Joint resolution to remove copyright restrictions upon the musical composition ""Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag"", and for other purposes
PL 86-748 (H.J.Res.704), enacted 09/13/1960

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SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construc-
tion of the works authorized by this Act not to exceed $6,000,000, 
plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of 
ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineering 
cost indices applicable to the types of construction involved herein. 
Approved September 13, 1960. 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 86-746 
AN ACT 
To make permanent law the provisions of section 408 of the National Housing 
Act regulating savings and loan holding companies. 
September 13, 1960 
[S. 36 19] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subsection (g) 
of section 408 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1730a. (g)) is 
hereby repealed. 
Approved September 13, 1960. 
73 Stat. 691. 
Repeal. 
Public Law 86-747 
AN ACT 
Authorizing the President of the United States of America to present a gold 
medal to Robert Frost, a New England poet. 
September 13,1960 
[S. 3439] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the President 
is authorized to present, in the name of Congress, an appropriate gold 
medal to Robert Frost in recognition of his poetry, which has enriched 
the culture of the United States and the philosophy of the world. 
For such purpose, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to be 
struck a'gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions 
to be determined by the Secretary. 
SEC 2. There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $2,500 
to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved September 13, 1960. 
Robert Frost. 
Pr e s ent atlon o f 
medal. 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 86-748 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To remove copyright restrictions upon the musical composition "Pledge of 
Allegiance to the Flag", and for other purposes. 
Septentoer 13, I960 
[H. J. Res. 704] 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
Spates of America in Congress assemhled, That the musical composi- sitio^''«^ied^e of 
tion "Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag", covered by copyright Allegiance to the 
EU399400, granted to Irving Caesar on June 3, 1955, assigned by ^'^movai of cop>* 
Irving Caesar to Congressman Louis C. Rabaut by an instrument right restrictions, 
recorded in the Office of the Register of Copyrights in assignment 
record book 942 at page 57, and assigned by Congressman Louis C. 
Rabaut to the Congress of the United States by an instrument recorded 
in the Office of the Register of Copyrights in assignment record book 
943 at page 451, is hereby declared to be m the public domain. 
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PUBLIC LAW 86-749-SEPT. 13, 1960 
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SEC. 2. The Joint Committee on Printing is authorized and directed 
to cause to be prepared three arrangements of the musical composition 
"Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag" suitable for use in nonprofessional 
performances. 
One arrangement shall be for vocal, one for band, and 
one for orchestral performance. 
The Joint Committee on Printing 
shall cause to be printed and distributed one hundred copies of each 
such arrangement to each Membsr of Congress and to the Kesident 
Commissioner from Puerto Kico. 
SEC. 3. The Joint Committee on Printing shall cause copies of the 
arrangements authorized by section 2 to be printed for sale to the 
public through the Superintendent of Documents, and shall cause 
additional copies to be printed from time to time for such purpose in 
such quantities as may be necessary to meet public demand. 
Approved September 13, 1960. 
September 13, 1960 
[H. J. Res. 311] 
Public Law 86-749 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the erection of a statue of Taras Shevchenko on public grounds in 
the District of Columbia. 
T a r a s 
Shev-
chenko. 
Statue in D. C. 
y^proval of Com-
mission 
on 
Fine 
Arts and N.C.P.C. 
Whereas throughout Eastern Europe, in the last century and this, the 
name and works of Taras Shevchenko brilliantly reflected the 
aspirations of man for personal liberty and national independence; 
and 
Whereas Shevchenko, the poet laureate of Ukraine, was openly 
inspired by our great American tradition to fight against the 
imperialist and colonial occupation of his native land; and 
Whereas in many parts of the free world observances of the Shev-
chenko centennial will be held during 1961 in honor of this immortal 
champion of liberty; and 
Whereas in our moral capacity as free men in an independent Nation 
it behooves us to symbolize tangibly the inseparable spiritual ties 
bound in the writings of Shevchenko between our country and the 
forty million Ukrainian nation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved hy the SenoM aTid House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) any association or 
committee organized for such purpose within two years from the date 
of the enactment of this joint resolution is hereby authorized to place 
on land owned by the United States in the District of Columbia a 
statue of the Ukrainian poet and national leader, Taras Shevchenko. 
(b) The authority granted by subsection (a) of this section shall 
cease to exist, unless within five years after the date of enactment of 
this joint resolution (1) the erection of the statue is begun, and (2) 
the association or committee certifies to the Secretary of the Interior 
the amount of funds available for the purpose of the completion of the 
statue and the Secretary determines that such funds are adequate for 
such purpose. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to 
select an appropriate site upon which to erect the statue authorized 
in the first section. 
The choice of the site and the design and plans 
for such statue shall be subject to the approval of the Commission on 
Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission. 
Such 
statue shall be erected without expense to the United States. 
Approved September 13, 1960.