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PUBLIC LAW 263-AUG. 13, 1953
Public Law 263 August 13, 1953
[S. J. Res. 62]
Jamestown-W i 1 1 i a m s b urg-Yorktown Celebration. Commission.
Functions.
Employees. 63 Stat. 954. 5 USC 1071 note.
Expenditxire s.
Report to Congress. Termination.
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STA T.
CHAPTER 433
JOINT RESOLUTION To establish the Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown Celebration Commission, and for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) there is hereby established a Commission to be known as the "Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown Celebration Commission" (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") which shall be composed of eleven members as follows: (1) two members who shall be Members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) two members who shall be Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) one member from the Department of the Interior who shall be the Director of the National Park Service, or his representative, and who shall serve as executive officer of the Commission; and (4) six members to be appointed by the President after consideration of such recommendations as the Governor of Virginia may make, upon the request of the President. (b) The President shall, at the time of appointment, designate one of the members appointed by him to serve as Chairman. The members of the Commission shall receive no salary. SEC. 2. The functions of the Commission shall be to develop and to execute suitable plans for the celebration, in 1957, of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, first permanent English settlement in America, 1607; the flowering of Colonial Virginia culture and statesmanship at Williamsburg on the eve of and during the Revolution; and the final winning of our American independence at Yorktown on October 19, 1781. I n carrying out these functions, the Commission is authorized to cooperate with and to assist the Virginia Three Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Commission that has been established by the State to celebrate the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding at Jamestowai of the colony which later became the Commonwealth of Virginia. SEC. 3. The Commission may employ, without regard to the civilservice laws or the Classification Act of 1949, such employees as may be necessary in carrying out its functions. SEC. 4. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of money, property, or personal services; to cooperate with patriotic and historical societies and with institutions of learning; and to call upon other Federal departments or agencies for their advice and assistance in carrying out the purposes of this resolution. The Commission, to such extent as it finds to be necessary, may, without regard to the laws and procedures applicable to Federal agencies, procure supplies, services, and property and make contracts, and may exercise those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and in the public interest the purposes of this resolution. (b) Expenditures of the Commission shall be paid by the executive officer of the Commission, who shall keep complete records of such expenditures and who shall account also for all funds received by the Commission. A report of the activities of the Commission, including an accounting of funds received and expended, shall be furnished by the Commission to the Congress within one year following the celebration as prescribed by this resolution. The Commission shall terminate upon submission of its report to the Congress.
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