An Act to authorize the Commissioner of ?the District of Columbia to lease to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington the former synagogue of the Adas Israel Congregation and real property of the District of Columbia for the purpose of establishing e. Jewish Historical Museum
PL 91-68 (H.R.12677), enacted 09/16/1969

83 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-68-SEPT. 16, 1969 
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"§ 104. Salary of the Vice President 
"The per annum rate of salary of the Vice President of the United 
States shall be $62,500, to be paid monthly.''. 
SEC. 2. (a) The second sentence of section 601(a) of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended (2 U.S.C. 31), relating to 
the compensation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is 
amended by striking out "$43,000'' and inserting m lieu thereof 
"$62,500". 
(b) The third sentence of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1946, as amended (2 U.S.C. 31), relating to the com-
pensation of the Majority Leader and the Minority leader of the 
Senate and the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the House 
of Representatives, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$36,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$49,500"; 
(2) by inserting "the President pro tempore of the Senate," 
immediately following "compensation of"; and 
(3) by inserting a comma immediately following "Minority 
Leader of the Senate". 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by this Act shall become effective on 
March 1,1969. 
Approved September 15, 1969. 
Speaker of the 
House. 
79 Stat. 1120. 
Majority and 
Minority Leaders. 
President pro 
tempore. 
Effective date. 
September 16, 1969 
[H.R. 12677] 
Public Law 91-68 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to lease to the Jewish 
Historical Society of Greater Washington the former synagogue of the Adas 
Israel Congregation and real property of the District of Columbia for the 
purpose of establishing a Jewish Historical Museum. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Represeyitatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled. That it is the pur- 
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pose of this Act to enable the Jewish Historical Society of Greater icarTociety^or" 
"Washington, a nonprofit corporation organized in the District of G'^^ater washing-
Columbia, to place on real property of the District of Columbia the °L*easing o
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structure which served as the synagogue of Adas Israel Congregation property. 
(located in the District of Columbia on the southeast comer of Sixth 
and G Streets, Northwest) and to improve and restore such structure 
for the purpose of establishing and maintaining it as a Jewish Histori-
cal Museum or for other appropriate purposes. 
SEC. 2. To carry out the purpose of this Act, the Commissioner 
may— 
(1) acquire the structure described in the first section and lease 
it to the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, and 
(2) lease to such Society real property of the District of Colum-
bia which he determines is not then required for the needs of the 
District of Columbia. 
An^ lease made under this Act shall be subject to such terms and con-
ditions as the Commissioner may deem necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this Act and in the discretion of the Commissioner, may be 
made with or without monetary consideration. 
Approved September 16, 1969.