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section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); allowances jind benefits similar to those provided by title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, as determined by the Commission; expenses of packing, shipping, and storing personal effects of personnel assigned abroad; rental or lease, for such periods as may be necessary, of office space and living quarters for personnel assigned abroad; maintenance, improvement, and repair of properties rented or leased abroad, and furnishing fuel, water, and utilities for such properties; insurance on official motor vehicles abroad; and advances of funds abroad; not to exceed $31,000 for expenses of travel; advances or reimbursements to other Government agencies for use of their facilities and services in carrying out the functions of the Commission; hire of motor vehicles lor field use only; and employment of aliens; $2,000,000. PRESIDENT'S COMMISSIONS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND ON CRIME IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SALARIES AND EXPENSES

79 Stat. 827.

For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of Public Law 89-196, iucluding services as authorized by Section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $550,000. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

31 USC 665.

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $8,100,000, and in addition there may be transferred to this appropriation not to exceed a total of $45,750,000 from the "Disaster loan fund" and the "Business loan and investment fund," in such amounts as may be necessary for administrative expenses in connection with activities respectively financed under said funds: Provided, That 10 per centum of the amount authorized to be transferred from these revolving funds shall be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 of ^Q Revised Statutes, as amended, only in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to carry out the business and disaster loan programs. DISASTER LOAN FUND BUSINESS LOAN AND INVESTMENT FUND

31 USC 849'

The Small Business Administration is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the following funds, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the "Disaster loan fund" and the "Business loan and investment fund." F U N D S APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT SOUTHEAST HURRICANE DISASTER

79 Stat. 1301.

For an additional amount for expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Southeast Hurricane Disaster Relief Act of 1965, Public Law 89-339, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended.

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SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS SALARIES A N D EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $566,000.

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For necessary expenses of the Subversive Activities Control Board, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 tJ.S.C. 55a), not to exceed $3,500 for expenses of travel, and not to exceed $500 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals, $280,000. TARIFF COMMISSION SALARIES A N D EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Tariff Commission, including subscriptions to newspapers (not to exceed $300), not to exceed $70,000 for expenses of travel, and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), $3,500,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the salary of any member of the Tariff Commission who shall hereafter participate in any proceedings under sections 336, 337, and 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, \l ^ta^- lll-^_ wherein he or any member of his family has any special, direct, and isas. pecuniary interest, or in which he has acted as attorney or special representative: Provided further, That no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be used for making any special study, investigation, or report at the request of any other agency of the executive branch of the Government unless reimbursement is made for the cost thereof. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for arms control and disarmament activities authorized by the Act of September 26, 1961, as amended (75 Stat. 631; 77 Stat. 341), $9,000,000.

22 USC 25,51 note.

UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to enable the United States Information Agency, as authorized by Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953, the \''i^sc\ztl'\s Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (75 Stat. 527), and note. the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, as 22 USC 24.51 amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), to carry out international infor- "°62 Stat. e. mation activities, including employment, without regard to the civil service and classification laws, of (1) persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $20,000), (2) aliens within the United States, and (3) aliens abroad for service in WIG, United States relating to the translation or narration of colloquial speech in for e i ^ languages (such aliens to be investigated for such employment m accordance with procedures established by the Director of the Agency and the Attorney General); travel expenses of aliens employed abroad for service

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in the United States and their dependents to and from the United States; salaries, expenses, and allowances of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 60 Stat. 999. U.S.C. 801-1158); entertainment within the United States not to exceed $500; hire of passenger motor vehicles; insurance on official motor vehicles in foreign countries; services as authorized by section 60 Stat. 810. 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672, Ante, p. 306. gg amended, of title 28 of the United State Code when such claims arise in foreign countries; advance of funds notwithstanding section 31 USC 529. 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; dues for library membership in organizations which issue publications to members only, or to members at a price lower than to others; employment of aliens, by contract, for service abroad; purchase of ice and drinking water abroad; payment of excise taxes on negotiable instruments abroad; purchase of uniforms for not to exceed fourteen guards; actual expenses of preparing and transporting to their former homes the remains of persons, not United States Government employees, who may die away from their homes while participating in activities authorized under this appropriation; radio activities and acquisition and production of motion pictures and visual materials and purchase or rental of technical equipment and facilities therefor, narration, script-writing, translation, and engineering services, by contract or otherwise; maintenance, improvement, and repair of properties used for information activities in foreign countries; fuel and utilities for Government-owmed or leased property abroad; rental or lease for periods not exceeding five years of offices, buildings, grounds, and living quarters for officers and employees engaged in informational activities abroad; travel expenses for employees attending official international conferences, without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and to the rates of per diem allowances in 63 Stat. 166; ligy^ of subsisteuce expenses under the Travel Expense Act of 1949, s^usc 835 note, but at rates not in excess of comparable allowances approved for such conferences by the Secretary of State; and purchase of objects for presentation to foreign governments, schools, or organizations; $148,818,000, of which not less than $11,000,000 shall be used for payments in foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned by the Treasury of the United States: Provided, That not to exceed $110,000 may be used for representation abroad: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for expenses in connection with travel of personnel outside the continental United States, including travel of dependents and transportation of personal effects, household goods, or automobiles of such personnel, when any part of such travel or transportation begins in the current fiscal year pursuant to travel orders issued in that year, notwithstanding the fact that such travel or transportation may not be completed during the current year: Provided further, That passenger motor vehicles used abroad exclusively for the purposes of this appropriation may be exchanged or sold, pursuant to section 201(c) of the Act of June 30, 63 Stat. 384. ^949 (40 U.S.C. 481 (c)), and the exchange allowances or proceeds of such sales shall be available for replacement of an equal number of such vehicles and the cost, including the exchange allowance of each such replacement, except buses and station wagons, shall not exceed $1,500: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), the United States Information Agency is authorized, m making contracts for the use of international short-wave radio stations and facilities, to agree on behalf of the United States to indemnify the

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owners and operators of said radio stations and facilities from such funds as may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose against loss or damage on account of injury to persons or property arising from such use of said radio stations and facilities: Provided further, That existing appointments and assignments to the Foreign Service Reserve for the purposes of foreign information and educational activities which expire during the current fiscal year may be extended for a period of one year in addition to the period of appointment or assignment otherwise authorized. SALARIES A N D E X P E N S E S ( S P E C I A L FOREIGN C U R R E N C Y PROGRAM)

For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the United States Information Agency, as authorized by law, $10,941,000, to remain available until expended. SPECIAL

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EXHIBITIONS

For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United States Information Agency under section 102(a)(3) of the "Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961" (75 Stat. 527), $2,709,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed a total of $7,200 may be expended for representation.

76 Stat. 263. 22 USC 2452.

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS ( S P E C I A L FOREIGN C U R R E N C Y PROGRAM)

For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States, for necessary expenses of the United States Information Agency in connection with special international exhibitions under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (75 Stat. 527), $350,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $1,250 may be expended for representation. ACQUISITION A N D CONSTRUCTION OF RADIO F A C I L I T I E S

For an additional amount for the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities for radio transmission and reception, purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio transmission and reception, without regard to the provisions of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 278a), and acquisition of land and interests in land by purchase, lease, rental, or otherwise, $6,510,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for acquisition of land outside the continental United States without regard to section 355 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 255), and title to any land so acquired shall be approved by the Director of the United States Information Agency.

47 Stat. 1517.

TITLE VI—FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available \.o such corporation, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth ^J ^'g^- ^^'^•

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in the budget for the fiscal year 1967 for such corporation, including purchase of not to exceed four and hire of passenger motor vehicles, except as hereinafter provided: LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

60 Stat. 810.

Not to exceed $697,000 of the funds of the corporation shall be available for its administrative expenses, and not to exceed $1,815,000 for the expenses of vocational training of prisoners, both amounts to be available for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), and to be computed on an accrual basis and to be determined in accordance with the corporation's prescribed accounting system in effect on July 1, 1946, and shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, expenditures which the said accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. TITLE VII—GENEKAL PROVISIONS

Publicity or propaganda.

Short title.

SEC. 701. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. SEC. 702. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to administer any program which is funded in whole or in part from foreign currencies or credits for which a specific dollar appropriation therefor has not been made. SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. This Act may be cited as the "Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies Appropriation Act, 1967". Approved November 8, 1966.

Public Law 89-798 November 8, 1966 [H.R. 13551]

Law enforcement assistance, extension. 18 USC prec. 3001 note. Appropriation.

AN ACT To amend the Lsaw Enforcement Assistance Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 9 of the Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 828) is amended by deleting the word "two" and by inserting in lieu thereof the word "four". SEC. 2. Section 10 of said Act is amended by striking out all after the semicolon and inserting in lieu thereof "and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, the sum of $15,000,000, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, the sum of $30,000,000, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1969, and June 30, 1970, such sums as the Congress may hereafter authorize. Approved November 8, 1966.

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To enable the United States to organize and hold an International Conference [s.J» Res. 16 ] on Water for Peace in the United States in 1967 and authorize an appropriation therefor. Whereas there exists throughout the world a common problem in planning the use of water to meet adequately the needs of the world's rapidly expanding population; and Whereas the President, in announcing the Water for Peace Program of the United States Government, recognized the great value of a mutual sharing of knowledge in this important field with other countries in a worldwide cooperative effort to find solutions of man's water problems; and Whereas a worldwide conference would be the most effective means of bringing together representatives of all governments and agencies concerned, as well as experts, on the varying aspects of the water problems; would focus attention on current and future water problems; and would contribute to the development of policies and programs necessary to meet these problems: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United International States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State Conference „„ ^_._^ on and the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with other concerned water ToTpea'ce. departments and agencies, are authorized to take all necessary steps to organize and hold an International Conference on Water for Peace in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1967. SEC. 2. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department fo^'^J'^'^ense^*'"" of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not to exceed $900,000 for the purpose of defraying the expenses incident to organizing and holding such an international conference. Funds appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be available for expenses incurred on behalf of the United States as host government, including personal services without regard to civil service and classification laws, except no salary rate shall exceed the maximum rate payable under the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended; employment of aliens, printing and bind- '^"'^' P- ^**' ing without regard to the provisions of any other law; travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and to the rates of per diem allowances in lieu of subsistence expenses under the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended, of principal for- ys^lta^'isg^s'lto eign delegates in the United States and of United States personnel and 5 USC sas'note*. foreign technical experts; rent of facilities by contract or otherwise; hire of passenger motor vehicles; official functions and courtesies | and design, construction, and display of exhibits. Sums appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall remain available for obligation until December 31, 1967. SEC, 3. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior are contributions, authorized to accept and use contributions of funds, property, services, and facilities, including the loan of articles, specimens, and exhibits for display, for the purpose of organizing and holding such an international conference. SEC. 4. The head of any department, ageiicv, or establishment of the ^^f^^^}^t?\^^^' - - •,.,,

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Public Law 89-800 November 8, 1966 AN ACT [H. R. 17607] rp^j suspend the investment credit and the allowance of accelerated depreciation in the case of certain real property. Taxes. Depreciable

prop^rtyVrnCestment credit sus^^6^ st^t. 967. 26 USC 48. 76 Stat. 962. 26 USC 38.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1964 (relating to definition; special rulcs) is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (k), ^nd by inserting before such subsection the following new subsections: " (h) SUSPENSION OF INVESTMENT CREDIT.—For purposes of this subpart— "(1) GENERAL RULE.—Section SB property which is suspension period property shall not be treated as new or used section 38 property. "(2) SUSPENSION PERIOD PROPERTY DEFINED.—Except as other^ig^ provided in this subsection and subsection (i), the term 'suspension period property' means section 38 property— " (A) the physical construction, reconstruction, or erection of which begins either during the suspension period or pursuant to an order placed during such period, or " (B) which is acquired by the taxpayer either during the suspension period or pursuant to an order placed during such period. "(3) BINDING CONTRACTS.—To the extent that any property is constructed, reconstructed, erected, or acquired pursuant to a contract which was, on October 9, 1966, and at all times thereafter, binding on the taxpayer, such property shall not be deemed to be suspension period property. " (4) EQUIPPED BUILDING RULE.—If—

" (A) pursuant to a plan of the taxpayer in existence on October 9, 1966 (which plan was not substantially modified at any time after such date and before the taxpayer placed the equipped building in service), the taxpayer has constructed, reconstructed, erected, or acquired.a building and the machinery and equipment necessary to the planned use of the building by the taxpayer, and " (B) more than 50 percent of the aggregate adjusted basis of all the property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation making up such building as so equipped is attributable to either property the construction, reconstruction, or erection of which was begun by the taxpayer before October 10, 1966, or property the acquisition of which by the taxpayer occurred before such date, then all section 38 property comprising such building as so equipped (and any incidental section 38 property adjacent to such building which is necessary to the planned use of the building) shall be treated as section 38 property which is not suspension period property. For purposes of subparagraph (B) of the preceding sentence, the rules of paragraphs (3) and (6) shall be applied. For purposes of this paragraph, a special purpose structure shall be treated as a building. " (5) PLANT FACILITY RULE.—" (A) GENERAL RULE.—If—

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placed the plant facility in service), the taxpayer has constructed, reconstructed, or erected a plant facility, and either "(ii) the construction, reconstruction, or erection of such plant facility was commenced by the taxpayer before October 10, 1966, or "(iii) more than 50 percent of the aggregate adjusted basis of all the property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation making up such plant facility is attributable to either property the construction, reconstruction, or erection of which was begun by the taxpayer before October 10, 1966, or property the acquisition of which by the taxpayer occurred before such date, then all section 38 property comprising such plant facility shall be treated as section 38 property which is not suspension period property. For purposes of clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the rules of paragraphs (3) and (6) shall be applied. " (B) P L A N T FACILITY DEFINED.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'plant facility' means a facility which does not include any building (or of which buildings constitute an insignificant portion) and which is— " (i) a self-contained, single operating unit or processing operation, (ii) located on a single site, and "(iii) identified, on October 9, 1966, in the purchasing and internal financial plans of the taxpayer as a single unitary project. " (C) SPECIAL RULE.—For purposes of this subsection, if— " (i) a certificate of convenience and necessity has been issued before October 10, 1966, by a Federal regulatory agency with respect to two or more plant facilities which are included under a single plan of the taxpayer to construct, reconstruct, or erect such plant facilities, and "(ii) more than 50 percent of the aggregate adjusted basis of all the property of a character subject to the allowance for depreciation ma&ing up such plant facilities is attributable to either property the construction, reconstruction, or erection of which was begun by the taxpayer before October 10, 1966, or property the acquisition of which by the taxpayer occurred before such date, such plant facilities shall be treated as a single plant facility. " (D)

COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of

subparagraph (A) ( i i), the construction, reconstruction, or erection of a plant facility shall not be considered to have commenced until construction, reconstruction, or erection has commenced at the site of such plant facility. The preceding sentence shall not apply if the site of such plant facility is not located on land. "(6) MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT RULE.—Any piece of machinery or equipment— " (A) more than 50 percent of the parts and components of which (determined on the basis of cost) were held by the taxpayer on October 9, 1966, or are acquired by the taxpayer pursuant to a binding contract which was in effect on such date, for inclusion or use in such piece of machinery or equipment, and

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" (B) the cost of the parts and components of which is not an insignificant portion of the total cost, shall be treated as property which is not suspension period property. "(7) CERTAIN LEASE-BACK TRANSACTIONS, ETC.—Where a person who is a party to a binding contract described in paragraph (3) transfers rights in such contract (or in the property to which such contract relates) to another person but a party to such contract retains a right to use the property under a lease with such other person, then to the extent of the transferred rights such other person shall, for purposes of paragraph (3), succeed to the position of the transferor with respect to such binding contract and such property. The preceding sentence shall apply, in any case in which the lessor does not make an election under subsection ^(j)^ only if a party to such contract retains a right to use the property under a long-term lease. "(8) CERTAIN LEASE XIND CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS.—Where, pursuant to a binding lease or contract to lease in effect on October 9, 1966, a lessor or lessee is obligated to construct, reconstruct, erect, or acquire property specified in such lease or contract, any property so constructed, reconstructed, erected, or acquired by the lessor or lessee which is section 38 property shall be treated as property which is not suspension period property. I n the case of any project which includes property other than the property to be leased to such lessee, the preceding sentence shall be applied, in the case of the lessor, to such other property only if the binding leases and contracts with all lessees m effect on October 9, 1966, cover real property constituting 25 percent or more of the project (determined on the basis of rental value). For purposes of the preceding sentences of this paragraph, in the case of any project where one or more vendor-vendee relationships exist, such vendors and vendees shall be treated as lessors and lessees. Where, pursuant to a binding contract in effect on October 9, 1966, (i) the taxpayer is required to construct, reconstruct, erect, or acquire property specified in the contract, to be used to produce one or more products, and (ii) the other party is required to take substantially all of the products to be produced over a substantial portion of the expected useful life of the property, then such property shall be treated as property which is not suspension period property. Clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall not apply if a political subdivision of a State is the other party to the contract and is required by the contract to make substantial expenditures which benefit the taxpayer. " (9)

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CERTAIN TRANSFERS TO BE DISREGARDED.—

" (A) If property or rights under a contract are transferred in— " (i) a transfer b j reason of death, or "(ii) a transaction as a result of which the basis of the property in the hands of the transferee is determined by reference to its basis in the hands of the transferor by reason of the application of section 332, 351, 361, 371 (a), 374(a), 721, or fe, and such property (or the property acquired under such contract) would not be treated as suspension period property in the hands of the decedent or the transferor, such property shall not be treated as suspension period property in the hands of the transferee.

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" (B) If— " (i) property or rights under a contract are acquired in a transaction to which section 334(b)(2) applies, "(ii) the stock of the distributing corporation was acquired before October 10, 1966, or pursuant to a binding contract in effect October 9, 1966, and "(iii) such property (or the property acquired under such contract) would not be treated as suspension period property in the hands of the distributing corporation, such property shall not be treated as suspension period property in the hands of the distributee. "(10)

PROPERTY ACQUIRED FROM AFFILIATED CORPORATION.—For

purposes of this subsection, in the case of property acquired by a corporation which is a member of an affiliated group from another member of the same group— " (A) such corporation shall be treated as having acquired such property on the date on which it was acquired by such other member, " (B) such corporation shall be treated as having entered into a binding contract for the construction, reconstruction, erection, or acquisition of such property on the date on which such other member entered into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, erection, or acquisition of such property, and " (C) such corporation shall be treated as having commenced the construction, reconstruction, or erection of such property on the date on which such other member commenced such construction, reconstruction, or erection. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'affiliated group' has the meaning assigned to it by section 1504(a), except that all corporations shall be treated as includible corporations (without any exclusion under section 1504(b)). "(11) CERTAIN TANGIBLE PROPERTY CONSTRUCTED DURING SUSPENSION PERIOD AND LEASED NEW THEREAFTER.—Tangible personal

property constructed or reconstructed by a person shall not be suspension period property if— " (A) such person leases such property after the close of the suspension period and the original use of such property commences after the close of such period, " (B) such construction or reconstruction, and such lease transaction, was not pursuant to an order placed during the suspension period, and " (C) an election is made under subsection (d) with respect to such property which satisfies the requirements of such subsection. "(12)

WATER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES.—

" (A) IN GENERAL.—Any water pollution control facility or air pollution control facility shall be treated as property which is not suspension period property. " (B) WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'water pollution control facility' means any section 38 property which— " (i) is used primarily to control water pollution by removing, altering, or disposing of wastes, including the necessary intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, pumping,

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power, and other equipment, and their appurtenances; and "(ii) is certified by the State water pollution control agency (as defined in section 13(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act) as being in conformity with the State program or requirements for control of water pollution and is certified by the Secretary of Interior as being in compliance with the applicable regulations of Federal agencies and the general policies of the United States for cooperation with the States in the prevention and abatement of water pollution under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. " (C) A I R POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 'air pollution control facility' means any section 38 property which— " (i) is used primarily to control atmospheric pollution or contamination by removing, altering, or disposing of atmospheric pollutants or contaminants; and "(ii) is certified by the State air pollution control agency (as defined in section 302(b) of the Clean Air Act) as being in conformity with the State program or requirements for control of air pollution and is certified by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare as being in compliance with the applicable regulations of Federal agencies and the general policies of the United States for cooperation with the States in the prevention and abatement of air pollution under the Clean Air Act. " (D) STANDARDS FOR FACILITY.—Subparagraph (A) shall apply in the case of any facility only if the taxpayer constructs, reconstructs, erects, or acquires such facility in furtherance of Federal, State, or local standards for the control of water pollution or atmospheric pollution or contaminants. "(13)

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT PROPERTY.—Section 38 property

constructed, reconstructed, erected, or acquired by the taxpayer shall be treated as property which is not suspension period property to the extent such property is placed m service to replace property which was— " (A) destroyed or damaged by fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty, or " (B) stolen, but only to the extent the basis (in the case of new section 38 property) or cost (in the case of used section 38 property) of such section 38 property does not exceed the adjusted basis of the property destroyed, damaged, or stolen, " (i) EXEMPTION FROM SUSPENSION OF $20,000 OF INVESTMENT.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of property acquired by the taxpayer by purchase for use in his trade or business which would (but for this subsection) be suspension period property, the taxpayer may select items to which this subsection applies, to the extent of an aggregate cost, for the suspension period, of $20,000. Any item so selected shall be treated as property which is not suspension period property for purposes of tnis subpart (other than for purposes of paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10) of subsection (h)).

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"(2) APPLICABLE RULES.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate, rules similar to the rules provided by paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c) shall be applied for purposes of this subsection. Subsection (d) shall not apply with respect to any item to which this subsection applies. " (j) SUSPENSION PERIOD.—For purposes of this subpart, the term 'suspension period' means the period beginning on October 10, 1966, and ending on December 31, 1967." (b) Section 48(d) of such Code (relating to certain leased property) 76 Stat. 967. is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentences: " I n the case of suspension period property which is leased and is property of a kind which the lessor ordinarily leases to one lessee for a substantial portion of the useful life of the property, the lessor of the property shall be deemed to have elected to treat the first such lessee as having acquired such property for purposes of applying the last sentence of section 4 6 (a)(2). In the case of section 38 property which (i) is leased after October 9, 1966 (other than pursuant to a binding contract to lease entered into before October 10, 1966), (ii) is not suspension period property with respect to the lessor but is suspension period property if acquired by the lessee, and (iii) is property of the same kind which the lessor ordinarily sold to customers before October 10, 1966, or ordinarily leased before such date and made an election under this subsection, the lessor of such property shall be deemed to have made an election under this subsection with respect to such property." SEC. 2. Section 167 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating y^l^^^^^'^^^^^' to depreciation) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: "(i) LIMITATION IN CASE OF PROPERTY CONSTRUCTED OR ACQUIRED DURING THE SUSPENSION PERIOD.—

"(1) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate, paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (b) shall not apply in the case of real property which is not section 38 property (as defined in section 48(a)) if— " (A) the physical construction, reconstruction, or erection of such property by any person begins during the suspension period, or " (B) an order for such construction, reconstruction, or erection is placed by any person during the suspension period. Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate, rules similar to the rules provided by paragraphs (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), and (10) of section 48(h) shall be applied for purposes of the preceding sentence. "(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any item of real property selected by the taxpayer if the cost of such property (when added to the cost of all other items of real property selected by the taxpayer under this paragraph) does not exceed $50,000. Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate, rules similar to the rules provided by paragraph (2) of section 48(c) shall be applied for purposes of this paragraph. "(3) SUSPENSION PERIOD.—For purposes of this subsection, the

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term 'suspension period' means the period beginning on October 10, 1966, and ending on December 31, 1967." SEC. 3. (a) Section 46(a) of the Internal Revenue Cbde of 1954 (relating to determination of amount of credit) is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2)

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LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF TAX.—Notwithstanding

paragraph (1), the credit allowed by section 38 for the taxable year shall not exceed— " (A) so much of the liability for tax for the taxable year as does not exceed $25,000, plus " (B) for taxable years ending on or before the last day of the suspension period (as defined in section 4 8 (j)), 25 percent of so much of the liability for tax for the taxable year as exceeds $25,000, or " (C) for taxable years ending after the last day of such suspension period, 50 percent of so much of the liability for tax for the taxable year as exceeds $25,000. I n applying subparagraph (C) to a taxable year beginning on or before the last day of such suspension period and ending after the last day of such suspension period, the percent referred to in such subparagraph shall be the sum of 25 percent plus the percent which bears the same ratio to 25 percent as the number of days in such year after the last day of the suspension period bears to the total number of days in such year. The amount otherwise determined under this paragraph shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the credit which would have been allowable under paragraph (1) for such taxable year with respect to suspension period property but for the application of section

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Retirement and savings bonds. 40 Stat. 288. 31 USC 774. 55 Stat. 7. 31 USC 757c.

(b) Section 46(b)(1) of such Code (relating to allowance of carryback and carryover of unused credits) is amended— (1) by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " (B) an investment credit carryover to each of the 7 taxable years following the unused credit year,"; and (2) by striking out in the last sentence "8 taxable years" and "other 7 taxable years" and inserting in lieu thereof "10 taxable years" and "other 9 taxable years", respectively. SEC. 4. The amendments made by this Act shall apply to taxable years ending after October 9, 1966, except that the amendments made by section 3(b) shall apply only if the fifth taxable year following the unused credit year ends after December 31, 1966. SEC. 5. The Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, is amended by inserting after section 22 the following new section: "SEC. 22A. (a) I n addition to the United States savings bonds authorized to be issued under section 22 of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, is authorized to issue from time to time, through the Postal Service or otherwise. United States retirement and savings bonds, the proceeds of which shall be available to meet any public expenditures authorized by law and to retire any outstanding obligations of the United States bearing interest or issued on a discount basis. The various issues and series of United

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States retirement and savings bonds shall be in such forms, shall be offered in such amounts, subject to the limitations imposed by section 21 of this Act, and shall be issued in such manner and subject to such terms and conditions consistent with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, including any restrictions on their transfer, as the Secretary of the Treasury may from time to time prescribe. " (b)(1) Retirement and savings bonds shall be issued only on a discount basis, and shall mature not less than ten nor more than thirty years from the date as of which issued, as the terms thereof may provide. Such bonds shall be sold at such price or prices and shall be redeemable before maturity upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe, except that the issue price of such bonds, and the terms upon which they may be redeemed at maturity, shall be such as to afford an investment yield of not more than 5 per centum per annum, compounded semiannually. The denominations of such bonds shall be such as the Secretary of the Treasury may from lime to time determine and shall be expressed in terms of their maturity values. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized by regulations to fix the maximum amount of such bonds issued in any one year that may be held by any one person at any one time, except that such maximum amount shall not be less than $3,000. " (2^ The Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President, IS authorized to provide by regulations that owners of retirement and savings bonds may, at their option, retain the bonds after maturity and continue to earn interest upon them at rates which are consistent with the late of investment yield afforded by retirement and savings bonds. "(c) For purposes of taxation, any increment in value represented by the difference between the price paid and the redemption value received (whether at, before, or after maturity) for savings and retirement bonds shall be considered as interest. Such bonds shall not bear the circulation privilege. " (d) The provisions of subsections (c), (e), (g), (h), and (i) of section 22 shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this section, apply with respect to retirement and savings bonds issued under this section." SEC. 6. (a) Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to exemption of business leagues, boards of trade, etc.) is amended by striking out "or boards of trade" and inserting in lieu thereof "boards of trade, or professional football leagues (whether or not administering a pension fund for football players)". (b)(1) Section 1 of the Act of September 30, 1961 (75 Stat. 732; 15 U.S.C. 1291), is amended by adding at the end thereof: " I n addition, such laws shall not apply to a joint agreement by which the member clubs of two or more professional football leagues, which are exempt from income tax under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, combine their operations in expanded single league so exempt from income tax, if such agreement increases rather than decreases the number of professional football clubs so operating, and the provisions of which are directly relevant thereto." (2) Section 2 of such Act is amended by striking out "described in section 1" and inserting in lieu thereof "described in the first sentence in section 1". (3) Section 3 of such Act is amended (A) by striking out "Section 1 of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "The first sentence of section 1 of this Act"; (B) by striking out the word "intercollegiate"

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the first and last time it appears in such section and inserting in lieu thereof "intercollegiate or interscholastic"; (C) by striking out the words "daily newspaper of general circulation prior to March 1" and inserting in lieu thereof "newspaper of general circulation prior to August 1"; (D) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (E) by striking out the word "and" at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the word "or"; and (F) by adding after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: " (2) in the case of an interscholastic football contest, such contest is between secondary schools, both of which are accredited or certified under the laws of the State or States in which they are situated and offer courses continuing through the twelfth grade of the standard school curriculum, or the equivalent, and". (c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved November 8, 1966.

Public Law 89-801 November 8, 1966

[H.R. 15766] National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws. Establishment.

AN

ACT

ip(j establish a National Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the National Commission on Eeform of Federal Criminal Laws is hereby established. M E M B E R S H I P OF COMMISSION

SEC. 2. (a) The Commission shall be composed of— (1) three Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, (2) three Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, (3) three members appointed by the President of the United States, one of whom he shall designate as Chairman, (4) one United States circuit judge and two United States district judges appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States. (b) At no time shall more than two of the members appointed under paragraph (1), paragraph (2), or paragraph (3) be persons who are members of the same political party. (c) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made, and subject to the same limitations with respect to party affiliations as the original appointment was made. (d) Seven members shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may conduct hearings. DUTIES o r THE

COMMISSION

SEC. 3. The Commission shall make a full and complete review and study of the statutory and case law of the United States which constitutes the federal system of criminal justice for the purpose of formulating and recommending to the Congress legislation which would improve the federal system of criminal justice. I t shall be the further duty of the Commission to make recommendations for revision and recodification of the criminal laws of the United States, including the

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repeal of unnecessary or undesirable statutes and such changes in the penalty structure as the Commission may feel will better serve the ends of justice. C O M P E N S A T I O N OF M E M B E R S OF THE

COMMISSION

SEC. 4. (a) A member of the Commission who is a Member of Congress, in the executive branch of the Government, or a judge shall serve without additional compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties vested in the Commission. (b) A member of the Commission from private life shall receive $75 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of such duties. THE D I R E C TO R AND STAFF

SEC. 5. (a) The Director of the Commission shall be appointed by the Commission without regard to the civil service laws and Classification Act of 1949, as amended, and his compensation shall be fixed 63 Stat. 954. by the Commission without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, note. as amended. (b) The Director shall serve as the Commission's reporter, and, subject to the direction of the Commission, shall supervise the activities of persons employed under the Commission, the preparation of reports, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned him within the scope of the functions of the Commission. (c) Within the limits of funds appropriated for such purpose, individuals may be employed by the Commission for service with the Commission staff without regard to civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949. (d) The Chairman of the Commission is authorized to procure services to the same extent as is authorized fOr departments by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed ^o Stat. 810. $75 per diem for individuals. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

SEC. 6. (a) There is hereby established a committee of fifteen members to be known as the Advisory Committee on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws (hereinafter referred to as the "Advisory Committee"), to advise and consult with the Commission. The Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Commission and shall include lawyers. United States attorneys, and other persons competent to provide advice for the Commission. (b) Members of the Advisory Committee shall not be deemed to be officers or employees of the United States by virtue of such service and shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them by virtue of such service to the Commission. G O V E R N M E N T AGENCY COOPERATION

SEC. 7. The Commission is authorized to request from any department, agency, or independent instrumentality of the Government any information and assistance it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this Act; and each such department, agency, and instru65-300 0-67—98

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mentality is authorized to cooperate with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish such information and assistance to the Commission upon request made by the Chairman or any other member when acting as Chairman. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION; TERMINATION

SEC. 8. The Commission shall submit interim reports to the President and the Congress at such times as the Commission may deem appropriate, and in any event within two years after the date of this Act, and shall submit its final report within three years after the date of this Act. The Commission shall cease to exist sixty days after the date of the submission of its final report. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

SEC. 9. The General Services Administration shall provide administrative services for the Commission on a reimbursable basis. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 10. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts, not to exceed a total of $500,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved November 8, 1966.

Public Law 89-802 November 9, 1966 [S.3887]

Persons from countries assisting U.S. in Vietnam. Eligibility to attend U.S. service academies.

Expiration date.

AN ACT To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit persons from countries friendly to the United States to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon designation by the President, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force, respectively, may permit persons from foreign countries to receive instruction at the Military Academy, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy. (b) A person may not be admitted to an Academy for instruction under this Act unless his country at the time of his admission is assisting the United States in Vietnam by the provision of manpower,or bases. (c) Not more than four persons may receive instruction under this Act at any one Academy at any one time. (d) No person may be admitted to an Academy under this Act after October 1. 1970. (e) A person receiving instruction under this Act is entitled to the pay, allowances, and emoluments of a cadet or midshipman appointed from the United States and from the same appropriations. (f) Except as the Secretary determines, a person receiving instruction under this Act is subject to the same regulations governing admission, attendance, discipline, resignation, discharge, dismissal and graduation as a cadet or midshipman appointed from the United

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States. However, a person receiving instruction under this Act is not entitled to an appointment in the Armed Forces of the United States by reason of his graduation from an Academy. (g) A person receiving instruction under this Act is not subject to section 4346(d) of title 10, United States Code. Approved November 9, 1966.

70A Stat. 242.

Public Law 89-803 AN ACT

November 10, 1966

To authorize a work release program for persons sentenced by the courts of the District of Columbia; to define the powers and duties in relation thereto, and for other purposes.

[8.1319]

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 "District of Columbia Work Release Act". SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be established in the District of Columbia a work release program under which any person who is (1) convicted of a misdemeanor or of violating a municipal regulation or an Act of Congress in the nature of a municipal regulation, and is sentenced to serve in a penal institution a term of one year or less, (2) imprisoned for nonpayment of a fine, or for contempt of court, or (3) committed to jail after revocation of probation pursuant to section 16-2350, District of Columbia Code, may, whenever the judge of the sentencing court is satisfied that the ends of justice and the best interests of society as well as of such person would be subserved thereby, be granted the privilege of a work release for the purpose of working at his employment or seeking employment. Such a work release privilege may also be granted, m the discretion of the sentencing court, whenever there exist such special circumstances as merit the granting of the privilege. As used in this Act, the word "sentence" and its derivatives shall be construed to include sentencing, imprisonment, and commitment as referred to in this section. SEC. 3. A t the time of imposition of sentence, or at any time subsequent thereto, the probation officers of the courts or the Director, Department of Corrections of the District of Columbia, may recommend to, or the person sentenced may request, the sentencing court that such person be granted the privilege of a work release. No person shall be given work release privileges except by order of the sentencing court. SEC. 4. The sentencing court shall provide in its original order of commitment or in a modification thereof the terms and conditions under which a person granted work release privileges may be released from actual custody during the time necessary to proceed to his place of employment or other authorized places, perform specified activities, and return to a place of confinement designated by the Director, Department of Corrections. SEC. 5. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to promulgate from time to time such rules and regulations as they deem necessary for the administration by the Department of Corrections of the work release program. Subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in the order of the sentencing court, the Commissioners are authorized to prepare an individual plan to meet the specific needs of each prisoner granted the privilege of a work release. SEC. 6. (a) The Director, Department of Corrections, may suspend the work release privilege of a prisoner for not to exceed five successive days for any breach of discipline or infraction of institution regula-

District of Columbia Work R e l e a s e Act.

77 Stat. 593.

"Sentence.'

Granting of work release privilege.

Terms.

Regulations.

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tions. The court may revoke the work release privilege at any time, either upon its own motion or upon recommendation of the Director, Department of Corrections. Penalty. ^I^^ ^j^y prisoner who willfully fails to return at the time and to the place of confinement designated in his work release plan shall be fined not more than $300 or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both, such sentence of imprisonment to run consecutively with the remainder of previously imposed sentences. All prosecutions for violation of this subsection shall be in the District of Columbia Court of General Sessions upon information filed by the Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia or any of his assistants. Collection of gjjQ^ 7 ^ h e Commissioners are authorized to include in individual '^^^®^work release plans provisions for the collection of the wages, salary, earnings, and other income of each gainfully employed prisoner when paid, or require that the same be surrendered when received, less payroll deductions required or authorized by law, and to deposit the amount so received in a trust fund account in the Treasury of the United States. Such wages, salary, or earnings in the hands of either the employer or the Commissioners during such prisoner's terms shall not be subject to garnishment or attachment. The Commissioners are further authorized in individual work release plans to provide for disbursements from the trust fund account established under this section for any or all of the following purposes: (a) the payment of an amount not to exceed the lesser of 20 per centum of the prisoner's earnings, or $4 per day, as the cost of his room and board; (b) necessary travel expenses to and from work or other business and incidental expenses of the prisoner; (c) support of the prisoner's dependents, if any; (d) support of minor children pursuant to court order; (e) payment of court fines or forfeitures; or (f) payment, either in full or ratably, of the prisoner's debts which have been acknowledged by him in writing or have been reduced to judgment. The balance of such earnings, if any there be after payments therefrom for the foregoing purposes, shall be paid to the prisoner upon the completion of the period during which he is subject to confinement. ^^up^port payc^j,,-, § Paymcuts for support pursuant to section 7 of this Act shall ™ " ^ be made through the clerks of the respective courts. I n cases where there is no outstanding court order of support or judgment against the prisoner, the Director, Department of Public Welfare, or his designated agent, shall, after investigation, report to the Commissioners the amounts deemed necessary for support of the prisoner's dependents. SEC. 9. The Attorney General of the United States may, in order to carry out the purposes of this Act, designate the Commissioners as his authorized representative to perform the functions vested in him by section 11 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes", approved July 15, 54 Stat. 244. SEC. 10. (a) As used in this Act the term "Commissioners*' means the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia or its designated agents. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to affect the authority vested in the Commissioners by Reorganization Plan Numbered 5 D.C. ^ . Code 1^ of 1952 (66 Stat. 824). The performance of any function vested by app; 3 C.FR 1949 53'^co"mp.*/p.^V2o. this Act iu the Commissioners or in any office or agency under the jurisdiction and control of said Commissioners may be performed by the Commissioners or may be delegated by said Commissioners in accordnnce with section 3 of such plan. SEC. 11. Section 9 of the District of Columbia Unemployment Com57 Stat. 114. pensation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 46-309) is amended (1) by striking out
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the period at the end of clause (e) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and (2) by adding after clause (e) the following new clause: " (f) that he is not a prisoner in a District of Columbia correctional or penal institution who was employed in the free community under authority of the District of Columbia Work Release Act, or that he has not made a claim for benefits with respect to a week during which he was a prisoner in a District of Columbia correctional or penal institution." SKC. 12. Except when employed ajid paid by the District of Columbia for the))(M'fonnan('e of work for the District of Colmnbia gOA'ernment, no prisoner eniployed in the free community under the pi-o\isions of this Act shall, while working in such employment in the free community oi- going to or from sucTi employment, be deemed to Im an agent. enlJ)1oye<^ or servant of the District of Columbia government. SKC. l;}. This Act shall take etfect on the first day of the first month which follows its appj'o\al by at least ninety days. Approved November 10, 1966.

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Public Law 89-804 AN ACT To amend section 208(c) to provide that certificates issued to motor common carriers of passengers pursuant to future applications shall not confer, as an incident to the grant of regular route authority, the right to transjxirt special or chartered parties.

November 10, 1966 [S.2893]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 208(c) '^°t°'" cofnmon of the Interstate Commerce Act is amended to read as follows: '^^chaHer opera"(c) Any common carrier by motor vehicle transporting passengers ti°"s. under a certificate issued under this part pursuant to an application 49 USC 308. filed on or before January 1, 1967, or under any reissuance of the operating rights contained in such certificate, may transport in interstate or foreign commerce to any place special or chartered parties under such rules and regulations as the Commission shall have prescribed." Approved November 10, 1966.

Public Law 89-805 AN ACT To amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States with respect to the dutiable status of watches, clocks, and timing apparatus from insular iK>ssessions of the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate end House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) paragraph (a) of general headnote 8 of the Tariff' Schedules of the United States (19 U.S.C. § 1202) is amended— (1) by striking out "Articles'* in subparagraph (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in headnote 6 of schedule 7, part 2, subpart E, articles"; and (2) by striking out "except that all articles" in subparagraph (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "except that all such articles". (b) The headnotes of schedule 7, part 2, subpart E of the Tariff Schedules of the United States are amended by adding at the end thereof the followinjr new headnote:

November 10, 1966

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Tariff Schedules. Watches,clocks, etc. 77A Stat. 11. Post, p. 1523.

Products of insular p o s s e s s i o n s. 77A Stat. 347; 79 Stat. 946.

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U.S. consumption of watch movements. Publication in Federal Register.

Variable pressure water channel and ionosonde, duty-free entry.

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"6. Products of Insular Possessions.—(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this headnote, any article provided for in this subpart which is the product of an insular possession of the United States outside the customs territory of the United States and which contains any foreign component shall be subject to duty— " (i) at the rates set forth in column numbered 1, if the countries of origin of more than 50 percent in value of the foreign components are countries to products of which column numbered 1 rates apply, and " (ii) at the rates set forth in column numbered 2, if the countries of origin of 50 percent or more in value of the foreign components are countries to products of which column numbared 2 rates apply. "(b) If the requirements for free entry set forth in general headnote 3(a) are complied with, watches (provided for in item 715.05) and watch movements (provided for in items 716.08 through 719.__) which are the product of the Virgin Islands, Guam, or American Samoa and which contain any foreign component may be admitted free of duty, but the total quantity of such articles entered free of duty during each calendar year shall not exceed a number equal to % of the ajjparent United States consumption of watch movements during the preceding calendar year (as determined by the Tariff Commission), of which total quantity— "(i) not to exceed 87.5 percent shall be the product of the Virgin Islands, "(ii) not to exceed 8.33 percent shall be the product of Guam, and " (iii) not to exceed 4.17 percent shall be the product of American Samoa, "(c) On or before April 1 of each calendar year (beginning with 1967), the Tariff Commission shall determine the apparent United States consumption of watch movements during the preceding calendar year, shall report such determination to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Interior, and Secretary of Commerce, and shall publish such determination in the Federal Register, together with the number of watches and watch movements which are the product of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa which may be entered free of duty under paragraph (b) during the calendar year. " (d) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, acting jointly, shall allocate on a fair and equitable basis among producers of watches and watch movements located in the Virgin I^ands, Guam, and American Samoa the quotas for eax^h calendar year provided by paragraph (b) for articles which are the product of the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, respectively. Allocations made by the Secretaries shall be final. The Secretaries are authorized to issue such regulations as they determine necessary to carry out their duties under this paragraph." (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 1967. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to admit free of duty one variable pressure water channel (one-seventh scale model) imported for the use of the Stevens Institute of Technology and one ionosonde (and accompanying spare parts) for the use of the University of Illinois. (b) If the liquidation of the entry of the articles described in subsection (a) of this section has become final, such entry shall be reliquidated and the appropriate refund of duty shall be made. Approved November 10, 1966,

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Public Law 89-806 AN ACT JtelMtiiiK to \he tariff treatuieut of articles assembled abroad of productsUnited States, and for other purposes.

November 10, 1966 [ H. R. 11216] >f t l i e

Be it etmcted by the Senate and Hoiose of Rep'reHeiitatives, of the U. S. products HnHed States of America In Congress a.^sembled^ That (a) the article, sembled abroad.a s description of item 807.00 of the Tariif Schedules of the United Tariff treatment. Stat. 949. •States is amended by striking out the comma after "exported" in 79 USC 1202. 19 clause (a) and by striking out "for the purpose of such assembly and return to the United States,'". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Upon request therefor tiled with the customs officer concerned on or before the 120th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the entry or withdrawal of any article— (1) which was made after August 80,19H8, and before the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) with respect to which the amount of duty would be smaller if the amendments made by subsection (a) applied to such entry or withdrawal, shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 514 of the Tariff A d 734. of 1930 or any other provision of law, be liquidated or reliquidated 46 Stat. 1514. 19 USC as though such entry or withdrawal had been made on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. (a) The headnotes of schedule 7, part 7, subpart A of the Stat. 379. Tariff Schedules of the United States are amended by adding at the 77Au s e 1202. 19 end thereof the following new headnote: "4. Buttons (whether finished or not finished) provided for in item 745.32 which are the product of an insular possession of the United States outside the customs territory of the United States and which are manufactured or produced from button blanks or unfinished buttons which were the product of any foreign country shall be subject to duty under item 745.32 at the rate which applies to products of such foreign country." (b) Paragraph (a) of general headnote 3 of the Tariff Schedules 77A Stat. 11; of the United States is amended by striking out "Articles" in subpar- Ante, p. 1521. agraph (i) and inserting in lieu thereof "Except as provided in headnote 4 of schedule 7, part 7, subpart A, articles". (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after the 120th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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SEC. 3. (a) Schedule 8, part 4 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States is amended by inserting after item 851.10 the following newitem: 851.16

Duty-free entries.

46 Stat. 734. 19 USC 1514.

Letters, numbers, and other symbols; number cards and other arithmetical materials; printed matter; blocks and other dimensional shapes; geometrical figures, plane or solid; geographical globes; tuned bells and basic materials for understanding music; model articles and figures of animate objects; puzzles and games; flags; dressing frames; dummy clocks; bottles, boxes, and other containers or holders; all the foregoing, whether or not in sets, fabricated to specification and designed for the classroom instruction of children; and containers or holders fabricated to specification and designed for the storage of such instructional articles when not in use , Free

The column 2 rate applicable in the absence of this item

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to admit the following articles free of duty: (1) one Weissenberg rheogoniometer imported for the use of the Case Institute of Technology, (2) one mass spectrometer imported for the use of the LTniversity of Nebraska, (3) one mass spectrometer imported for the use of Utah State University, (4) one mass spectrometer imported for the use of the University of Hawaii, and (5) one Weissenberg rheogoniometer imported for the use of the University of Utah. The Secretary of the Treasury shall also admit free of duty all equipment, parts, accessories, and appurtenances for the articles enumerated in the preceding sentence which accompany such articles and are imported for the use of the respective institutions. (b) Upon request therefor filed with the customs officer concerned on or before the 120th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the entry or withdrawal of any article described in subsection (a) which was made before the date of the enactment of this Act shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, be liquidated or reliquidated in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a). SEC. 5. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to admit free of duty any article which is entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 8, 1962, solely for use at the International Peace Garden, Dunseith, North Dakota, and which is the gift to the International Peace Garden of a citizen or resident of Canada, of a Canadian corporation or organization, or of the Government of Canada or of any Province or political subdivision thereof. (b) Upon request therefor filed with the customs officer concerned on or before the 120th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, the entry or withdrawal of any article described in subsection (a) which was made before the date of the enactment of this Act shall, notwithstanding the provisions of section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, be liquidated or reliquidated in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a).

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(c) If, within 5 years after the entry of any article admitted free of duty under subsection (a), such article is used within the United States at any place other than the International Peace Garden, is transferred by the International Peace Garden to any person other than the donor of such article, or is sold by it to any person, the International Peace Garden shall promptly notify customs officers at the port of entry and shall be liable for the payment of duty on such article in an amount determined on the basis of its condition as imported and the rate applicable to it when entered (determined without regard to subsection (a)). Approved November 10, 1966.

Public Law 89-807 AN ACT

November 11, 1966

To amend title 18 of the United States Code so as to prohibit the use of likenesses of the great seal of the United States falsely to indicate Federal agency, sponsorship, or approval.

Cs.2770]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Great United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) chapter 33 United State sof . of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end ^use^ofTilTthereof the following new section: nesses prohibited. "§ 713. Use of the great seal of the United States "Whoever knowingly displays any printed or other likeness of the great seal of the United States, or any facsimile thereof, in, or in connection with, any.advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, play, motion picture, telecast, or other production for the purpose of conveying and m a manner reasonably calculated to convey the false impression that all or any part of such advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, play, motion picture, telecast, or other production, is sponsored or approved by the Government of the United States, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both." (b) The analysis of chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, immediately preceding section 701 of such title is amended by adding at the end thereof: "713. Use of likenesses of the great seal of the United States."

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Public Law 89-808 November 11, 1966

AN ACT

[H.R. 14929]

ipj> promote international trade in agricultural commodities, to combat hunger and malnutrition, to further economic development, and for other purposes.

Food for Peace Act of 1966.

68 Stat. 454. 7 USC 1691. Declaration of policy.

7 USC 17011709.

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 "Food for Peace Act of 1966". SEC. 2. The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, is amended— (A) By amending section 2 to read as follows: "SEC. 2. The Congress hereby declares it to be the policy of the United States to expand international trade; to develop and expand export markets for United States agricultural commodities; to use the abundant agricultural productivity of the United States to combat hunger and malnutrition and to encourage economic development in the developing countries, with particular emphasis on assistance to those countries that are determined to improve their own agricultural production; and to promote in other ways the foreign policy of the United States." (B) By amending title I to read as follows: "TITLE I

Agreements with friendly countries.

75 Stat. 426; Ante, p. 796. 22 USC 2161.

"SEC. 101. I n order to carry out the policies and accomplish the objectives set forth in section 2 of this Act, the President is authorized to negotiate and carry out agreements with friendly countries to provide for the sale of agricultural commodities for dollars on credit terms or for foreign currencies. "SEC. 102. For the purpose of carrying out agreements concluded under this Act the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to finance the sale and exportation of agricultural commodities whether from private stocks or from stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation. "SEC. 103. In exercising the authorities conferred upon him by this title, the President shall— " (a) take into account efforts of friendly countries to help themselves toward a greater degree of self-reliance, including efforts to meet their problems of food production and population growth; " (b) take steps to assure a progressive transition from sales for foreign currencies to sales for dollars (or to the extent that transition to sales for dollars under the terms applicable to such sales is not possible, transition to sales for foreign currencies on credit terms no less favorable to the United States than those for development loans made under section 201 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and on terms which permit conversion to dollars at the exchange rate applicable to the sales agreement) at a rate whereby the transition can be completed by December 31, 1971: Provided, That provision may be included in any agreement for payment in foreign currencies to the extent that the President determines that such currencies are needed for the purpose of subsections (a), (b), (c), (e), and (h) of section 104; "(c) take reasonable precautions to safeguard usual marketings of the United States and to assure that sales under this title will not unduly disrupt world prices of agricultural commodities or normal patterns of commercial trade with friendly countries;

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" (d) make sales agreements only with those countries which he ^^p°ts to condetermines to be friendly to the United States: Provided, That ^^^^" the President shall periodically review the status of those countries which are eligible under this subsection and report the results of such review to the Congress. As used in this Act, "Friendly coun'friendly country' shall not include (1) any country or area ^^^' dominated or controlled by a foreign government or organization controlling a world Communist movement, or (2) for the purpose only of sales of agricultural commodities for foreign currencies under title I of this Act, any country or area dominated by a Communist government, or (3) for the purpose only of sales of agricultural commodities under title I of this Act, any nation which sells or furnishes or permits ships or aircraft under its registry to transport to or from Cuba or North Vietnam (excluding United States installations in Cuba) any equipment, materials, or commodities so long as they are governed by a Communist regime: Provided, That with respect to furnishing, selling, or pe^'^'Ja]°R*e°"ster selling and transporting to Cuba medical supplies, non-strategic ^ ^"^^ ^^'^ ^^' raw materials for agriculture, and non-strategic agricultural or food commodities, sales agreements may be entered into if the President finds with respect to each such country, and so informs the Senate and the House of Representatives of the reasons therefor, that the making of each such agreement would be in the national interest of the United States and all such findings and reasons therefor shall be published in the Federal Register, or (4) for the purposes only of sales under title I of this Act the United Arab Republic, unless the President determines that such sale is in the national interest of the United States. No sales to the United Arab Republic shall be based upon the requirements of that nation for more than one fiscal year. The President shall keep the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives fully and currently informed with respect to sales made to the United Arab Republic under title I of this Act. Notwithstanding any other Act, the President may enter into agreements for the sale of argicultural commodities for dollars on credit terms under title I of this Act with countries which fall within the definition of 'friendly country' for the purpose of such sales and no sales under this Act shall be made with any country if the President finds such country is (a) an aggressor, in a military sense, against any country having diplomatic relations with the United States, or (b) using funds, of any sort, from the United States for purposes inimical to the loreign policies of the United States; "(e) take appropriate steps to assure that private trade channels are used to the maximum extent practicable both with respect to sales from privately owned stocks and with respect to sales from stocks owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation and that small business has adequate and fair opportunity to participate in sales made under the authority of this Act; " (f) give special consideration to the development and expansion of foreign markets for United States agricultural commodities, with appropriate emphasis on more adequate storage, handling, and food distribution facilities as well as long-term development of new and expanding markets by encouraging economic growth; " (g) obtain commitments from purchasing countries that will prevent resale or transshipment to other countries, or use for other than domestic purposes, of agricultural commodities purchased under this title, without specific approval of the President;

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" (h) obtain rates of exchange applicable to the sale of commodities under such agreements which are not less favorable than the highest of exchange rates legally obtainable in the respective countries and which are not less favorable than the highest of exchange rates obtainable by any other nation; " (i) promote progress toward assurance of an adequate food supply by encouraging countries with which agreements are made to give higher emphasis to the production of food crops than to the production of such nonfood crops as are in world surplus; "(j) exercise the authority contained in title I of this Act to assist friendly countries to be independent of domination or control by any world Communist movement. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing sales agreements under title I with any government or organization controlling a world Communist movement or with any country with which the United States does not have diplomatic relations; " (k) whenever practicable require upon delivery that not less than 5 per centum of the purchase price of any agricultural commodities sold under title I of this Act be payable in dollars or in the types or kinds of currencies which can be converted into dollars; "(1) obtain commitments from friendly purchasing countries that will insure, insofar as practicable, that food commodities sold for foreign currencies under title I of this Act shall be marked or identified at point of distribution or sale as being provided on a concessional basis to the recipient government through the generosity of the people of the United States of America, and obtain commitments from purchasing countries to publicize widely to their people, by public media and other means, that the commodities are being provided on a concessional basis through the friendship of the American people as food for peace; " (m) require foreign currencies to be convertible to dollars to the extent consistent with the effectuation of the purposes of this Act, but in any event to the extent necessary to (1) permit that portion of such currencies made available for payment of United States obligations to be used to meet obligations or charges payable by the United States or any of its agencies to the government of the importing country or any of its agencies, and (2) in the case of excess currency countries, assure convertibility by sale to American tourists, or otherwise, of such additional amount (up to twenty-five per centum of the foreign currencies received pursuant to each agreement entered into after the effective date of the Food for Peace Act of 1966) as may be necessary to cover all normal expenditures of American tourists in the importing country; " (n) take maximum precautions to assure that sales for dollars on credit terms under this Act shall not displace any sales of United States agricultural commodities which would otherwise be made for cash dollars. Uses of foreign "SEC. 104. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Presicurrencies. dent may use or enter mto agreements with foreign countries or international organizations to use the foreign currencies, including principal and interest from loan repayments, which accrue in connection with sales for foreign currencies under this title for one or more of the following purposes: " (a) For payment of United States obligations (including obligations entered into pursuant to other legislation);

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" (b) For carrying out programs of United States Government agencies to— "(1) help develop new markets for United States agricultural commodities on a mutually benefitting basis. From sale proceeds and loan repayments under this title not less than the equivalent of 5 per centum of the total sales made each year under this title shall be set aside in the amounts and kinds of foreign currencies specified by the Secretary of Agriculture and made available in advance for use as provided by this paragraph over such period of years as the Secretary of Agriculture determines will most effectively carry out the purpose of this paragraph: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may release such amounts of the foreign currencies so set aside as he determines cannot be effectively used for agricultural market development purposes under this section, except that no release shall be made until the expiration of thirty days following the date on which notice of such proposed release is transmitted by the President to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and to the House Committee on Agriculture, if transmitted while Congress is in session, or sixty days following the date of transmittal if transmitted while Congress is not in session. Provision shall be made in sale and loan agreements for the convertibility of such amount of the proceeds thereof (not less than 2 per centum) as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be needed to carry out the purpose of this paragraph in those countries which are or offer reasonable potential of becoming dollar markets for United States agricultural commodities. Such sums shall be converted into the types and kinds of foreign currencies as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph and such sums shall be deposited to a special Treasury account and shall not be made available or expended except for carrying out the provisions of this paragraph. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if sufficient foreign currencies for carrying out the purpose of this paragraph in such countries are not otherwise available, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to enter into agreements with such countries for the sale of agricultural commodities in such amounts as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be adequate and for the use of the proceeds to carry out the purpose of this paragraph. In carrying out agricultural market development activities, nonprofit agricultural trade organizations shall be utilized to the maximum extent practicable. The purpose of this paragraph shall include such representation of agricultural industries as may be required during the course of discussions on trade programs relating either to individual commodities or groups of commodities; "(2) finance international educational and cultural exchange activities under the programs authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.2451etseq.); "(3) collect, collate, translate, abstract, and disseminate scientific and technological information and conduct research and support scientific activities overseas including programs and projects of scientific cooperation between the United States and other countries such as coordinated research

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Transmittal to congressional committees.

Special Treasury account.

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against diseases coinniou to all of mankind or unique to individual regions of the globe, and promote and support programs of medical and scientific research, cultural and educational development, family planning, health, nutrition, and sanitation: '"(4) acquire by purchase, lease, rental, or otherwise, sites and buildings and grounds abroad, for United States GoA'ernment use including offices, residence quarters, community and other facilities, and construct, repair, alter, and furnish such buildings and facilities; "(5) finance under the direction of the Librarian of Congress, in consultation with the National Science Foundation and other interested agencies, (A) programs outside the United States for the analysis and evaluation of foreign books, periodicals, and other materials to determine whether they would provide information of technical or scientific significance in the United States and whether such books, periodicals, and other materials are of cultural or educational significance, (B) the registry, indexing, binding, reproduction, cataloging, abstracting, translating, and dissemination of books, periodicals, and related materials determined to have such significance; and (C) the acquisition of such books, periodicals, and other materials and the deposit thereof in libraries and research centers in the United States specializing in the areas to which they relate; "(c) To procure equipment, materials, facilities, and services for the common defense including internal security; ''(d) For assistance to meet emergency or extraordinary relief requirements other than requirements for food commodities: Provided, That not more than a total amount equivalent to $5,000,000 may be made available for this puipose during any fiscal year; "(e) For use to the maximum extent under the procedures established by such agency as the President shall designate for h)ans to United States business firms (including cooperatives) and branches, subsidiaries, or affiliates of such firms for business development and trade expansion in such countries, including loans for private home construction, and for loans to domestic or foreign firms (including cooperatives) for the establishment of facilities for aiding in the utilization, distribution, or otherwise increasing the consumption of, and markets for, United States agricultural products: Provided, however. That no such loans shall be made for the manufacture of any products intended to be exported to the United States in competition with products produced in the United States and due consideration shall be given to the continued expansion of markets for United States agricultural commodities or the products thereof. Foreign currencies may be accepted in repayment of such loans; " (f) To promote multilateral trade and agricultural and other economic development, under procedures, established by the President, by loans or by use in any other manner which the President may determine to be in the national interest of the United States, particularly to assist programs of recipient countries designed to promote, increase, or improve food production, processing, distribution, or marketing in food-deficit countries friendly to the United States, for which purpose the President may utilize to the extent practicable the services of nonprofit voluntary agencies registered with and approved by the Advisory

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