The committee therefore has the honor to recommend that the Congress be requested to enact legislation to authorize the appropriation of the sum of $1,725,000 for the expenses of representation at and participation in the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, known as the Century of Progress Exposition, on the part of the Government of the United States and its various departments and

activities.

W. R. CASTLE,

Assistant Secretary of State. R. W. DUNLAP,

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.

WASHINGTON, December 12, 1980.

CLARENCE W. YOUNG, Assistant Secretary of Commerce.

JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the participation of the United States in the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration to be held at Chicago, Illinois, in 1933, authorizing an appropriation therefor, and for other purposes Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: That there is hereby established a commission, to be known as the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Commission, and to be composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce; which commission shall serve without additional compensation and shall represent the United States in connection with the holding of an international exhibition in the city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, in the year 1933, in celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Chicago as a municipality.

SEC. 2. That for the purposes of more effectively carrying out the provisions of this resolution there is hereby created a commissioner of the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, whom the President is hereby authorized to appoint.

(a) That the commissioner shall be paid, out of the amount hereinafter provided by this resolution, such compensation as the commission shall authorize: Provided, That such salary shall not be in excess of $10,000 per annum.

(b) That the commission shall prescribe the duties of the commissioner and shall delegate such powers and functions to him as it shall deem advisable in order that there may be exhibited at the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration by the Government of the United States, its executive departments, independent offices, and establishments such articles and materials as illustrate the function and administrative faculty of the Government in the advancement of industry, the arts, and peace, demonstrating the nature of our institutions particularly as regards their adaptation to the wants of the people.

SEC. 3. That the commissioner may employ such clerks, stenographers, and other assistants as may be necessary and fix their reasonable compensations; purchase such material, contract for such labor and other services without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5), and exercise such powers as are delegated to him by the commission as herein before provided; and,

in order to facilitate the functioning of his office, subdelegate such powers (authorized or delegated) to officers and employees as may be deemed advisable by the commission.

SEC. 4. That the head os the various executive departments and independent offices and establishments of the Government are authorized to cooperate with the commissioner in the procurement, installation, and display of exhibits; to lend the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Corporation, with the knowledge and consent of the commissioner, such articles, specimens, and exhibits which the commissioner shall deem to be in the interest of the United States to place with the science or other exhibits to be shown under the auspices of that corporation; to contract for such labor or other services as shall be deemed necessary without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5), and to designate officials or employees of their departments or branches to assist the commissioner, but no such official or employee so designated shall receive a salary in excess of the amount which he has been receiving in the department or branch where employed plus such reasonable additional allowance for expenses as may be deemed proper by the commissioner. At the close of the exposition, or when the connection of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, the commissioner shall cause all such property to be returned to the respective departments and branches from which taken, and any expenses incident to the restoration of such property to a condition which will permit its use at subsequent expositions and fairs, and for the continued employment of personnel necessary to close out the fiscal and other records and prepare the required reports of the participating organizations may be paid from the appropriation provided; and if the return of such property is not practicable, he may, with the consent of the department or branch from which it was taken, make such disposition thereof as he may deem advisable, and account therefor.

SEC. 5. That the sum of $1,725,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed the sum of $550,000 may be expended for the erection of such building, or group of buildings, and/or for the rental of such space, as the commission may deem adequate to carry out effective by the provisions of this resolution; for the decoration of such structure or structures; for the proper maintenance of such buildings, site and grounds during the period of the exposition. The commission may contract with the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Corporation for the designing and erection of such building or buildings and/or for the rental of such space as shall be deemed proper. The remaining portion of the appropriation authorized under this resolution shall be available for the selection, purchase, preparation, assembling, transportation, installation, arrangement, safekeeping, exhibition, demonstration, and return of such articles and materials as the commission may decide shall be included in such Government exhibit and in the exhibits of the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Corporation; for the compensation of the commissioner and employees in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the payment of salaries of officers and employees of the Government, employed by or detailed for duty with the commission, and for their actual traveling expenses and subsistence or for

per diem in lieu thereof at rates to be prescribed by the commission (notwithstanding the provisions of any other act); for telephone service, purchase of furniture and equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, duplicating, and computing machines, their accessories and repairs, books of reference and periodicals, uniforms, maps, reports, documents, plans, specifications, manuscripts, newspapers, and all other publications, ice and drinking water for office purposes: Provided, That payment for telephone service, rents, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and other similar purposes may be made in advance; for purchase of passenger-carrying automobiles, their maintenance, repair, and operation, for the official use of the commissioner and his assistants; for printing and binding; for such entertainment and all other expenses as may be deemed necessary by the commission to fulfill properly the purposes of this resolution. All purchases, expenditures, and disbursements, under any appropriations which may be provided by authority of this resolution, shall be made under the direction of the commission; may be made in open market without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5), in the manner common among business men, when the aggregate amount of the purchase or the service does not exceed $1,000 in any instance; shall not be subject to the provisions of any law, other than this resolution, regulating or limiting the expenditure of public money or the employment of personnel; and the approval of the commission shall be final: Provided, That the commission, as hereinbefore stipulated, may delegate these powers and functions to the commissioner, and the commissioner, with the consent of the commission, may subdelegate them: And provided further, That the commission or its delegated representative may authorize the allotment to any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government with the consent of the heads thereof for direct expenditure by said executive department, independent office, or establishment for the purpose of defraying any expenditure which may be incurred by said executive department, independent office, or establishment in executing the duties and functions delegated to said office by the commission; and all accounts and vouchers covering expenditures under these appropriations shall be approved by the commissioner or such assistants as he may delegate, except for such allotments as may be made to the various executive departments and establishments for direct expenditure; but these provisions shall not be construed to waive the submission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess of the amount authorized to be appropriated.

SEC. 6. That the commissioner, with the approval of the commission, may receive from any source contributions to aid in carrying out the general purpose of this resolution, but the same shall be expended and accounted for in the same manner as any appropriation which may be made under authority of this resolution. The commissioner is also authorized to receive contributions of material, or borrow material or exhibits, to aid in carrying out the general purposes of this resolution; and at the close of the exposition or when the connection of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, shall dispose of any such portion of the material contributed as may be

unused, and return such borrowed property, and provide for the restoration of such borrowed property to a condition which will permit its use at subsequent expositions or fairs, or for the reimbursement thereof to the owners in the event of damage to said property; and, under the direction of the commission, dispose of any buildings which may have been constructed and account therefor.

SEC. 7. That it shall be the duty of the commission to transmit to Congress, within six months after the close of the exposition, a detailed statement of all expenditures, and such other reports as may be deemed proper, which reports shall be prepared and arranged with a view to concise statement and convenient reference.

The scope of the exposition, the plans therefor, and the progress which has been made are set forth in the following statement: A CENTURY OF PROGRESS-CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION OF 1933

PURPOSE

A Century of Progress is a corporation, not for profit, organized under the laws of the State of Illinois. Its function is to conduct an international exposition to be held in Chicago in 1933, in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the granting of the charter organizing the inhabitants of the little settlement on the shores of Lake Michigan into a corporate village.

THEME

The century which has encompassed the life of Chicago is the century in which man has made his greatest progress toward understanding the laws of nature and using their force for his own purposes. It has witnessed the general introduction of steam and electricity and all those modern conveniences that have ministered to human comfort. The distinctive character of the century to be celebrated suggested the name "A Century of Progress," and has required that the central idea or theme of the exposition should be to attempt to demonstrate to an international audience the nature and significance of scientific discoveries, the methods of achieving them, and the changes which their application have wrought in industry and in living conditions.

COLLABORATION OF SCIENTISTS

In order to carry out the theme of the exposition, cooperation of the National Research Council of the United States was obtained. With its aid, and assisted by more than 400 of the leading scientists of the country, a general plan of plan of exhibits was formulated.

EXHIBIT PLAN

The central feature of the exposition will be exhibits in the basic sciences. These will demonstrate, in a readily understandable manner, those fundamental discoveries in pure science which now form the basis of human progress.

The aim of the exposition is to put these results before the public in words of one syllable, so to speak. Here, for example, the visitor will be able to see those electric and magnetic phenomena which have proved so valuable to the engineer. Here he will be shown the new fields of chemistry opened up by the easy production of liquid air and by the discovery of radioactivity. Those biological discoveries which have made possible the recent advances in medicine and public health will also be displayed.

This central feature will be supplemented by exhibits showing the development of various industries, especially during the last 100 years, resulting from the application of scientific discoveries. These exhibits are to show for each industry a picture of its origin or genesis, development, service, and needs.

The general plan for industrial exhibits will be applied to others demonstrating the changes in social relations which have been the natural consequence of the discoveries in science and which have culminated in our present civilization, together with the changes which present trends indicate may logically be anticipated for the future. The past century has witnessed nearly the entire development of popular education, the progress made in the prolongation of human life, the planning of modern cities, and the realization of the vast importance of providing for the welfare of the child.

INTERNATIONAL ASPECT

The international character of the exposition is indicated by the fact that. on February 5, 1929, a joint resolution of Congress was approved authorizing the President to invite the nations of the world to participate in the exposition, when he had been assured $5,000,000 had been raised by the corporation. This assurance was given to the President and the invitation was sent through our diplomatic officers to all nations on January 10, 1930.

The Century of Progress, held in connection with the completion of the first century of Chicago's life as a municipality is not a local matter. Its objects and aims are of such a nature as to have induced Congress to recognize that national support is in all respects desirable and could not, in justice to Federal activities, be withheld. The exposition is therefore in every sense an international one sponsored by the Federal Government.

NATIONAL CHARACTER

In similar enterprises heretofore held in this country, it was felt that the aspect of a national participation could be shown only by a separate building for each of the States of the Union. This has resulted in some useless expenditure of funds and in participation on an elaborate scale by some, in a scanty representation by others, and in no participation at all by many States. In some instances, this participation has been largely a gesture of goodwill without compensating advantages to the State itself.

The exposition feels that it will truly record the changes in the last half of the past century when it arranges for the participation of all the States in one building, possibly surrounding a central section or structure occupied by the Federal Government, thus typifying the increased feeling of loyalty of the citizens to the Union. The various States will not be invited to construct separate buildings.

A States building, in which each State or Territory can rent such space as it might desire, will be constructed by the exposition in such form and architectural treatment as will harmonize with the other exposition structures, thus permitting as dignified a housing for its activities on the part of the State with a limited appropriation as for those which might desire a more elaborate display, and rendering it possible for each State to devote the greater part of its appropriation to exhibits rather than to building a temporary structure.

LOCATION

The exposition has secured, by negotiation with the South Park commissioners in Chicago, the right to use for exhibition purposes as much as may be necessary of some six or seven hundred acres of newly made land destined to become an important link in the park system of Chicago. This land lies along the lake front, opposite and only two or three city blocks from the very heart of the city; in fact, the main business section of Chicago is separated from Lake Michigan only by the park system itself.

To be included within the grounds of the exposition, and already in full operation, are the Adler Planetarium and the great stadium, Soldier Field, having a seating capacity of over 100,000. At the gates of the exposition are the Field Museum of Natural History and the Shedd Aquarium, and a few blocks to the north is the Art Institute of Chicago, an art center of international reputation. The features above enumerated are permanent structures, which could not be duplicated without the expenditure of enormous sums of money.

All transportation lines in and to the city, both land and water, converge at or near the site of the exposition. Thus are afforded ample facilities to a population in the city itself of 3,400,000 or to approximately 4,700,000 in what is called the metropolitan district, and to nearly half the population of the United States which is within a night's trip. It is believed that no exposition has ever been favored with a site so easily accessible to such a large number of people.

ORGANIZATION

The staff of A Century of Progress at the administration building numbers 242. This includes official organizations in London and Paris, and a representative in New York.

The paid organization has been built on a functional basis, with the following departments, responsible to the general manager, established to carry on the particular duties delegated to them: