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PUBLIC LAW 87-759-OCT. 9, 1962

SEC. 6. The loint resolution of July 14, 1960 (Public Law 86-650), T T, ' ' T » n

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IS amended to read as lollows:

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u DECLARATION

OF POLICY

1. I t is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to authorize appropriate activities on the part of the Federal Government in celebration of the oiie hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution of the United States and to provide a means whereby similar activities by the States and by the people may be encouraged and coordinated in a comprehensive national observance to the end that our citizens may gain a deeper appreciation of the priceless national heritage represented by the Constitution as a living document and a renewed zeal for the perpetuation and advancement of the ideals of government of which it is the embodiment. "SECTION

"ESTABLISHMENT

or

THE

COMMISSION

"SEC. 2. (a) For the purpose of carrying out the policy set forth in section 1 of this Act, there is hereby established a commission, to be known as the 'United States Constitution One Hundred and United States Constitution Seventy-fifth Anniversa^ry Commission' (hereinafter referred to as Hvindred and One Sevthe 'Commission') for the celebration of the one hundred and seventy- enty-fifth Anniverfifth anniversary of the existence of the Constitution, and to be com- sary Commission. posed of twelve Commissioners, as follows: The President of the United States; 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, Conflict of inor section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99). "(c) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but t e r e s t. shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. " (d) A person appointed to the Comptiission 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. ((C O M P E N S A T I O N

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 incui;red by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission. ORGANIZATION A N D STAFF O F 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. " (d) The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 15 of the Act of

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