An Act to facilitate exchanges of land under the act of March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 465), for use for public schools, and for other purposes
PL 90-171 (H.R.10442), enacted 12/04/1967

81 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-171-DEC. 4, 1967 
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" (b) The Secretary shall from time to time appoint panels of experts 
who are competent to evaluate various types of research or demonstra-
tion projects under this section, and shall secure the advice and recom-
mendations of one such panel before making any grant under this 
section. 
"ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
"SEO. 503. (a)(1) The Secretary shall appoint an advisory com-
mittee which shall consist of seven members to advise him on matters 
of general policy relating to the administration of this title. Three 
members of such committee shall be individuals from the field of 
physical education, two members thereof shall be individuals from 
the field of recreation, and two members thereof shall be individuals 
with experience or special interest in the education of the mentally 
retarded or other handicapped children. 
"(2) The Secretary shall, from time to time, designate one of the 
members of such committee to serve as the chairman thereof. 
" (b) Members of the advisory committee and members of any panel 
appointed pursuant to section 502(b), who are not regular full-time 
employees of the United States, shall, while serving on the business 
of such committee or such panel, be entitled to receive compensation 
at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $100 per day, includ-
ing travel time; and, while so serving away from their homes or regu-
lar places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including 
p>er diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703(b) of 
title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service 
employed intermittently." 
Approved December 4, 1967. 
Compens£ition, 
travel expenses. 
80 Stat. 499. 
Public Law 90-171 
AN ACT 
To facilitate exchanges of land nnder the Act of March 20. 1922 (42 Stat. -iS'j), 
for use for public schools, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Houfse of Repre-sentofh^es of the 
United States of America, in Congress assembled. Tliat whenever an 
exchange of land is proj)osed by a public school district or other public 
school authority under the Act of March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 465), as 
amended (16 U.S.C. 485, 486), or other authority under which the 
Secretary of Agi-iculture is authorized to exchange national forest 
lands or other lands administered by the Forest Service, if the public 
school authority proposing the exchange has insufficient land to offer, 
the exchange may be completed upon deposit with the Secretary of 
Agriculture of a portion or all of the value of the selected land. Any 
amount so deposited shall be covered into a special fund in the Treas-
ury which when appropriated shall be available until expended by 
the Secretary of Agriculture for the acquisition of lands in the same 
State as the selected lands and which are determined by him to be 
suitable for the same purposes as the selected lands. Lands so acquired 
shall have the same status and shall be subject to the same laws, regu-
lations, and rules as the selected lands. 
The provisions of this Act shall not be applicable to the conveyance 
in exchange of more than eighty acres to any one public school district, 
or other public school authority. 
Approved December 4, 1967. 
December 4, 1967 
[H.R. 10442] 
Public schools. 
Land exchanges 
in national for-
ests. 
43 Stat. 1090. 
Limitation.