Martin Luther King Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act
PL 101-30 (H.R.1385), enacted 05/17/1989

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PUBLIC LAW 101-30—MAY 17, 1989 
Public Law 101-
101st Congress 
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May 17. 1989 
[H.R. 1385] 
Martin Luther 
King, Jr., 
Federal Holiday 
Commission 
Extension Act. 
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Coretta Scott 
King. 
An Act 
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To make permanent the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission. 
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 "Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal 
Holiday Commission Extension Act". 
SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF TERMINATION. 
(a) REMOVAL.—Section 9 of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1475) is 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 9. The Commission shall continue in existence until 
April 20, 1994.". 
0>) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Paragraph (3) of the first section of Public Law 
98-399 (98 Stat. 1473) is amended by striking "first". 
(2) PURPOSES.—Section 3(1) of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 
1473) is amended by striking "first occurs on January 20, 1986" 
and inserting "occurs on the third Monday in January each 
year". 
(c) REESTABUSHMENT AFTER TERMINATION.—If the date of the 
enactment of this Act occurs on or after April 20, 1989, the Martin 
Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission shall be reestab-
lished on the date of the enactment of this Act with the same 
members and powers that the Commission had, as provided in 
Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1473), on April 19, 1989 (subject to this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act). 
SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) TERMS IN GENERAL.—Section 4(c) of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 
1474) is amended to read as follows: 
"(cXD Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), members of 
the Commission shall be appointed not later than June 1 of each 
vear for terms of 1 year, and any vacancy in the Commission shsdl 
be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was 
made. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers.' 
"(2) Coretta Scott King shall serve as a member for life. In the 
event of a vacancy, her position on the Commission shall be filled by 
a member of the family surviving Martin Luther King, Jr., not 
already a member of the Commission, who shall be appointed by the 
family and shall serve as a member of the Commission at the 
discretion of the family. 
"(3) The 2 members of the Commission appointed as members of 
the family surviving Martin Luther King, Jr., shall serve as mem-
bers of the Commission at the discretion of the family.". 
(b) CONTINUATION OP TERAIS or EXISTING MEMBERS.—The individ-
uals who are members of the Commission on the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall be considered to have been appointed 
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members for a term ending on the first June 1 that occurs after the 
date of the enactment of this Act (pursuant to section 4(a) of Public 
Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1473) or section 2(c) of this Act, as appropriate). 
SEC. 4. RESTRICTIONS ON ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
Section 6 of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1474) is amended by 
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adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) In carrying out the responsibilities of the (Commission under 
this Act, the (Dommission shall not make any expenditures, or 
receive or utilize any assistance in the form of the use of office 
space, personnel, or any other assistance authorized under subsec-
tion (b), for any of the following purposes— 
"(A) training activities for the purpose of directing or 
encouraging— 
"(i) the organization or implementation of campaigns to 
protest social conditions, and 
"(ii)any form of civil disobedience.". 
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SEC. 5. REPORTS. 
Section 8 of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1475) is amended bv 36 USC l69j-7. 
striking the period at the end and inserting the following: "with 
respect to the most recent observance of the Federal legal holiday 
honoring the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.". 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 7 of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1474) 
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is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 7. There are authorized to be appropriated to cany out this 
Act $300,000 for fiscal year 1989 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal 
years.". 
(b) dloNFORMiNG AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) EXPENSES OF MEMBERS.—Section 4(d) of Public Law 98-399 
(98 Stat. 1474) is amended by striking "subject to section 7" and 36 USC l69j-3. 
inserting "subject to the availability of sufficient funds". 
(2) PAY FOR STAFF.—Section 6(a) of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 
1474) is amended by striking "Subject to section 7" and insert- 
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ing "Subject to the availability of sufficient funds". 
SEC. 7. REPEALER. 
Section 5(c) of Public Law 98-399 (98 Stat. 1474) is repealed. 
36 USC l69j-4. 
SEC. 8. BRONZE REPLICA OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 
(a) The Congress finds that: 
(1) The ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence 
have inspired freedom-loving people throughout the world. 
(2) The eloquent language of the Declaration of Independence 
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has stirred the hearts of the American people. 
(3) The Declaration of Independence ranks as one of the 
greatest documents in human history. 
(4) On July 2, 1952, a bronze replica of the Declaration of 
Independence was presented to (Congress for display in the 
Rotunda of the United States Capitol. 
(5) On July 22, 1988, the bronze replica of the Declaration of 
Independence was moved from the Rotunda of the Capitol to the 
small House Rotunda between the Capitol Rotunda and Statu-
ary Hall. 
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(6) The bronze replica of the Declaration of Independence was 
replaced in the Rotunda by a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
(b) It is the sense of the Congress that the bronze replica of the 
Declaration of Independence should, forthwith, be returned to a 
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place of prominence in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol 
where it shall remain on permanent display. 
Approved May 17, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1385 (S. 431): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-26 (Comm. on Post Office and Civil Service). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Apr. 17, considered £ind passed House. 
May 1, S. 431 considered in Senate. 
May 2, H.R. 1385 considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 431. 
May 9, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 25 (1989): 
May 17, Presidential remarks.