78 STAT. 334. Gallery of Art", approved March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51; 20 U.S.C. 71), the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized to use the east sixty-five feet of the area bounded by Fourth Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, Third Street, and North Mall Drive Northwest, in the District of Columbia for the construction and maintenance of a vehicular tunnel, on condition that after such construction is completed (1) the surface thereof is maintained at its original grade, (2) no portion of the tunnel, including ventilating equipment and utilities, is nearer the surface than eight feet, and (3) the surface ingress and egress to such property is not limited. Approved July 21, 1964. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 1348 (Comm. on Public Works). June 3: Considered and passed House. July 8: Considered and passed Senate. 88th Congress, H. R. 6237 July 28, 1964 An Act To amend section 503 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorize grants for the collection, reproduction, and publication of documentary source material significant to the history of the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 503 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (44 U.S.C. 393) be amended as follows: Federal Property and Administra tive Services Act of 1949, amendment. Subsection 503 (d) is amended by inserting after the words "United States." the second time it appears the following language: "The Administrator is authorized, within the limits of appropriated and donated funds available therefor, to make allocations to Federal agen- ments, grants. cies, and grants to State and local agencies and to nonprofit organizations and institutions, for the qollecting, describing, preserving and compiling, and publishing (including microfilming and other forms of reproduction) of documentary sources significant to the history of the United States. Prior to making such allocations and grants, the Administrator should seek the advice and recommendations of the National Historical Publications Commission." Section 503 is further amended by the addition of four new subsections as follows: "(e) The Commission is authorized to establish special advisory Special advisory committees to consult with and make recommendations to it. The committees. members of such special advisory committees shall be chosen from among the leading historians, political scientists, archivists, librarians, and other specialists of the Nation. Members of such special advisory committees shall be reimbursed for transportation and other expenses on the same basis as members of the Commission. "(f) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the General Appropriation Services Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965, and authorization. each of the four succeeding fiscal years an amount not to exceed $500,000 each year for the purposes specified in (d) above: Provided, That such appropriations shall be available until expended when so provided in appropriation Acts. "(g) (1) Each recipient of grant assistance under subsection (d) of Records. this section shall keep such records as the Administrator shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grants, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such funds are given or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. "(2) The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their duly authorized representatives shall have access for the purposes of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the grants received under subsection (d) of this section. 78 STAT. 335, 78 STAT. 336. 78 STAT. 336. Report to "(h) The Administrator shall make an annual report to the Congress concerning projects undertaken and carried out pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, including detailed information concerning the receipt and use of all appropriated and donated funds made available to the Administrator." Approved July 28, 1964. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 582 (Comm. on Government Operations). Vol. 109 (1963): Oct. 15, considered and passed House. 88th Congress, H. R. 9036 An Act To amend the Act of October 24, 1951 (65 Stat. 634; 40 U.S.C. 193(n)–(w)), as amended, relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Smithsonian Institution and its constituent bureaus. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5(a) of Smithsonian the Act of October 24, 1951 (65 Stat. 634), as amended (40 U.S.C. Institution. 193 (n)-(w)), is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof 40 USC 193r. and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and all other areas in the District of Columbia under their control. SEC. 2. Section 7 of the Act of October 24, 1951, as amended, is Special police. amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in Equipment. lieu thereof a comma and the following: "and they may be furnished, without charge, with uniforms and such other equipment as may be necessary for the proper performance of their duties, including badges, revolvers, and ammunition." 78 STAT 365, SEC. 3. Section 9 of the Act of October 24, 1951, as amended, is 78 STAT. 366. amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. For the purpose of this Act 'buildings and grounds' shall "Buildings and mean "(1) The Smithsonian Institution and its grounds which shall be construed to include the following: "(A) the Smithsonian Building, the Arts and Industries Building, the Freer Gallery of Art Building, the Air and Space Building, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum of History and Technology Building, and all other buildings of the Smithsonian Institution within the Mall, including the entrance walks, unloading areas, and other pertinent service roads and parking areas; "(B) the National Zoological Park comprising all the buildings, streets, service roads, walks, and other areas within the boundary fence of the National Zoological Park in the District of Columbia and including the public space between the said fence and the face of the curb lines of the adjacent city streets; and "(C) all buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or interest in land (including temporary use) which shall hereafter be acquired by the Smithsonian Institution by gift, purchase, exchange of Government-owned land, or otherwise, when determined by the Secretary of the Institution to be necessary for the adequate protection of persons or property therein and suitable for administration as a part of the Smithsonian Institution. "(2) The National Gallery of Art and its grounds, which shall be held to extend to the line of the face of the south curb of Constitution Avenue Northwest, between Seventh Street Northwest, and Fourth Street Northwest, to the line of the face of the west curb of Fourth Street Northwest, between Constitution Avenue Northwest, and Madison Drive Northwest; to the line of the face of the north curb of Madison Drive Northwest, between Fourth Street Northwest, and Seventh Street Northwest; and to the line of the face of the east curb of Seventh Street Northwest, between Madison Drive Northwest, and Constitution Avenue Northwest." SEC. 4. The Act of October 24, 1951, as amended, is further amended by adding a new section 11 as follows: grounds." 78 STAT. 366. Special police. Enforcement power. "SEC. 11. The special police provided for in section 1 of this Act are authorized to enforce concurrently with the United States Park Police the laws and regulations applicable to the National Capital Parks, and to make arrests for violations of sections 2 to 4, inclusive of this Act, within the several areas located within the exterior boundaries of the face of the curb lines of the squares within which the aforementioned buildings are located.” Approved August 1, 1964. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 998 (Comm. on House Administration). Vol. 109 (1963): Vol. 110 (1964): Deo. 17, passed House. July 23, considered and passed Senate. |