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 89 STAT. 1204

Establishment.

Membership.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—SEPT. 5, 1975 Whereas the proper and appropriate commemoration of the Nation's bicentennial should include recognition of the historic role of the Congress and its participation in the commemoration: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate {the House of Representatives concurring) ^ That the Congress should play a significant and substantive role in honoring the Nation's two hundredth anniversary and in assisting the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. SEC. 2. (a) There is hereby established a joint congressional committee to be known as the Joint Committee on Arrangements for the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the "joint committee"). (b) The joint committee shall be composed of twelve members as follows: (i) the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and of the Senate; (ii) the Members of Congress who are members of the American Revolution Bicentennial Board; (iii) two Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Membere appointed under this paragraph shall not be of the same political party; and (iv) two Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Members appointed under this paragraph shall not be of the same political party. (c) The joint committee shall select a chairman from among its members. Five members of the joint committee shall constitute a quorum. Any vacancy in the membership of the joint committee shall not affect its authority and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (d) For purposes of paragraph 6 of rule X X V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, service of a Senator as a member of the joint committee, or as chairman of the joint committee, shall not be taken into account. SEC. 3. The joint committee shall— (1) coordinate the planning and implementation of Bicentennial activities and events of the Congress with the activities and events of other governmental and nongovernmental groups; (2) consult with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate to provide for representation of the Congress at appropriate Bicentennial ceremonies and events; and (3) develop and implement programs to inform and emphasize to the Nation the role of the Congress, as the representative of the people, from its historic beginnings in prerevolution days through two hundred years of growth, challenge, and change.

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