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PUBLIC LAW 87-586-AUG. 14, 1962

[76 STAT.

Public Law 87-586 August 14, 1962 [S. J. R e s. 91]

Saint Augustine Quadricentennial Commission. Establishment.

Membership.

Conflict of interest.

62 Stat. 694, 697, 6 9 8, 7 0 3, 7 9 3. Functions.

63 Stat. 954. 5 USC 1071 note.

Donations.

Assistance.

JOINT RESOLUTION To establish the Saint Augustine Quadricentennial Conunission, and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) there is hereby established a commission to be known as the "Saint Augustine Quadricentennial Commission" (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"), which shall be composed of eleven members to be appointed as follows: (1) Two members who shall be Members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) Two members who shall be Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (3) One member from the Department of the Interior who shall be the Director of the National Park Service, or his representative, and who shall serve as executive officer of the Commission; and (4) Six members to be appointed by the President of the United States. (b) The President of the United States shall, at the time of appointment, designate one of the members appointed by him to serve as Chairman, The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of duties vested in the Commission. (c) A vacancy occurring in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (d) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission shall not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of sections 216, 281, 283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99). SEC. 2. The functions of the Commission shall be to develop and to execute suitable plans for the celebration, in 1965, of the four hundredth anniversary of the founding of Saint Augustine, Florida, the oldest permanent and continuous settlement in the United States. I n carrying out these functions, the Commission is authorized to cooperate with and to assist the Quadricentennial Anniversary Commission of Florida. SEC. 3.'The Commission may employ, without regard to the civil service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, such employees as may be necessary in carrying out its functions under this resolution: Provided, however, That no employee 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 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. SEC. 4. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of money, property, or personal services; to cooperate with patriotic and historical societies and with institutions of learning; and to call upon other Federal departments or agencies for their advic« and assistance

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