An Act to extend the Commission on Civil Rights for 5 years, to expand the jurisdiction of the Commission to include discrimination because of sex, to authority appropriations for the Commission, and for other purposes
PL 92-496 (H.R.12652), enacted 10/14/1972

86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-496-OCT. 14, 1972 
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relocate, adjust, replace, remove, or abandon the same, as the case may 
be. The cost of relocation, adjustment, replacement, or removal, and 
the cost of abandonment of such facilities, shall be paid to the utility 
by the District of Columbia, as a part of the cost of such project, 
(b) As used in this section— 
(1) The term "utility" means any gas plant, gas corporation, elec-
tric plant, electrical corporation, telephone corporation, telephone line, 
telegraph corporation, telegraph line, and pipeline company, whether 
publicly or privately owned, as those terms are defined in paragraph 
1 of section 8 of the Act of March 4, 1913 (relating to appropriation 
for expenses for the government of the District of Columbia) (D.C. 
Code, sees. 43-112—43-121). 
(2) The term "utility facility" means all real and personal property, 
buildings, and equipment owned or held by a utility in connection with 
the conduct of its lawful business. 
(3) The term "cost of relocation, adjustment, replacement, or 
removal" means the entire amount paid by such utility properly 
attributable to such relocation, adjustment, replacement, or removal, 
as the case may be, less any increase in value on account of any better-
ment of the new utility facilities over the old utility facilities, and 
less any salvage value derived from the old utility facilities. 
(4) The term "cost of abandonment" means the actual cost to 
abandon any utility facilities which are not to be used, relocated, 
adjusted, replaced, removed, or salvaged, together with the original 
cost of such abandoned facilities, less depreciation. 
SEC. 5. Section 5 of the Act entitled "An Act providing for a per-
manent form of government for the District of Columbia", apj)roved 
June 11, 1878 (D.C. Code, sec. 7-605), is amended by inserting at 
the end thereof after the word "direct" a comma and the following 
phrase: "except as provided in sections 5(c) and 7(h) of the District 
of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 and section 4 of the District 
of Columbia Public Utilities Reimbursement Act of 1972". 
Approved October 14, 1972. 
Definition. 
37 Stat. 975. 
'i 
20 Stat. 107. 
Ante, p. 812. 
Public Law 92-496 
AN ACT 
To extend the life of the Commission on Civil Rights, to expand tlie jurisdiction 
of the Commission to include discrimination because of sex, to authorize 
appropriations for the Commission, and for other purposes. 
October 14, 1972 
[H. R.12652] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That section 102(j) 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (42 U.S.C. 1975a(j); 71 Stat. 635), as 
amended, is further amended by striking therefrom the first and second 
sentences and substituting therefor the following: "A witness attend-
ing any session of the Commission shall be paid the same fees and 
mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States." 
SEC. 2. Section 103(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (42 U.S.C. 
1975b(a); 71 Stat. 635), as amended, is further amended by striking 
therefrom "the sum of $100 per day for each day spent in the work of 
the Commission," and substituting therefor "a sum equivalent to the 
compensation paid at level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Sched-
ule, pursuant to section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, prorated on 
a daily basis for each day spent in the work of the Commission,". 
SEC. 3. Paragraph (1) or subsection (a) of section 104 of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1957 (42 tJ.S.C. 1975c(a); 71 Stat. 635), as amended, is 
further amended by inserting immediately after "religion," the follow-
ing: "sex," and paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) of such 
Civil Rights 
Commission. 
Witness fees. 
78 Stat. 249. 
Compensation. 
84 Stat. 1356. 
83 Stat. 863. 
Sex discrimina-
tion. 
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[86 STAT. 
Final report, 
extension. 
81 Stat. 582. 
Personnel com-
pensation. 
84 Stat. 1356. 
80 Stat. 416. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
Appropriation. 
85 Stat. 166. 
section 104 are each amended by inserting immediately after "religion" 
the following: ", sex". 
SEC. 4. Section 104(b) of the Civil Eights Act of 1957 (42 U.S.C. 
1975c (b); 71 Stat. 635), as amended, is further amended by striking 
therefrom "January 31, 1973" and substituting therefor "the last day 
of fiscal year 1978". 
SEC. 5. Section 105 of the Civil Eights Act of 1957 (42 U.S.C. 1975d; 
71 Stat. 636), as amended, is further amended as follows: 
In section 105(a) by striking out in the last sentence thereof "as 
authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810; 
5 U.S.C. 55a), but at rates for individuals not in excess of $100 per 
diem," and substituting therefor "as authorized by section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not in excess 
of the daily equivalent paid for positions at the maximum rate for 
GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United 
States Code". 
SEC. 6. Section 106 of the Civil Eights Act of 1957 (42 U.S.C. 1975e; 
71 Stat. 636), as amended, is further amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 106. For the purposes of carrying out this Act, there is author-
ized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, the 
sum of $5,500,000, and for each fiscal year thereafter through June 30, 
1978, the sum of $7,000,000." 
Approved October 14, 1972. 
October 17, 1972 
[H. R.11948] 
Public Law 92-497 
AN ACT 
To amend the joint resolution authorizing appropriations for participation by 
the United States in the Hague Conference on Private International T
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and the International (Rome) Institute for the Unification of Private Law. 
Hague Confer-
ence on Private 
International Law. 
U.S. participa-
tion. 
77 Stat. 775. 
22 u s e 269g-l. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Remrsentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of 
Public Law 88-244, approved December 3,1963, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 2. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for the payment by the United States of its proportionate 
share of the expenses of the Hague Conference on Priva^te Interna-
tional Law and of the International (Rome) Institute for the Uni-
fication of Private Law, except that in no event shall any payment 
of the United States to the Conference or the Institute for any year 
exceed 7 per centum of all expenses apportioned among members of 
the Conference or the Institute, as the case may be, for that year." 
Approved October 17, 1972. 
October 
[H. R. 
18, 1972 
9676] 
Public Law 92-498 
AN ACT 
To authorize the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the State 
of Tennessee for the use of the University of Tennessee. 
state of Tennes-
see. 
Land convey-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is authorized and directed to convey, 
without consideration, to the State of Tennessee for the use of the 
University of Tennessee, Knox County, Tennessee, all right, title, and 
interest of the L^nited States in and to the real property referred to as