Volume 80 · 6
Public Law 89–355
To provide for participation of the United States In the Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center in Dude County, Florida, and for other purposes.
Approved February 19, 1966
Statutory text
AN ACT
To provide for participation of the United States In the Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center in Dude County, Florida, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the President
Inter-American Cultural end Trade Center, Dade County, Fla.
is authorized, through such department or agency in the executive branch of the Government as he may designate, to provide for United States participation in the Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center (hereafter in this Act referred to as “Interama”). In providing for United States participation, the President shall cooperate with the Inter-American Center Authority (an agency of the State of Florida). The purposes of Interama are—
to provide a permanent international center which will serve as a meeting ground for the governments and industries of the Western Hemisphere and of other areas of the world;
to facilitate broad and continuous exchanges of ideas, persons, and products through cultural, educational, and other exchanges; and
by other appropriate means, to promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the Western Hemisphere and to strengthen the ties which unite the United States with other nations of the free world.
Sec. 2.
The President is authorized, by proclamation or in such other manner as he may deem proper, to invite the several States of the United States and foreign countries to take part in Interama, except that no Communist de facto government holding any people in subjugation shall be invited to participate.
The department or agency in the executive branch designated by the President under the first section of this Act shall, not later than May 15, 1966, report to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives with respect to the proposed nature, extent, and cost of United States participation in Interama and the nature and extent of the participation in Interama to be anticipated on the part of foreign countries (particularly Latin American countries) and private industries.
Sec. 3.
There shall be in the designated department or agency a Commissioner for Interama who shall lie appointed by the President and who shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level IV
of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule. Subject to the direction of the head of the designated department or agency, the Commissioner for Interama shall perform such duties as the President may prescribe to carry out this Act.
In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, the head of the designated department or agency is authorized—
to appoint and fix the compensation of such persons as he deems necessary without regard to the civil service laws and the
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Classification Act of 1919; except that no person so appointed shall receive compensation at a rate in excess of that received by persons under the Classification Act of 1949 for the performance of comparable duties;
to procure temporary and intermittent services in accordance with the provisions of section 15 of the Administrative
Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a);
to enter into contracts;
to select, purchase, rent, construct, or otherwise acquire exhibits, inchiding materials and equipment therefor, and to provide for the transportation, insurance, display, maintenance, and dismantling thereof;
to incur such other expenses as may be necessary; and
to accept donations of money, property, and services and the loan of property.
Sec. 4.
The head of each department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government is authorized—
to cooperate with the head of the designated department or agency with respect to determining the manner in which and the extent to which the United States shall be a participant in and an exhibitor at Interama; and
to make available to the head of the designated department or agency, on a reimbursable basis, such personnel as may be necessary to assist him in carrying out his functions under this Act.
Sec. 5.
There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed
Appropriation.
$7,500,000 to provide for United States participation in Interama under this Act, of which not to exceed $250,000 shall be available for expenditure in connection with the preparation of the report required to he submitted to the Congress under section 2(b) of this Act. Sums appropriated under this subsection shall remain available until expended.
In addition to the amount authorized in subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $1,000,000 annually for each of the fiscal years 1968 and 1969 for the maintenance of United States installations and activities at Interama.
Approved February 19, 1966.