An Act to provide a new coinage design and date emblematic of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution for dollars, half dollars, and quarter dollars, to authorize the issuance of special silver coins commemorating the Bicentennial of the American Revolution, and for other purposes.
PL 93-127 (S.1141), enacted 10/18/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-127-OCT. 18, 1973 
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which exceed the average of such expenses incurred by typical, 
permanent residents of the Metropolitan New York, New York, 
area with comparable salary and family size who are not com-
j)elled by reason of their employment to live in such high-rent 
area; and 
"(2) provide such alloAvance as the President considers appro-
priate, to each Delegate and Alternate Delegate of the United 
States to any session of the General Assembly of the United 
Xations who is not a permanent member of the staff of the L'nited 
States Mission to the United Nations, in order to compensate each 
such Delegate or Alternate Delegate for necessary housing and 
subsistence expenses incurred by him with respect to attending 
any such session. 
Not more than forty-five employees shall be receiving an allowance 
under paragraph (1) of this section at any one time." 
MUTUAL REST1U.1NT ON MILITARY EXPENDITURES 
SEC. 16. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States and 
the Uuion of Soviet Socialist Kepublics should, on an urgent basis and 
in their mutual interests, seek agreement on specific mutual reductions 
in their respective expenditures for military purposes so that both 
nations can devote a greater proportion of their available resources to 
the domestic needs of their respective peoples; and, the President of 
the United States is requested to seek such agreements for the mutual 
reduction of armament and other military expenditures in the course 
of all discussions and negotiations in extending guai-anties. credits, or 
other forms of direct or indirect assistance to the Soviet Union. 
E X P R E S S I O N OF I N D I V I D U A L V I E W S TO CONGRESS 
SEC. 17. Section 502 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 
1972 (2 U.S.C. 194a) is amended by striking out "appointed by the 
se stat. 496. 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to a posi-
tion in"' and inserting in lieu thereof "or employee of". 
Approved October 18, 1973. 
Public Law 93-127 
AN ACT 
October 18, 1973 
To provide a new coinage design and date emblematic of the Bicentennial of 
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the American Revolution for dollars, half dollars, and quarter dollars, to 
authorize the issuance of special silver coins commemorating the Bicentennial 
of the American Revolution, and for other purposes. 
Be it encwted hy the Senate and House of Reyresentativea 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the reverse 
American Revo-
side of all dollar, half-dollar, and quarter-dollar coins minted for ^ ' ^ 1 ^ ^ ' " " * ' " " 
issuance on or after July 4, 1975, and until such time as the Secretary 
Coinage design 
of the Treasury may determine, shall bear a design determined by ' " " ' 
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the Secretary to be emblematic of the Bicentennial of the American 
Revolution. 
SEO. 2. All dollar, half-dollar, and quarter-dollar coins minted for 
issuance between July 4, 1975, and January 1, 1977, shall bear 
"1776-1976" in lieu of the date of coinage; and all dollar, half-dollar, 
and quarter-dollar coins minted thereafter until such time as the 
Secretary of the Treasury may determine shall bear a date emblematic 
of the Bicentennial in addition to the date of coinage. 
and date emble-
matic, 
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Manufacture 
and storage. 
Silver-clad 
oins, limitations. 
84 Stat. 1768. 
31 u s e 391. 
Numismatic 
items, distribu-
tion. 
SEC. 3. Until the Secretary of the Treasury determines that the 
mints of the United States are adequate for the production of ample 
supplies of coins and medals, any facility of the Bureau of the Mint 
may be used for the manufacture and storage of medals and coins. 
SEC. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law with respect 
to the design of coins, the Secretary shall mint prior to July 4, 1975, 
for issuance on and after such date, 45 million silver-clad alloy coins 
authorized under section 101(a) of the Coinage Act of 1965, com-
memorating the Bicentennial of the American Revolution, of such 
design, in such denomination, and containing such quantities of such 
other metals as he determines appropriate. In addition, the Secretary 
shall coin and issue not more than an additional 15 million such coins, 
if he determines such coins are needed to meet public demand. Coins 
minted under this section may only be distributed by the Secretary 
as proof or uncirculated coins at such prices as he may determine. 
The Secretary is authorized, by regulation, to limit the number of 
silver coins minted under this section which any one person may 
purchase. Coins minted under this section shall he treated as pieces 
subject to the one hundred and fifty million piece limitation contained 
in section 101(d) of the Coinage Act of 1965, and shall be subject 
to such limitation. Receipts from the sale of coins under this section 
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
SEC. 5. In connection with the operations of the Bureau of the 
Mint, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to manufacture 
and distribute numismatic items. Proceeds from the sale of numismatic 
items shall be reimbursed to the current appropriation for the cost 
of manufacturing and handling of such items. 
Approved October 18, 1973. 
October 18, 1973 
[H. R. 7976] 
Public Law 93-128 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 31, 1965, commemorating certain historical events 
in the State of Kansas. 
Commemoration 
of historical sites, 
Kafts. 
Additional ap-
propriation au-
thorization. 
Be it enacted by the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4 of the 
Act of August 31, 1965 (79 Stat. 588), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 4. In addition to those funds heretofore authorized and appro-
priated, there are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of 
this Act not more than $1,420,000. Such sums, when appropriated, 
shall be available for planning, site rehabilitation, development, and 
marking of historic sites pursuant to the provisions of this Act." 
Approved October 18, 1973. 
October 19, 1973 
LS. 1914] 
Public Law 93-129 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of the Board for International Broadcasting, to 
authorize the continuation of assistance to Radio Free Europe and Radio 
Liberty, and for other purposes. 
Board for Inter-
national Broad-
casting Act of 
1973. 
Be it enacted, hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973".