76 STAT.]
759
PUBLIC LAW 87-759-OCT. 9, 1%2
" (h) The Commission is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States such gifts of money or other property as in its judgment may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, but shall be accountable therefor in the same manner as for appropriated funds or property purchased with appropriated funds. "PROCLAMATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT
"SEC. 7. The President is hereby authorized and requested to issue proclamations— "(1) designating September 17, 1962, as Constitution Day and Constitution calling upon the people of the United States to observe such day °*^ with special ceremonies and other activities in celebration of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution; Bill "(2) designating December 15, 1962, as Bill of Rights Day and Day. of Rights calling upon the people of the United States to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and " (3) designating the period from September 17, 1962, to July 4, 1963, inclusive, as a period dedicated to a renewal of national awareness of the priceless heritage which the Constitution represents, and calling upon the people of the United States to engage in such educational and inspirational activities as will deepen their understanding of the Constitution and strengthen their devotion to it. "DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES OF THE CONSTITUTION
"SEC. 8. The Attorney General, acting through the Immigration and Naturalization Service, is hereby authorized and directed to make available a suitable copy of the Constitution of the United States and the amendments thereto to each person entering the United States during the one-year period which begins on September 17, 1962. "DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY or THE COMMISSION
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"SEC. 9. (a) After the Commission has discharged all its functions pursuant to this Act except for those under this section and section 10, it shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior such of its records and other property as in his judgment are appropriate for permanent preservation or display in the Independence National Historical Park. " (b) The Commission shall transfer the remainder of its records and property to the Administrator of General Services, who shall hold and dispose of such records and property in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. "FINAL REPORT OF COMMISSION
63 Stat. 377. 40 USC 471 note.
"SEC. 10. The Commission shall make a final report of its activities to the Congress on or before the first day of the second session of the Eighty-eighth Congress, and upon the filing of such report, the Commission shall cease to exist. u. EXPENDITURES OF THE COMMISSION
"SEC. 11. All expenditures of the Commission shall be made from donated funds only." SEC. 7. Nothing contained in this joint resolution shall affect the validity of actions heretofore lawfully taken under authority of the joint resolution of July 14, 1960 (Public Law 86-650). Approved October 9, 1962.
74 Stat. 508.
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