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PUBLIC LAW 90-396-JULY 11, 1968

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of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: "SECTION 1. In further effectuation of that certain compact Additional between the states of Kansas and Missouri heretofore made and entered into on December 28, 1965, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority of the Kansas City Area Transportation District, created by and under the aforesaid compact, is authorized to exercise the following powers in addition to those heretofore expressly authorized by the aforesaid compact: "(1) To make all appointments and employ all its officers, agents and employees, determine their qualifications and duties and fix their compensation. "(2) To deal with and enter into written contracts with the employees of the Authority through accredited representatives of such employees or representatives of any labor organization authorized to act for such employees, concerning wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, pension or retirement provisions, and insurance benefits. " (3) To provide for the retirement and pensioning of its officers and employees and the widows and children of the deceased officers and employees, and to provide for paying benefits upon disability or death of its officers and employees and to make payments from its funds to provide for said retirements, pensions, and death or disability benefits." Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress hereby Ar^a'rrans^ortaconsents to the additional powers conferred on the Kansas City Area tion Authority. Transportation Authority by Senate bill numbered 399 of the Kansas Legislature, session of 1967, and Senate bill numbered 266 of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly of the State of Missouri. SEC. 2. The right is hereby reserved to the Congress or any committee thereof to require the disclosure and furnishing of such information by the authority as they may deem appropriate and to have access to all books, records, and papers of the authority. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this joint resolution is expressly r e s e r v ^. Approved July 11, 1968.

Public Law 90-396 AN ACT To provide for the collection, compilation, critical evaluation, publication, and sale of standard reference data.

Be it ermcted by the Senate and House of Representatives United States of America in Congress assembled,

of the

DECLARATION OF POLICY

1. The Congress hereby finds and declares that reliable standardized scientific and technical reference data are of vital importance to the progress of the Nation's science and technology. I t is therefore the policy of the Congress to make critically evaluated reference data readily available to scientists, engineers, and the general public. I t is the purpose of this Act to strengthen and enhance this policy. SECTION

July 11 i95g [H. R. 6279]

Standard Reference Data Act.

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