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PUBLIC LAW 87-842-OCT. 18, 1962

SEC. 2. The Secretary of State is authorized to accept and use contributions of funds, property, services, and facilities for the purpose of organizing and holding the World Food Congress in the United States. Approved October 18, 1962.

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Public Law 87-842 JOINT RESOLUTION

October 18, 1962

To direct the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission to consider possible changes in the winning design for the proposed memorial or the selection of a new design for such memorial.

[H. J. Res. 712]

Whereas by joint resolution approved August 11, 1955, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission was duly established for the purpose of formulating plans for the design, construction, and location of a permanent memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the city of Washington or its environs; and Whereas by joint resolution approved September 1, 1959, there was reserved as a site for said memorial that portion of the West Potomac Park in the District of Columbia which lies between Independence Avenue and the inlet bridge; and the said Commission was authorized to hold a competition for the proposed memorial, and to award a prize of $50,000 to the winner thereof; and Whereas the competition was duly held, and the winning prize was awarded to Pedersen and Tilney, of New York, by the jury of award; and Whereas the winning design was thereafter approved by the said Commission, with the inclusion of a statue or bas-relief of President Roosevelt, and the result of the competition and the approval of the winning design duly reported to the President and to the Congress, as provided by the joint resolution of September 1, 1959; and Whereas said design has created considerable controversy and is subject to specific criticism, and lacks the approval of the Commission of Fine A r t s: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That pursuant to Public Law 372, Eighty-fourth Congress, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission is hereby authorized and directed to consult with the Commission of Fine Arts to determine whether the winning design of Pedersen and Tilney, of New York, may be so changed or modified to secure the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts. If it is determined that such changes or modifications are not practical, the Commission is authorized and directed to select, with the advice and approval of the Commission of Fine Arts, such other design among those already submitted in the competition for the proposed memorial, or to consider a living memorial such as the stadium, an educational institution, information center, memorial park or any other suitable or worthy project. SEC. 2. The Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the Congress for its approval and to the President not later than June 30, 1963. SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $25,000 to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution. Approved October 18, 1962.

69 Stat. 694.

73 Stat. 44s.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial. Changes or modifications. 69 Stat. 694.

Report to Congress.

Appropriation.

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