small structures-which, the committee was advised, are completely out of keeping with the historic structures in the remainder of Independence National Historic Park-Independence Hall, Carpenters Hall, Philosophical Hall, Library Hall, the First and Second Banks of the United States, and others.

In April 1967, the Reliance Insurance Co., the owner of the three buildings on the parcel to be acquired under H.R. 6347, gave the National Park Service an 18-month option to purchase its holdings for $3,250,000. A representative of the insurance company testified before the committee that this was less than the lowest of several appraisals that had been made for the company. A representative of the Park Service testified that it was a figure satisfactory to the Service based on its own appraisal.

Independence National Park attracted 2,750,000 visitors in 1966. About 8 years from now the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence will be celebrated and it will center on this park. Estimates are that as many as 6 million visitors will attend the various events that will be held. It is the hope of the Park Service that the modern buildings which intrude on the historical scene can be acquired and demolished and that the area can be landscaped before that time in order that as authentic a picture as possible of the scene as it was at the time this country declared its independence will be available. The Reliance Insurance Co.'s option will expire in October of this year. The committee was assured, however, by an officer of the company-its vice president and general counsel-that he will recommend to the board of directors that it be extended a reasonable time if this is necessary to enable H.R. 6347 to be enacted and appropriations to be obtained which will allow the purchase to be consummated. He stressed, however, that the company has been kept waiting for some time now, that it has moved its own offices to a different location, that it has felt unwarranted in making improvements in the structures that ought to be made if it is to be leased out on a long-term basis, and that it has, accordingly, been granting only short-term leases. The committee sympathizes with the position in which the company finds itself. It also appreciates the difficulties that would ensue if the option were allowed to expire without being exercised, particularly those which would stem from the loss of an opportunity to acquire at what appears to be a very reasonable price.

COST

The cost of acquiring the land and buildings with which H.R. 6347 is concerned is $3,250,000. The cost of demolishing the buildings and landscaping the property is estimated at $580,000. This cost will be partially offset by revenues derived from presently outstanding leases.

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DEPARTMENTAL REPORT

The report of the Department of the Interior dated September 7, 1967, recommending enactment of H.R. 6347 is set forth below:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

Hon. WAYNE N. ASPINALL,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington, D.C., September 7, 1967.

Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs,

House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

DEAR MR. ASPINALL: Your committee has requested a report on H.R. 6347 and H.R. 7981, identical bills to amend the act of June 28. 1948, as amended, relating to the acquisition of property for the Independence National Historical Park.

We recommend that one of the bills be enacted.

The bill amends section 6 of the act of June 28, 1948 (62 Stat. 1062; 16 U.S.C. 407r), by increasing the amount authorized to be appropriated for the acquisition of property for the Independence National Historical Park from $7,950,000 to $11,200,000. The additional $3,250,000 will permit the acquisition of the last nonhistoric structures remaining in Project A, an area of three city blocks that has been within the park boundaries since the enactment of the 1948 act establishing the park. Located at the northwest corner of Walnut and Fourth Streets, these structures are the Irvin Building, a 16-story office building, and two adjacent smaller buildings, all of which are owned by the Reliance Insurance Co. On April 21, 1967, the company executed an 18-month option, in which it offered to sell its property to the United States for $3,250,000. Our staff appraisers estimate the fair market value of the property to be this amount. The above structures constitute a severe intrusion upon the scenic and historic integrity of the park. They are located in the central unit of the park which contains Independence Hall. It was here that the stirring of colonial protest reached a historic high point on July 4, 1776, when the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. As President Johnson said on March 10, 1966, in a communication to the Congress:

"Nothing in our proud heritage surpasses the significance of that great struggle for freedom nearly 200 years ago ***. From 1776 on, wherever human beings have dreamed of a better society, wherever they have determined to bring reality to their dreams, they have been moved by the eloquence of the Declaration of Independence. They have found guidance and sustenance in the actions of the men who saw our Nation through the crisis of its birth."

Plans are now underway for an extensive nationwide program of activities to commemorate the bicentennial of the American Revolution. We believe, therefore, that it is highly important for the central unit of Independence National Park to be completed in the near future in order to enable the great patriots and unique events honored here to be most effectively portrayed and interpreted to the American public and to visitors from throughout the world. In 1966 we recorded approximately 3 million visitors to the park, and we anticipate more than twice this number of visitors in 1976 when we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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The Reliance Insurance Co.'s offices have been located within the park boundaries since the park was established in 1948. Since that time the company's operations have continued to expand, but it has been unable, of course, to acquire additional buildings within the park. In 1965 the company acquired property in another part of Philadelphia and moved its operation, but it is faced with continued maintenance costs and taxes on its property within the park. While these costs are currently being met through short term rental of the buildings, the company has refrained from making modifications in the buildings to attract long term tenants. The demolition of the company's buildings would remove the last remaining nonhistoric structures within the authorized boundaries of the park, and would enable the property to be landscaped compatibly with the surrounding portions of the park.

We estimate that demolition of the Reliance Insurance Co.'s buildings and appropriate landscaping of the property will cost approximately $580,000. After demolition of the buildings, additional maintenance costs will be minimal, approximately $1,500 per year. These costs would involve no increased expenditures for personal services.

The Bureau of the Budget has advised that there is no objection to the presentation of this report from the standpoint of the administration's program.

Sincerely yours,

STANLEY A. CAIN, Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

ACT OF JUNE 28, 1948 (62 STAT. 1061), as Amended

SEC. 6. For the purpose of acquiring the property described in section 1 of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed the sum of [$7,950,000] $11,200,000. Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be available for any expenses incidental to acquisition of property as prescribed by this Act, including the employment of the necessary services in the District of Columbia, and including to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Interior, the employment without regard to the civil-service laws of such experts and other officers and employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act efficiently and in the public interest.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs recommends enactment of H.R. 6347.

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REPORT No. 1076

FEDERAL JURY SELECTION ACT

FEBRUARY 6, 1968.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. CELLER, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 989]

The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (S. 989) to provide improved judicial machinery for the selection of Federal juries, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill do pass.

The amendments are as follows:

1. On page 1, line 4, and on page 9, line 11, strike "1967" and insert in lieu thereof "1968".

2. On page 4, line 1, after the word "therewith." insert the following new sentence: "Modifications of the plan made at the instance of the district court shall become effective after approval by the panel."; on page 9, lines 18-19, strike "district court" and insert "panel".

3. On page 5. delete lines 16 through 20 and insert in lieu thereof the following: "title. The plan for the District of Columbia may"; on page 5, line 22, delete ", and" and in lieu thereof insert a period; on page 5, line 23, delete "that the" and insert in lieu thereof "The".

4. On page 6, line 2, delete "section" and insert in lieu thereof "sections".

5. On page 11, line 9, strike "shall," and insert in lieu thereof: "may, at the discretion of the district court,

6. On page 18, lines 11 and 12 and lines 17 and 18, delete the following: "and such failure is likely to be prejudicial to the moving party,”. 7. On page 19, line 2, after "title." insert the following new sentence: "Nothing in this section shall preclude any person or the United States from pursuing any other remedy, civil or criminal, which may be available for the vindication or enforcement of any law prohibiting discrimination on account of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or

economic status in the selection of persons for service on grand or petit juries."

8. On page 19, line 3, delete "any"; on page 19, line 5, after "except" insert "pursuant to the district court plan or"; on page 19, line 13, before the word "motion", delete "the" and insert in lieu thereof "such a".

9. Strike line 4, page 22 through line 7, page 23 and insert in lieu thereof the following:

(h) "juror qualification form" shall mean a form prescribed by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States, which shall elicit the name, address, age, education, length of residence within the judicial district, distance from residence to place of holding court, prior jury service, and citizenship of a potential juror, and whether he should be excused or exempted from jury service, has any physical or mental infirmity impairing his capacity to serve as a juror, is able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language, has pending against him any charge for the commission of a State or Federai criminal offense punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, or has been convicted in any State or Federal court of record of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year and has not had his civil rights restored by pardon or amnesty. The form shall request, but not require, the sex, race, and occupation of a potential juror and any other matter not inconsistent with the provisions of this title and required by the district court plan in the interests of the sound administration of justice. The form also shall elicit the sworn statement that his responses are true to the best of his knowledge. Notarization shall not be required. The form shall contain words clearly informing the person that the furnishing of any information with respect to his race, color, religion, national origin, economic status or occupation is not a prerequisite to his qualification for jury service, and that such information need not be furnished if the person finds it objectionable to do so.

10. On page 23, line 17, after "roads," insert "for toll tunnels,”.

EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENTS

Amendments Nos. 1 and 4 correct technical errors.

Amendment No. 2 makes clear that modifications of a district court jury plan made at the initiative of the district court shall become effective only on approval by the reviewing panel.

Amendment No. 3 provides that sources of names other than voter lists may be used to supplement, but not supplant, voter lists.

Amendment No. 5 provides that potential jurors who are summoned to complete a juror qualification form in person because of their failure to return an executed form by mail, may only receive fees and travel allowance when the district court so directs.

Amendment No. 6 provides that the court need not find a likelihood of prejudice when a party establishes that a jury selection system fails to comply substantially with the act.