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To authorize and direct the conveyance of certain lands to the Board of Education of Prince Georges County, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, so as to permit the construction of public educational facilities urgently required as a result of increased defense and other essential Federal activities in the District of Columbia and its environs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Board of Educaof Health, Education, and Welfare is authorized and directed to con- tion, Prince vey by quitclaim deed or other appropriate means to the Board of Georges County, Education of Prince Georges County, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Md. upon such terms and conditions as she may deem necessary all right, Conveyance. title, and interest of the United States of America in and to those portions of Lot Numbered 3 and Lot Numbered 4 of the Godding Croft property located east of Indian Head Road, Maryland, and now under the control and jurisdiction of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, as the Secretary shall determine to be needed and usable by the Board of Education of Prince Georges County for educational purposes, upon payment by such Board to the Secretary of an amount equal to the fair market value of the property to be so transferred.

SEC. 2. The instrument of conveyance to be delivered by the Secretary shall contain appropriate provisions whereby there is reserved to the United States of America (a) all right, title, and interest in and to any and all oil, gas, hydrocarbons, minerals, or other ores, and source or fissionable materials and substance, together with the right to prospect for, mine, extract, and remove the same, and (b) the option to revert title to the property so conveyed in the event the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare determines that the Board of Education of Prince Georges County, its successors or assigns, fails to commence use of the said property for educational purposes within a reasonable time (as determined by the Secretary) after the delivery of the instrument of conveyance or thereafter fails for a period of one year to utilize the property for educational purposes.

Approved July 16, 1954.

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Chapter 536 - 2d Session
S. 1796

AN ACT

To incorporate the Board for Fundamental Education.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following Board for persons: Ernest R. Alexander, of Dallas, Texas; John R. Alford, of Fundamental Henderson, Texas; William H. Book, of Indianapolis, Indiana; E. M. Education. Dealey, of Dallas, Texas; A. Dale Fiers, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Incorporation. Fred F. Florence, of Dallas, Texas; E. B. Germany, of Dallas, Texas; Sam Gladney, of Dallas, Texas; Theodore B. Griffith, of Indianapolis, Indiana; O. H. Grissom, of Longview, Texas; Harry T. Ice, of Indianapolis, Indiana; J. C. Judge, of Mineola, Texas; George Kuhn, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Charles J. Lynn, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Eugene S. Pulliam, of Indianapolis, Indiana; C. B. Roberts, of Dallas, Texas; William L. Schloss, of Indianapolis, Indiana; Ben H. Wooten, of Dallas, Texas; and Joseph Zeppa, of Tyler, Texas; and their associates and successors are hereby created a body corporate by the name of Board for Fundamental Education (hereinafter referred to 68 Stat. 489. as the "corporation") and by such name shall be known and have 68 Stat. 490. perpetual succession and the powers and limitations contained in this

Act.

SEC. 2. A majority of the persons named in the first section of this Organization. Act, or their successors, are hereby authorized to meet to complete the organization of the corporation by the adoption of a constitution and bylaws, the election of officers, and by doing all things necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. The objects and purposes of the corporation shall be to foster Purposes. the development of fundamental education through programs and projects such as

(1) giving citizens (children, youth, and adults) opportunity to acquire the understandings and skills necessary to relate the resources of the community to the needs and interests of the community.

(2) demonstrating programs of fundamental education and measuring results.

(3) training men and women as leaders in fundamental education by providing internships and other experiences. SEC. 4. The corporation shall have power

(1) to sue and be sued, complain and defend in any court of competent jurisdiction;

(2) to adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal;

(3) to choose such officers, managers, agents, and employees as the business of the corporation may require;

(4) to adopt and alter à constitution and bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the United States or any State in which such corporation is to operate, for the management of its property and the regulation of its affairs;

(5) to contract and be contracted with;

(6) to take and hold by lease, gift, purchase, grant, devise, or bequest any property, real or personal, necessary for attaining the objects of accomplishing the purposes of the corporation, subject to applicable provisions of law of any State (A) governing the amount or kind of real and personal property which may be held by, or (B) otherwise limiting or controlling the ownership of real and personal property by, a corporation operating in such State;

(7) to transfer and convey real or personal property;

Powers.

Activities.

D. C. agent.

Principal office. Membership.

68 Stat. 490. 68 Stat. 491.

Board of Directors.

Officers.

Assets.

Loans.

Political support, eto.

Liability.

Business for profit, etc.

Records.

(8) to borrow money for the purposes of the corporation, issue bonds therefor, and secure the same by mortgage, subject to all applicable provisions of Federal or State law;

(9) to use the corporate funds to give prizes, awards, loans, scholarships and grants to deserving students for the purposes set forth in section 3;

(10) to publish a magazine and other publications; and

(11) to do any and all acts and things necessary and proper to carry out the objects and purposes of the corporation.

SEC. 5. The activities of the corporation may be conducted throughout the various States, Territories, and possessions of the United States. The corporation shall maintain at all times in the District of Columbia a designated agent authorized to accept service of process for the corporation, such designation to be filed in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Notice to or service upon such agent, or mailed to the business address of such agent, shall be deemed sufficient notice or service upon the corporation. The principal office of the corporation shall be established at such place as the board of directors deems appropriate.

SEC. 6. Eligibility for membership in the corporation and the rights and privileges of members shall, except as provided in this Act, be determined according to the constitution and bylaws of the corporation. In the conduct of the official business of the corporation each member shall have one vote.

SEC. 7. The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors composed of not less than fifteen members of the corporation who shall be elected annually to serve on such board by the members of the corporation.

SEC. 8. The officers of the corporation shall consist of a chairman of the board, a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and such assistant officers as the board of directors shall designate. The officers shall perform such duties and have such powers as the bylaws and the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.

SEC. 9. (a) No part of the income or assets of the corporation shall inure to any member, officer, or director, or be distributable to any such person except upon dissolution and final liquidation of the corporation as provided in section 15 of this Act.

(b) The corporation shall not make loans to its officers, directors, or employees. Any director who votes for or assents to the making of a loan to any officer, director, or employee of the corporation, and any officer who participates in the making of such a loan shall be jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of such loan until the repayment thereof.

SEC. 10. The corporation and its members, officers, and directors, as such, shall not contribute to or otherwise support or assist any political party or candidate for elective public office.

SEC. 11. The corporation shall be liable for the acts of its officers and agents when acting within the scope of their authority.

SEC. 12. The corporation shall have no power to issue any shares of stock or to declare or pay any dividends, or to engage in business for pecuniary profit.

SEC. 13. The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, the board of directors, and committees having any authority under the board of directors; and it shall also keep a record of the names and addresses of its members entitled to vote. All books and records of the corporation may be inspected by any member or his agent or attorney, at any reasonable time.

SEC. 14. (a) The financial transactions shall be audited annually Audit. by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to commercial corporate transactions. The audit shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts of the corporation are normally kept. All books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the corporation and necessary to facilitate the audit shall be made available to the person or persons conducting the audit; and full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositors, fiscal agents, and custodians shall be afforded to such person or persons.

(b) A report of such audit shall be made by the corporation to Report to Congress not later than May 15 of each year. The report shall set Congress. forth the scope of the audit and shall include a verification by the person or persons conducting the audit of statements of (1) assets and liabilities, (2) capital and surplus or deficit, (3) surplus or deficit 68 Stat. 491. analysis, (4) income and expense, and (5) sources and application of 68 Stat. 492. funds. Such reports shall not be printed as public documents.

SEC. 15. Upon final dissolution or liquidation of the corporation and Liquidation. after the discharge or satisfaction of all outstanding obligations and liabilities, the remaining assets of the corporation shall be used by the board of directors for the purposes stated in section 3 above or be

transferred to some recognized educational foundation.

SEC. 16. The corporation shall have the sole and exclusive right to Use of name. use the name of Board for Fundamental Education as representing

such corporation and such seals, emblems, and badges as the corpo

ration may lawfully adopt.

SEC. 17. As a condition precedent to the exercise of any power or Agents. privilege granted to the corporation under this Act, the corporation shall file in the office of the Secretary of State, or similar office, in each State and in each Territory or possession of the United States in which the corporation is doing business, the name and post office address of an authorized agent in such State, Territory, or possession upon whom legal process or demand against the corporation may be served.

SEC. 18. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved.

Approved July 19, 1954.

Chapter 575 - 2d Session
H. R. 7601

AN ACT

To provide for a White House Conference on Education.

All 68 Stat. 532.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled, That appropriations White House Conare hereby authorized, as set forth in sections 2 and 3, to enable the ference on President to hold in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, Education. before November 30, 1955, a conference broadly representative of educators and other interested citizens from all parts of the Nation, to be called the White House Conference on Education, to consider and report to the President on significant and pressing problems in the field of education.

GRANTS FOR STATE CONFERENCES ON EDUCATION

SEC. 2. (a) To assist each State to bring together, prior to the White House Conference on Education, educators and other interested citizens to discuss educational problems in the State and make recommendations for appropriate action to be taken at local, State, and Federal levels, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,000,000. Sums appropriated pursuant to this section shall be allotted to the States on the basis of their respective populations according to the latest figures certified by the Department of Commerce, except that no State's allotment shall be less than $15,000.

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall pay, through the disbursing facilities of the Treasury Department, its allotment to each State which, through its Governor or other State official designated by the Governor, undertakes to accept and use the sums so paid exclusively for the purpose set forth in subsection (a), and to make a report of the Report. findings and recommendations of the State conference for use of the

White House Conference on Education. Sums appropriated pur- Availability. suant to this section shall remain available until December 31, 1955, and any such sums remaining unpaid to the States or unobligated by them as of that date shall be returned to the Treasury.

FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

SEC. 3. There are also authorized to be appropriated to the Commis- Commissioner of sioner of Education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1955, and Education. June 30, 1956, such sums as Congress determines to be necessary for the administration of this Act, including the expenses of the Office

of Education in making available to the public the findings and recom

mendations of the conference. The Commissioner of Education is Donations.
also authorized to accept funds, equipment, and facilities donated
for purposes of the conference and to use the same in accordance with
such purposes.

DEFINITION OF STATE

SEC. 4. For the purpose of this Act the term "State" includes the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Approved July 26, 1954.

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