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68 Stat. 1119 Public Law 765 chapter 1210 AN ACT To provide for family quarters for personnel of the military departments of the Department of Defense and their dependents, and for other purposes.September 1, 1954[[H. R. 9924](/us/bill/83/hr/9924)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Army, Navy, Air Force family housing. TITLE I Sec. 101. The Secretary of the Army is authorized further to developArmy. military installations and facilities by providing family housing for personnel of the military departments and their dependents by the construction or installation of public works, which include site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, equipment and the acquisition of land, as follows: continental united states (Third Army Area) Fort Campbell, Kentucky:

Three hundred units of family housing. $4,093,000. (Fourth Army Area) Fort Bliss, Texas: Two hundred and fifty units of family housing, $3,213,000. Fort Hood, Texas: Six hundred units of family housing, $8,099,000. (Fifth Army Area) Camp Carson, Colorado: One thousand units of family housing, $13,427,000. Camp Crowder, Missouri: Seventy units of family housing, $952,000. (Sixth Army Area) Fort Lewis, Washington: Eight hundred units of family housing, $10,686,000. Camp Cooke (United States Disciplinary Barracks), California:

Fifty units of family housing, $663,000. Yuma Test Station, Arizona: Twenty units of family housing, $267,000. (Quartermaster Corps) Belle Mead General Depot, New Jersey: Ten units of family housing, $158,000. (Chemical Corps) Dugway Proving Ground, Utah: Thirty units of family housing, $486,000. (Signal Corps) Fort Huachuca, Arizona: Two hundred units of family housing, $2,899,000. Department of the Army Transmitting Station, Virginia: Ten units of family housing, $164,000.68 Stat. 1120 (Corps of Engineers) Fort Belvoir, Virginia:

Three hundred units of family housing, $3,984,000. (Transportation Corps) Fort Eustis, Virginia: Two hundred and fifty units of family housing, $3,374,000. Wilmington Ammunition Terminal, North Carolina: Four units of family housing, $69,000. (Army Security Agency) Two Rock Ranch Station, California: Ten units of family housing, $160,000. (Armed Forces Special Weapons Project) Sandia Base, New Mexico: Three units of family housing, $79,000. Killeen Base, Texas: Five units of family housing, $99,000.

(Tactical Sites) Various locations: Three hundred units of family housing, $3,990,000. Sec. 102. The Secretary of the Army is authorized further to developRehabilitation of public works. military installations and facilities by providing family housing for personnel of the military departments and their dependents by the rehabilitation of public works, which include appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in a total amount of $12,230,550: *Provided*, That in his discretion the Secretary of the Army may utilize the authorization contained in this section to provide family housing by the construction or installation of public works, which include site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, equipment, and acquisition of land, at locations to be determined by him.

Such family housing shall be in addition to, but shall not exceed 5 per centum of, the total number of units authorized by section 101 of this Act, but the average cost of such additional units shall not exceed $12,500. TITLE II Sec. 201. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized further to developNavy. naval installations and facilities by providing family housing for personnel of the military departments and their dependents by the construction or installation of public works, which include site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, equipment, and the acquisition of land as follows: continental united states (First Naval District) Naval hospital, Newport, Rhode Island:

Ten units of family housing, $152,000. (Third Naval District) Naval hospital, Saint Albans, New York: Ten units of family housing, $152,000. (Fourth Naval District) Naval shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Twenty-five units of family housing, $321,300.68 Stat. 1121 Naval hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Ten units of family housing, $152,000. (Fifth Naval District) Naval hospital, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: Fifty units of family housing. $642,500. Marine Corps air facility, New River, North Carolina:

Thirty-five units of family housing, $473,300. Naval hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia: Ten units of family housing, $152,000. Naval mine depot, Yorktown, Virginia (Skiffes Creek Annex): Five units of family housing, $91,200. (Sixth Naval District) Naval air station, Cecil Field, Florida: Ninety units of family housing, $1,192,200. Naval hospital, Jacksonville, Florida: Thirty units of family housing. $397,300. Naval air station, Key West, Florida: Twenty units of family housing, $273,900.

Naval station, Key West, Florida: Eighty units of family housing, $1,044,500. Naval mine countermeasures station, Panama City, Florida: Twenty-five units of family housing. $343,100. Naval hospital, Pensacola, Florida: Twenty-five units of family housing, $321,300. Naval supply corps school, Athens, Georgia: Thirty units of family housing, $456,000. Naval auxiliary air station, Glynco, Georgia: Eighty units of family housing, $1,058,600. Naval construction battalion center, Gulfport, Mississippi:

Seven units of family housing, $102,100. Marine Corps auxiliary air station, Beaufort, South Carolina: One hundred and seventy-five units of family housing $2,305,600. Naval hospital, Beaufort, South Carolina: Fifty units of family housing, $654,300. (Eighth Naval District) Naval auxiliary air station, Chase Field, Texas: Eighty units of family housing, $1,073,400. (Eleventh Naval District) Naval amphibious base, Coronado, California: Two units of family housing, $47,300. Naval air station, Miramar, California:

Fifteen units of family housing, $204,500. Naval hospital, San Diego, California: Ten units of family housing. $152,000. (Twelfth Naval District) Naval hospital, Oakland, California: Ten units of family housing, $152,000. Naval supply center, Oakland, California: Ten units of family housing, $152,000. Naval communication station, Skaggs Island, California: Fifty units of family housing, $666,000. Naval auxiliary air station, Fallon, Nevada: Sixty units of family housing, $787,500.68 Stat. 1122 marine corps facilities Marine Corps depot of supplies, Albany, Georgia:

One hundred units of family housing, $1,339,800. Marine Corps supply annex, Barstow, California: One unit of family housing, $27,000. Marine Corps recruit depot, San Diego, California: Twelve units of family housing, $173,400. Marine Corps school, Quantico, Virginia: Three hundred units of family housing, $4,121,700. outside continental united states (Atlantic Ocean Area) Naval station, Argentia, Newfoundland: Forty-five units of family housing, $595,100. Naval base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:

One hundred units of family housing, $1,379,000. (Pacific Ocean Area) Naval station, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands: One hundred and seventy-five units of family housing, $2,289,100. Marine Corps barracks, Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii: Two units of family housing, $30,400. Sec. 202. The Secretary of the Navy is authorized further to developRehabilitation of public works. naval installations and facilities by providing family housing for personnel of the military departments and their dependents by the rehabilitation of public works, which include appurtenances, utilities, and equipment, in a total amount of $1,218,300: *Provided*, That in his discretion the Secretary of the Navy may utilize the authorization contained in this section to provide family housing by the construction or installation of public works, which include site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, equipment and acquisition of land, at locations to be determined by him.

Such family housing shall be in addition to, but shall not exceed 5 per centum of, the total number of units authorized by section 201 of this Act, but the average cost of such additional units shall not exceed $12,500. TITLE III Sec. 301. The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized further toAir Force. develop Air Force installations and facilities by providing family housing for personnel of the military departments and their dependents by the construction or installation of public works, which include site preparation, appurtenances, utilities, equipment, and the acquisition of land as follows: continental united states (Strategic Air Command) Sedalia Air Force Base, Missouri:

Four hundred units of family housing, $5,364,000. Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma: Three hundred and sixty units of family housing, $4,827,600. Lincoln Air Force Base, Nebraska: Four hundred units of family housing, $5,364,000. Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kansas: Two hundred and eighty units of family housing, $3,754,800.68 Stat. 1123 Dow Air Force Base, Maine: Three hundred units of family housing. $4,023,000. Lake Charles Air Force Base, Louisiana: Two hundred units of family housing, $2,682,000.

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona: Five units of family housing, $108,000. Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington: Five units of family housing, $108,000. Great Falls Air Force Base, Montana: Four units of family housing, $87,750. Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia: Five units of family housing, $108,000. Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi: Thirty units of family housing, $402,300. Larson Air Force Base, Washington: Five units of family housing, $108,000. Limestone Air Force Base, Maine:

Four units of family housing, $87,750. Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio: Four units of family housing, $87,750. Mather Air Force Base. California: Four units of family housing, $87,750. Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho: Four units of family housing, $81,000. Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada: Five units of family housing, $108,000. Travis Air Force Base, California: Six units of family housing, $128,250. (Air Defense Command) Suffolk County Air Force Base, New York: One hundred units of family housing, $1,341,000.

Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts: Two hundred units of family housing, $2,682,000. Newcastle County Airport, Delaware: One hundred units of family housing, $1,341,000. Truax Air Force Base, Wisconsin: One hundred units of family housing, $1,341,000. Kinross Air Force Base, Michigan: Ninety units of family housing, $12206,900. Paine Air Force Base, Washington: Seventy units of family housing, $938,700. Oxnard Air Force Base, California: Seventy units of family housing, $938,700.

Ent Air Force Base, Colorado: Ninety units of family housing, $1,206,900. Youngstown Municipal Airport, Ohio: Fifty units of family housing, $670,500. Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pennsylvania: Fifty units of family housing, $670,500. Niagara Municipal Airport, New York: Fifty units of family housing, $670,500. Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport, Minnesota: Seventy units of family housing, $938,700. Duluth Municipal Airport, Minnesota: One hundred units of family housing, $1,341,000.

Geiger Field, Washington: Fifty units of family housing, $670,500. Sioux City Municipal Airport, Iowa: Fifty units of family housing, $670,500.68 Stat. 1124 Presque Isle Air Force Base, Maine: Fifty units of family housing, $670,500. McGee-Tyson Airport, Tennessee: Fifty units of family housing, $670,500. Portland International Airport, Oregon: Sixty units of family housing, $804,600. Minot area, North Dakota: Sixty-five units of family housing, $871,650. Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan:

Fifty units of family housing, $670,500. (Tactical Air Command) Clovis Air Force Base, New Mexico: One hundred and seventy units of family housing, $2,279,700. Hurlburt Air Force Base, Florida: Two hundred and seventy-five units of family housing, $3,687,750. Foster Air Force Base, Texas: Two hundred units of family housing, $2,682 000. McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey: Five units of family housing, $108,000. Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina: Five units of family housing, $108,000.

(Air Training Command) Luke Air Force Base, Arizona: One hundred and twenty-five units of family housing, $1,676,250. Laredo Air Force Base, Texas: One hundred units of family housing, $1,341,000. Gary Air Force Base, Texas: One hundred units of family housing, $1,341,000. Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas: One hundred and fifty units of family housing, $2,011,500. Greenville Air Force Base, Mississippi: One hundred and twenty units of family housing, $1,609,200. Moody Air Force Base, Georgia:

One hundred and forty units of family housing, $1,877,400. Stead Air Force Base, Nevada: Ninety units of family housing, $1,206,900. McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas: One hundred and fifty units of family housing, $2,011,500. Webb Air Force Base, Texas: Eighty-five units of family housing, $1,139,850. Parks Air Force Base, California: Eighty-five units of family housing, $1,139,850. (Military Air Transport Service) Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina: Four hundred and fifty units of family housing, $6,034,500.

(Continental Air Command) Beale Air Force Base, California: Two hundred and twenty-five units of family housing, $3,017,250. (Research and Development Command) Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico: Five units of family housing, $108,000. 68 Stat. 1125 TITLE IV Sec. 401. The Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force are respectively authorized to proceed with the further development of military, naval, and Air Force installations and facilities as authorized by titles I, II, and III of this Act without regard to the provisions of sections 1136, 3648, and 3734, as respectively amended, of the Revised Statutes, and prior to approval of title to underlying land,[10 USC 1339](/us/usc/t10/s1339); [31 USC 529](/us/usc/t31/s529); [40 USC 259](/us/usc/t40/s259).[33 USC 733](/us/usc/t33/s733). as provided by section 355, as amended, of the Revised Statutes.

The authority to provide family housing by the construction or installation of public works shall include authority to acquire lands and rights and interests thereto or therein, including the temporary use thereof, by donation, purchase, exchange of Government-owned lands, or otherwise. Sec. 402. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceedAppropriation. $175,000,000 to carry out the purposes of titles I, II, and III, and not to exceed $15,000,000 to carry out the purposes of section 408 of this Act.

Sec. 403. Any of the approximate costs enumerated in titles I, II, and III of this Act may, in the discretion of the Secretary concerned, be varied upward by 10 per centum, but the total of all costs shall not exceed the total amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act. Sec. 404. Not to exceed two hundred and fifty of the units of familyNet floor areas. quarters constructed under the authority of titles I, II, and III of this Act shall have a net floor area of not to exceed two thousand and one hundred square feet.

None of the other family quarters authorized to be constructed by this Act shall have a net floor area in excess of one thousand two hundred and fifty square feet, and the average net floor area of all of such other family quarters shall not exceed one thousand and eighty square feet. Sec. 405. Appropriation made to carry out the purpose of this ActAdministrative funds, etc. shall be available for expenses incident to construction or rehabilitation work authorized by this Act, including administration, overhead, planning, and supervision.

Sec. 406. Whenever—

(a)the President determines that compliance with the requirements of Public Law 245, Eighty-second Congress, in the[65 Stat. 700](/us/stat/65/700).[41 USC 254, 153](/us/usc/t41/s254/153). case of contracts made pursuant to this Act with respect to the establishment or development of military installations and facilities in foreign countries would interfere with the carrying out of the provisions of this Act; and

(b)the Secretary of Defense and the Comptroller General have agreed upon alternative methods for conducting an adequate audit of such contracts, the President is authorized to exempt such contracts from the requirements of Public Law 245, Eighty-second Congress. Sec. 407. The Secretary of Defense is authorized, subject to theUse of foreign currencies. approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, to construct, or acquire by lease or otherwise, family housing, in addition to family housing otherwise authorized to be constructed or acquired by the Department of Defense in foreign countries, to the value of $25,000,000 through the use of foreign currencies in accordance with the provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act*Ante*, p. 454. of 1954 (Public Law 480, Eighty-third Congress). The Department of Defense shall reimburse the Commodity CreditReimbursement of CCC. Corporation in a dollar amount equivalent to the value of the foreign currencies used during any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in this section. For the purpose of such reimbursement, the 68 Stat. 1126Department of Defense may utilize appropriations otherwise available for the payment of quarters allowances for military personnel. The Secretary of Defense shall furnish to the Committees on ArmedReports to Congress. Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a quarterly report, the first of which shall be submitted three months subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act, setting forth the cost, number, and location of housing units constructed or acquired pursuant to the authority contained in this section during the three-month period preceding the date of such report, and setting forth the cost, number, and location of the housing units intended to be constructed or acquired pursuant to such authority during the next succeeding quarter. Sec. 408. The Secretaries of the military departments are authorizedTrailers. to acquire a total of not to exceed five thousand units of trailers which may be made available at locations both inside and outside continental United States for occupancy by military personnel and their dependents on a rental basis without loss of any allowances for quarters. Approved September 1, 1954. Public Law 766: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to establish and operate motor vehicle pools and systems and to provide office furniture and furnishings when agencies are moved to new locations, to direct the Administrator to report the unauthorized use of Government motor vehicles, and to authorize the United States Civil Service Commission to regulate operators of Government-owned motor vehicles, and for other purposes. Public Law 766 Public Law 766 68 Stat. 1126 1954-09-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 766 chapter 1211 AN ACT To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to establish and operate motor vehicle pools and systems and to provide office furniture and furnishings when agencies are moved to new locations, to direct the Administrator to report the unauthorized use of Government motor vehicles, and to authorize the United States Civil Service Commission to regulate operators of Government-owned motor vehicles, and for other purposes.September 1, 1954[[H. R. 8753](/us/bill/83/hr/8753)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, amendments.[40 USC 471](/us/usc/t40/s471).Motor vehicle pools. That section 2 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 378), is amended by adding after the comma following the words “traffic management” the following: “establishment of pools or systems for transportation of Government personnel and property by motor vehicle within specific areas,”. Sec. 2. The text of section 211 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as added by the Act of September 5, [40 USC 491](/us/usc/t40/s491).1950 (64 Stat. 583), is amended to read as follows: " “(a) In order to carry out the policy, expressed in section 2 of this Act, to provide for an economical and efficient system for transportation of Government personnel and property, it is further intended by the Congress in enacting this section to

(1)provide for the proper identification of Government motor vehicles;

(2)establish effective means of limiting their use to official governmental purposes;

(3)reduce the number of Government-owned vehicles to the minimum necessary for transaction of the public business;

(4)provide wherever practicable for centrally operated interagency pools or systems for local transportation of Government personnel and property; and

(5)establish procedures to insure safe operation of motor vehicles on Government business. “(b) Subject to regulations issued by the President pursuant toDeterminations by Administrator. subsection (c), the Administrator shall in respect of executive agencies, and to the extent that he determines that so doing is advantageous to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or service, after consultation with and with due regard to the program activities of the agencies concerned,

(1)consolidate, take over, acquire, or arrange for the operation by any executive agency of, motor vehicles and other related equipment and supplies for the purpose of establishing motor vehicle pools and systems to serve the needs of executive agencies; and 68 Stat. 1127(2) provide for the establishment, maintenance, and operation (including servicing and storage) of motor vehicle pools or systems for transportation of property or passengers, and for furnishing such motor vehicle and related services to executive agencies. Such motor vehicle services may be furnished, as determined by the Administrator, through the use, under rental or other arrangements, of motor vehicles of private fleet operators, taxicab companies, local or interstate common carriers, or Government-owned motor vehicles, or combinations thereof. The Administrator shall, so far as practicable, provide any of the services specified in this subsection to any Federal agency, mixed ownership corporation (as defined in the Government Corporation Control Act), or the District of Columbia, upon its[59 Stat. 600](/us/stat/59/600).[31 USC 856](/us/usc/t31/s856). request. “(c) The President shall, within ninety days after the effective dateRegulations. of this section, issue regulations under this section to establish procedures for the taking effect of determinations made by the Administrator pursuant to subsection (b). Such regulations shall provide for adequate notice to executive agencies of any determinations affecting them or their functions; for independent review and decision as directed by the President of any determination not mutually agreed upon between the Administrator and the agency concerned, including exemption of any agency, in whole or in part, from any determination; and for enforcement of determinations becoming effective under such regulations. No determination made pursuant to subsection

(b)shall be binding upon any agency except as provided in such regulations. “(d) The General Supply Fund provided for in section 109 shallPayment of costs.[63 Stat. 382](/us/stat/63/382).[5 USC 630g](/us/usc/t5/s630g). be available for use by or under the direction and control of the Administrator for paying all elements of cost (including the purchase or rental price of motor vehicles and other related equipment and supplies) incident to the establishment, maintenance, and operation (including servicing and storage) of motor vehicle pools or systems for transportation of property or passengers, and to the furnishing of such motor vehicles and equipment and related services pursuant to subsection (b). Payments by requisitioning agencies so served shall be at prices fixed by the Administrator at levels which will recover so far as practicable all such elements of cost: *Provided*, That the purchase price of motor vehicles and other equipment specified in this subsection shall be recovered only through charge for the cost of amortization: *And provided further*, That such costs shall be determined in accordance with the accrual accounting method and financial reports shall be prepared on the basis of such accounting. “(e) Any determination made by the Administrator pursuant toJustifications. subsection

(b)shall set forth in writing an analytical justification for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of each such motor vehicle pool and system. Such justification shall include a detailed comparison of estimated costs of present and proposed modes of operation, and a showing that savings can be realized by the establishment, maintenance, and operation of such pool or system. “(f) Whenever any such motor vehicle pool or system has beenCost records. established pursuant to subsection (b), the Administrator shall maintain accurate records of the cost of its establishment, maintenance, and operation. If, during any reasonable period, not exceeding two successiveDiscontinuance when no savings realized. fiscal years, no actual savings are realized on the basis of the accounting for costs provided in subsection

(d)the Administrator shall discontinue such motor vehicle pool or system, and shall return to the agency or agencies involved motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies similar in kind and of a value reasonably comparable to the value of the motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies theretofore received by the Administrator from such agency or agencies. 68 Stat. 1128 “(g) Whenever the Administrator takes over pursuant to subsectionReimbursement for vehicles, etc.

(b)any motor vehicle or other related equipment or supplies from any Government corporation, or from any other agency if such vehicle, equipment or supplies have been acquired by such agency through expenditures made from, and not theretofore reimbursed to, any revolving or trust fund authorized by law, the Administrator shall reimburse such corporation or fund by an amount equal to the fair market value of the vehicle, equipment or supplies so taken over. If thereafter, pursuant to subsection (f), the Administrator returns to such corporation or agency any motor vehicle, equipment or supplies, the Administrator shall be reimbursed by the payment to him, by such corporation or from such fund, of an amount equal to the fair market value of the vehicle, equipment or supplies so returned. “(h) When reimbursement is not required under subsection (g), the value, as determined by the Administrator, of any motor vehicle or other related equipment or supplies taken over under authority of subsection

(b)may be added to the capital of the General Supply Fund, and in the event that property similar in kind is subsequently returned pursuant to subsection (f), the value thereof may be deducted from the General Supply Fund. “(i) The Administrator, in the operation of motor vehicle pools orScrip, tokens, etc. systems, may make provision for the furnishing, sale, and use of scrip, tokens, tickets, and similar devices for the making of payment by using agencies for services rendered by the Administrator in the transportation of property or passengers. “(j) The United States Civil Service Commission shall issue regulationsOperating regulations. to govern executive agencies in authorizing civilian personnel to operate Government-owned motor vehicles for official purposes within the continental United States, its Territories, and possessions. Such regulations shall prescribe standards of physical fitness for authorized operators and may require operators and prospective operators to obtain such State and local licenses or permits as would be required for the operation by them of similar vehicles for other than official purposes. The head of each executive agency shall issue such orders and directives as may be necessary to comply with such regulations and shall make appropriate provision therein for periodically testing the physical fitness of operators and prospective operators and for the suspension and revocation of authorizations to operate. “(k) Under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, everyIdentification. motor vehicle acquired and used for official purposes within the United States, its Territories, or possessions, by any Federal agency or the District of Columbia shall be conspicuously identified by showing thereon either

(1)the full name of the department, establishment, corporation, or agency by which it is used and the service in which it is used, or

(2)a title descriptive of the service in which it is used if such title readily identifies the department, establishment, corporation, or agency concerned, and the legend ‘For official use only’: Exemption.*Provided*, That the regulations issued pursuant to this section may provide for exemptions from the requirement of this section when conspicuous identification would interfere with the purpose for which a vehicle is acquired and used. “(l) Whenever, during the regular course of his duties, there shallViolations. come to the knowledge of the Administrator any violation of the [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).[62 Stat. 725](/us/stat/62/725).provisions of section 5 of the Act of July 16, 1914, as amended (5 U. S. C. 78), or of section 641 of title 18 of the United States Code involving the conversion by a Government official or employee of a Government-owned or leased motor vehicle to his own use or the use of others, the Administrator shall report such violation to the head of the agency in 68 Stat. 1129which the official or employee concerned is employed, for further investigation and either appropriate disciplinary action under such section 5 or, where appropriate, referral to the Attorney General for prosecution under such section 641. “(m) Members of the uniformed services (as defined in the CareerUniformed services.[63 Stat. 802](/us/stat/63/802).[37 USC 231](/us/usc/t37/s231). Compensation Act of 1949. as amended) may be directed by appropriate regulation of the head of the executive agency in which they are serving to secure transportation necessary in conducting official Government business within the limits of their duty stations. Expenses so incurred by such members for train, bus, streetcar, taxicab, ferry, bridge, and similar fares and tolls, or for use of privately owned vehicles at a fixed rate per mile, shall be defrayed by the agency in which they are serving, or the personnel so directed shall be reimbursed for such expenses.” " Sec. 3. Section 210 of such Act, as amended, is amended by adding[64 Stat. 580](/us/stat/64/580).[40 USC 490](/us/usc/t40/s490). at the end thereof the following new subsection: " “(g) Whenever an agency, or an organizational unit thereof,Office furniture. occupying a substantial and identifiable segment of space (building, floor, wing, and so forth) in a location controlled for purposes of assignment of space by the Administrator, is moved to such a substantial and identifiable segment of space in the same or another location so controlled by the Administrator, furniture and furnishings used by the moving agency or unit shall be moved only if the Administrator, after consultation with the head of the agency concerned, and with due regard for the program activities of such agency, shall determine that suitable replacements cannot more economically and efficiently be made available in the new space. In the absence of such determination, suitable furniture and furnishings for the new space shall be provided, as the Administrator shall determine to be more economical and efficient,

(1)from stocks under the control of the moving agency or

(2)from stocks available to the Administrator, but the same or similar items shall not be provided from both sources. When furniture and furnishings are provided for the new space from stocks available to the Administrator, the items so provided shall remain in the control of the Administrator, and the furniture and furnishings previously used by the moving agency or unit and not moved to the new space shall pass to the control of the Administrator without reimbursement. When furniture and furnishings not so moved are carried as assets of a revolving or working capital fund at the time they pass to the control of the Administrator, the net book value thereof shall be written off and the capital of the fund diminished by the amount of such write-off. When furniture or furnishings which have been purchased from trust funds pass to the control of the Administrator pursuant to this subsection, reimbursement shall be made by the Administrator for the fair market value of such furniture and furnishings.” " Sec. 4. Such Act, as amended, is further amended by—

(a)Inserting in the caption for section 211 in the table of contents to such Act, immediately before the period at the end thereof, the words “and operation”.

(b)Inserting at the end of the caption to the text of section 211[64 Stat. 583](/us/stat/64/583).[40 USC 491](/us/usc/t40/s491). of such Act the words “and operation”.

(c)Inserting at the end of section 3 thereof the following new[63 Stat. 378](/us/stat/63/378).[40 USC 472](/us/usc/t40/s472). subsection: " “(l) The term ‘motor vehicle’ means any vehicle, self-propelled or“Motor vehicle.” drawn by mechanical power, designed and operated principally for highway transportation of property or passengers, exclusive or any vehicle designed or used for military field training, combat, or tactical 68 Stat. 1130imposes, or used principally within the confines of a regularly established military post, camp, or depot, and any vehicle regularly used by an agency in the performance of investigative, law enforcement, or intelligence duties if the head of such agency determines that exclusive control of such vehicle is essential to the effective performance of such duties.” " Sec. 5. Section 474 of title 14 of the United States Code and theRepeals. proviso[63 Stat. 532](/us/stat/63/532). of[42 USC 214a](/us/usc/t42/s214a). section 204 of the Act of July 31, 1953 (67 Stat. 257), are hereby repealed. Approved September 1, 1954. Public Law 767: To extend and Improve the unemployment compensation program. Public Law 767 Public Law 767 68 Stat. 1130 1954-09-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 767 chapter 1212 AN ACT To extend and Improve the unemployment compensation program.September 1, 1954[[H. R. 9709](/us/bill/83/hr/9709)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Unemployment compensation. That, effective Number of employees.with respect to services performed after December 31, 1955, section [68A Stat. 447](/us/stat/68A/447).3306

(a)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is hereby amended by striking out “eight or more” and inserting in lieu thereof “4 or more”. Sec. 2. Effective with respect to rates of contributions for periods [68A Stat. 440](/us/stat/68A/440).after December 31, 1954, section 3303

(a)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is hereby amended by adding after paragraph

(3)the following: " “For any person (or group of persons) who has (or have) not beenReduced rates.New employers. subject to the State law for a period of time sufficient to compute the reduced rates permitted by paragraphs (1), (2), and

(3)of this subsection on a 3-year basis, the period of time required may be reduced to the amount of time the person (or group of persons) has (or have) had experience under or has (or have) been subject to the State law, whichever is appropriate, but in no case less than 1 year immediately preceding the computation date.” " Sec. 3. Effective with respect to the taxable year 1955 and succeedingQuarterly installments. taxable years, section 6152

(3)of the Internal Revenue [68A Stat. 758](/us/stat/68A/758).Code of 1954 is hereby repealed. Sec. 4.

(a)The Social Security Act, as amended, is further amended[49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 USC 1305](/us/usc/t42/s1305). by adding after title XIV thereof the following new title: " “TITLE XV—UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES “definitions “Sec. 1501. When used in this title— “(a) The term ‘Federal service’ means any service performed after 1952 in the employ of the United States or any instrumentality thereof which is wholly owned by the United States, except that the term shall not include service performed— “(1) by an elective officer in the executive or legislative branch of the Government of the United States; “(2) as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; “(3) by foreign service personnel for whom special separation [22 USC 801 note](/us/usc/t22/s801).allowances are provided by the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 999); “(4) prior to January 1, 1955, for the Bonneville Power Administrator if such service constitutes employment under [68A Stat. 939, 453](/us/stat/68A/939/453).section 1607

(m)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939; 68 Stat. 1131 “(5) outside the United States by an individual who is not a citizen of the United States; “(6) by any individual as an employee who is excluded by Executive order from the operation of the Civil Service Retirement[46 Stat. 468](/us/stat/46/468).[5 USC 691 note](/us/usc/t5/s691). Act of 1930 because he is paid on a contract or fee basis; “(7) by any individual as an employee receiving nominal compensation of $12 or less per annum; “(8) in a hospital, home, or other institution of the United States by a patient or inmate thereof; “(9) by any individual as an employee included under section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1947 (relating to certain interns, student nurses, and other student [61 Stat. 727](/us/stat/61/727).employees of hospitals of the Federal Government; 5 U. S. C., sec. 1052); “(10) by any individual as an employee serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, storm, earthquake, flood, or other similar emergency; “(11) by any individual as an employee who is employed under a Federal relief program to relieve him from unemployment; “(12) as a member of a State, county, or community committee under the Production and Marketing Administration or of any other board, council, committee, or other similar body, unless such board, council, committee, or other body is composed exclusively of individuals otherwise in the full-time employ of the United States; or “(13) by an officer or a member of the crew on or in connection with an American vessel

(A)owned by or bareboat chartered to the United States nd

(B)whose business is conducted by a General agent of the Secretary of Commerce, if contributions on account of such service are required to be made to an unemployment fund under a State unemployment compensation law pursuant to section 1606

(g)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939 or section 3305

(g)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.”[68A Stat. 446](/us/stat/68A/446). For the purpose of paragraph

(5)of this subsection, the term ‘United States’ when used in a geographical sense means the States, Alaska, Hawaii, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. “(b) The term ‘Federal wages’ means all remuneration for Federal service, including cash allowances and remuneration in any medium other than cash. “(c) The term ‘Federal employee’ means an individual who has performed Federal service. “(d) The term ‘compensation’ means cash benefits payable to individuals with respect to their unemployment (including any portion thereof payable with respect to dependents). “(e) The term ‘benefit year’ means the benefit year as defined in the applicable State unemployment compensation law; except that, if such State law does not define a benefit year, then such term means the period prescribed in the agreement under this title with such State or, in the absence of an agreement, the period prescribed by the Secretary. “(f) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Labor. “compensation for federal employees under state agreements “Sec. 1502.

(a)The Secretary is authorized on behalf of the United States to enter into an agreement with any State, or with the agency administering the unemployment compensation law of such State, under which such State agency

(1)will make, as agent of the United 68 Stat. 1132States, payments of compensation, on the basis provided in subsection

(b)of this section, to Federal employees, and

(2)will otherwise cooperate with the Secretary and with other State agencies in making payments of compensation under this title. “(b) Any such agreement shall provide that compensation will be paid by the State to any Federal employee, with respect to unemployment after December 31, 1954, in the same amount, on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as the compensation which would be payable to such employee under the unemployment compensation law of the State if the Federal service and Federal wages of such employee assigned to such State under section 1504 had been included as employment and wages under such law. “(c) Any determination by a State agency with respect to entitlement to compensation pursuant to an agreement under this section shall be subject to review in the same manner and to the same extent as determinations under the State unemployment compensation law, and only in such manner and to such extent. “(d) Each agreement shall provide the terms and conditions upon which the agreement may be amended or terminated. “compensation for federal employees in absence of state agreement “Sec. 1503.

(a)In the case of a Federal employee whose Federal service and Federal wages are assigned under section 1504 to a State which does not have an agreement under this title with the Secretary, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations prescribed by him, shall, upon the filing by such employee of a claim for compensation under this subsection, make payments of compensation to him with respect to unemployment after December 31, 1954, in the same amounts, on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as would be paid to him under the unemployment compensation law of such State if such employee’s Federal service and Federal wages had been included as employment and wages under such law, except that if such employee, without regard to his Federal service and Federal wages, has employment or wages sufficient to qualify for any compensation during the benefit year under the law of such State, then payments of compensation under this subsection shall be made only on the basis of his Federal service and Federal wages. “(b) In the case of a Federal employee whose Federal service and Federal wages are assigned under section 1504 to Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations prescribed by him, shall, upon the filing by such employee of a claim for compensation under this subsection, make payments of compensation to him with respect to unemployment after December 31, 1954, in the same amounts, on the same terms, and subject to the same conditions as would be paid to him under the unemployment compensation law of the District of Columbia if such employee’s Federal service and Federal wages had been included as employment and wages under such law, except that if such employee, without regard to his Federal service and Federal wages, has employment or wages sufficient to qualify for any compensation during the benefit year under such law, then payments of compensation under this subsection shall be made only on the basis of his Federal service and Federal wages. “(c) Any Federal employee whose claim for compensation under subsection

(a)or

(b)of this section has been denied shall be entitled to a fair hearing in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Any final determination by the Secretary with respect to 68 Stat. 1133entitlement to compensation under this section shall be subject to review by the courts in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in section 205

(g)with respect to final decisions of the Secretary[53 Stat. 1370](/us/stat/53/1370).[42 USC 405(g)](/us/usc/t42/s405/g). of Health, Education, and Welfare under title II. “(d) The Secretary may utilize for the purposes of this section the personnel and facilities of the agencies in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands cooperating with the United States Employment Service under the Act of June 6, 1933 (48 Stat. 113), as amended, and may[29 USC 49](/us/usc/t29/s49/etseq) *et seq*. delegate to officials of such agencies any authority granted to him by this section whenever the Secretary determines such delegation to be necessary in carrying out the purposes of this title. For the purpose of payments made to such agencies under such Act, the furnishing of such personnel and facilities shall be deemed to be a part of the administration of the public employment offices of such agencies. “state to which federal service and wages are assignable “Sec. 1504. In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the Federal service and Federal wages of an employee shall be assigned to the State in which he had his last official station in Federal service prior to the filing of his first claim for compensation for the benefit year, except that— “(1) if, at the time of the filing of such first claim, he resides in another State in which he performed, after the termination of such Federal service, service covered under the unemployment compensation law of such other State, such Federal service and Federal wages shall be assigned to such other State; “(2) if his last official station in Federal service, prior to the filing of such first claim, was outside the United States, such Federal service and Federal wages shall be assigned to the State where he resides at the time he files such first claim; and “(3) if such first claim is filed while he is residing in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands, such Federal service and Federal wages shall be assigned to Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. “treatment of accrued annual leave “Sec. 1505. For the purposes of this title, in the case of a Federal employee who is performing Federal service at the time of his separation from employment by the United States or any instrumentality thereof,

(1)the Federal service of such employee shall be considered as continuing during the period, subsequent to such separation, with respect to which he is considered as having received payment of accumulated and current annual or vacation leave pursuant to any Federal law, and

(2)subject to regulations of the Secretary concerning allocation over the period, such payment shall constitute Federal Wages. “payments to states “Sec. 1506.

(a)Each State shall be entitled to be paid by the United States an amount equal to the additional cost to the State of payments of compensation made under and in accordance with an agreement under this title which would not have been incurred by the State but for the agreement. “(b) In making payments pursuant to subsection

(a)of this section, there shall be paid to the State, either in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be determined by the Secretary, such sum as the Secretary estimates the State will be entitled to receive under this title for each calendar month, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum by which the Secretary finds that his estimates for any prior 68 Stat. 1134calendar month were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid to the State. Such estimates may be made upon the basis of such statistical, sampling, or other method as may be agreed upon by the Secretary and the State agency. “(c) The Secretary shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State sums payable to such State under this section. The Secretary of the Treasury, prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, shall make payment to the State in accordance with such certification, from the funds for carrying out the purposes of this title. “(d) All money paid a State under this title shall be used solely for the purposes for which it is paid; and any money so paid which is not used for such purposes shall be returned, at the time specified in the agreement under this title, to the Treasury and credited to current applicable appropriations, funds, or accounts from which payments to States under this title may be made. “(e) An agreement under this title may require any officer or employee of the State certifying payments or disbursing funds pursuant to the agreement, or otherwise participating in its performance, to give a surety bond to the United States in such amount as the Secretary may deem necessary, and may provide for the payment of the cost of such bond from funds for carrying out the purposes of this title. “(f) No person designated by the Secretary, or designated pursuant to an agreement under this title, as a certifying officer, shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to the payment of any compensation certified by him under this title. “(g) No disbursing officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any payment by him under this title if it was based upon a voucher signed by a certifying officer designated as provided in subsection

(f)of this section. “(h) For the purpose of payments made to a State under title III,[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 USC 501](/us/usc/t42/s501/etseq) *et seq*. administration by the State agency of such State pursuant to an agreement under this title shall be deemed to be a part of the administration of the State unemployment compensation law. “information “Sec. 1507.

(a)All Federal departments, agencies, and wholly owned instrumentalities of the United States are directed to make available to State agencies which have agreements under this title or to the Secretary, as the case may be, such information with respect to the Federal service and Federal wages of any Federal employee as the Secretary may find practicable and necessary for the determination of such employee’s entitlement to compensation under this title. Such information shall include the findings of the employing agency with respect to— “(1) whether the employee has performed Federal service, “(2) the periods of such service, “(3) the amount of remuneration for such service, and “(4) the reasons for termination of such service. The employing agency shall make the findings in such form and manner as the Secretary shall by regulations prescribe (which regulations shall include provision for correction by the employing agency of errors or omissions). Any such findings which have been made in accordance with such regulations shall be final and conclusive for the purposes of sections 1502

(c)and 1503 (c). 68 Stat. 1135 “(b) The agency administering the unemployment compensation law of any State shall furnish to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may find necessary or appropriate in carrying out the provisions of this title, and such information shall be deemed reports required by the Secretary for the purposes of paragraph

(6)of subsection

(a)of section 303[42 USC 503](/us/usc/t42/s503/a/6)(a)(6).. “penalties “Sec. 1508.

(a)Whoever makes a false statement or representation of a material fact knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to obtain or increase for himself or for any other individual any payment authorized to be paid under this title or under an agreement thereunder shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. “(b)

(1)If a State agency or the Secretary, as the case may be, or a court of competent jurisdiction, finds that any person— “(A) has made, or has caused to be made by another, a false statement or representation of a material fact knowing it to be false, or has knowingly failed, or caused another to fail, to disclose a material fact, and “(B) as a result of such action has received any amount as compensation under this title to which he was not entitled, such person shall be liable to repay such amount to the State agency or the Secretary, as the case may be. In lieu of requiring the repayment of any amount under this paragraph, the State agency or the Secretary, as the case may be, may recover such amount by deductions from any compensation payable to such person under this title during the two-year period following the date of the finding. Any such finding by a State agency or the Secretary, as the case may be, may be made only after an opportunity for a fair hearing, subject to such further review as may be appropriate under sections 1502

(c)and 1503 (c). “(2) Any amount repaid to a State agency under paragraph

(1)shall be deposited into the fund from which payment was made. Any amount repaid to the Secretary under paragraph

(1)shall be returned to the Treasury and credited to the current applicable appropriation, fund, or account from which payment was made. “regulations “Sec. 1509. The Secretary is hereby authorized to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. The Secretary shall insofar as practicable consult with representatives of the State unemployment compensation agencies before prescribing any rules or regulations which may affect the performance by such agencies of functions pursuant to agreements under this title. “appropriations “Sec. 1510. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this title.”"

(b)Section 1606

(e)and section 1607

(m)of the Internal Revenue[68A Stat. 939](/us/stat/68A/939). Code of 1939 are each hereby amended by inserting after “December 31, 1945,” the following: “and before January 1, 1955,”.

(c)Effective with respect to services performed after December 31, 1954, section 3305

(e)and section 3306

(1)of the Internal Revenue[68A Stat. 446, 453](/us/stat/68A/446/453). Code of 1954 are hereby repealed. Approved September 1, 1954. Public Law 768: To provide for the review of customs tariff schedules, to improve procedures for the tariff classification of unenumerated articles, and for other purposes. Public Law 768 Public Law 768 68 Stat. 1136 1954-09-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-12 83 2 public

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