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86th Congress, H. R. 9599
April 5, 1960

AN ACT

74 STAT. 16. To provide transportation on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in the United States outside Alaska, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, until June 30, Canadian 1961, notwithstanding the provisions of law of the United States vessels. restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of Transportation. passengers and merchandise directly or indirectly from any port in the United States to another port of the United States, passengers may be transported on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska, and passengers and merchandise may be transported on Canadian vessels between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in the United States outside Alaska, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation, unless the Secretary of Commerce determines that United States-flag service is available to provide such transportation.

Approved April 5, 1960.

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86th Congress, H. R. 9464

May 13, 1960

AN ACT

74 STAT. 103.

To remove the requirement that, of the Chief and Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Ships, one must be specially qualified and experienced in naval engineering and the other must be specially qualified and experienced in naval architecture.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5145 (b) Bureau of Ships. of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Deputy Chief.

"(b) The Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Ships shall be detailed 70A Stat. 289. from officers on the active list of the Navy who are specially qualified

and experienced in naval engineering or naval architecture.

Approved May 13, 1960.

Public Law 86-465

86th Congress, H. R. 9084
May 13, 1960

AN ACT

To repeal certain retirement promotion authority of the Coast and Geodetic

Survey.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

74 STAT. 130.

United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of Coast and GeoJune 6, 1942 (ch. 383, 56 Stat. 328, as amended (33 U.S.C. 864e)), is detic Survey. hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. This Act becomes effective on November 1, 1959.
Approved May 13, 1960.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President Vessels.

is authorized to undertake the construction of not to exceed eight Construction.
thousand tons of amphibious warfare vessels and landing craft, not to
exceed four thousand tons of patrol vessels, and not to exceed twenty
thousand tons of auxiliary vessels.

SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the construction of the foregoing vessels. Approved May 14, 1960.

Appropriation.

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To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to resell any two of four C1-8AY-1 type vessels to the Government of the Republic of China for use in Chinese trade in Far East and Near East waters exclusively.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

74 STAT, 143,

United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Sale of Cl-SAY-1 of Commerce is authorized to sell, within one year after enactment vessels. hereof, on an "as is, where is" basis, to the Government of the Republic of China, any two of the four C1-SAY-1 vessels, EMPIRE ANVIL, EMPIRE BATTLEAX, EMPIRE CUTLASS, and EMPIRE SPEARHEAD, subject to the further terms and provisions of this bill. Such vessels shall be sold only if (1) the Department of State finds that such sale will contribute to the economic development of the Republic of China and will serve the interests of the United States, (2) the Department of Defense finds that such sale would be compatible with the interests of the United States, and (3) the Government of the Republic of China gives assurances acceptable to the Secretary of Commerce that each vessel sold under this Act shall (a) remain documented under the laws of the Republic of China for ten years after such sale, or so long as there remains due the United States any principal or interest on account of the sales price, whichever is the longer period, (b) be used only in trade between Taiwan and ports in the Far East and ports east of the Suez Canal, and not engage in trade prohibited to United States flag vessels under Department of Commerce Transportation Orders T-1 and T-2 or any modification thereof, and (c) be returned to the ownership of the United States, upon request of the Government of the United States, during any national emergency declared by the President of the United States and during any war in which the United States is participating, the compensation for the vessel to be the value of the vessel but not exceeding the statutory sales price of the vessel under the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1948 ($1,100,000) depreciated at the rate of 10 per centum 50 USC app. per annum from the date of sale under this Act to the date ownership 1735 note. of the vessel is returned to the United States, or the scrap value of the vessel, whichever is higher. No downpayment of any part of the purchase price shall be required at the time of the sale. The sale price of the vessels shall be the statutory sales price, less payments heretofor made from 1948 to 1951 on account of the purchase of the four named vessels, and less depreciation computed at the rate of 811⁄2 per centum per annum from the date of default under the original contract to the date of sale under this Act. The purchase price shall be payable in not more than ten equal annual installments with interest on the unpaid balance at a rate determined by the Secretary of Commerce after consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Fiscal Problems. The obligation of the Government of the Republic of China to pay the purchase price and interest thereon shall be secured by a mortgage on the vessel with terms satisfactory to the Secretary of Commerce. All repairs and betterments required to fit the vessels for their intended use shall be done in a shipyard in the United States at the expense of the purchaser.

Approved May 14, 1960.

86th Congress, H. R. 9449

May 14, 1960

AN ACT

To amend certain sections of Title 14, United States Code, relating to personnel matters in the United States Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Title 14, United States Code, is amended as follows:

(1) Section 41 is amended by inserting the words "an admiral," before the words "a vice admiral" in the first sentence thereof.

(2) Section 42 is amended by striking out in the first sentence the words "three thousand" and inserting the words "three thousand five hundred" in place thereof.

(3) Section 44 is amended

(A) By striking out in the second sentence the word "line", and by striking out the word "commander" and inserting the word "captain" in place thereof.

(B) By striking out the word "vice" in the third sentence thereof.

(4) Section 45 is repealed.

(5) Section 46 is amended to read as follows:

$46. Retirement of Commandant

"(a) Any commandant who is not reappointed shall, at the expiration of his term, be retired with the grade and retired pay of admiral. "(b) A Commandant who is retired for physical disability shall be placed on the retired list with the grade and retired pay of admiral. "(c) Upon completion of two and one-half years or more of service as Commandant, any officer who is so serving may, at any time thereafter without regard to total length of service, upon his own application, in the discretion of the President, be retired with the grade and retired pay of admiral.

"(d) A Commandant who retires within two and one-half years of the date of his original appointment as Commandant shall retire in his permanent grade and with the retired pay of that grade."

(6) Section 47 is amended to read as follows:

§ 47. Assistant Commandant; assignment; retirement

"(a) The President may appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one Assistant Commandant who shall rank next after the Commandant, shall perform such duties as the Commandant may prescribe and shall act as Commandant during the absence or disability of the Commandant or in the event that there is a vacancy in the office of Commandant. The Assistant Commandant shall be selected from the active list of officers who hold a permanent commission as captain or above. The Commandant shall make recommendation for such appointment. The Assistant Commandant shall, while so serving, have the grade of vice admiral with pay and allowances of that grade. The appointment of an Assistant Commandant shall be effective on the date the officer assumes such duty, and shall terminate on the date he is detached from such duty.

"(b) An Assistant Commandant, while so serving, who is retired for physical disability shall be placed on the retired list with the grade and retired pay of vice admiral.

"(c) Upon completion of two and one-half years or more of service as Assistant Commandant, any officer who is so serving may, at any time thereafter without regard to total length of service, upon his own application, in the discretion of the President, be retired with the grade and retired pay of vice admiral unless entitled to a higher retired grade under other provisions of law.

74 STAT. 144.

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