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24 Stat. 387; 71 Stat. 564. 49 USC 22. Advance payment.

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PUBLIC LAW 92-551-OCT. 25, 1972

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mission, and any State transportation regulatory agency, and charges in excess of those applicable thereto under rates, fares, and charges established pursuant to section 22 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, or other equivalent contract, arrangement, or exemption from regulation". (b) By adding the following new subsections to the section: "(b) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the head of a Government agency or his designee and in conformity with such standards as shall be promulgated jointly by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller General of the United States, bills for passenger or freight transportation services to be furnished the United States by any carrier or forwarder may be paid in advance of completion of the services, without regard to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529): Provided, That such carrier or forwarder has issued the usual ticket, receipt, bill of lading, or equivalent document covering the service involved, subject to later recovery by deduction or otherwise of any payments made for any services not received as ordered by the United States. "(c) The term 'head of a Government agency' means any individual or group of individuals having final decisionmaking responsibility for any department, commission, board, service. Government corporation, instrumentality, or other establishment or body in the United States Government." SEC. 2. This Act may be cited as the "Transportation Payment Act of 1972". Approved October 25, 1972. Public Law 92-551

October 25, 1972 [S. J. R e s. 221]

JOINT RESOLUTION To designate Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. Whereas the American people feel a deep debt of gratitude to Benjamin Franklin for his outstanding services to this Nation as a statesman and for his achievements as a scientist and inventor; Whereas the Franklin Institute, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has played a leading role in promoting the development of science and technology in the United States; Whereas the said Franklin Institute named the Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall in honor of Benjamin Franklin over thirty years

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Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, Designation. Effective date.

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Whereas the year 1974 is the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the said Franklin Institute; Whereas the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a most appropriate location for a national memorial to Benjamin Franklin since Philadelphia was his home for many years; Whereas Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall is a fitting memorial to this great American: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Seriate and House of Represerdatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall located in the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is hereby designated as Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. SEC. 2. The designation made by the first section of this resolution shall become effective upon conclusion of a cooperative agreement satisfactory to the governing body of the Franklin Institute and the Secretary of the Interior. Approved October 25, 1972.

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