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the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ex officio; three persons to be appointed by the President of the United States; three Senators to be appointed by the President of the Senate; and three Representatives by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

"(b) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission or employment of an individual by the Commission as an attorney or expert in any business or professional field, on a part-time or full-time basis, with or without compensation, shall not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of sections 281, 283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised Conflict of Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99).

"(c) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

"(d) A person appointed to the Commission in the status of a Member of Congress, but who thereafter ceases to have such status, shall nevertheless continue as a member of the Commission.

"COMPENSATION OF THE COMMISSION

"SEC. 3. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission.

"ORGANIZATION AND STAFF OF THE COMMISSION

"SEC. 4. (a) The Commission shall select a Chairman from among its members.

"(b) The Chairman may appoint an Executive Director, to serve at his pleasure, whose compensation shall be fixed by the Commission.

"(c) The Executive Director, with the approval of the Chairman, may appoint and fix the compensation of such assistants and subordinates as he deems necessary.

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"(d) The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), 60 Stat. 810. but at rates not to exceed $50 per diem for individuals. "(e) Neither the civil service laws nor the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, shall apply to any exercise of the authority conferred by subsection (b), (c), or (d) 63 Stat. 954. of this section: Provided, however, That no employee note. whose position would be subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, if said Act were applicable to such position, shall be paid a salary at a rate in excess of the

5 U.S.C. 1071

74 Stat. 661.

rate payable under said Act for positions of equivalent difficulty or responsibility. Such rates of compensation may be adopted by the Commission as may be authorized by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, as of the same date such rates are authorized for positions subject to said Act. The Commission shall make adequate provision for administrative review of any determination to dismiss any employee.

"(f) Mail matter sent by the Commission as penalty mail or franked mail shall be accepted for mail subject to Section 4156 of title 39, United States Code, as amended.

"OFFICE SPACE FOR THE COMMISSION

"SEC. 5. The Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the Commission, shall make available to it such office space in a building or buildings in the Independence National Historical Park as, in the judgment of the Secretary, it may require for performance of its functions.

"DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION

"SEC. 6. (a) The Commission shall request the cooperation of appropriate officials in all branches, departments, and agencies of the United States in planning ceremonies or other activities in their respective components of the Federal Government in observance of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution, and all such officials are authorized and requested to consult with the Commission.

"(b) The Commission shall request the appointment by the Governors of each of the fifty States of individuals or committees to consult with the Commission and to assist in coordinating the activities of the Federal Government, the governments of the States, and private individuals and organizations in carrying out the purposes of this Act.

"(c) The Commission shall take appropriate action to encourage, assist, and coordinate activities by municipal, county, and other local governmental units in carrying out the purposes of this Act.

"(d) The Commission shall make its assistance available to public and private schools in planning programs, ceremonies, and other activities, and obtaining written and audiovisual materials for use in such activities in connection with the anniversary.

"(e) The Commission shall solicit the cooperation of colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education in encouraging the study and understanding of the Constitution by suitable recognition through scholarships or otherwise of promising students who display an interest in it.

"(f) The Commission shall solicit the cooperation of, and make its assistance available to, civic, patriotic, and religious organizations undertaking any activities in connection with the anniversary.

"(g) The Commission shall endeavor to promote worldwide understanding of the United States Constitution by encouraging, and if practicable assisting in, student exchange programs and any other means by which citizens of foreign countries may be afforded opportunities to learn about our constitutional processes.

"(h) The Commission is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States such gifts of money or other property as in its judgment may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, but shall be accountable therefor in the same manner as for appropriated funds or property purchased with appropriated funds.

"PROCLAMATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT

"SEC. 7. The President is hereby authorized and requested to issue proclamations—

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"(1) designating September 17, 1962, as Consti- Constitution tution Day and calling upon the people of the United States to observe such day with special ceremonies and other activities in celebration of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution;

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"(2) designating December 15, 1962, as Bill of Day. Rights Day and calling upon the people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and

"(3) designating the period from September 17, 1962, to July 4, 1963, inclusive, as a period dedicated to a renewal of national awareness of the priceless heritage which the Constitution represents, and calling upon the people of the United States to engage in such educational and inspirational activities as will deepen their understanding of the Constitution and strengthen their devotion to it.

"DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES OF THE CONSTITUTION

"SEC. 8. The Attorney General, acting through the Immigration and Naturalization Service, is hereby authorized and directed to make available a suitable copy of the Constitution of the United States and the amendments thereto to each person entering the United States during the one-year period which begins on September 17, 1962.

"DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY OF THE COMMISSION

"SEC. 9. (a) After the Commission has discharged all its functions pursuant to this Act except for those under

63 Stat. 377.

40 U.S.C. 471 note.

74 Stat. 508.

this section and section 10, it shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior such of its records and other property as in his judgment are appropriate for permanent preservation or display in the Independence National Historical Park.

"(b) The Commission shall transfer the remainder of its records and property to the Administrator of General Services, who shall hold and dispose of such records and property in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.

"FINAL REPORT OF COMMISSION

"SEC. 10. The Commission shall make a final report of its activities to the Congress on or before the first day of the second session of the Eighty-eighth Congress, and upon the filing of such report, the Commission shall cease to exist.

"EXPENDITURES OF THE COMMISSION

"SEC. 11. All expenditures of the Commission shall be made from donated funds only."

SEC. 7. Nothing contained in this joint resolution shall affect the validity of actions heretofore lawfully taken under authority of the joint resolution of July 14, 1960 (Public Law 86-650).

3. City of Refuge National Historical Park

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An Act To authorize the establishment of the City of Refuge National Historical Park, in the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes, approved July 26, 1955 (69 Stat. 376)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when title to such lands located on the island of Hawaii, within the following-described area, as shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of his judgment and discretion as necessary and suitable for the purpose, shall have been vested in the United States, said lands shall be set apart as the City of Refuge National Historical Park, in the Territory of Hawaii, for the benefit and inspiration of the people:

PARCEL 1

Being all of R.P. 3306, L.C. Aw. 7219, Apana 2 to Kaliae, all of L.C. Aw. 9470 to Muki, and portions of R.P. 7874, L.C. Aw. 11216 Apana 34 to M. Kekauonohi (Ahupuaa of Honaunau), and R.P. 6852, L.C. Aw. 7712 Apana 1 to M. Kekuanaoa (Ahupuaa of Keokea).

Beginning at a one and one-half-inch pipe in concrete monument called "Kalani", at the southeast corner of this parcel, the northeast corner of parcel 3, and on the common boundary of the lands of Keokea and Kiilae, the coordinates of said point of beginning referred to Government Survey Triangulation Station "Lae-OKanoni" being seven thousand four hundred forty-four and eight-tenths feet south and five thousand three and two-tenths feet east, and running by azimuths measured clockwise from true south:

1. Seventy-nine degrees thirty-three minutes fifteen seconds six hundred and eighty feet along the land of Kiilae, L.C. Aw. 8521-B to G. D. Hueu and passing over a rock called "Kuwaia", marked K+K at six hundred seventy-three and two-tenths feet to high-water mark; thence along high-water mark, along seacoast for the next three courses, the direct azimuths and distances. between points at seacoast being:

2. One hundred and thirty-five degrees fifty-one minutes three thousand nine hundred seventy-six and one-tenth feet;

3. One hundred and fifty-two degrees twenty-five minutes one thousand and seventy-eight feet;

4. Two hundred and forty degrees fifty-five minutes one thousand two hundred four and four-tenths feet;

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