A bill to amend section 502(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
PL 93-71 (H.R.6187), enacted 07/10/1973

87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-72-JULY 10, 1973 
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Public Law 93-71 
AN ACT 
July 10, 1973 
To amend section 502(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. 
[H. R. 6187] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives^ of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the third sen-
tence of section 502(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. ment. 
Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, amend-
Vessel con-
1152(a)), is amended as follows i 
struction subsu 
(1) By striking out "June 30, 1973" and inserting in lieu thereof awards!" ^" ^' ^ 
"June 30,1976". 
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84stat. 1019. 
(2) By striking out the words "and 41 per centum in fiscal 1973" 
and mserting in lieu thereof the words "41 per centum in fiscal 1973, 
39 per centum in fiscal 1974, 37 per centum in fiscal 1975, and 35 per 
centum in fiscal 1976". 
Approved July 10, 1973. 
Public Law 93-72 
AN ACT 
July 10,1973 
To amend section 8 of the Public Buildings Act of 1059, relating to the District 
[H. R. 6330] 
of Columbia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 8 of .^^g^^^j.'' ^f^fq'g 
the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 607) is amended by am^endment. 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
73 stat. 481; 
"(d)(1) Notwithstanding the District of Columbia Stadium Act 
of 1957 or any other provision of law, the Armory Board (hereafter 
n^f?'^**f^^' 
in this subsection referred to as the 'Board'), created by the Act of 2-1720 no°te! 
June 4, 1948 (D.C. Code, sec. 2-1702), is hereby authorized to enter 
62 stat. 339. 
into contracts for the conduct in the Robert F. Kennedy Stadium 
authorized by such Act of 1957 of major league football, baseball, and 
Softball, and motorcycle races, rodeos, musical concerts, and other 
events, and to increase the seating capacity of such stadium by an 
K.F.K. stadium, 
additional number of seats, not to exceed eight thousand, and at a increase, 
cost not to exceed $1,500,000. Notwithstanding such Act of 1957, or 
any other provision of law, the Board is further authorized to borrow 
such sums as may be necessary to provide for the additional seating 
authorized by this subsection in accordance with the following terms 
and conditions, which terms and conditions shall be effective during 
the period that any of such sums so borrowed remain unpaid: 
"(A) 50 per centum of all revenues from professional football 
derived from such additional seats shall be used solely for the 
purpose of repaying the sums borrowed for such seats; 
"(B) 44 per centum of such revenues shall be paid to the team 
operating under the trade name of the Washington Redskins, or 
its successors; and 
"(C) 6 per centum of such revenues shall be subject to the 
provisions of section 6 of such Act of 1957. 
"(2) In no case shall the National Football League or any team 
Restriction. 
within such league (other than the aforementioned Redskins team 
or its successors), during the period within which any part of such 
sums so borrowed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection 
remains unpaid, be considered as being entitled to, or as acquiring any 
right in connection with, any part of the revenues attributable to the 
additional seats authorized by this subsection.". 
Approved July 10, 1973.