Joint resolution to establish a commission for the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamilton
PL 83-601 (S.J.Res.140), enacted 08/20/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 601-AUG. 20, 1954 
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note. 
8 u s e 
1182(a), 
1251(a), 1424(a). 
Perjury 
tempt. 
the national security or defense of the United States by treason, 
sabotage, espionage, sedition, seditious conspiracy, violations of chap-
ter 115 of title 18 of the United States Code, violations of the Internal 
Security Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 987), violations of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 755), as amended, violations of sections 212 (a) 
(27), (28), (29) or 241 (a) (6), (7) or 313 (a) of the Immigration 
and Naticjnality Act (66 Stat. 182-186; 204-206; 240-241), and con-
spiracies involving any of the foregoing, is necessary to the public 
interest, he, upon the approval of the Attorney General, shall make 
application to the court that the witness shall be instructed to testify 
or produce evidence subject to the provisions of this section, and upon 
order of the court such witness shall not be excused from testifying or 
from producing books, papers, or other evidence on the ground that 
the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him 
or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. 
But no such witness shall 
be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on 
account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is 
compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimina-
tion, to testify or produce evidence, nor shall testimony so compelled 
be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding (except prosecution 
described in subsection (d) hereof) against him in any court. 
"(d) No witness shall be exempt under the provision of this section 
from prosecution for perjury or contempt committed while giving 
testimony or producing evidence under compulsion as provided in this 
section." 
SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 223 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking out 
"3486. Testimony before Congress; immunity." 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"3486. Compelled testimony tending to incriminate witness; immunity." 
Approved August 20, 1954. 
August 20, 1954 
[S. J. Res. 140] 
Public Law 601 
CHAPTER 770 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To establish a commission for the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary 
of the birth of Alexander Hamilton. 
A l e x a n d e r 
Hamilton B i c e n -
t e n n i a l Commis-
sion. 
Establishment. 
Members, 
Duties. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby estab-
lished a commission to be known as the "Alexander Hamilton Bicen-
tennial Commission" (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission") 
which shall be composed of nineteen Commissioners as follows: The 
President of the United States, the President of the Senate, and the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, all ex officio; and eight 
persons to be appointed by the President of the United States, four 
Senators to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and four 
Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Commission to prepare plans 
and a program for signalizing the two hundredth anniversary of the 
birth of Alexander Hamilton. 
In preparing such plans and program 
the Commission shall give due consideration to any plan or plans 
which may be submitted to it, and to take such steps as may be 
necessary to coordinate and correlate its plans with those prepared 
by State or civic bodies. If the participation of other nations in 
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the conimeinoration is deemed advisable, the Commission may com-
]nunicate to that end with the governments of such nations through 
the State Department. 
SEC. 8. Tlie Commission shall select a Chairman and a Vice Chair-
man from among its members, and may employ, without regard to 
the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, such employees 
as may be necessary in carrying out its functions. 
SEC. 4. The Commissioners shall serve without compensation, but 
may be reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in carrying out 
the duties of the Commission. 
SEC. 5. When the Commission has approved a j^lan of celebration, 
it shall submit it, insofar as it relates to the fine arts, to the Com-
mission of Fine Arts for its approval. 
SEC. 6. The Commission shall, on or before March 1, 1955, make a 
report to the Congress in order that further enabling legislation may 
be enacted. 
SEC. 7. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this joint resolu-
tion, but in no event shall the sums hereby authorized to be appro-
priated exceed a total of $10,000. 
SEC. 8. The Commission shall expire upon the completion of its 
duties, but in no event later than January 11, 1958. 
Approved August 20, 1954. 
Ch a i r m a n and 
Vice Chairman. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 u s e 1071 note. 
Reimbursement. 
Sub mi s s i on of 
plan. 
Report to C o n -
gress, 
Appropriation. 
Expiration. 
Public Law 602 
AN ACT 
CHAPTER 771 
To amend section 1071 of title 18, United States Code, relating to the concealing 
of persons from arrest, so as to increase the penalties therein provided. 
August 20, 1954 
[H. R. 7486] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenihled, That section 1071 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"Whoever harbors or conceals any person for whose arrest a warrant 
or process has been issued under the provisions of any law of the 
United States, so as to prevent his discovery and arrest, after notice or 
knowledge of the fact that a warrant or process has been issued for the 
apprehension of such person, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or 
imprisoned not more than one year, or both; except that if the warrant 
or process issued on a charge of felony, or after conviction of such 
person of any offense, the punishment shall be a fine of not more than 
$5,000, or imprisonment for not more than five years, or both." 
Approved August 20, 1954. 
H a r b o r i n g 
criminal. 
62 Stat. 755. 
Penalty, 
of 
Public Law 603 
CHAPTER 772 
AN ACT 
August 20, 1954 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of persons 
[H. R. 8658] 
who jump bail. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That chapter 207 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting, immediately 
following section 3145 of such chapter, a new section to be designated 
as section 3146 and to read as follows: 
Bail jumpers. 
Penalties. 
62 Stat. 821.