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 1202 Effective date.

PUBLIC LAW 87-878-OCT. 24, 1962

[76 STAT.

SKC. 5. Tile amendment made by the first section of this Act shall be effective only with respect to contracts entered into with respect to (a) the construction of a vessel the keel of which was laid after June 30, 1959, or (b) the reconstruction or reconditioning of a vessel the shipyard contract for which was entered into after June 30, 1959, and the Secretary may, with the consent of the parties thereto, modify any such contract entered into prior to the date of the enactment of this Act to the extent authorized by the amendment made by this Act. Approved October 24, 1962.

Public Law 87-878 October 24, 1962 [H. R. 12820]

Social security. Coverage validation. 64 Stat. 514. 42 USC 418.

70 Stat. 826. Tariff Act of 1930, amendment. 19 USC 1001, par. 1518.

19 USC 1201, par. 1722.

Effective date.

AN ACT To validate the coverage of certain State and local employees in the State of Arkansas under the agreement entered into by such State pursuant to section 218 of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Vmted /States of America in Congress assembled, That, for purposes of the agreement under section 218 of the Social Security Act entered into by the State of Arkansas, where employees of an integral unit of a political subdivision of the State of Arkansas have in good faith been included under the State's agreement as a coverage group on the basis that such integral unit of a political subdivision was a political subdivision, then such unit of the political subdivision shall, for purposes of section 218(b)(2) of such Act, be deemed to be a political subdivision, and employees performing services within such unit shall be deemed to be a coverage group, effective with the effective date specified in such agreement or modification of such agreement with resj^ect to such coverage group and ending with the last day of the year in which this Act is enacted. SEC. 2. Section 218{p) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting "Maine," after "Kansas,". SEC. 3. (a) Paragraph 1518(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended— (1) by striking out^ "when bleached, 50 per centum ad valorem;", and (2) by striking out "or other material above mentioned, shall be subject to the rate of duty provided in this paragraph for such materials" and inserting in lieu thereof "or other material above mentioned, or wholly or in chief value of any bleached natural grasses, grains, leaves, plants, shrubs, herbs, trees, or parts thereof provided for in paragraph 1722, shall be subject to the rate of duty provided for such materials". (b) Paragraph 1722 of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by striking out "and" before "seaweeds", and by inserting before the period at the end of such paragraph the following: "; and natural grasses, grains, leases, plants, shrubs, herbs, trees, and parts thereof, not specially provided for, not further advanced than bleached". SEC. 4. The amendments made by section 3 of this Act shall apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved October 24, 1962.

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