[CHAPTER 424-2D SESSION] [H. R. 3638] AN ACT To amend section 10 of the Act establishing a National Archives of the United States Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 10 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Archives of the United States Government, and for other purposes", approved June 19, 1934 (44 U. S. C. 300j), is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the words "books and maps;" the words "payment in advance when authorized by the Archivist for library memberships in societies whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public;". Approved June 8, 1948. [PUBLIC LAW 784-80TH CONGRESS] [H. R. 6293] AN ACT To amend the Act of June 19, 1934, providing for the establishment of the National Archives, so as to provide that certain fees collected by the Archivist shall be available for disbursement in the interest of the National Archives. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second paragraph of section 8 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish National Archives of the United States Government, and for other purposes", approved June 19, 1934, as amended (49 Stat. 1821), is amended by inserting after the first sentence thereof the following new sentence: "All such fees shall be paid into, administered, and expended as a part of the National Archives Trust Fund created by section 5 of the National Archives Trust Fund Board Act.” Approved June 25, 1948. [CHAPTER 626-2D SESSION] [S. 2706] AN ACT To authorize the Federal Works Administrator to lease for commercial purposes certain space in the building located at 811 Vermont Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, commonly known as the Lafayette Building. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Federal Works Administrator is hereby authorized to lease for commercial purposes for periods not exceeding ten years and upon such terms and conditions as he may deem to be in the public interest, such space in the building located at 811 Vermont Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, commonly known as the Lafayette Building, as was leased by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for commercial purposes on July 30, 1947, the date title to such building was transferred from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the United States of America by section 306, title III, Public Law 268,. Eightieth Congress. The rentals received pursuant to this Act may be deposited into a common fund account or accounts in the Treasury, and notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U. S. C. 303b), shall be available to pay the cost of maintenance, upkeep, and repair of the space so leased and for the establishment of necessary reserves therefor: Provided, That except for such necessary reserves, the unobligated balances of rentals so deposited into the Treasury shall be covered at the end of each fiscal year into miscellaneous receipts. Approved June 24, 1948. (349) 36-928 - 79-24 [CHAPTER 10-1ST SESSION] [S. 713] AN ACT To amend Public Law 533 of the Eightieth Congress authorizing the construction of a building for the General Accounting Office on square 518 in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of Public Law 533, Eightieth Congress, approved May 18, 1948, limiting the cost of the General Accounting Office Building to $22,850,000 be, and the same are hereby, amended to increase such limit of cost to $25,400,000. Approved February 25, 1949. (350) [CHAPTER 51-1ST SESSION] [H. R. 3856] AN ACT To provide for a Commission on Renovation of the Executive Mansion. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby established a commission to be known as the Commission on Renovation of the Executive Mansion (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"). It shall be the duty of the Commission (a) to supervise and approve all construction plans and work necessary (1) for remedying the unsafe conditions now existing in the Executive Mansion and (2) for the modernization of such Mansion, in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this Act and within the limits of funds appropriated by the Congress for those purposes; and (b) to perform the functions vested in the Commission by sections 2 and 4 of this Act. SEC. 2. (a) The Commission shall be composed of six members as follows: (1) Two Senators appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) Two Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) Two persons appointed by the President of the United States from the executive branch or from private life. (b) A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. (c) The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from among its members. (d) Commission members appointed from the Congress and the executive branch shall serve without additional compensation. Commission members appointed from private life shall receive $50 per diem when engaged in the performance of Commission duties. All Commission members shall receive reimbursement for necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance of Commission duties. (e) The Commission is authorized to accept and utilize services of voluntary and uncompensated personnel and to pay any such personnel necessary traveling and subsistence expenses when engaged in the work of the Commission. (f) Within the limits of its appropriations, the Commission is authorized to appoint such personnel, without regard to the civilservice laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, to procure such printing and binding, and to make such expenditures as, in its discretion, it deems necessary. (g) The Commission is authorized to request and secure the advice or assistance of any Federal agency. Any Federal agency furnishing advice or assistance to the Commission may expend its own funds for this purpose, with or without reimbursement from the Commission as may be agreed upon between the Commission and the agency. (h) The Commission shall from time to time, but at least once annually, submit to the Congress and the President a report on the progress of the work under its supervision. Upon the conclusion of its work, the Commission shall promptly submit a final report. (i) Thirty days after the submission of its final report the Commission shall cease to exist. SEC. 3. In the performance of its duties the Commission shall(a) approve all construction plans for the renovation and modernization of the Executive Mansion; (b) determine the methods for selecting, and approve the selection of, the general contractor and the subcontractors who will perform the construction work, subject to such conditions and limitations as may be contained in appropriations made for such work; (c) generally supervise the progress of such construction work. SEC. 4. (a) The Commission shall take measures to assure that all lumber, fixtures, and other materials removed from the Executive Mansion in the course of its renovation and modernization shall be carefully examined by appropriate Federal or other authorities for the purpose of segregating and safeguarding any of such materials which are of such historical importance that they should be permanently preserved. (b) At the earliest possible date, the Commission shall recommend to the Congress and the President a plan for (1) the preservation of any of such material which is of permanent historical importance, and (2) the sale, donation, destruction, or other disposition of the remainder of such material in the manner most consistent with its symbolical value and without commercial exploitation. SEC. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the expenses of the Commission. Approved April 14, 1949. |