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PUBLIC LAW 91-269-MAY 27, 1970

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Public Law 91-269 AN ACT To provide for Federal Government recognition of and participation in international expositions proposed to he held in the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the T'nltcd States of America in Comgress assembled. That the Congress finds that— (a) international expositions, when properly organized, financed, and executed, have a significant impact on the economic growth of the region surrounding the exposition and, under appropriate international sanction, are important instruments of national policy, particularly in the exchange of ideas and the demonstration of cultural achievements between peoples; (b) in view of the widely varying circumstances under which international expositions haxe developed in the Imited States, the different degrees to which the Federal Government has assisted and particijiated in such expositions, and the increasing number of proposals for future expositions, the national interest requires that Federal action concerning such expositions be given orderly consideration; and (c) such orderly consideration is best achieved by the development of uniform standards, criteria, and procedures to establish the conditions under which the Government hereafter will (A) recognize international expositions proposed to be held in the United States, and (B) take part in such expositions.

May 27, 1970 [S. 856]

International expositions. U.S. recognition and participation.

Uniform standards.

FEDERAL. RKCOGNITTON

SEC. 2. (a) Any international exposition proposed to be held in the United States shall be eligible on application from its sponsors to receive the recognition of the Federal Government upon a finding of the President that recognition will be in the national interest. In making such a finding the President shall consider— (1) a report by the Secretary of Commerce which shall include (A) an evaluation of purposes and reasons for the exposition, and (B) a determination that guaranteed financial and other support has been secured by the exposition from affected State and local governments and from business and civic leadership of the region and others, in amounts sufficient in his judgment to assure the successful development and progress of the exposition; (2) a report by the Secretary of State that the proposed exposition qualifies for consideration of registration by the Bureau of International Expositions (herpafter referred to as B I E); and (3) such other evidence as the President may consider to be appropriate. (b) t^pon a finding by the President that an international exposition is eligible for Federal recognition, the President may take such measures recognizing the exposition as he deems proper, including, but not limited to— (1) presenting of an official request by the United States for registration of the exposition by the B I E; (2) providing for fulfillment of the requirements of the Convention of November 22, 1928, as amended, relating to international expositions; and

19 UST 5927.

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