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42 USC 606.

42 USC 602.

"(1) includes aid for any such child, and
"(2) includes-

"(A) provision for entering into cooperative arrangements with the system of public employment offices in the State looking toward employment of the unemployed parents of such children, including appropriate provision for registration and periodic reregistration of the unemployed parent of any such child and for maximum utilization of the job placement services and other services and facilities of such offices, and

"(B) provisions to assure that aid to dependent children is not provided to any such child or relative if, and for as long as, the unemployed parent refuses without good cause to accept employment, in which he is able to engage, which (i) is offered through such public employment offices, or (ii) is otherwise offered by an employer if the offer is determined by the State or local agency administering the State plan, after notification by such employer, to be a bona fide offer of such employment, and

"(3) includes provision for entering into cooperative arrangements with the State agency responsible for administering or supervising the administration of vocational education in the State, looking toward maximum utilization of available public vocational education services and facilities in the State in order to encourage the retraining of individuals capable of being retrained.

For purposes of the preceding sentence, a State plan may, at the option of the State, provide for the denial of all (or any part) of the aid under the plan to which any child or relative might otherwise be entitled for any month, if the unemployed parent of such child receives unemployment compensation under an unemployment compensation law of a State or of the United States for any week any part of which is included in such month."

SEC. 2. Title IV of the Social Security Act is further amended by adding after section 407 (added by the first section of this Act) the following new section:

"FEDERAL PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER HOME CARE OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN

"SEC. 408. Effective for the period beginning May 1, 1961, and ending with the close of June 30, 1962

"(a) the term 'dependent child' shall, notwithstanding section 406 (a), also include a child (1) who would meet the requirements of such section 406(a) or of section 407 except for his removal after April 30, 1961, from the home of a relative (specified in such section 406 (a)) as a result of a judicial determination to the effect that continuation therein would be contrary to the welfare of such child, (2) for whose placement and care the State or local agency administering the State plan approved under section 402 is responsible, (3) who has been placed in a foster family home as a result of such determination, and (4) who received aid under such State plan in or for the month in which court proceedings leading to such determination were initiated;

"(b) the term 'aid to dependent children' shall, notwithstanding section 406(b), include also foster care in behalf of a child described in paragraph (a) of this section in the foster family home of any individual;

"(c) the number of individuals counted under clause (A) of section 403 (a) (1) for any month shall include individuals (not otherwise included under such clause) with respect to whom expenditures were made in such month as aid to dependent children in the form of foster care; and

"(d) services described in paragraph (f)(2) of this section shall be considered as part of the administration of the State plan for purposes of section 403 (a) (3);

but only with respect to a State whose State plan approved under section 402

"(e) includes aid for any child described in paragraph (a) of this section, and

"(f) includes provision for (1) development of a plan for each such child (including periodic review of the necessity for the child's being in a foster family home) to assure that he receives proper care and that services are provided which are designed to improve the conditions in the home from which he was removed or to otherwise make possible his being placed in the home of a relative specified in section 406(a), and (2) use by the State or local agency administering the State plan, to the maximum extent practicable, in placing such a child in a foster family home, of the services of employees, of the State public-welfare agency referred to in section 522(a) (relating to allotments to States for child welfare services under part 3 of title V) or of any local agency participating in the administration of the plan referred to in such section, who perform functions in the administration of such plan.

For purposes of this section, the term 'foster family home' means a foster family home for children which is licensed by the State in which it is situated or has been approved, by the agency of such State responsible for licensing homes of this type, as meeting the standards established for such licensing."

SEC. 3. (a) Subsection (a) of section 705 of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "four succeeding fiscal years” and inserting in lieu thereof "five succeeding fiscal years".

(b) Effective with respect to payments from allotments from appropriations made for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1961, subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out "80 per centum of the total of its expenditures in carrying out the purposes of this section" and inserting in lieu thereof "its costs of carrying out the purposes of this section".

SEC. 4. Section 404 of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting “(a)” after “404.” and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

"(b) No payment to which a State is otherwise entitled under this title for any period before September 1, 1962, shall be withheld by reason of any action taken pursuant to a State statute which requires that aid be denied under the State plan approved under this title with respect to a child because of the conditions in the home in which the child resides."

SEC. 5. (a) Subparagraph (C) of section 3 (a) (1) of the Social Security Act is amended by striking out "$77" and "$12" and inserting in lieu thereof "$80" and "$15", respectively.

(b) Subparagraph (B) of section 3 (a) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out "$41" and "$6" and inserting in lieu thereof "$42.50” and "$7.50", respectively.

(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply in the case of expenditures made after June 30, 1961, under a State plan approved under title I of the Social Security Act.

42 USC 603.

72 Stat. 1053. 42 USC 722.

70 Stat. 851. 42 USC 906.

42 USC 604.

74 Stat. 990.

42 USC 303.

49 Stat. 620.
42 USC 301-306.

74 Stat. 992. 42 USC 1308.

74 Stat. 971. 42 USC 1101.

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SEC. 6. (a) The phrase "shall not exceed $9,000,000" in section i108 of the Social Security Act is—

(1) effective only for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, amended to read "shall not exceed $9,075,000";

(2) effective only for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, amended to read "shall not exceed $9,425,000";

(3) effective for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1962, amended to read "shall not exceed $9,125,000".

(b) Effective for fiscal years ending after June 30, 1961, such section 1108 is further amended by striking out "$500,000", "$315,000", "$15,000", "$420,000", and "$20,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$625,000", "$318,750", "$18,750", "$425,000", and "$25,000", respectively.

SEC. 7. Section 901 (c) (1) (B) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence:

"The term 'necessary expenses' as used in this subparagraph (B) shall include the expense of reimbursing a State for salaries and other expenses of employees of such State temporarily assigned or detailed to duty with the Department of Labor and of paying such employees for travel expenses, transportation of household goods, and per diem in lieu of subsistence while away from their regular duty stations in the State, at rates authorized by law for civilian employees of the Federal Government.” Approved May 8, 1961.

Public Law 87-32

AN ACT

To amend the joint resolution providing for observance of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the Constitution.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U.S. Constitu United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the report on arrange joint resolution of July 14, 1960, entitled "Joint resolution providing for the preparation and completion of plans for a comprehensive observance of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution of the United States" (Public Law 74 Stat. 508, 86-650, as amended by Public Law 86-788) is amended by striking out "January 3, 1961" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 28, 1961”. Approved May 15, 1961.

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Public Law 87-33

AN ACT

To authorize the temporary release and reapportionment of pooled acreage allotments.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 378 (a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, is amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "During any year of the 3-year period the allotment from a farm may remain in the allotment pool, the displaced owner may, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, release for one year at a time any part or all of such farm allotment to the county committee for reapportionment to other farms in the county having allotments for such commodity on the basis of the past acreage of the commodity, land, labor, equipment available for the production of

the commodity, crop rotation practices, and soil and other physical facilities affecting the production of the commodity; and the allotment reapportioned shall, for purposes of establishing future farm allotments, not be regarded as planted on the farm to which the allotment was transferred."

Approved May 16, 1961.

Public Law 87-34

JOINT RESOLUTION

Authorizing the President to proclaim the week in May 1961 in which falls the third Friday of that month as National Transportation Week.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is requested and authorized to officially proclaim the week in May of 1961 in which falls the third Friday of that month as National Transportation Week, and to issue a proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe such period with appropriate ceremonies and activities, as a tribute to the men and women who, night and day, move goods and people throughout our land. Approved May 16, 1961.

Public Law 87-35

AN ACT

To convey certain land of the Pala Band of Indians to the Diocese of San
Diego Education and Welfare Corporation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all of the right, title, and interest of the United States and of the Pala Band of Indians in lots numbered 131 and 132, in the southwest quarter northeast quarter of section 27, township 9 south, range 2 west, San Bernardino base and meridian, containing 0.72 acres, as shown on supplemental plat of survey accepted April 23, 1959, is hereby conveyed without compensation to the Diocese of San Diego Education and Welfare Corporation: Provided, That if at any time the Diocese of San Diego Education and Welfare Corporation, or its successors, fails to use the property for educational purposes, the title thereto shall revert by operation of law to the United States in trust for the Pala Band: Provided further, That the Diocese of San Diego Education and Welfare Corporation shall be responsible for the payment of any lien or liens which may exist as of the date of the conveyance made by this Act, and shall assume the responsibilities for the payment of any assessments which may accrue in the future.

Approved May 19, 1961.

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Public Law 87-36

AN ACT

To provide for the appointment of additional circuit and district judges, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Additional cir United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, three additional circuit judges for the second circuit, one additional circuit judge for the third circuit, two additional circuit judges for the fourth circuit, two additional circuit judges for the fifth circuit, one additional circuit judge for the seventh circuit, and one additional circuit judge for the tenth circuit.

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(b) In order that the table contained in section 44 (a) of title 28 of the United States Code will reflect the changes made by this section in the number of permanent circuit judges for said circuits, such table is amended to read as follows with respect to said circuits:

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SEC. 2. (a) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the northern district of Alabama, one additional district judge for the district of Alaska, one additional district judge for the district of Arizona, one additional district judge for the eastern and western districts of Arkansas, two additional district judges for the northern district of California, two additional district judges for the southern district of California, one additional district judge for the district of Colorado, two additional district judges for the district of Connecticut, two additional district judges for the southern district of Florida, one additional district judge for the northern district of Georgia, two additional district judges for the northern district of Illinois, one additional district judge for the northern district of Indiana, one additional district judge for the southern district of Indiana, one additional district judge for the northern and southern districts of Iowa, one additional district judge for the district of Kansas, two additional district judges for the eastern district of Louisiana, one additional district judge for the western district of Louisiana, two additional district judges for the district of Maryland, one additional district judge for the district of Massachusetts, two additional district judges for the eastern district of Michigan, one additional district judge for the southern district of Mississippi, one additional district judge for the western district of Missouri, one additional district judge for the district of Nevada, one additional district judge for the district of New Jersey, two additional district judges for the eastern district of New York, six additional district judges for the southern district of New York, one additional district judge for the eastern district of North Carolina, one additional district judge for the middle district of North Carolina, one additional district judge for the western district of North Carolina, one additional district judge for the northern district of Ohio, one additional district judge for the northern, eastern, and western districts of Oklahoma, three additional district judges for

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