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Termination.

PUBLIC LAW 89-176-SEPT. 10, 1965

[79 STAT.

officials appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, whether acting singly or jointly or as a committee or board: Provided, however, That the President may not delegate his authority under section 2(d) to waive the requirements for a finding by the Attorney General and approve an agreement or program where he has found that the balance-of-payments position of the United States requires immediate approval. SEC. 6. This Act and all authority conferred thereunder shall terminate twenty months after it becomes law, or on such date prior thereto as the President shall find that the authority conferred by this Act is no longer necessary as a means of safeguarding the balanceof-payments position and shall by proclamation so declare. SEC. 7. As used in this Act the word "person" includes corjjorations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals, satisfying the description contained in section 1. Approved September 9, 1965. Public Law 89-176

September 10, 1965 [H. R. 6964]

AN ACT To amend section 4082 of title 18, United States Code, to facilitate the rehabilitation of persons convicted of offenses against the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the rehabuit^t^k)n^"' United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4082 "^^62 Stat! 850. of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read: "§ 4082. Commitment to Attorney General; residential treatment centers; extension of limits of confinement; work furlough " (a) A person convicted of an offense against the United States shall be committed, for such term of imprisonment as the court may direct, to the custody of the Attorney General of the United States, who shall designate the place of confinement where the sentence shall be served. "(b) The Attorney General may designate as a place of confinement any available, suitable, and appropriate institution or facility, whether maintained by the Federal Government or otherwise, and whether within or without the judicial district in which the person was convicted, and may at any time transfer a person from one place of confinement to another. "(c) The Attorney General may extend the limits of the place of confinement of a prisoner as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe he will honor his trust, by authorizing him, under prescribed conditions, to— "(1) visit a specifically designated place or places for a period not to exceed thirty days and return to the same or another institution or facility. An extension of limits may be granted only to permit a visit to a dying relative, attendance at the funeral of a relative, the obtaining of medical services not otherwise available, the contacting of prospective employers, or for any other compelling reason consistent with the public interest; or "(2) work at paid employment or participate in a training program in the community on a voluntary basis while continuing as a prisoner of the institution or facility to which he is committed, provided that—

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