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PUBLIC LAW 89-81-JULY 23, 1965

[79 STAT.

RULES A N D REGULATIONS

^ SEC. 402. The Council is authorized to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or appropriate for carrying out those provisions of this Act which are administered by it. DELEGATION OF F U N C T I O N S

SEC. 403. The Council is authorized to delegate to any member or employee of the Council its administrative functions under section 105 and the detailed administration of the grant program under title III. UTILIZATION OF PERSONNEL

SEC. 404. The Council may, with the consent of the head of any other department or agency of the United States, utilize such officers and employees of such agency on a reimbursable basis as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved July 22, 1965. Public Law 89-81 July 23, 1965 [S. 2080]

Coinage Act of

1965

AN ACT To provide for the coinage of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Coinage Act of 1965". TITLE I — AUTHORIZATION OF A D D I T I O N A L COINAGE

Specifications,

SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary may coin and issue pursuant to this section half dollars or 50-cent pieces, quarter dollars or 25-cent pieces, and dimes or 10-cent pieces in such quantities as he may determine to be necessary to meet the needs of the public. Any coin minted under authority of this section shall be a clad coin the weight of whose cladding is not less than 30 per centum of the weight of the entire coin, and which meets the following additional specifications: (1) The half dollar shall have— (A) a diameter of 1.205 inches; (B) a cladding of an alloy of 800 parts of silver and 200 parts of copper; and (C) a core of an alloy of silver and copper such that the whole coin weighs 11.5 grams and contains 4,6 grams of silver and 6,9 grams of copper. (2) The quarter dollar shall have— (A) a diameter of 0.955 inch; (B) a cladding of an alloy of 75 per centum copper and 25 per centum nickel; and (C) a core of copper such that the weight of the whole coin is 5.67 grams. (3) The dime shall have— (A) a diameter of 0.705 inch; (B) a cladding of an alloy of 75 per centum copper and 25 per centum nickel; and (C) a core of copper such that the weight of the whole coin is 2.268 grams. (b) Half dollars, quarter dollars, and dimes may be minted from 900 fine coin silver only until such date as the Secretary of the Treasury determines that adequate supplies of the coins authorized by this Act

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