Public Law 111-169
2ND SESSION
An Act
To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, and for other purposes.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Extension of Legislative Authority for Memorial Establishment.
[edit]- (a) Legislative Authority.—Section 1(c) of Public Law 107–62 is amended by striking ‘‘accordance with’’ and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, except that any reference in section 8903(e) of that chapter to the expiration at the end of or extension beyond a seven-year period shall be considered to be a reference to an expiration on or extension beyond December 2, 2013.’’.
- (b) Technical Amendments.—Public Law 107–62 is amended—
- (1) in section 1(e), by striking ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.)’’; and
- (2) in section 2, by striking ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 1002)’’ and inserting ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 8902(a))’’.
Approved May 24, 2010
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