Public Law 74–250

That the President of the

Dominion of Canada invited to participate.

United States is authorized and requested to invite the Dominion of Canada to participate in such proposed exposition.

Sec. 2.

There is hereby established a commission, to be known as

Commission established.

the United States Great Lakes Exposition Commission, and hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”, and to be composed of the

Composition, purpose, etc.

Secretary of State, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce; which Commission shall serve without additional compensation and shall represent the United States in connection with the holding of the Great Lakes Exposition in the State of Ohio during the year 1936.

Sec. 3.

There is hereby created a United States Commissioner

Commissioner General and assistant; appointment, salaries, etc.

General for the Great Lakes Exposition, to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to receive compensation at the rate of not to exceed $10,000 per annum, and not to exceed one assistant commissioner for said Great Lakes Exposition, to be appointed by the Commissioner General, with the approval of the Commission herein designated, and to receive compensation at the rate of not to exceed $7,500 per annum. The salary

Payment of salaries and expenses.

and expenses of the Commissioner General and such staff as he may require shall be paid out of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this joint resolution, for such period prior to the opening of the exposition as the Commissioner¹¹So in original. may determine, for the duration of the exposition, and not to exceed a six months’ period following the closing thereof.

Sec. 4.

The Commission shall prescribe the duties of the United

Duties and powers of Commissioner General.

States Commissioner General and shall delegate such powers and functions to him as it shall deem advisable, in order that there may be exhibited at the Great Lakes Exposition by the Government of the United States, its executive departments, independent offices, and establishments such articles and materials and documents and papers as illustrate the function and administrative faculty of the Government in the advancement of industry, science, invention, agriculture, the arts, and peace, and demonstrating the nature of our institutions, particularly as regards their adaptation to the needs of the people.

Sec. 5.

The Commission and the Commissioner General are authorized to appoint, without regard to the civil-service laws, such clerks, stenographers, and other assistants as may be necessary, and to fix their salaries in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; purchase such materials, contract for such labor and other services as are necessary, including the preparation of exhibit plans. The Commissioner General may exercise such powers as are delegated to him by the Commission as hereinbefore provided, and in order to facilitate the functioning of his office may subdelegate such powers (authorized or delegated) to the Assistant Commissioner or others in the employ of or detailed to the Commission as may be deemed advisable by the Commission.

Sec. 6.

The heads of the various executive departments and independent offices and establishments of the Government are authorized to cooperate with said Commissioner General in the procurement,

Exhibits to be loaned.

installation, and display of exhibits, and to lend to the Commission and the Great Lakes Exposition, with the knowledge and consent of said Commissioner General such articles, specimens, and exhibits which said Commissioner General shall deem to be in the interest of the United States and in keeping with the purposes of such exposition, to be placed with the science exhibit or other exhibits to be shown under the auspices of such Commission or the Great Lakes

Contracts for labor, etc.

Exposition, to contract for such labor or other services as shall be deemed necessary, and to designate officials or employees of their

Return of property at close of exposition.

departments or branches to assist said Commissioner General. At the close of the exposition, or when the connection of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, said Commissioner General shall cause all such property to be returned to the respective departments and branches from which taken, and any expenses incident to the restoration, modification and revision of such property to a condition which will permit its use at subsequent expositions, fairs, and other celebrations, and for the continued employment of personnel

Preparation of reports.

necessary to close out the fiscal and other records and prepare the required reports of the participating organizations, may be paid from the

Disposition of property not returned.

appropriation authorized herein; and if the return of such property is not feasible, he may, with the consent of the department or branch from which it was taken, make such disposition thereof as he may deem advisable and account therefor.

Sec. 7.

The sum of $275,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and shall remain available until expended for the purposes of this joint resolution and any unexpended balances shall be

Allotments of funds.

covered back into the Treasury of the United States. Subject to the provisions of this joint resolution and any subsequent Act appropriating the money authorized herein, the Commission is authorized to make any expenditures or allotments deemed necessary by it to fulfill properly the purposes of this joint resolution and to allocate such sums to the Great Lakes Exposition for expenditure by such body as the Commission deems necessary and proper in carrying

Rental of space.

out the purposes of this joint resolution. And, subject to the provisions of this joint resolution and any subsequent Act appropriating the money authorized herein, the Commission is authorized to rent such space, not to exceed thirty thousand square feet, without regard

Vol. 47, pp. 412, 1517.

U. S. C., p. 1771.

to the provisions of section 322 of Public Act Numbered 212, approved June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 412), as it may deem adequate to carry out effectively the provisions of this joint resolution during

Authorized expenditures.

the period of the exposition. The appropriation authorized under this joint resolution shall be available for the selection, purchase, preparation, assembling, transportation, installation, arrangement, safekeeping, exhibition, demonstration, and return of such articles and materials as the Commission may decide shall be included in such Government exhibit and in the exhibits of the Great Lakes

Salaries, traveling expenses, etc.

Exposition; for the compensation of said Commissioner General, Assistant Commissioner, and other’ officers and employees of the Commission in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the payment of salaries of officers and employees of the Government employed by or detailed for duty with the Commission, and for actual traveling expenses, including travel by air, and for per diem in lieu of actual subsistence at not to exceed $5 per day: Provided,

Provisos.

Salary restriction.

That no such Government official or employee so designated shall receive a salary in excess of the amount which he has been receiving in the department or branch where employed, plus such reasonable allowance for travel, including travel by air, and subsistence expenses as may be deemed proper by the Commissioner General; for telephone service, purchase or rental of furniture and

Furniture, equipment, etc.

equipment, stationery and supplies, typewriting, adding, duplicating, and computing machines, their accessories and repairs, books of reference and periodicals, uniforms, maps, reports, documents, plans, specifications, manuscripts, newspapers and all other appropriate publications, and ice and drinking water for office purposes: Provided further,

Payments in advance permitted.

That payment for telephone service, rents, subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals, and other similar purposes, may be made in advance; for the purchase and hire of passenger-carrying

Motor vehicles; purchase, hire, repair, etc.

automobiles, their maintenance, repair, and operation, for the official use of said Commissioner General and Assistant Commissioner in the District of Columbia or elsewhere as required; for printing and binding; for entertainment of distinguished visitors; and for all other expenses as may be deemed necessary by the Commission to fulfill properly the purposes of this joint resolution. All purchases, expenditures, and disbursements of any moneys made available by authority of this joint resolution shall be made under the direction of the Commission: Provided further, That the Commission,

Delegation of powers.

without release of responsibility as hereinbefore stipulated, may delegate these powers and functions to said Commissioner General, and said Commissioner General, with the consent of the Commission, may subdelegate them: Provided further, That the

Allotment of funds to executive departments, etc.

Commission or its delegated representative may allot funds authorized to be appropriated herein to any executive department, independent office, or establishment of the Government with the consent of the heads thereof, for direct expenditure by such executive department, independent office, or establishment, for the purpose of defraying any expenditure which may be incurred by such executive department, independent office, or establishment in executing the duties and functions delegated by the Commission. All accounts

Approval of vouchers; exceptions.

and vouchers covering expenditures shall be approved by said Commissioner General or by such assistants as the Commission may designate except for such allotments as may be made to the various executive departments, independent offices, and establishments for direct expenditure; but these provisions shall not be construed to waive the submission of accounts and vouchers to the General Accounting Office for audit, or permit any obligations to be incurred in excess of the amount authorized herein: And provided further,

Wage rate for construction work.

That in the construction of exhibits requiring skilled and unskilled labor, the prevailing rate of wages, as provided in the

Vol. 46, p. 1494; U. S. C., p. 1788.

Act of March 3, 1931, shall be paid.

Sec. 8.

The Commissioner General, with the approval of the Commission,

Acceptance of contributions.

may receive contributions from any source to aid in carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution, but such contributions shall be expended and accounted for in the same manner as the funds authorized to be appropriated by this joint resolution. The Commissioner General is also authorized to receive contributions of material, or to borrow material or exhibits, and to accept the services of any skilled and unskilled labor that may be available through State or Federal relief organizations, to aid in carrying out the

Disposal of buildings and property.

general purposes of this joint resolution. At the close of the exposition or when the connect ion of the Government of the United States therewith ceases, the Commissioner General shall dispose of any such portion of the material contributed as may be unused, and return such borrowed property; and, under the direction of the Commission, dispose or any structures which may have been constructed

Proviso.

Public sales.

and account therefor: Provided, That all disposition of materials, property, and so forth, shall be at public sale to the highest bidder, and the' proceeds thereof shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.

Sec. 9.

It shall be the duty of the Commission to transmit to Congress, within six months after the close of the exposition, a detailed statement of all expenditures, and such other reports as may be deemed proper, which reports shall be prepared and arranged with

Termination of Commission.

a view to concise statement and convenient reference. Upon the transmission of such report to Congress the Commission established by and all appointments made under the authority of this joint resolution shall terminate.