Joint resolution to establish a commission for the celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Theodore Roosevelt
PL 84-183 (H.J.Res.273), enacted 07/28/1955

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"(3) As used in paragraph (2), the term 'organization' means a 
nongovernmental agency, organization, or commission, composed of 
representatives of leading national medical and other professional 
associations, organizations, or agencies active in the field of mental 
health. 
"(b) For such purpose there is hereby authorized to be appropri-
ated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, the sum of $250,000 to 
be used for a grant or grants to help initiate the research and study 
provided for in this section; and the sum of $500,000 for each of the 
two succeeding fiscal years for the making of such grants as may be 
needed to carry the research and study to completion. The terms of 
any such grant shall provide that the research and study shall be com-
pleted not later than three years from the date it is inaugurated; that 
the grantee shall file annual reports with the Congress, the Surgeon 
General, and the Governors of the several States, among others that 
the grantee may select; and that the final report shall be similarly 
filed. 
"(c) Nothing in this section shall in any way affect the availability 
of amounts otherwise appropriated for work in the field of mental 
health; nor be construed to interfere with or diminish the more limited 
and specific programs of research and study being carried on through 
or under the auspices of the National Institute of Mental Health. 
"(d) Any grantee agency, organization, or commission is author-
ized to accept additional financial support from private or other 
public sources to assist in carrying on the project authorized by this 
section." 
Approved July 28, 1955. 
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Public Law 183 
CHAPTER 418 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
j ^ ^ 28.1955^ 
To establish a commission for ttie celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary 
[H. J. Re a. 273] 
of the birth of Theodore Koosevelt. 
Resolved 
hy the Senate 
and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there is hereby 
established a commission to be known as the Theodore Roosevelt Cen-
tennial Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission'*) 
which shall be composed of fifteen (vOnnnissioners 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 per-
sons to be appointed by the President of the United States, two Sena-
tors to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and two Repre-
sentatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives. 
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Commission, after announcement 
to the American people of its creation and purpose, to prepare plans 
and a program for signalizing the one hundredth anniversary of the 
birth of Theodore Roosevelt in the year 1958, including plans for the 
completion of the development of Theodore Roosevelt Island in the 
Potomac River in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to estab-
lish a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital", 
approved May 21,1932 (47 Stat. 163) as amended by the Act approved 
February 11,1933 (47 Stat. 799), and including the completion of the 
development of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park in North 
Dakota, created by the Act of April 25,1947 (61 Stat. 52), as amended. 
In preparing such plans and program, the Commission shall give due 
consideration to any plan which may be submitted to it,, and shall take 
Theodore Roose-
velt C e n t e n n i a l 
Commission. 
Establishment,, 
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such steps as may be necesary to coordinate and correlate its plans 
Avith those prepared by State or civic bodies. If the participation of 
other nations in the commemoration is deemed advisable, the Com-
jnission may communicate to that end with the governments of such 
nations through the State Department. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Commission shall select a Chairman and a Vice 
Chairman 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. 
(b) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission shall 
not be considered as service or employment bringing such individual 
within the provisions of section 216, 281, 283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 
18 of the United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised Statutes 
(5 U. S. C. 99) or section 412 of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act 
of 1949 (22 U. S. C. 1584) ; nor shall any member of the Commis-
sion by reason of his status as such be deemed to be an "officer of the 
Government" within the meaning of the Act of April 27, 1916 (5 
U.S.C.lOl). 
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 plan of celebra-
tion, it shall submit it, insofar as it relates to the fine arts, to the 
Commission of Fine Arts for its approval. 
SEC. 6. The Commission shall, on or before March 1, 1956, make 
a report to the Congress in order that further enabling legislation 
may be enacted. 
SEC. T. 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 appropri-
ated exceed a total of $10,000. 
SEC. 8. The Commission shall expire upon the completion of its 
duties, but in no event later than October 2T, 1959. 
Approved July 28, 1955. i 
July 28, 1955 
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Public Law 184 
CHAPTER 419 
AN ACT 
Authorizing the State Highway Commission of the State of Maine to construct, 
maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Saint Croix River 
between Calais, Maine, and Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada. 
Bridge. 
Saint Croix River, 
Maine. 
34 Stat. 84. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of America 
in Congress assemhted, That the State 
Highway Commission of the State of Maine is authorized to con-
struct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches 
thereto across the Saint Croix River, so far as the United States has 
jurisdiction over the waters of such river, at a point suitable to the 
interests of navigation, between Calais, Maine, and Saint Stephen, 
New Brunswick, Canada, in accordance with the provisions of the 
Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over 
navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906, subject to the condi-
tions and limitations contained in this Act, and subject to the ap-
proval of the proper authorities of the Government of Canada. 
SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved July 28, 1955.