An Act to establish the Plymouth-Provincetown Celebration Commission
PL 91-474 (S.2916), enacted 10/21/1970

Provincetown 
Celebration Com-
84 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-474-OCT. 21, 1970 
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(d) Section 809 (f) of such Act is amended by striking out "Novem- 
Ante, p. 887; 
ber 1, 1970" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
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"December 1, 1970". 
(e) Section 810(k) of such Act is amended by striking out "Novem-
ber 1, 1970" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
"December 1, 1970". 
(f) Section 1002(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "Novem-
ber 1, 1970" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
"December 1, 1970". 
(g) Section 1101 (a) of such Act is amended by striking out "Novem-
ber 1, 1970" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
"December 1, 1970". 
Approved October 21, 1970. 
Public Law 91-474 
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October 21, 1970 
To establish the Plymouth-Provincetown Celebration Commission. 
[s. 2916] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, in recognition 
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of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary, in 1970, of the landing of ^^_^ „ 
the Pilgrims at Provincetown and Plymouth, which led to permanent missron 
settlements whose influence on our history, culture, law, and commerce 
Establishment. 
extends through the present day, there is hereby established the 
Plymouth-Provincetown Celebration Commission (hereafter referred 
to as the "Commission"), for the purpose of developing suitable plans 
for such anniversary and conducting celebrations at appropriate times 
throughout the period beginning September 1, 1970, and ending 
November 30,1971. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Commission shall be composed of thirteen members 
Membership. 
as follows: 
(1) four Members of the Senate, two from each of the two 
major political parties, to be appointed by the President pro 
tempore of the Senate ; 
(2) four Members of the House of Representatives, two from 
each of the two major political parties, to be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 
(3) five members to be appointed by the President. 
(b) The President shall, at the time of appointment, designate one 
of the members appointed by him to serve as Chairman. 
(c) The members of the Commission shall serve without compensa- 
Travel ex-
tion, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other neces- P®"^®^* *
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sary expenses incurred by them in carrying out the duties of the 
Commission. 
(d) Within ninety days after the termination of such celebration, p^*^°'ss*° 
the Commission shall furnish a report of its activities, including an °"^'"®*^* 
accounting of funds received and expended, to the Congress. Upon 
Termination. 
submission of such report to the Congress, the Commission shall 
termiaiate. 
SEC. 3. In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Commis-
sion is authorized— 
(1) to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
Personnel, com. 
may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, p^nsatio"-
United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter I I I of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
so stat. 443. 
and General Schedule pay rates; 
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[84 STAT. 
Experts and 
consultants. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Volunteers. 
80 Stat. 499; 
83 Stat. 190. 
Gifts, accept-
ance. 
Acquired prop-
erty, reversion to 
U.S. 
Appropriation. 
(2) to obtain the services of experts and consultants, in accord-
ance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per diem; 
(3) to accept and to utilize the services of voluntary and uncom-
pensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
^4) to solicit and to accept gifts of money or property; 
(5) to procure supplies, services, and property, and to make 
contracts, without regard to the laws and procedures applicable to 
Federal agencies; 
(6) to request the assistance and advice of, and to cooperate 
with, civic, historic, and patriotic bodies, institutions of learning, 
and State and local governments; 
(7) to request the cooperation and assistance of such Federal 
departments and agencies as may be appropriate; 
(8) to invite the participation of such other nations as may be 
appropriate, with the assistance and advice of the Department of 
State; and 
(9) to make such expenditures as it may deem advisable from 
funds appropriated or received as gifts. 
SEC. 4. Any property acquired by the Commission remaining upon 
termination of such celebration is the property of the United States 
and may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of the 
national park system, or may be disposed of as surplus property. The 
net revenue, after payment of Commission expenses, is the property 
of the United States and shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
United States. 
SEC. 5. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of 
$100,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved October 21, 1970. 
October 21, 1970 
[H. R. 9548] 
D. C. 
Nonresidents, 
exemptions from 
attachment. 
77 Stat. 530. 
77 Stat. 554. 
Public Law 91-475 
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AN ACT 
To amend section 15-503 of the District of Columbia Code with respect to exempt 
tions from attachment and certain other process in the case of persons not 
residing in the District of Columbia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 15-503 
of the District of Columbia Code is amended by redesignating sub-
section (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting immediately after sub-
section (b) the following new subsection (c) : 
"(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the wages (as 
defined in section 16-571 of the District of Columbia Code) of any 
person not residing in the District of Columbia who does not earn the 
major portion of such wages in the District of Columbia shall, in any 
case arising out of a contract or transaction entered into outside of 
the District of Columbia, be exempt from attachment, levy, or seizure, 
by any process or proceeding of any court, judge, or officer of the 
District of Columbia in the same amount and to the same extent as 
is provided by law of the State in which such person resides for persons 
residing therein. Whenever any claim is made for an exemption from 
attachment pursuant to this subsection, the burden shall be upon the 
plaintiff to prove that the contract or transaction involved in the case 
was entered into within the District of Columbia." 
Approved October 21, 1970.