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PUBLIC LAW 85-880-SEPT. 2, 1958

Public Law 85-880 AN ACT

September 2, 1958

To provide for participation of the United States in the World Science-Pan Pacific Exposition to be held at Seattle, Washington, in 1961, and for other purposes.

[S. 3680]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President, through an executive department or independent agency designated by him, shall cooperate with the Washington State World Fair Commission with respect to, and determine the extent to which the United States shall be a participant and an exhibitor at, the World SciencePan Pacific Exposition (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "e3q)osition") which is being held at Seattle, Washington, in 1961. The purposes of such exposition are to— (1) commemorate the centennial of the physical fixing of the boundary line between the United States of America and Canada, (2) depict the role of science in modern civilization, and (3) exhibit the varied cultures of the nations of the Pacific Rim. The President is authorized, by proclamation or in such other manner as he may deem proper, to invite the several States of the Union and foreign countries to take part in the exposition: Provided, That no Communist de facto government holding any people of the Pacific Rim in subjugation be invited to participate. SEC. 2. There shall be in the designated department or independent agency a Commissioner for the exposition who shall be ajypointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall receive compensation at the rate of $17,500 per annum. The head of the designated department or independent agency shall prescribe the duties of the Commissioner and may delegate such powers and duties to him as are deemed advisable in order to carry out this Act. SEC. 3. In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the head of the designated department or independent agency may— (1) appoint, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, such persons as he deems to be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, except that no person appointed under this paragraph shall receive compensation from the United States at a rate in excess of that received by persons under the Classification Act of 1949 for performing comparable duties; (2) enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide for United States participation in the exposition; (3) erect such buildings and other structures as may be necessary for United States participation in the exposition, on land owned by the State of Washington or by any local government of such State or any political subdivision or instrumentality of either: Provided, That all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of work on such buildings and other structures shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Bacon-Davis Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. sec. 276a-276a-5); (4) purchase books of reference, newspapers, and periodicals; (5) incur such other expenses as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act; and (6) accept any gifts, loans, donations, or devices to be used in carrying out the provisions of this Act.

World SciencePan Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Waah.

Commissioner, appointment by President.

63 Stat. 954. 5 USC 1071 note.

46 Stat. 1494.

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