An Act to establish the Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, and for other purposes
PL 88-630 (H.R.12289), enacted 10/06/1964

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PUBUC LAW 88-630-OCT. 6, 1964 
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Public Law 88-630 
AN A C T 
October 6, 1964 
To establish the Lewis and Clark Trail Commission, and for other purposes. 
— [ H . R. 12289]— 
Lewis and Clark 
Trail Commission. 
77 Stat. 946. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejyresentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there is hereby ^^^^ ^^ 
^^^^ 
established an advisory and coordinating commission to be known as "Estal)Hshme''nt" 
the "Lewis and Clark Trail Commission" (hereinafter referred to as 
the "Commission"), which shall be composed of twenty-seven members. 
PURPOSE AND FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION 
SEC. 2. In furtherance of the objectives set forth in H. Con. Res. 
61, which expressed the sense of the Congress that the route traversed 
by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition 
of 1804—1806 from Saint Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Northwest 
should be identified, marked, and kept available for the inspiration and 
enjoyment of the American people; in order to advance public aware-
ness and knowledge of the far-reaching and historic significance of the 
Lewis and Clark Expedition; in order to supplement such awareness 
with an appreciation of the great resources of the vast region through 
which the Lewis and Clark Trail extended, and thereby to encourage 
desirable long-term conservation objectives in the public interest of the 
people of that region and the Nation as well as the public use and out-
door recreation benefits therefrom, the Commission is authorized to 
review proposals prepared at the request of the Commission, or by 
other agencies on their own initiative, to carry out the purposes of this 
Act. The Commission may make recommendations to agencies of the 
Federal Government, States, and other public and private agencies, but 
the functions and responsibilities of the Commission hereunder shall 
not operate to restrict or inhibit the aforesaid agencies in any opera-
tions they may otherwise undertake in carrying out the general objec-
tives referred to in this Act. The Commission is authorized also to 
render advice in a manner that will encourage the development by 
State or Federal agencies of a suitable connecting network of roads 
following the general route of the Lewis and Clark Trail with appro-
priate markers for such roads. 
MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION 
SEC. 3. The Commission shall comprise the following— 
(a) Ten members to serve, subject to their acceptance of member-
ship, on behalf of the States of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, 
South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and 
Oregon; the individual member from each State being the Governor 
thereof or his designated representative; 
(b) Four meml^rs, who shall be Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, two from each party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives; 
(c) Four members, who shall be Members of the Senate, two from 
eacii party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; 
(d) Five members, who shall be the Secretaries of the following De-
partments, or their designated representatives: Interior; Agricul-
ture; Defense; Health, Education, and Welfare; and Commerce; 
(e) Four members, who shall be appointed by the J. N. "Ding" 
Darling Foundation (a nonprofit corporation). 
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ORGANIZATION OF T H E COMMISSION 
SEC. 4. (a) The Chairman of the Commission shall be elected for 
such term as may be determined by the membership thereof. The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall convene the first meeting of the Commis-
sion within ninety days following enactment of this Act at such time 
and place as he may designate; 
(b) The Chairman snail designate a Vice Chairman from members 
of the Commission; 
(c) Any vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was 
made; 
(d) Where any member ceases to serve in the official position from 
which originally appointed under section 3, his place on the Commis-
sion shall be deemed to be vacant; 
(e) The Commission is authorized to issue such rules and regula-
tions as it may consider desirable in the conduct of its activities pur-
suant to this Act. 
POWERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 5. (a) The Commission may hold hearings at such times 
and places as it deems advisable for purposes of this Act. 
(b) Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive 
branch of the Government is authorized to furnish to the Commission, 
upon request made by the Chairman or Vice Chairman, such informa-
tion as the Commission deems necessary to carry out its functions. 
Any Federal agency is hereby authorized to furnish the Commission 
with suitable office space to carry out its functions. 
(c) The head of each Department or agency shall cooperate with 
the Commission in the performance of its functions and shall provide 
the Commission with such technical services and assistance as may 
be necessary and available, 
COMPENSATION OF COMMISSION 
MEMBERS 
SEC. 6. (a) Members of the Commission shall serve without 
compensation. 
(b) Members of the Commission, upon approval of the Chairman, 
shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other 
necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their 
duties as members of the Commission. 
R E P O R T S 
A N D 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
SEC. 7. Within two years following the approval of this Act, the 
Commission shall submit a report concerning its activities. 
Such 
report shall be submitted, together with any recommendations it may 
have to the President of the United States, to the President of the 
Senate, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to other 
Federal and State agencies named in this Act. 
The Commission 
may thereafter from time to time as indicated by circumstances, but 
at least every two years, submit such additional reports as it may 
deem appropriate. 
The final report of the said Commission shall 
be submitted no later than five years following the approval of this 
Act, at which time the Commission shall cease to exist. The records 
and property of the Commission shall be turned over to the Secre-
tary of the interior for such use or disposition as he shall find to be 
appropriate. 
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DONATIONS, EXPENDITURES, ACCOUNTS 
SEC. 8. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of 
personal services or property to assist in carrying out the purposes of 
this Act. The Commission may secure supplies, services, make con-
tracts, and exercise those powers generally that it deems necessary 
to enable it to carry out effectively and in the public interest the 
purposes of this Act. 
(b) Expenditures of the Commission shall be paid by an executive 
officer designated from among its membership, who shall keep com-
plete and accurate records of such expenditures and who shall account 
for all funds received by the Commission. 
Such accounts shall be 
subject to audit by the General Accounting Office of the United States. 
AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 9. There is authorized to be appropriated annually, through 
the Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriation 
Acts, not to exceed the sum of $25,000 to carry out the provisions of 
this Act. 
Approved October 6, 1964. 
Public Law 88-631 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 so as to authorize 
certain teachers employed by the Board of Education of the District of Colum-
bia to participate in a health benefits plan established pursuant to such Act, to 
amend the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 so as to extend 
insurance coverage to such teachers, to provide for retroactive salary increases 
for certain civilian employees of the Federal Government, and for other 
purposes. 
October 6, 1964 
[H. R. 5932] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3(a) 
of the Federal Emi)loyees Health Benefits Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 710; 
5 U.S.C. 3002(a)) is amended by striking out the period at the end 
thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ": Provided, That 
no teacher in the employ of the Board of Education of the District of 
Columbia, whose salary is established by section 1 of the District of 
Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 521), as amended 
(sec. 31-1501, D.C. Code, 1961 edition), shall be excluded on the basis 
of the fact that such teacher is serving under a temporary appointment 
if such teacher has been so employed by such Board for a period or 
periods totaling not less than two school years." 
SEC. 2. Section 2(a) of the Federal Employees' Group Life Insur-
ance Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 736), as amended (5 U.S.C. 2091(a)), is 
amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: "and in no event shall any teacher in the 
emploj^ of the Boiard of Education of the District of Columbia, whose 
salary is established by section 1 of the District of Columbia Teachers' 
Salary Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 521), as amended (sec. 31-1501, D.C. 
Code, 1961 edition), be excluded on the basis of the fact that such 
teacher is serving under a temporary appointment if such teacher has 
been so employed by such Board for a period or periods totaling not 
less than two school years." 
D.C. temporary 
teachers. 
Health and life 
insurance bene-
fits. 
Ante, 
p. 882. 
Eligibility.