80 STAT. ]
PUBLIC LAW 89.491-JULY 4, 1966
261
and presentations focusing on the history, culture, and political thought of the Revolutionary W a r period. (d) The Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Archivist of the United States are authorized and requested to cooperate with the Commission, especially in the development and display of exhibits and collections, and in the development of bibliographies, catalogs, and other materials relevant to the period of the Revolutionary War. (e) Each of the officers listed in subsections (c) and (d) of this section shall submit recommendations to the Commission in time to afford the Commission an opportunity to review them, and to incorporate such of the recommendations as the Commission may deem appropriate in the report provided for in section 3(d). SEC. 5. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of oonauons. money, property, or personal services. (b) AH books, manuscripts, miscellaneous printed matter, memo- 0^^°°^^' „ |^.' ^^ rabilia, relics, and other materials relating to the Revolutionary W a r braAes. period and donated to the Commission may be deposited for preservation in National, State, or local libraries or museums or be otherwise disposed of by the Commission in consultation with the Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Archivist of the United States, and the Administrator of General Services, SEC. 6. (a) The members of the Commission shall receive no compen- compensation, sation for their services as such. Members from the legislative and JtJ.^ expenses, executive branches shall be allowed necessary travel expenses as authorized under law for official travel. Those appointed from private life shall be allowed necessary travel expenses as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 73b-2). 75^ sta?'33^r340. (b) The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable and to appoint such advisory committees as it deems necessary. (c) The Commission may procure services as authorized by section Rates of pay, 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), but ^^"0 sm^'sio, at rates not to exceed $75 per diem for individuals. (d) The Commission, to such extent as it finds to be necessary, may procure supplies, services, and property; make contracts; expend in furtherance of this Act funds appropriated, donated, or received in pursuance of contracts hereunder; and exercise those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and in the public interest the purposes of this Act. (e) Financial and administrative services (including those related ^f^^l^^i^^i-^^e"^ to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procure- services. ment) shall be provided the Commission by the Department of the Interior, for which payment shall be made in advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the regulations of the Department of the Interior for the collection of indebtedness of personnel resulting from erroneous payments (5 U.S.C. 46e) shall apply to the collection ^^ ^*^t- '^^^• of erroneous payments made to or on behalf of a Commission employee, and regulations of said Secretary for the administrative control of funds (31 U.S.C. 665(g)) shall apply to appropriations of the Commission: And provided further. That the Commission shall not be required to prescribe such regulations. (f) Any property acquired by the Commission remaining upon its pr^pert°^'"°" °^ termination may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of the National Park Service, or may be disposed of as excess or surplus property. SEC. 7. (a) All expenditures of the Commission shall be made from Expenditures, donated funds only. limitation.
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