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Public Law 86-637 AN ACT To amend section 303(c) of the Career Compeusation Act of 1949 by imposing certain limitations on the transportation of household effects. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 303(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C. 253(c)), is amended by adding the following new sentence after the first sentence thereof: "However, no transportation of the household effects (except that not to exceed one thousand pounds of unaccompanied baggage may be transported by commercial air carrier under regulations to b« issued under the authority of the Secretary of Defense, which regulations shall be uniform as far as practicable) of a member of any uniformed service may be made by commercial air carrier at an estimated overall cost exceeding the estimated overall cost of the transportation thereof by other means unless an appropriate transportation officer has certified in writing to his commanding officer that the household effects to be so transported are required for use in carrying out assigned duties, or are necessary to prevent undue hardship, and other means of transportation will not fulfill these requirements." (b) This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second month beginning after the date of enactment. Approved July 12, 1960.

July 12, 1960 [H. R. 12570]

Armed Forces. Transportation of household effects. 63 Stat. 813.

Effective date.

Public Law 86-638 AN ACT To amend section 303 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, to authorize travel and transportation allowances, and transportation of dependents and of bagsage and household effects to the homes of their selection for certain members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That clause (2) of the second sentence of section 303(a) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (37 U.S.C. 253 (a)) is amended to read as follows: " (2) is retired with pay for any other reason, or, immediately following at least eight years of continuous active duty (no single break therein of more than ninety days), is discharged with severance pay or involuntarily released to inactive duty with readjustment pay;". SEC. 2. Clause (2) of the last sentence of section 303(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (37 U.S.C. 253(c)) is amended to read as follows: "(2) is retired with pay for any other reason, or, immediately following at least eight years of continuous active duty (no single break therein of more than ninety days), is discharged with severance pay or involuntarily released to inactive duty with readjustment pay;". Approved July 12, 1960.

July 12, 1960 [H. R. 10068]

Armed Forces. Travel and transportation aliowances. 63 Stat. 813.

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