86th Congress, H. R. 10500 July 12, 1960 AN ACT 74 STAT. 469. To amend the Career Compensation Act of 1949 with respect to incentive pay for certain submarine service. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection Armed Forces. 204 (a) (2) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 Hazardous duty. U.S.C. 235 (a)(2)), be amended to read, “(2) duty on board a sub- 63 Stat. 810. marine, including, in the case of nuclear-powered submarines, periods of training and rehabilitation after assignment thereto as determined by the Secretary concerned, and including submarines under construction from the time builders' trials commence, and duty as an operator or crew member of an operational, self-propelled submersible, including undersea exploration and research vehicles;". Approved July 12, 1960. To permit the admission to registry and the use in the coastwise trade of certain foreign-built bydrofoil vessels. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, that certain hydrofoil vessel now known as the Flying Fish, built in Messina, Italy, and now owned by Calderone Enterprises Corporation, Hempstead, New York, and one other hydrofoil vessel of similar origin and ownership of less than one hundred gross tons may, at any time within eighteen months after the date of enactment of this Act, be documented as vessels of the United States, upon compliance with the usual requirements, with the privilege of engaging in the coastwise trade only to the extent necessary to permit the carriage of passengers and merchandise, whether for hire or otherwise, between and among points within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as long as the vessels shall continue to be owned by a citizen of the United States. SEC. 2. When used in this Act, the term "citizen of the United States" includes a corporation, partnership, or association only if it is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of section 4132 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended (46 U.S.C. 11), and section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended (46 U.S.C. 802). Approved July 14, 1960. 86th Congress, S. 107 AN ACT 74 STAT. 733. To amend title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, relating to Federal ship mortgage insurance, in order to include floating drydocks under the definition of the term “vessel” in such title. suranoe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the I'nited States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1101 (c) Federal ship of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is amended by striking out "and mortgage infishing vessels" and inserting in lieu thereof "fishing vessels, and float- 68 Stat. 1267. ing drydocks" which have a capacity of thirty-five thousand or more 46 USC 1271. lifting tons and a beam of one hundred and twenty-five feet or more between the wing walls. SEC. 2. Subsection (a) of section 1104 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1274), is amended by deleting the word "or" before clause (d) of paragraph (8) and adding the following new clause at the end of paragraph (8): "or (e) with respect to floating drydocks, in the construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or repair of vessels." SEC. 3. Subsection (b) of section 1104 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1274), is amended by deleting the word "or" before clause (d) of paragraph (2) and adding the following new clause at the end of paragraph (2): "or (e) with respect to floating drydocks, in the construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or repair of vessels." Approved September 2, 1960. 86th Congress, S. 2669 AN ACT To extend the period of exemption from inspection under the provisions of section 4426 of the Revised Statutes granted certain small vessels carrying freight to and from places on the inland waters of southeastern Alaska. 74 STAT. 735. tion. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the Alaska. Act entitled "An Act to amend section 4426 of the Revised Statutes, Vessel inspecas amended, with respect to certain small vessels operated by cooperatives or associations in transporting merchandise of members on a nonprofit basis to or from places within the inland waters of southeastern Alaska and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, or to or from places within said inland waters and places within the inland waters of the State of Washington", approved August 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 833), 46 USC 404 is amended by striking out "March 15, 1960" and inserting in lieu note. thereof "December 31, 1962". Approved September 2, 1960. 86th Congress, H. R. 10598 AN ACT To clarify certain provisions of the Criminal Code relating to the importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, amphibians, fish, and reptiles (18 U.S.C. 42(a), 42(b)); and relating to the transportation or receipt of wild mammals or birds taken in violation of State, National, or foreign laws (18 U.S.C. 43), and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 42(a) Crimes. and 42 (b), title 18, United States Code, are amended to read as follows: Amendment. "8 42. Importation or shipment of injurious mammals, birds, fish 63 Stat. 89. (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles; permits, specimens for museums; regulations "(a) (1) The importation into the United States, any territory of Importation of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of injurious Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States, or any shipment mammals, etc. between the continental United States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any possession of the United States, of the mongoose of the species Herpestes auropunctatus; of the species of so-called 'flying foxes' or fruit bats of the genus Pteropus; and such other species of wild mammals, wild birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibians, reptiles, or the offspring or eggs of any of the foregoing which the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe by regulation to be injurious to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife or 74 STAT. 753. the wildlife resources of the United States, is hereby prohibited. All 74 STAT. 754. such prohibited mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibians, and reptiles, and the eggs or offspring therefrom, shall be promptly exported or destroyed at the expense of the importer or consignee. Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal and modify any provision of the Public Health Service Act or Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Also, this section shall not authorize any action with respect to the importation of any plant pest as defined in the Federal Plant Pest Act, insofar as such importation is subject to regulation under that Act. 58 Stat. 682. 42 USC 201 note. 52 Stat. 1040. 21 USC 301. 71 Stat. 31. 7 USC 150aa note. "(2) As used in this subsection, the term 'wild' relates to any creatures that, whether or not raised in captivity, normally are found in a wild state; and the terms 'wildlife' and 'wildlife resources' include Definitions. those resources that comprise wild mammals, wild birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), and all other classes of wild creatures whatsoever, and all types of aquatic and land vegetation upon which such wildlife resources are dependent. "(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Secretary of the Interior, Exceptions. when he finds that there has been a proper showing of responsibility and continued protection of the public interest and health, shall permit the importation for zoological, educational, medical, and scientific purposes of any mammals, birds, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibia, and reptiles, or the offspring or eggs thereof, where such importation would be prohibited otherwise by or pursuant to this Act, and this Act shall not restrict importations by Federal agencies for their own use. "(4) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the importation of dead natural-history specimens for museums or for scientific collections, or the importation of domesticated canaries, parrots (including all other species of psittacine birds), or such other cage birds as the Secretary of the Interior may designate. "(5) The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the In- Enforcement. terior shall enforce the provisions of this subsection, including any |