
ing in the case of all eligible veterans pursuing a course of vocational 
rehabilitation training under this chapter." 
Approved July 26, 1968.
An Act to amend title 38 of the United States Code to improve vocational rehabilitation training for service-connected veterans by authorizing pursuit of such training on a part-time basis
PL 90-431 (H.R.14954), enacted 07/26/1968

82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-431-JULY 26, 1968 
447 
Public Law 90-430 
AN ACT 
To extend the period during which amounts transferred from the employment 
security administration account in the unemployment trust fund to State ac-
counts may be used by the States for payment of expenses of administration. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 903 
(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C., sec. 1103(c)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "nine preceding fiscal years," in subpara-
graph (D) of the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "four-
teen preceding fiscal years,"; 
(2) by striking out "such ten fiscal years" in subparagraph 
(D) of the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "such 
fifteen fiscal years"; and 
(3) by striking out "ninth preceding fiscal year" in the second 
sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "fourteenth preceding fiscal 
year". 
Approved July 26, 1968. 
July 26, 1968 
[H.R. 272] 
Social Security 
Act, amendment. 
74 Stat. 974; 
77 Stat. 51. 
Public Law 90-431 
AN ACT 
July 26, 1968 
To amend title 38 of the United States Code to improve vocational rehabilitation 
[H- R. 14954] 
training for service-connected veterans by authorizing pursuit of such training 
on a part-time basis. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatlces 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled, That section 1504 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by (1) deleting in subsection ing. 
(b) the table contained therein in its entirety and substituting in lieu 
^^ ^*^'-
thereof the following: 
Veterans. 
Part-time train-
"Column 1 
Type of training 
Institutional: 
Fulltime 
_ 
-. 
Three quarters time 
Half time 
Institutional on-farm, apprentice or other on-job training: Full time 
Column II 
No 
dependents 
$110 
80 
55 
95 
Column III 
One 
dependent 
$150 
110 
75 
125 
Column IV 
Two or more 
dependents 
$175 
130 
85 
150"; 
and (2) inserting in the firet sentence following the table immediately 
before the word "trainee" the following: "full-time"; and (3) by 
inserting at the end of such section immediately after subsection (c) 
the following new subsection: 
"(d) The Administrator shall define full-time and part-time train-
ing in the case of all eligible veterans pursuing a course of vocational 
rehabilitation training under this chapter." 
Approved July 26, 1968.
An Act to extend the expiration date of the act of September 19, 1966
PL 90-426 (H.R.15562), enacted 07/26/1968

82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC L
A
W 90-427-JULY 26, 1968 
445 
tion Act 
J 1946 (31 U.S.C. 691) which do not have prior and specific 
congressional approval of such method of financial support. 
SEC. 303. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
used to pay the salary of any Federal employee who is convicted in 
any Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction, of 
inciting, promoting, or carrying on a riot, or any group activity result-
ing in material damage to property or injury to persons, found to be in 
violation of Federal, State, or local laws designed to protect persons 
or property in the community concerned. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1969." 
Approved July 26, 1968. 
59 Stat. 134. 
Payments to 
convicted rioters. 
Short title. 
July 26, 1968 
[H.R. 15562] 
Public Law 90-426 
AN ACT 
To extend the expiration date of the Act of September 19, 1966. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Re/preHentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhhd, That the Act entitled 
"am "oans o
n 
"An Act to amend the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration leased lands. 
Act of 1961 to authorize loans by the Secretary of Agriculture on 
leasehold interests in Hawaii, and for other purposes", approved 
September 19, 1966 (80 Stat. 809), is amended by striking out ^/use 1991 and 
"June 30, 1968" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1970". 
Approved July 26, 1968. 
Public Law 90-427 
AN ACT 
July 26,1968 
[S.1752] 
To amend the Act prohibiting fishing in the territorial waters of the United 
States and in certain other areas by vessels other than vessels of the United 
States and by persons in charge of such vessels. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act entitled i^contFlioul^^^^ 
"An Act to prohibit fishing in the territorial waters of the United fishery zone. 
States and in certain other areas by vessels other than vessels of the tie^^^°ohi^"i*-o*' 
United States and by persons in charge of such vessels," approved '^^' ^'^° 
May 20,1964 (78 Stat. 194), is amended by replacing the first sentence 
1
6 use 1081. 
of section 1 with the following: "That it is unlawful for any vessel, 
except a vessel of the United States, or for any master or other 
person in charge of such a vessel, to engage in the fisheries within the 
territorial waters of the United States, its territories and possessions 
and the Commonwealth of Puerto Kico, or within any waters in 
which the United States has the same rights in respect to fisheries as 
it has in its territorial waters or in such waters to engage in activities 
in support of a foreign fishery fleet or to engage m the taking of 
any Continental Shelf fishery resource which appertains to the United 
States except as provided in this Act or as expressly provided by an 
international agreement to which the United States is a party." 
Approved July 26, 1968.
Joint resolution extending the duration of copyright protection in certain cases
PL 90-416 (S.J.Res.172), enacted 07/23/1968

82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-416-JULY 23, 1968 
397 
claimed and paid shall be credited to the account of the tribe occupy-
ing the reservation where the land is located, and no further claim 
with respect thereto shall be recognized by the United States. Accept-
ance of a payment pursuant to this Act shall be deemed to be a 
release of any further claim by such person against the United States 
based on such taking, unless the person accepting payment notifies 
the Secretary in writing at the time of payment that he regards the 
payment as less than just compensation, and that he intends to com-
mence a judicial proceeding under other provisions of law to recover 
additional compensation. No such judicial proceeding shall be enter-
tained by any court unless it is commenced within three months after 
tender of payment by the Secretary. 
Approved July 21, 1968. 
Public Law 90-415 
AN ACT 
July 23, 1968 
To increase the size of the Board of Directors of Gallaudet College, and for 
[H. R. 18203] 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5 of the 
G^naudet 
Act entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the Columbia Institution 
Board of Direc-
for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide 'o" 
for its organization and administration, and for other purposes", 
approved June 18, 1954, is amended by striking out "thirteen" and 
D^c^*c*ode 31-
inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-one", and by striking out in clause 1029. 
(2) "ten" and inserting in lieu thereof "eighteen". 
SEC. 2. Effective with the election of the eight additional members 
provided for under the amendment made by the first section, the 
fourth sentence of such section 5 is amended by striking out "Seven" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Nine". 
Approved July 23, 1968. 
Public Law 90-416 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
juiy 23,1958 
Extending the duration of copyright protection in certain cases. 
[SJ- Res. 172] 
Resolved hy the Senate and Hou^ne of Re^yresentatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That in any case in which the copyright pro-
renewal term of copyright subsisting in any work on the date of ap- '^ExtTnsion. 
proval of this resolution, or the term thereof as extended by Public 
Law 87-668, by Public Law 89-142, or by Public Law 90-141 (or by \\ sta^- 464.^^^ 
all or certain of said laws), would expire prior to December 81, 1969, 
such term is hereby continued until December 31, 1969. 
Approved July 23, 1968.
An Act to increase the size of the Board of Directors of Gallaudet College, and for other purposes
PL 90-415 (H.R.18203), enacted 07/23/1968

82 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-416-JULY 23, 1968 
397 
claimed and paid shall be credited to the account of the tribe occupy-
ing the reservation where the land is located, and no further claim 
with respect thereto shall be recognized by the United States. Accept-
ance of a payment pursuant to this Act shall be deemed to be a 
release of any further claim by such person against the United States 
based on such taking, unless the person accepting payment notifies 
the Secretary in writing at the time of payment that he regards the 
payment as less than just compensation, and that he intends to com-
mence a judicial proceeding under other provisions of law to recover 
additional compensation. No such judicial proceeding shall be enter-
tained by any court unless it is commenced within three months after 
tender of payment by the Secretary. 
Approved July 21, 1968. 
Public Law 90-415 
AN ACT 
July 23, 1968 
To increase the size of the Board of Directors of Gallaudet College, and for 
[H. R. 18203] 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5 of the 
G^naudet 
Act entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the Columbia Institution 
Board of Direc-
for the Deaf, change its name, define its corporate powers, and provide 'o" 
for its organization and administration, and for other purposes", 
approved June 18, 1954, is amended by striking out "thirteen" and 
D^c^*c*ode 31-
inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-one", and by striking out in clause 1029. 
(2) "ten" and inserting in lieu thereof "eighteen". 
SEC. 2. Effective with the election of the eight additional members 
provided for under the amendment made by the first section, the 
fourth sentence of such section 5 is amended by striking out "Seven" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "Nine". 
Approved July 23, 1968. 
Public Law 90-416 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
juiy 23,1958 
Extending the duration of copyright protection in certain cases. 
[SJ- Res. 172] 
Resolved hy the Senate and Hou^ne of Re^yresentatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That in any case in which the copyright pro-
renewal term of copyright subsisting in any work on the date of ap- '^ExtTnsion. 
proval of this resolution, or the term thereof as extended by Public 
Law 87-668, by Public Law 89-142, or by Public Law 90-141 (or by \\ sta^- 464.^^^ 
all or certain of said laws), would expire prior to December 81, 1969, 
such term is hereby continued until December 31, 1969. 
Approved July 23, 1968.
An Act to amend the Act relating to the leasing of lands in Alaska for grazing fn order to make certain improvements in such Act
PL 90-403 (S.1059), enacted 07/18/1968

July 18 , 1968 
[S.1059] 
Alaska. 
Grazing 
48 use 
471o. 
lands. 
471-
358 
PUBLIC LAW 90-403-JULY 18, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
SEC. 2. Upon request of the Confederated Salisli and Kootenai 
Tribes, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire Indian-
or non-Indian-owned lands within the reservation boundaries for 
such tribes, and such lands may be held for tribal use or for sale to 
tribal members. Title to lands acquired pursuant to this authority 
shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribes 
or the tribal member to whom the land is sold. 
Approved July 18, 1968. 
Public Law 90-403 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act relating to the leasing of lands in Alaska for grazing fn order 
to make certain improvements in such Act. 
Be it enacted by the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the 
Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection, development, and 
utilization of the public lands in Alaska by establishing an adequate 
system for grazing livestock thereon", approved March 4, 19*27 (44 
Stat. 1452), is amended to read as follows: 
"NOTICE OF ESTABLISHMENT AND ALTERATION OF GRAZING RIGHTS 
"SEC. 5. Before establishing or altering a district the Secretary 
shall publish once a week for a period of six consecutive weeks in a 
newspaper of general circulation in each judicial division in which 
the district proposed to be established or altered is located, a notice 
describing the boundaries of the proposed district or the proposed 
alteration, announcing the date on which he proposes to establish such 
district or make such alteration and the location and date of hearings 
required under this section. No such alteration shall be made until 
after public hearings are held with respect to such alteration in each 
such judicial division after the publishing of such notice." 
SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (a) of section 7 of such Act of March 4, 
1927, is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 7. (a) A lease may be made for such term as the Secretary 
deems reasonable, but not to exceed fifty-five years, taking into con-
sideration all factors that are relevant to the exercise of the grazing 
privileges conferred." 
(b) Such section 7 is further amended by inserting at the end 
thereof a new subsection as follows: 
"(d) Each lease shall provide that the lessee may negotiate for 
renewal of such lease, subject to the pi'ovisions of this Act, at any 
time during the final five years of the term of such lease." 
SEC. 3. Section 14 of such Act of March 4, 1927, is amended by 
inserting " ( a ) " after "SEC. 14" and by inserting at the end of such 
section a new subsection as follows: 
"(b) The Secretary shall take no action which will adversely affect 
rights under any lease pursuant to this Act until notifying the holder 
of such lease that such action is proposed and giving such holder an 
opportunity for a hearing." 
Approved July 18, 1968.