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103 STAT. 60 PUBLIC LAW 101-30—MAY 17, 1989 Public Law 101- 101st Congress 30 May 17. 1989 [H.R. 1385] Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act. 36 USC 169j note. 36 USC 169J-8. 36 USC 169j. 36 USC 169J-2. 36 USC 169J-8 note. 36 USC 169J-3. Coretta Scott King. An Act 36 USC 169J-3 note. To make permanent the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act". SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF TERMINATION. (a) REMOVAL. —Section 9 of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1475) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. The Commission shall continue in existence until April 20, 1994. ". 0>) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) FINDINGS.—Paragraph (3) of the first section of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1473) is amended by striking "first". (2) PURPOSES.— Section 3(1) of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1473) is amended by striking "first occurs on January 20, 1986" and inserting "occurs on the third Monday in January each year". (c) RESTABLISHMENT AFTER TERMINATION.—I f the date of the enactment of this Act occurs on or after April 20, 1989, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission shall be reestab- lished on the date of the enactment of this Act with the same members and powers that the Commission had, as provided in Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1473), on April 19, 1989 (subject to this Act and the amendments made by this Act). SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP. (a) TERMS IN GENERAL. —Section 4(c) of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1474) is amended to read as follows: "(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than June 1 of each year for terms of 1 year, and any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers.' "(2) Coretta Scott King shall serve as a member for life. In the event of a vacancy, her position on the Commission shall be filled by a member of the family surviving Martin Luther King, Jr., not already a member of the Commission, who shall be appointed by the family and shall serve as a member of the Commission at the discretion of the family. "(3) The 2 members of the Commission appointed as members of the family surviving Martin Luther King, Jr., shall serve as mem- bers of the Commission at the discretion of the family.". (b) CONTINUATION OP TERAIS or EXISTING MEMBERS. — The individ- uals who are members of the Commission on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be considered to have been appointed