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[87 STAT. 701]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1973
[87 STAT. 701]

87 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 93-179-DEC. 11, 1973

of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Eico and the territories, either collectively or individually. The Administrator may authorize travel as he deems appropriate for representatives and staff of such bicentennial commissions and ma^^ pay travel expenses and per diem therefor as authorized for individuals serving without pay under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code. Federal departments and agencies are authorized and requested to cooperate with the Administrator in carrying out his duties under this Act. (b) The Chairman of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities are authorized and requested to cooperate with the Administrator, especially in the encouragement and coordination of scholarly works and presentations focusing on the history, culture, and political thought of the Revolutionary War period. (c) The Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Archivist of the United States are authorized and requested to cooperate with the Administrator, especially in development and display of exhibits and collections and in the development of bibliographies, catalogs, and other material relevant to the period of the Revolutionary War. SEC. 6. (a) The Administrator is authorized to accept on behalf of the Administration donations of money, property, or personal services. (b) Any books, manuscripts, miscellaneous printed matter, memorabilia, relics, and other materials donated to the Administration may be deposited for preservation in National, State, or local libraries, archives, museums, or other public or nonprofit institutions or be otherwise disposed of by the Administrator in consultation with the Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Archivist of the United States, and the Administrator of General Services. SEC. 7. (a)(1) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to carry out the provisions of this Act, except for the program of grants-in-aid established by section 9(b) of this Act, not to exceed $10,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,375,000 shall be for grants-in-aid pursuant to section 9(a) of this Act. (2) For the purpose of carrying out the program of grants-in-aid established by section 9(b) of this Act, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, not to exceed $20,000,000, as may be necessary, and any funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall remain available until expended, but no later than December 31, 1976. (b) An annual report of the activities of the Administration, including an accounting of funds received and expended, shall be furnished by the Administrator to the Congress and a final report shall be made to the Congress no later than June 30, 1977. The Administration and the Board shall terminate on June 30, 1977, or on the date of the filing of the final report, whichever is sooner. I n order to effect an orderly transfer, the President is authorized to transfer to the Secretary of the Interior on or after January 1, 1977, such powers and functions as he shall deem necessary for a continuation of appropriate commemoration of events relating to the American Revolution until December 31, 1983. All personnel, records, property, and appropriations of the Administration as relate to the transferred functions shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Interior and shall be available for carrying out such transferred functions. SEC. 8. Appropriations or other funds available to the Administration for carrying out the purposes related to or in furtherance of the

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