A bill to name the headquarters building in the Geological Survey National Center under construction in Reston, Va., as the "John Wesley Powell Federal Building."
PL 93-183 (S.1618), enacted 12/15/1973

87 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-183-DEC. 15, 1973 
709 
SEC. 4. (a) Tlie Secretary of Transportation shall, on or before g.fsT''"'° ''°"' 
June 80, 197-1-, su])init an interim report, and on or before June 30, 
1975, subniit a Hiuil report, to the Cong-ress on the operation and effects 
of this Act. K'M-h such repoil sliall give particular attention to such 
effects on tlie use of enei'<jy in the Ignited States, traffic safety, including 
the safety of cliildren traveling to and from school, and the effect 
on school hours. Each sucli repoi-t shall also include such recommenda-
tions for legislation or other action as the Secretary may determine. 
The final repoit shall include any recommendations of the Secretary 
with respe<'t to time zone limits. 
(b) The Secretary of Transportation shall consult with the depart-
ments, agencies, and insti-umentalities of the Ignited States having 
information or expertise with respect to the operation and effects of 
this Act. Eixrh sucli department, agency, and instrumentality shall 
exercise its powers, duties, and functions in such numner as will assist 
in carrying out the provisions of this section. 
SKO. 5. The autlioritv of the Secretary of Transportation, under the 
first section of the Act of .March 19, 1918 (15 U.S.C 261), to modify go^stat^'iot^"' 
the Hunts of anv time zone is suspended during the effectixe period 
of this Act. 
SE(J. (). Notwithstanding any other law or any regulation issued 
under any such law, the Fedei'al Communication Commission shall, 
consistent with any existing treaty or other agreement, make such 
adjustment by general rules, or by interim action pending such general 
rules, with respect to hours of operation of daytime standard ampli-
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^ SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect at 2 o'clock antemeridian on the 
Effective date. 
fourth Sunday which occurs after the date of enactment of this Act 
and shall terminate at 2 o'clock antemeridian on the last Sundav of 
.\})ril 1975. 
Approved December 15, 1973. 
Public Law 93-183 
A N A C T 
December 15, 1973 
To name the headquarters building in the Geological Survey National Center 
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under construction in Reston, Virginia, as the "John Wesley Powell Federal 
Building". 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repyesentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the headquar- po^eii^ed^eTai 
ters building in the Department of Interior's Geological Survey Building, va. 
National Center now under construction in Reston, Virginia, shall 
Designation. 
hereafter be known and designated as the "'John Wesley Powell Fed-
eral Building". Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States to such building shall be 
held to be a reference to the "John Wesley Po\vell Federal Building". 
Approved December 15, 1973.