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PUBLIC LAW 92-478-OCT. 9, 1972

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Public Law 92-477 AN ACT

October 9, 1972

To amend chapter 10 of title 37, United States Code, to authorize at Government expense, the transportation of house trailers or mobile dwellings, in place of household and personal effects, of members in a missing status, and the additional movement of dependents and effects, or trailers, of those members in such a status for more than one year.

[H. R.14915]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 10 of title 37, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) The catchline of section 554 and the corresponding item in the analysis for that section are each amended by inserting "trailers; additional movements;" after "household and personal effects;". (2) Section 554(a) is amended by adding the following at the end: "Under regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, and in place of the transportation of household and personal effects, a dependent, who would otherwise be entitled to transportation of household and personal effects under this section, may transport a house trailer or mobile dwelling within and between the areas specified in section 409 of this title for use as a residence by one of .f

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the tollowing means— 37 USC 409. " (1) transport it and be reimbursed by the United States; " (2) deliver it to an agent of the United States for transportation by the United States or by commercial means; or "(3) have it transported by commercial means and be reim,,.5 bursed by the United States. ' -' If a trailer or dwelling is transported under clause (2) or (3) of this subsection, that transportation may include one privately owned motor vehicle which may be shipped at United States expense. Transportation, and incidental costs, authorized by this section shall be at United States expense without any cost limitation, and any payment authorized may be made in advance of the transportation concerned." (3) Section 554(b) is amended by adding the following at the g2®^^stat^.^764; end: "In addition, he may authorize additional movements of, and prescribe transportation for, the dependents and household and personal effects, or the dependents and house trailer or mobile dwelling, of a member who is officially reported as absent for a period of more than one year in a missing status." Approved October 9, 1972. Public Law 92-478 AN ACT

October 9, 1972

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility and desirability of protecting and preserving the Great Dismal - Swamp and the Dismal Swamp Canal.

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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 Secretary of the Interior is authorized to conduct an investigation and study to determine the feasibility and desirability of protecting and preserving the Great Dismal Swamp and the Dismal Swamp Canal, in the States of North Carolina and Virginia. The Secretary shall consult with other interested Federal agencies, and the State and local bodies and officials involved, and shall coordinate the study with applicable outdoor recreation plans, highway plans, and other planning activities relating to the region. Such investigation and study shall be carried out for the purposes of determining (1) the desirability and feasibility of protecting

^reat oismai m^f sw^mp canai, N.c.-va. preservation.^" feasibility study.

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