H. R. 1933
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To authorize appropriations for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Com-
mission, to extend such Commission, and to support the planning and performance
of national service opportunities in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday
honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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 ‘‘King Holiday and Service Act
of 1994’’.
SEC. 2. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FEDERAL HOLIDAY COMMISSION.
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a commission to assist
in the first observance of the Federal legal holiday honoring Martin
Luther King, Jr.’’, approved August 27, 1984 (36 U.S.C. 169j and
following) is amended—
(1) in section 3(1) by inserting ‘‘(including service opportuni-
ties)’’ after ‘‘activities’’;
(2) in section 4(a) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(5), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and
inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for
National and Community Service, appointed under section 193
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12651c).’’;
(3) in section 6—
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘maximum rate of
pay payable for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule under
section 5332’’ and inserting ‘‘rate of pay for level IV of
the Executive Schedule under section 5315’’;
(B) in subsection (b)(1) by adding the following at the
end: ‘‘A person who has been detailed under the preceding
sentence for as many as 365 days (continuously or intermit-
tently) may not subsequently be detailed to the Commis-
sion.’’; and
(C) all Federal employees on loan to the King Commis-
sion on the day of enactment of this Act may remain
detailed to the Martin Luther King Holiday Commission
for not more than 365 days;
(4) by amending section 7 to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 7. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act—
‘‘(1) $300,000 for fiscal year 1995;
‘‘(2) $350,000 for fiscal year 1996;
H. R. 1933—2
‘‘(3) $400,000 for fiscal year 1997;
‘‘(4) $450,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
‘‘(5) $500,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’;
(5) by amending section 8 to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8. COMMISSION REPORT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 20 of each year, the
Commission shall submit a report to the President and the Congress
concerning its activities under this Act or under the National and
Community Service Act of 1990.
‘‘(b) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—The Commission shall include in
its annual report—
‘‘(1) a detailed description of all activities undertaken by
the Commission;
‘‘(2) an analysis of the spending practices of the Commission
indicating how much of the funds of the Commission are dedi-
cated to salaries, travel expenses, and other overhead costs
and how much are dedicated to the stated goals of the Commis-
sion; and
‘‘(3) a detailed description of any grants made by the Cor-
poration for National and Community Service with the consulta-
tion of the Commission.’’;
(6) in section 9 by striking ‘‘April 20, 1994’’ and inserting
‘‘September 30, 1999’’;
(7) by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 10. None of the funds appropriated or donated to the
Commission may be used for the purpose of purchasing first class
air travel or first class hotel accommodations.’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 11. ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
‘‘The Commission shall follow a comprehensive basis of account-
ing, as defined by the Comptroller General in B–255473. The
Commission shall establish an accounting system for review by
the Comptroller General under section 3512 of title 31, United
States Code. The Comptroller General is authorized to review and
audit the Commission, its programs, activities, operations, and
financial transactions. The Comptroller General, and his agents,
shall have access to all records, files, documents, and papers of
the Commission, as necessary, to accomplish such audits.’’.
SEC. 3. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SERVICE DAY.
(a) ADDITIONAL CORPORATION ACTIVITY TO SUPPORT NATIONAL
SERVICE.—Section 198 of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(s) MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., SERVICE DAY.—
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE.—The Corporation may make grants to
eligible entities described in paragraph (2) to pay for the Fed-
eral share of the cost of planning and carrying out service
opportunities in conjunction with the Federal legal holiday
honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Such service
opportunities shall consist of activities reflecting the life and
teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr., such as cooperation and
understanding among racial and ethnic groups, nonviolent con-
flict resolution, equal economic and educational opportunities,
and social justice.