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ance with the provisions of this Act, the total amount of contributions from his salary with interest thereon at 4 per centum per annum, compounded annually at the end of each fiscal year through June 30, 1960; semiannually as of December 31, 1960; annually thereafter as of December 31, and proportionately for the period served during the year of separation including all contributions made during or for such period, except as provided in section 881, shall be returned to him.

"(b) In the event that the total contributions of a retired participant, other than voluntary contributions made in accordance with the provisions of section 881, with interest at 4 per centum per annum compounded annually as is provided in paragraph (a) of this section added thereto, exceed the total amount returned to such participant or to an annuitant claiming through him, in the form of annuities, accumulated at the same rate of interest up to the date the annuity payments cease under the terms of the annuity, the excess of the accumulated contributions over the accumulated annuity payments shall be paid in the following order of precedence, upon the establishment of a valid claim therefor, and such payment shall be a bar to recovery by any other person:

"(1) To the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by the retired participant in writing to the Secretary;

"(2) If there be no such beneficiary, to the surviving wife or husband of such participant;

“(3) If none of the above, to the child or children of such participant and descendants of deceased children by representation;

"(4) If none of the above, to the parents of such participant or the survivor of them;

“(5) If none of the above, to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of such participant;

"(6) If none of the above, to other next of kin of such participant as may be determined by the Secretary in his judgment to be legally entitled thereto.

"(c) No payment shall be made pursuant to paragraph (b) (6) of this section until after the expiration of thirty days from the death of the retired participant or his surviving annuitant."

Sec. 39. Section 581 of such Act is amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 851. For the purposes of this title, the period of service of a participant shall be computed from the effective date of appointment as a Foreign Service officer, or, if appointed prior to July 1, 1924, as an officer or employee of the Diplomatic or Consular Service of the United States, or from the date he becomes a participant under the provisions of this Act, as amended, but all periods of separation from the Service and so much of any leaves of absence without pay as may exceed six months in the aggregate in any calendar year shall be excluded, except leaves of absence while receiving benefits under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act of September 7, 1916, 49100-S J-86-2-36

as amended, and leaves of absence granted participants while performing active and honorable military or naval service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States."

Sec. 40. (a) Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of section 852 of such Act are amended to read as follows:

"(a) A participant may, subject to the provisions of this section, include in his period of service

"(1) civilian service in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of the Federal Government and in the District of Columbia government, prior to becoming a participant; and

"(2) active and honorable military or naval service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard of the United States.

"(b) A person may obtain prior civilian service credit in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a)(1) of this section by making a special contribution to the Fund equal to 5 per centum of his basic annual salary for each year of service for which credit is sought subsequent to July 1924, and prior to the effective date of the Foreign Service Act Amendments of 1960, and at 61⁄2 per centum thereafter with interest compounded annually at 4 per centum per annum to the date of payment. Any such person may, under such conditions as may be determined in each instance by the Secretary, pay such special contributions in installments.

"(c) (1) If an officer or employee under some other Government retirement system, becomes a participant in the System by direct transfer, such officer or employee's total contributions and deposits, including interest accrued thereon, except voluntary contributions, shall be transferred to the Fund effective as of the date such officer or employee becomes a participant in the System. Each such officer or employee shall be deemed to consent to the transfer of such funds and such transfer shall be a complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands against the other Government retirement fund on account of service rendered prior to becoming a participant in the System.

"(2) No officer or employee, whose contributions are transferred to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c) (1) of this section, shall be required to make contributions in addition to those transferred, for periods of service for which full contributions were made to the other Government retirement fund, nor shall any refund be made to any such officer or employee on account of contributions made during any period to the other Government retirement fund, at a higher rate than that fixed by section 811 of this Act for contributions to the Fund.

"(3) No officer or employee, whose contributions are transferred to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c)(1) of this section, shall receive credit for periods of service subsequent to July 1, 1924, for which a refund of contributions

has been made, or for which no contributions were made to the other Government retirement fund. A participant may, however, obtain credit for such prior service by making a special contribution to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section."

(b) Section 852 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof new paragraphs (d) and (e) which shall read as follows:

"(d) No participant may obtain prior civilian service credit toward retirement under the System for any period of civilian service on the basis of which he is receiving or will in the future be entitled to receive any annuity under another retirement system covering civilian personnel of the Government.

"(e) A participant may obtain prior military or naval service credit in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) (2) of this section by applying for it to the Secretary prior to retirement or separation from the Service. However, in the case of a participant who is eligible for and receives retired pay on account of military or naval service, the period of service upon which such retired pay is based shall not be included, except that in the case of a participant who is eligible for and receives retired pay on account of a service-connected disability incurred in combat with an enemy of the United States or caused by an instrumentality of war and incurred in line of duty during a period of war (as that term is used in chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code), or is awarded under chapter 67 of title 10 of the United States Code, the period of such military or naval service shall be included. No contributions to the Fund shall be required in connection with military or naval service credited to a participant in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) (2) of this section."

Sec. 41. Such Act is amended by adding after section 854 a new section as follows:

"Recomputation of annuities of certain former participants

"Sec. 855. The annuity of each former participant under the System, who retired prior to July 28, 1956, and who at the time of his retirement had creditable service in excess of thirty years, shall be recomputed on the basis of actual years of creditable service not in excess of thirty-five years. Service which was not creditable under the System on the date a former participant retired, shall not be included as creditable service for the purpose of this recomputation. The annuities payable to such persons shall, when recomputed, be paid at the rates so determined, but no such recomputation or any other action taken pursuant to this section shall operate to reduce the rate of the annuity any such person is entitled to receive under the System."

Sec. 42. The heading "Part H-Officers Reinstated in the Service" under title VIII of such Act is amended to read as follows: "Part H—Annuitants Recalled,

Reinstated or Reappointed in the Service or Reemployed in the Government". Sec. 43. Section 871 of such Act is amended and a heading is added thereto as follows:

"Recall

"Sec. 871. Any annuitant recalled to duty in the Service in accordance with the provisions of section 520 (b) or reinstated or reappointed in accordance with the provisions of section 831(b) shall, while so serving, be entitled in lieu of his annuity to the full salary of the class in which he is serving. During such service, he shall make contributions to the Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 811. When he reverts to his retired status, his annuity shall be determined anew in accordance with the provisions of section 821."

Sec. 44. A new section 872 is hereby added to such Act as follows:

"Reemployment

"Sec. 872. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any officer or employee of the Service, who has retired under this Act, as amended, and is receiving an annuity pursuant thereto, and who is reemployed in the Federal Government service in any appointive position either on a part-time or full-time basis, shall be entitled to receive the salary of the position in which he is serving plus so much of his annuity payable under this Act, as amended, which when combined with such salary does not exceed during any calendar year the basic salary such officer or employee was entitled to receive under sections 412 or 415 of the Act, as amended, on the date of his retirement from the Service. Any such reemployed officer or employee who receives salary during any calendar year in excess of the maximum amount which he may be entitled to receive under this paragraph shall be entitled to such salary in lieu of benefits hereunder.

"(b) When any such retired officer or employee of the Service is reemployed, the employer shall send a notice to the Department of State of such reemployment together with all pertinent information relating thereto and shall cause to be paid, by transfer or otherwise, to the Department of State funds necessary to cover gross salary, employer contributions, and gross lump sum leave payment relating to the employment of the reemployed officer or employee. The Department of State shall make to and on behalf of the reemployed officer or employee payments to which he is entitled under the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, and shall make those withholdings and deductions authorized and required by law.

"(c) In the event of any overpayment under this section the Secretary of State is authorized to withhold the amount of such overpayment from the salary payable to such reemployed officer or employee or from his annuity."

Sec. 45. (a) So much of paragraph (a) of section 881 of such Act as precedes subparagraph (1) thereof is amended to read as follows:

"(a) Any participant may, at his option and under such regulations as may

be prescribed by the President, deposit additional sums in multiples of 1 per centum of his basic salary, but not in excess of 10 per centum of such salary, which amounts together with interest at 3 per centum per annum, compounded annually at the end of each fiscal year through June 30, 1960; semiannually as of December 31, 1960; annually, thereafter as of December 31, and proportionately for the period served during the year of his retirement, including all contributions made during or for such period, shall, at the date of his retirment and at his election, be—”.

(b) Paragraph (c) of section 881 of such Act is amended by deleting the word “annually” and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "as is provided in paragraph (a) of this section", and by changing the words "withdrawal from active service" at the end of such paragraph to "separation from the Service".

Sec. 46. Section 912 of such Act is amended by changing the heading thereto to read "Loan of Household Furnishings and Equipment” and by inserting between the words “with household" the word "basic" and by inserting between the words "household equipment" the phrase "furnishings and".

Sec. 47. Section 913 of such Act and the heading thereto is amended to read as follows:

"Transportation of Motor Vehicles

"Sec. 913. The Secretary may, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, transport for or on behalf of an officer or employee of the Service, a privately owned motor vehicle in any case in which he shall determine that water, rail, or air transportation of the motor vehicle is necessary or expedient for all or any part of the distance between points of origin and destination. Not more than one motor vehicle of any such officer or employee may be transported under authority of this section during any fouryear period, except that, as a replacement for such motor vehicle, one additional motor vehicle of any such officer or employee may be so transported during such period upon approval, in advance, by the Secretary and upon a determination, in advance, by the Secretary that such replacement is necessary for reasons beyond the control of the officer or employee and is in the interest of the Government. After the expiration of a period of four years following the date of transportation under authority of this section of a privately owned motor vehicle of any officer or employee who has remained in continuous service outside the continental United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) during such period, the transportation of a replacement for such motor vehicle for such officer or employee may be authorized by the Secretary in accordance with this section."

Sec. 48. (a) Section 1021 of such Act is amended by inserting the phrase "the Department including” immediately prior to the phrase "the Service" wherever it appears in this section.

(b) Section 1021(a) is further amended by striking out the phrase “if recommended by the Director General" and

inserting in lieu thereof the phrase "at the discretion of the Secretary”.

Sec. 49. Section 4 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 295), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(c) For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, in addition to amounts previously authorized, an amount not to exceed $10,000,000, which shall remain available until expended."

Sec. 50. Section 11 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (70 Stat. 890), is hereby amended by inserting after the phrase "Government-owned vehicles" the phrase "or taxicabs", and by inserting after the phrase "public transportation facilities" the phrase "other than taxicabs”.

Sec. 51. Paragraph (4) of section 104 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 104(a)(4)) (relating to the exclusion from gross income of compensation for injuries and sickness) is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(4) amounts received as a pension, annuity, or similar allowance for personal injuries or sickness resulting from active service in the armed forces of any country or in the Coast and Geodetic Survey or the Public Health Service, or as a disability annuity payable under the provisions of section 831 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1081; 60 Stat. 1021)."

Sec. 52. The following headings and sections in the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, are hereby repealed:

(1) Section 442 of such Act and the heading thereto.

(2) Section 525 of such Act and the heading thereto.

(3) Section 576 of such Act and the heading thereto.

(4) Section 577 of such Act and the heading thereto.

Sec. 53. Any person who occupies a position in the Department of State to which he was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, at the time that he was an active Foreign Service officer, and who while holding this position has retired for age as a Foreign Service officer, and who on the effective date of this section, continues to hold such position is hereby reinstated, effective as of the date of such retirement, to active status as a Foreign Service officer and shall be entitled to all the provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, as though he had never retired.

Sec. 54. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, existing rules and regulations of or applicable to the Foreign Service of the United States shall remain in effect until revoked or rescinded or until modified or superseded by regulations made in accordance with the provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by this Act, unless clearly inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the provisions so amended.

Sec. 55. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any Foreign Service staff officer who accepted an appoint

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ment as a Foreign Service Reserve officer in the Department of State during the period beginning September 1, 1958, and ending December 31, 1958, both dates inclusive, shall not be separated from the Foreign Service before the expiration of his original appointment as a Foreign Service Reserve officer, except as authorized by section 637 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended.

Sec. 56. (a) The provisions of this Act shall become effective as of the first day of the first pay period which begins more than thirty days after the date of enactment of this Act, except as provided in paragraph (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section, and except as otherwise provided in the text of this Act.

(b) (1) The provisions of paragraph (c) (1) of section 803 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by section 31(b) of this Act, shall become effective on the first day of the first month which begins more than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, except that any Foreign Service staff officer or employee, who at the time this Act becomes effective meets the requirements for participation in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, may elect to become a participant in the System before the mandatory provisions become effective. Such Foreign Service staff officers and employees shall become participants effective on the first day of the second month following the date of their application for earlier participation.

(2) The provisions of paragraph (c) (2) of section 803 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended by section 31(b) of this Act, shall become effective on the first day of the first month which begins more than three years after the date of enactment of this Act.

(c) The amendment made by section 33 of this Act, with respect to a contribution to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund to be made by the Department, shall become effective July 1,1961.

(d) The amendment made by section 41 of this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first month which begins more than thirty days after the date of enactment of this Act.

(e) The amendment made by section 51 of this Act shall be effective with respect to taxable years ending after the date of enactment of this Act.

And the House agree to the same.

J. W. FULBRIGHT,

JOHN SPARKMAN,

MIKE MANSFIELD,

BOURKE B. HICKENLOOPER,

HOMER E. CAPEHART,

Managers on the Part of the Senate.

WAYNE L. HAYS,

EDNA F. KELLY,

LEONARD FARBSTEIN,

ALVIN M. BENTLEY,

FRANCES P. BOLTON,

Managers on the Part of the House.

The Senate proceeded to consider the said report; and

Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto.

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So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.

On motion by Mr. HART to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the motion, On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of

Texas, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The reported amendment to the text of the resolution was agreed to.

On the question of agreeing to the resolution, as amended,

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So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.

On motion by Mr. HART to reconsider the vote agreeing to the resolution, as amended,

On motion by Mr. JOHNSTON of South Carolina.

The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The reported amendment to the preamble was agreed to; and

The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.

The resolution, as amended, together with the preamble, as amended, is as follows:

Whereas one of the solemn constitutional tasks enjoined upon the Senate is to give or withhold its advice and consent with respect to nominations made to the Supreme Court of the United States, doing so, if possible, in an atmosphere free from pressures inimical to due deliberations; and

Whereas the nomination of a person to the office of Justice of the Supreme Court should be considered only in the light of the qualifications the person brings to threshold of the office; and Whereas Presidents of the United States have from time to time made recess appointments to the Supreme Court, which actions were unquestionably taken in good faith and with a desire to promote the public interest, but without a full appreciation of the difficulties thereby caused the Members of this body; and

Whereas there is inevitably public speculation on the independence of a Justice serving by recess appointment who sits in judgment upon cases prior to his confirmation by this body, which speculation, however ill founded, is distressing to the Court, to the Justice, to the litigants, and to the Senate of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the making of recess appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States may not be wholly consistent with the best interests of the

Supreme Court, the nominee who may be involved, the litigants before the Court, nor indeed the people of the United States, and that such appointments, therefore, should not be made except under unusual circumstances and for the purpose of preventing or ending a demonstrable breakdown in the administration of the Court's business. CREATION OF THE FREEDOM COMMISSION On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1689) to create the Freedom Commission for the development of the science of counteraction to the world Communist conspiracy for the training and development of leaders in a total political war.

Pending debate,

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the Senate concludes its deliberations today it be to meet at 11 o'clock a.m. tomorrow. EXAMINATION, LICENSING, REGISTRATION, AND REGULATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND PRACTICAL NURSES

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CANNON in the chair) laid before the Senate the amendment heretofore received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the text of the bill (S. 1870) to provide for examination, licensing, registration, and for regulation of professional and practical nurses, and for nursing education in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, together with the amendment to the title providing that the same reads as follows: "An Act to provide for examination, licensing, and for regulation of practical nurses, and for practial nursing education in the District of Columbia; and for other purposes."

The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendments; and

On motion by Mr. MORSE, Resolved, That the Senate thereto.

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Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REDEVELOPMENT LAND AGENCY

The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the amendment heretofore received from the House of Representatives for concurrence to the bill (S. 3648) to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia on behalf of the United States to transfer from the United States, to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency title to certain real property in said District. The Senate proceeded to consider the said amendment; and

On motion by Mr. MORSE, Resolved, That the Senate agree thereto.

Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. SALARY INCREASES FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE PARK POLICE, AND THE WHITE HOUSE POLICE

On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent,

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So the amendment proposed by Mr. WILLIAMS of Delaware was laid on the table.

On motion by Mr. MORSE to reconsider the vote agreeing to his motion, On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of

Texas,

The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Pending debate,

No further amendment being made, Ordered, That the bill be engrossed and read a third time.

The said bill was read the third time. Resolved, That it pass and that the title thereof be as aforesaid.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representative therein.

On motion by Mr. FREAR to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill, On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of

Texas, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

SALARY INCREASES FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE PARK POLICE, AND THE WHITE HOUSE POLICE

Texas,

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 13053) to increase the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the U.S. Park Police, the White House Police, and for other purposes; and having been amended on the motion of Mr. JOHNSON of Texas by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the provision of the bill (S. 3713) to increase the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the U.S. Park Police, the White House Police, and for other purposes, as amended,

Ordered, That the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time. The said bill, as amended, was read the third time.

Resolved, That it pass.

Ordered, That the Secretary request the concurrence of the House of Representatives in the amendment.

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill,

On motion by Mr. FREAR, The motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

AMENDMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEACHERS SALARY ACT OF 1955, AS AMENDED

Texas,

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 12993) to amend the District of Columbia Teachers Salary Act of 1955, as amended.

ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED

The Secretary reported that on today he presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills:

S. 1806. An act to revise title 18, chapter 39, of the United States Code, entitled “Explosives and Combustibles";

S. 2306. An act to exempt from taxation certain property of the National Woman's Party, Inc., in the District of Columbia;

S. 3415. An act to exempt from taxation certain property of the American Association of University Women, Educational Foundation, Inc., in the District of Columbia;

S. 3727. An act to authorize the bonding of persons engaging in the home improvement business, and for other purposes; and

S. 3834. An act to increase the maximum amount which may be borrowed by the District of Columbia for use in the construction and improvement of its sanitary and combined sewer systems, and for other purposes.

RECESS

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, at 8 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m.,

The Senate took a recess until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1960

(Legislative day of Wednesday,
August 24, 1960)

The PRESIDENT pro tempore called the Senate to order at 12 o'clock noon and the Chaplain offered prayer.

THE JOURNAL

On motion by Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, and by unanimous consent, The Journal of the proceedings of Monday, August 29, 1960, was approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Maurer, one of its clerks:

Mr. President: The House of Representatives has disagreed to the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 13161) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes; it agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon and appointed Mr. THOMAS, Mr. KIRWAN, Mr. CANNON, Mr. JENSEN, and Mr. TABER managers at the same on its part.

The House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H.R. 11535. An act to amend the District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to provide that class C and D licensees shall not be prohibited from serving alcoholic beverages in their establishments on New Year's Day when New Year's falls on Sunday; and

H.R. 12775. An act to increase the relief or retirement compensation of certain former members of the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire Department, of the District of Columbia, the U.S. Park Police force, the White House Police force, and the U.S. Secret Service; and of their widows, widowers, and children.

The Speaker of the House having signed an enrolled bill, viz, H.R. 12619, I am directed to bring the same to the Senate for the signature of its President.

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

The Secretary reported that he had examined and found truly enrolled the bill (H.R. 12619) making appropriations for mutual security and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore thereupon signed the same.

HOUSE BILLS REFERRED

The bills this day received from the House of Representatives for concurrence were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia.

MORNING BUSINESS

The following morning business was transacted by unanimous consent: REPORT OF NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States which, with the accompanying report,

was referred to the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences:

To the Congress of the United States:

Pursuant to the provisions of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, I transmit herewith for the information of the Congress the third semiannual report of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, covering the period October 1, 1959, to April 1, 1960.

DWIGHHT D. EISENHOWER. THE WHITE HOUSE, August 30, 1960. REPORT OF PROPOSED DISPOSITION OF SILK

NOILS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the proposed disposition of approximately 1,450,000 pounds of silk noils now held in the national stockpile; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

PETITIONS

The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate a resolution of the Young Democratic Clubs of Oregon, favoring the passage of legislation to give medical care to the aged; which was ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. CARLSON presented a resolution of the American Veterinary Medical Association, in convention at Denver, Colo., favoring a complete occupational study and survey of veterinary positions in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies in the Federal Government; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Mr. RUSSELL, from the Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 5132) to amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to active duty agreements for reserve officers, and for other purposes, reported it with amendments and submitted a report (No. 1935) thereon.

AUTHORIZATIONS FOR SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS TO SUBMIT REPORTS SUBSEQUENT TO ADJOURNMENT

On motion by Mr. SPARK MAN (for Mr. HUMPHREY), by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Select Committee on Small Business be authorized, during the adjournment of the 2d session of the 86th Congress, to file with the Secretary of the Senate a report entitled "Dual Distribution in the Automotive Tire Industry," and that the report be printed along with any individual, supplemental or minority views.

On motion by Mr. SPARK MAN (for Mr. SMATHERS), by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the Select Committee on Small Business be authorized, during the adjournment of the 2d session of the 86th Congress, to file with the Secretary of the Senate a report entitled "Government Procurement, 1960," and that the report be printed along with any individual, supplemental, or minority views.

On motion by Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey, and by unanimous consent,

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S. 3915. A bill for the relief of Jasper Y. Willoughby; and

S. 3916. A bill for the relief of Rosario Barrena Villachoia, Maria Dolores Villar Salinas, Angela Casanova Cabello, and Carmen Guenaga Anchustegui; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

AMENDMENT OF RULE XIX TO LIMIT DEBATE ON PART OF A SENATOR

Mr. CLARK submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 384); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Resolved, That paragraph numbered 1 of rule XIX of the Standing Rules of the Senate (relating to debate) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Whenever any Senator has held the floor for more than 3 consecutive hours, an objection to his continued recognition shall be in order at any time, and, if such an objection is made, the Senator shall yield the floor." PROPOSED BILL OF RIGHTS FOR SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES

Mr. CLARK submitted the following resolution (S. Res. 385); which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration:

Resolved, That section 134 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 190(b)), enacted by the Congress in the exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, is amended with respect to the Senate by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

"(d) Each standing committee of the Senate shall meet at such time as it may prescribe by rule, upon the call of the chairman thereof, and at such other time as may be fixed by written request made to the chairman by a majority of the members thereof.

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