A BILL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000200010035-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: April 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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April 14, 19511
To further amend section 1 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 and to
repeal certain provisions relating to the transportation and storage of
household goods and personal effects of officers and employees of the
Government including members of the uniformed services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Con re s assembled, That subsection (a) of section 1
of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat, :306) as amended (64 Stato 985, 5 U,S,C,
73b-1), is further amended by (1) striking the words "temporary storage," and
(2) by striking the words contained in the second parentheses and subst:tuting
therefor the following: "not to exceed seven thousand pounds, if uncrated,
or eight thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, if crated, for transfers
within the continental United States; or ten thousand pounds, if unerated,
or fourteen thousand pounds, if crated, for transfers to,, within, or frcut
the Territories and Possessions of the United States or foreign countries,
or the equivalent of such amounts when transportation charges are based on
cubic measurement. It
(b) Four new subsections are added at the end of said section as follows:
"(e) Notwithstanding the second proviso in subsection (a),
the weight limitations applicable to household goods and personal
effects as contained in said subsection as herein amended shall
also apply, under such regulations as the President may prescribe,
to authorized transportation of furniture, household goods and
personal effects (including professional books, papers and equipment)
of officers and employees of the Foreign Service under the provisions
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of section 911 of the Fcweign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1136),
members and deceased members of the uniformed services under the
provisions of section 303(c) of the Career Compensation Act of
1949 (37 U.S.C. 253(c)), and deceased civilian officers and
employees under the Act of July 8, 1940 (5u Stato 743, 744; 5
U.S.C. 103a and b): Provided, That any such officer or employee
or member of the uniformed services whose official duty station
is outside the continental limits of the United States on the
effective date of this subsection may be allowed for three years
thereafter (or until returned to the United States, if sooner)
expenses of transportation of furniture, household goods, a
privately owned automobile, professional books, papers, equipment
and personal effects within weight limitations, and under laws and
regulations, in effect at the time of his transfer from an official
duty station within the continental United States to an official
duty station outside the continental United States, in any case
where such property is located at or en route to a point outside
the continental United States on such effective date: Provided
further, That such individual may be allowed within said three
years return transportation expenses for as much thereof as may
be necessary to bring the balance of such property remaining
overseas within the limitations of subsections (a) and (g)
hereof o"
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""(f) A civilian officer or employee, an officer or employee
of the Foreign Service or member of the uniformed services upon
change of permanent duty station to or from a location, or between
locations, outside of the continental United States may be reimbursed
under such regulations as the President may prescribe, the cost of
storing his furniture, household goods, and personal effects,
including professional books, papers and equipment (the weight
thereof not to exceed the amount of the authorized weight allowance
under subsection (a) hereof or under the proviso in subsection (e)
hereof, whichever may be applicable) upon first arrival at such
location for a period not to exceed three months after such first
arrival or until establishment of residence quarters, whichever
shall be shorter, or whenever he is required for reasons beyond
his control to effect such storage or where such storage is
authorized or approved by the Secretary of the department or head
of the agency concerned as a means of avoiding the cost of trans-
porting such effects to the new permanent? duty station."
'(g) The Secretaries of the respective departments and heads
of agencies may transport for or on behalf of an officer or employee
of his department or agency, including members of the uniformed
services, one privately owned automobile upon a determination by the
Secretary or agency head concerned that it is in the interests of
the United States for such officer or employee to have the use of
the automobile at an official duty station outside the continental
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limits of the United States and that its transportation by water,
rail or air is necessary for any part of the distance between
points of origin and destination.- Provided- That, in the absence
of such determination the automobile may nevertheless be so
transported when the combined shipping weight of the automobile
and of the household goods and personal effects, including
professional books, papers, and equipment does not exceed the
weight limitation of 14,000 pounds prescribed in subsection (a)
hereof,"
$4(h) The provisions of subsection (b) shall also apply to
authorized transportation of baggage and household effects
(including professional books, papers and equipment) of members
of the uniformed services under the provisions of section 303(c)
of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (37 U.S.C. 253(c)) and of
officers and employees of the Foreign Service under the provisions
of section 911 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1136),"
Sec., 20 There are hereby repealed-
(a) Section 303(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stato 802;
37 U.S.C. 253(c)) insofar as it authorizes the Secretaries concerned to estab-
lish maximum weight limitations for the transportation, as defined therein, of
baggage and household effects (including professional books, papers and equipment)
of members of the uniformed services, to provide for storage thereof, and to pay
for such transportation in connection with a change of station between points
within the continental United States on other than the commuted basis provided
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for in subsection (b) of section 1 of the Act of tlucust 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C.
73b-1(b));
(b) Section 617 of the Act of October 29, 1919 (63 Stat. 1020, 10 U.S.C.
825)
(c) Section 30 of the Act of Aagust 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 857, 34 U.S.C,, 898);
(d) Sections 911 and 913 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1027;
22 U.S.C. 1136, 1138), insofar as they authorize the Secretary of State to estab-
lish maximum weight limitations for the transportation of furniture, and household
and personal effects of, to provide for the storage-thereof, to pay for the
cost of transporting automobiles of, officers and employees of the Foreign Service
of the United States, and insofar as they authorize the Secretary of State to pay
for the transportation of furniture, and household and personal effects in
connection with a change of station between points within the continental United
States on other than the. commuted basis provided for in subsection (b) of
section 1 of the Act of August 2, 19t6% cited above;
(e) That part of title IIT of the Act of February 18, 1946 (60 Stat. 20)
as amended (37 U.S.C. 112c) which authorizes transportation of dependents and
household effects of civilian personnel of the Naval establishment stationed
outside continental United States;
(f) Section 1 of the Act of July 8, 1940 (54 Stat. 743; 5 U.S.C. 103a)
insofar as it authorizes the President to establish maximum weight limitations
for transportation of household effects and other personal property;
(g) The proviso contained in section 209 of the Act of June 309 1932 (47
Stat. 405; 5 U.S.V. 73c);
(h) Section 629 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1954
(Public Law 179D 83d Congress);
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(i) The last proviso in section 102 of the Mutual Security Appropriation
Act, 1954 (Public Law 218, 83d Congress); and
(j) All other Acts, general or specific, which are inconsistent with or
in conflict with the provisions of section I hereof are modified, but only
to the extent of inconsistency or conflict with the provisions of said sections
Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as modifying
the provisions of the Act of June 299 1949 (63 State 208; 50 U0S,Ch 403-403j)~
Sec., 3. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the second
calendar month following enactment hereof.
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