An Act to establish a Commission on the Organization of the Government of the District of Columbia and to provide for a Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia
PL 91-405 (H.R.18725), enacted 09/22/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-405-SEPT. 22, 1970 
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Public Law 91-404 
AN ACT 
September 19, 1970 
To provide for the disposition of funds to pay a judgment in favor of the Sac and 
[H. R. 14827] 
Fox Tribes of Oklahoma in Indian Claims Commission docket numbered 220, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the funds 
appropriated by the Act of June 19,1968 (82 Stat. 239), to pay a judg-
ment by the Indian Claims Commission in docket numbered 220, 
together with interest thereon, after payment of attorneys' fees and 
other litigation expenses, may be advanced, deposited, expended, 
invested, or reinvested for any purposes that are authorized by the 
tribal governing body and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 2. Any portion of such funds that may be distributed per capita 
to members of the tribe shall not be subject to Federal or State income 
tax. 
Approved September 19, 1970. 
Sac and Fox 
Tribes, Okla. 
Judgment funds, 
disposition. 
Tax exemption. 
Public Law 91-405 
A N A C T 
September22,1970 
To establish a Commission on the Organization of the Govevmneut of the District 
[H. R. 18725. 
of Columbia and to provide for a Delegate to the House of Representatives 
from the District of Columbia. 
Be it enacted by the Seriate and House of Repir-Hentdtives of the, 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
commission on 
' 
•' 
the Organization 
of the Government 
TITLE I—COMMISSION ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE °J Jhe District o
f 
Columbia. 
GOVERNMENT OF T H E DISTRICT OF (COLUMBIA 
Establishment. 
DECLARATION OF POLICY 
SECTION 101. It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to pro-
mote economj^, efficiency, and improved service in the transaction of 
the public business in the departments, bureaus, agencies, lx)ards, com-
missions, offices, independent establishments, and instrumentalities of 
the District of Columbia by— 
(1) recommending methods and procedures for 
reducing 
expenditures to the lowest amount consistent with the efficient per-
formance of essential services, activities, and functions; 
(2) eliminating duplication and overlapping of services, activi-
ties, and functions; 
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(3) consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar 
nature; 
(4) abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary 
to the efficient conduct of government; 
(5) eliminating nonessential services, functions, and activities 
which are competitive with private enterprise; 
(6) defining responsibilities of officials; and 
(7) relocating agencies now responsible directly to the Com-
missioner of the District of Columbia in departments or other 
agencies. 
Organization 
and methods 
study. 
Reports to 
Congress. 
Termination. 
ESTABLISHMENT OF T H E COMMISSION ON T H E ORGANIZATION OF THE GOV-
ERNMENT o r T H E DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
SEC. 102. For the purpose of carrying out the policy set forth in 
section 101 of this title, there is established a commission to be known 
as the Commission on the Organization of the (xovernment of the 
District of Columbia (hereafter in this title referred to as the 
"Commission"). 
DUTIES OP T H E COMMISSION 
SEC. 103. (a) The Commission shall study and investigate the pres-
ent organization and methods of operation of all departments, bureaus, 
agencies, boards, commissions, offices, independent establishments, and 
instrumentalities of the government of the District of Columbia (other 
than the courts of the District of Columbia) to determine what changes 
are necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in section 101 of 
this title. 
(b) The Commission shall submit interim reports at such time, or 
times, as the Commission deems necessary, shall submit a compre-
hensive report of its activities and the results of its studies to the 
Congress within six months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and shall submit its final report not later than six months after the 
filing of its comprehensive report. Upon filing its final report the 
Commission shall cease to exist. The final report of the Commission 
maj^ propose such legislative enactments and administrative actions 
as in its judgment are necessary to carry out its recommendations. 
Presidential 
appointments. 
MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION 
SEC. 104. The Commission shall be composed of twelve members 
appointed as follows: 
(1) Four members shall be appointed by the President of the 
United States. Two members so appointed shall be from the 
executive branch of the Federal Government or from the govern-
ment of the District of Columbia, and two shall be from private 
life. 
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(2) Four members shall be appointed jointly by the President 
of the Senate, the Chairman of the Committee on the District of 
Columbia of the Senate, and the Chairman of the subcommittee 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate wliich has 
jurisdiction over appropriations for the District of Columbia. 
Two members so appointed shall be from the Senate, and two 
shall be from private life. 
(3) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives on the advice of the chairman of the 
Committee on the District of Columbia of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the chairman of the subcommittee of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations which has jurisdiction over appropria-
tions for the District of Columbia. Two members so appointed 
shall be from the House of Representatives, and two shall be from 
private life. 
The members shall be appointed within thirty days following the 
date of the enactment of this Act. Any vacancy in the Commission 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
COMPENSATION OF COMMISSION MEMBERS 
SEC. 105. (a) Members of the Commission who are Members of the 
Congress or full-time officers or employees of the United States or the 
District of Columbia shall receive no additional compensation on 
account of their service on the Commission. The other members of the 
Commission shall be entitled to receive the daily equivalent of the rate 
now or hereafter provided for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule 
for each day (including traveltime) during which they are engaged in 
the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. 
(b) While traveling on official business in the performance of 
Travel expenses. 
services for -the Commission, members of the Commission shall be 
allowed expenses of travel, including per diem instead of subsistence, 
in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
80 Stat. 498; 
Post, 
p. 1081. 
ORGANIZATION AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION 
5 USC 5701. 
SEC. 106. (a) The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice 
chairman and 
Chairman from among its members. Seven members of the Commis- ^'''^ chairman. 
sion shall constitute a quorum. 
(b) The head of any Federal agency or agency of the District of ^f^^l^^°^^^ 
Columbia is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of its ^*^'' 
personnel to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission. The 
Administrator of General Services shall provide financial and admin-
istrative support services for the Commission on a reimbursable basis. 
Ante, p. 198-1. 
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Compensation 
of personnel. 
80 Stat. 378. 
5 use 101 
et seq. 
80 Stat. 443, 
459. 
5 u s e 5101, 
5311. 
Experts and 
consultants. 
Power to hold 
hearings, issue 
subpenas, etc. 
D.e, agency, 
information. 
(c) The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such 
personnel as it deems advisable. Such personnel may be appointed 
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov-
erning appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid with-
out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter II of chapter 
53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay 
rates. 
(d) The Commission may obtain services of experts in accordance 
with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) The Commission, or, on the authorization of the Commission, 
any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of carry-
ing out the provisions of this title, hold such hearings, sit and act at 
such times and places, administer such oaths, and require, by subpena 
or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
production of such books, records, correspondence, memorandums, 
papers, and documents as the Commission or such subcommittee or 
member may deem advisable. Subpenas may be issued under the signa-
ture of the Chairman of the Commission, of the chairman of such sub-
committee, or of any duly designated member, and may be served by 
any person designated by the Chairman or by such subcommittee chair-
man or member. The provisions of sections 102 to 104, inclusive, of the 
Eevised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192-194) shall apply 
in the case of any failure of any witness to comply with any subpena 
or to testify when summoned under authority of this subsection. 
(f) The Commission may secure directly from any department, 
bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent establishment, 
or instrumentality of the District of Columbia information, sugges-
tions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this title; and each 
such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establish-
ment, or nstrumentality shall furnish such information, suggestions, 
estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request by 
the Chairman or Vice Chairman. 
TITLE II—DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELEGATE TO T H E 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Citation of 
title. 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "District of Columbia 
Delesrate Act". 
Election of 
delegate; non-
voting provision. 
69 Stat. 699; 
82 Stat. 106. 
D.e. Code 1-
1101 note. 
DELEGATE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEC. 202. (a) The pec^le of the District of Columbia shall be repre-
sented in the House of Representatives by a Delegate, to be known as 
the "Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of 
Columbia", who shall be elected by the voters of the District of Colum-
bia in accordance with the District of Columbia Election Act. The 
Delegate shall have a seat in the House of Representatives, with the 
right of debate, but not of voting, shall have a,ll the privileges granted 
a Representative by section 6 of Article I of the Constitution, and shall 
be subject to the same restrictions and regulations as are imposed by 
82 Stat. 103. 
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law or rules on Representatives. The Delegate shall be elected to serve 
during each Congress. 
(b) No individual may hold the office of Delegate to the House of 
Qualifications. 
Representatives from the District of Columbia unless on the date of 
his election— 
(1) he is a qualified elector (as that term is defined in section 
2(2) of the District of Columbia Election Act) of the District of 75^stat.^820^'' 
Columbia; 
D.c.'code i-
(2) he is at least twenty-five years of age; 
^^°^" 
(^) he holds no other paid public office; and 
(4) he has resided in the District of Columbia continuously 
since the beginning of the three-year period ending on such date. 
He shall forfeit his office upon failure to maintain the qualifications 
required by this subsection. 
AMENDMENTS TO T H E DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION ACT 
SEC. 203. (a) Section 2 of the District of Columbia Election 
Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1102) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
^^ stat. 103. 
the following new paragraph: 
"(6) The term 'Delegate' means the Delegate to the House of 
"delegate." 
Representatives from the District of Columbia." 
(b) Subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k) of section 8 of the District eiS^provi-"'^ 
of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1108) are redesignated sions^ 
as subsections (n), (o), (p), and (q), respectively, and the following 
new subsections are inserted after subsection (g): 
"(h) The Delegate shall be elected by the people of the District 
of Columbia in a general election. The nomination and election of 
the Delegate and the candidates for office of Delegate shall be governed 
by the provisions of this Act. Each candidate for the office of Delegate 
in any general election shall, except as otherwise provided in sub-
section (j) of this section and in section 10(d), have been elected as ggf"^'' ^^' ^^'^' 
such a candidate by the next preceding primary or party runoff 
election. No political party shall be qualified to hold a primary election 
to select candidates tor election to the office of Delegate in a general 
election unless, in the next preceding election year, at least seven 
thousand five hundred votes were cast in the general election for a 
candidate of such party for the office of Delegate or for its candidates 
for electors of President and Vice President. 
"(i) Each candidate in a primary election for the office of Delegate nom?n"aang^^^'''*°"' 
shall be nominated for such office by a petition (1) filed with the petition. 
Board not later than forty-five days before the date of such primary 
election; (2) signed by at least two thousand persons who are duly 
registered under section 7 and who are of the same political party as no?^ 
the nominee; and (3) accompanied by a filing fee of $100. Such fee 
may be refunded only in the event that the candidate withdraws his 
nomination by writing received hj the Board not later than three 
days after the date on which nominations are closed under this sub-
section. A nominating petition for a candidate in a primary election 
for the office of Delegate may not be circulated for signature before 
the ninety-ninth day preceding the date of such election and may 
not be filed with the Board before the seventieth day preceding such 
date. The Board may prescribe rules with respect to the preparation 
c. 
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Direct nomina-
tion, petition. 
69 Stat. 700; 
75 Stat. 817; 
82 Stat. 103. 
D.C. Code 1-
1107. 
Post, p. 851. 
Elections. 
82 Stat. 105. 
Dates. 
Post, p. 855. 
and presentation of nominating petitions and the posting and disposi-
tion of filing fees. The Board shall arrange the ballot of each political 
party in each such primary election so as to enable a voter of such 
party to vote for any one duly nominated candidate of that party for 
the office of Delegate. 
"(j) (1) A duly qualified candidate for the office of Delegate may, 
subject to the provisions of this subsection, be nominated directly as 
such a candidate for election in the next succeeding general elec-
tion for such office (including any such election to be held to fill a 
vacancy). Such person shall be nominated by a petition (A) filed with 
the Board not less than forty-five days before the date of such general 
election; (B) signed by duly registered voters equal in number to 2 
per centum of the total number of registered voters of the District, 
as shown by the records of the Board as of ninety-nine days before 
the date of such election, or by five thousand persons duly registered 
under section 7, whichever is less; and (C) accompanied by a filing 
fee of $100. Such fee may be refunded only in the event that the can-
didate withdraws his nomination by writing received by the Board 
not later than three days after the date on which nominations are 
closed under this subsection. No signatures on such a petition may 
be counted which have been made on such petition more than ninety-
nine days before the date of such election. 
"(2) Nominations under this subsection for candidates for election 
in a general election for the office of Delegate shall be of no force and 
effect with respect to any person whose name has appeared on the 
ballot of a primary election for such office held within eight months 
before the date of such general election. 
"(k) In each general election for the office of Delegate, the Board 
shall arrange the ballots so as to enable a voter to vote for any one 
of the candidates for such office who (1) has been duly elected by any 
political party in the next preceding primary or party runoff election 
for such office, (2) has been duly nominated to fill vacancies in such 
office pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10, or (3) has been nomi-
nated directly as a candidate under subsection (j) of this section. 
"(1) The signature of a registered voter on any petition filed with 
the Board and nominating a candidate for election in a primary or 
general election to any office shall not be counted if, after receipt of a 
timely challenge to such effect, the Board determines such voter also 
signed any other valid petition, filed earlier with the Board, and 
nominating the same or any other candidate for the same office in 
the same election. 
"(m) Designations of offices of local party committees to be filled 
by election pursuant to clause (3) of the first section of this Act shall 
be effected bv written communications filed with the Board not later 
than ninety days before the date of such election." 
(c) Section 10 of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, 
sec. 1-1110) is amended as follows: 
(1) Subsection (a) of such section is amended by redesignating 
paragraphs (^), (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and 
(9), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
new paragraphs: 
"(3) Except as otherwise provided in the case of special elections 
under this Act or section 206(a) of the District of Columbia Delegate 
Act, primary elections of each political party for the office of Delegate 
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to the House of Representatives shall be held on the hrst Tuesday in 
May of each even-numbered year; and general elections for such office 
shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 
of each even-numbered year. 
"(4) Runoff elections shall be held whenever (A) in any primary 
Runoffs. 
election of a political party for candidates for the office of Delegate, 
no one candidate receives at least 40 per centum of the total votes cast 
in that election for all candidates of that party for that office, and (B) 
in any general election for the office of Delegate, no one candidate 
receives at least 40 per centum of the total votes cast in that election 
for all candidates for that office. Any such runoff election shall be held 
not less than two weeks nor more than six weeks after the date on 
Avhich the Board has determined the results of the preceding primary 
or general election, as the case may be. At the time of announcing any 
such determination, the Board shall establish and announce the date 
on which the runoff election will be held, if one is required. The 
candidates in anj such runoff election shall be the two persons who 
received, respectively, the two highest numbers of votes in such pre-
ceding primary or general election; except that if any person 
withdraws his candidacy from such runoff election (under the rules 
and within the time limits prescribed by the Board), the person who 
received the next highest number of votes in such preceding primary 
or general election and who is not already a candidate in the runoff 
election shall automatically become such a candidate. 
"(5) With respect to special elections required or authorized by ^1^^^^^^^ 
this Act, the Board may establish the dates on which such special 
elections are to be held and prescribe such other terms and conditions 
as may in the Board's opinion be necessary or appropriate for the 
conduct of such elections in a manner comparable to that prescribed 
for other elections held pursuant to this Act." 
(2) The last sentence of paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of such 
section (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) is 
^"Q^'^;^^^°: 
amended by striking out "(5)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(8)". 
mb.' 
(3) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by inserting "the 
82 stat. loe. 
office of Delegate and for" after "general elections for". 
(4) Subsection (c) of such section is amended (A) by striking out 
^9 stat. 702. 
"a tie vote in" and inserting in lieu thereof "a tie vote, the resolution 
of which will affect the outcome of"; and (B) by striking out "ten 
days following the election" and inserting in lieu thereof "ten days 
following determination by the Board of the results of the election 
which require the resolution of such tie". 
(5) Subsection (d) of such section is amended (A) by inserting "a 
^s^stat'sVg. 
Delegate or a winner of a primary election for the office of Delegate 
or" after "any official, other than"; and (B) by adding at the end 
thereof the follow^ing new sentence: "In the event that such a vacancy 
occurs in the office of a candidate for the office of Delegate who has 
been declared the winner in the preceding primary or party runoff 
election for such office, the vacancy may be filled not later than fifteen 
days prior to the next general election for such office, by nomination 
by the party committee of the party which nominated his predecessor, 
and by paying the filing fee required by section 8(i). In the event 
^nte.p. 849. 
that such a vacancy occurs in the office of Delegate more than twelve 
months before the expiration of its term of office, the Board shall call 
special elections to fill such vacancy for the remainder of its term of 
office." 
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[84 STAT. 
OTHER PROVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS RELATING TO T H E ESTABLISHMENT 
OF A DELEGATE TO T H E HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM T H E DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA 
SEC. 204. (a) The provisions of law which appear in— 
2 use 25. 
(1) section 25 (relating to oath of office), 
83 Stat. 863. 
(2) scction 31 (relating to compensation), 
(3) section 34 (relating to payment of compensation), 
(4) section 35 (relating to payment of compensation), 
38 Stat. 458. 
(5) section37 (relating topaymentof Compensation), 
73 Stat. 224. 
(6) section 38a (relating to compensation), 
(7) section 39 (relating to deductions for absence), 
(8) section 40 (relating to deduct'ons for withdrawal), 
48 Stat. 1024. 
(9) scctlon 40a (relatmg to deductions for delinquent indebt-
edness), 
(10) section 41 (relating to prohibition on allowance for news-
papers) , 
82 Stat. 318. 
(11) section 42c (relating topostage allowauce), 
81 Stat. 38. 
(12) section46b (relatingto stationery allowance), 
61 Stat. 366. 
(13) section 46b-l (relatingto Stationery allowaiice), 
70 Stat. 31. 
(14) section 46b-2 (relating to stationery allowance), 
80 Stat. 1064. 
(15) section 46g (relating to telephone, telegraph, and radio-
telegraph allowance), 
(16) section 47 (relating to payment of compensation), 
(17) section48 (relating to payment of compensat'on), 
1
9 Stat. 145. 
/18) section 49 (relatingto payment of compensation), 
33 Stat. 1. 
(19) section 50 (relating to payment of compensation), 
82 Stat. 318. 
(20) sectlou 54 (relating to provision of United States C'ode 
Annotated or Federal Code Annotated), 
p 80 stat.^ 369; 
(21) scction 60g-l (relating to clerk hire), 
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(22) sect'on60g-2(a) (relatingto interns), 
26 Stat. 645, 
(23) section 80 (relating to payment of compeiisatiou), 
(24) section 81 (relating to payment of compensation), 
g
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2
^
6 Stat. 645, 
(25) section 82 (relating to payment of compensation), 
70 Stat. 990. 
(26) scction 92 (relating to clerk hire), 
64 Stat. 8 2. 
(27) section 92b (relating to pay of clerical assistants), 
83 Stat. 291. 
(28) scction 112e (relating to electrical and mechanical office 
equipment), 
79 Stat. 857. 
(29) scctiou 122 (relating to office space in the District of 
Columbia), and 
78^s ^'^1084°' 
^^^^ section 123b (relating to use of House Eecording Studio), 
of title 2 of the United States Code shall apply with respect to 
the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of 
Columbia in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply 
. ^^^ ..V,. 
^^^^ respect to a Representative. The Federal Corrupt Practices Act 
83"st"atr284. 
and the Federal Contested Election Act shall apply with respect to 
2 use 381 
the Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of 
Columbia in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply 
with respect to a Representative. 
80 Stat. 409. 
(fo) Sectlon 2106 of title 5 of the United States Code is amended 
by inserting "a Delegate from the District of Columbia," immediate! 
after "House of Representatives,". 
(c) Sections 4342(a)(5), 6954(a)(5), and 9342(a)(5) of title ±0 
15?- 70°!'s\tt 
^^ *^^ United States Code are each amended by striking out "by the 
43 Stat. 1070. 
2 u s e 256. 
note. 
429. 
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Commissioner of that District" and inserting in lieu thereof "by the 
Delegate to the House of Representatives from the District of 
Columbia". 
(d)(1) Section 201(a) of title 18 of the United States Code is 
^e stat. 1119. 
amended by inserting "the Delegate from the District of Columbia," 
immediately after "Member of Congress,". 
(2) Sections 203(a)(1) and 204 of title 18 of the United States 
Code are each amended by inserting "Delegate from the District of 
Columbia, Delegate Elect from the District of Columbia," immedi-
ately after "Member of Congress Elect,". 
(3) Section 203(b) of title 18 of the United States Code is amended 
by inserting "Delegate," immediately after "Member,". 
(4) The last undesignated paragraph of section 591 of title 18 of 
the United States Code is amended by inserting "the District of 
^^ stat. 719. 
Columbia and" immediately after "includes". 
(5) Section 594 of title 18 of the United States Code is amended 
(1) by striking out "or" immediately after "Senate,", and (2) by 
striking out "Delegates or Commissioners from the Territories and 
possessions" and inserting in lieu thereof "Delegate from the Dis-
trict of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner". 
(6) Section 595 of title 18 of the United States Cbde is amended 
by striking out "or Delegate or Resident Commissioner from any 
Territory or Possession" and inserting in lieu thereof "Delegate from 
the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner". 
(e) Section 11(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
1973i(c)) is amended by striking out "or Delegates or Commissioners 
79 stat. 443. 
from the territories or possessions" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Delegate from the District of Columbia". 
(f) The second sentence in the second paragraph of section 7 of the 
District of Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (D.C. Code, 
sec. 25-107) is amended bv striking out "the presidential election" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "any election". 
MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION ACT 
SEC. 205. (a) Clause (A) of paragraph (2) of section 2 of the 
"Quaimed 
District of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1102J is amended ^^75*s[at'. 820. 
by inserting "or has been domiciled" after "has resided". 
(b) Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 8 of the District 
Nomination by 
of Columbia Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1108) is amended by ^Tg^sta't. 701. 
striking out "one hundred" and inserting in lieu thereof "two 
hundred". 
(c) The first sentence of section 9(b) of the District of Columbia 
Method of 
Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1109) is amended by striking out "The ''°75'itat. 819. 
vote" and by inserting in lieu thereof "Except as otherwise provided 
by regulation of the Board, the vote". 
(d) Section 9(f) of the District of Columbia Election Act is 
amended by striking out the first and second sentences and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: "If a qualified elector is unable to record 
his vote by marking the ballot or operating the voting machine an 
official of the polling place shall, on the request of the voter, enter the 
voting booth and comply with the voter's directions with respect to 
recording his vote. LTpon the request of any such voter, a second official 
of the polling place shall also enter the voting booth and witness the 
recordation of the voter's directions. The official or officials shall in no 
way influence or attempt to influence the voter's decisions, and shall 
tell no one how the voter voted." 
(e) (1) The first section of the District of Columbia Election Act 
(D.C. Code, sec. 1-1101) is amended (A) by inserting after "Vice 
82 stat. 103. 
75 Stat. 820. 
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[84 STAT. 
69 Stat. 702; 
75 Stat. 818, 
819. 
D.C. Code 
1-1108, 1-1110. 
Watchers at 
polling places. 
D.C. Code 
1-1109. 
Rules and 
regulations. 
Supra; 
Ante, 
p. 849. 
Board members' 
compensation. 
69 Stat. 699. 
Election ex-
pense statements. 
False registra-
tion. 
President of the United States" the following: ", the Delegate to the 
House of Representatives"; (B) by inserting "and" after the semi-
colon in clause (2); and (C) by striking out clause (3) and redesig-
nating clause (4) as clause (3). 
(2) Sections 8(a) and 10(a) (1) of the District of Columbia Elec-
tion Act are each amended (A) by striking out "clauses (1), (2), and 
(3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "clauses (1) and (2)," and (2) by 
striking out "clause (4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "clause (3)". 
(f) Section 8(c) of the District of Columbia Election Act is 
amended (1) by striking out "The Board shall" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Except as otherwise provided, the Board shall", and (2) by 
amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
"(1) to vote, in any election of officials referred to in clauses 
(1) and (2) of the first section of this Act and of officials desig-
nated pursuant to clause (3) of such section, separately or by 
slates for the candidates duly qualified and nominated for elec-
tion to each such office or group of offices by such party under 
subsections (a) and (b) of this section; and". 
(g) Section 9(c) of the District of Columbia Election Act is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(c) Any group of qualified electors interested in the outcome of 
an election may, not less than two weeks prior to such election, petition 
the Board for credentials authorizing watchers at one or more polling 
places at the next election during voting hours and until the count has 
been completed. The Board shall formulate rules and regulations not 
inconsistent with this Act to prescribe the form of watchers' creden-
tials, to govern the conduct of such watchers, and to limit the number 
of watchers so that the conduct of the election will not be unreasonably 
obstructed. Subject to such rules and regulations, w^atchers may chal-
lenge prospective voters whom the watchers believe to be unqualified 
to vote." 
(h) Section 9 of the District of Columbia Election Act is amended 
(1) bj redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i), and (2) by 
insertmg after subsection (g) the following new subsection: 
"(h) In the event that the total number of candidates of one party 
nominated to an office or group of offices of that party pursuant to 
section 8(a) or 8(1) of this Act does not exceed the number of such 
offices to be filled, the Board may, prior to election day and, notwith-
standing the provisions of section 8(c) or 8(i) of this Act, declare the 
candidates so nominated to be elected without opposition, in which 
case the fact of their election pursuant to this paragraph shall appear 
for the information of the voters on any ballot prepared by the Board 
for their party for the election of other candidates in the same 
election." 
(i) The first sentence of section 4(b) of the District of Columbia 
Election Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1104) is amended to read as follows: 
"Each member of the Board shall be paid compensation at the rate of 
$50 per day, with a limit of $2,500 per annum, while performing 
duties under this Act." 
(j) Subsection (e) of section 13 of the District of Columbia Elec-
tion Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-1113) is amended by striking out "ten 
days" and inserting in lieu thereof "thirty days". 
(k) Section 14 of the District of Columbia Election Act (D.C, 
Code, sec. 1-1114) is amended by striking out "his place of residence 
or his voting privilege in any other part of the United States" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "his qualifications for voting or for holding 
elective office, or be guilty of violating section 9,12, or 13 of this Act". 
D.C. Code 
1-1113. 
84 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-406-SEPT. 23, 1970 
855 
(1) Subsection (g) of section 9 of the District of Columbia Klec- tio^"""^'•^^''•'^' 
tion Act is amended to read as follows: 
75 stat, 819. 
"(g) No person shall vote more than once in any election nor shall ^ ^^^- ^°^^ 
any person vote in a primary or party runoff election held by a polit-
ical party other than that to which he has declared himself to be a 
member." 
(m) Subsection (b) of section 13 of the District of Columbia Elec- 
fg^Pgl^f.^T'o!;' 
tion Act is amended (1) by inserting after "Vice President," the 75^stat.ji9. 
following: "Delegate,"; (2) by inserting "or" after "committee-
woman," ; and (3) by striking out "or alternate,". 
(n) Subsection (d) of section 13 of the District of Columbia FAec-
tion Act is amended (1) by inserting "Delegate," after "elector,"; (2) 
by inserting "or" after "committeewoman,"; and (3) by striking out 
", or alternate". 
FIRST ELECTIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 206. (a) Before the expiration of the seven-calendar-month 
period beginning on the first day of the first calendar month beginning 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Elections 
of the District of Columbia shall— 
(1) conduct such special elections as may be necessary to select 
candidates for the office of Delegate to the House of Representa-
tives from the District of Columbia; 
(2) provide for the direct nomination by petition of candidates 
for such offilces; and 
(3) conduct such other special elections as may be necessary to 
select from such candidates the Delegate to the House of Repre-
sentatives from the District of Columbia. 
The Board of Elections shall prescribe the date on which each election 
under paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be held, the dates for the circula-
tion and filing of nominating petitions for such elections, and such 
other terms and conditions which it deems necessary for the conduct of 
such elections within the period prescribed by this subsection. Nomi-
nating petitions for an election under paragraph (1) shall meet the 
requirements of clauses (2) and (3) of section 8(i) of the District of 
Columbia Election Act and nominating petitions under paragraph (2) 
shall meet the requirements of clauses (B) and (C) of section 8(j) (1) 
of s u c h A c t . 
^"'e, p. 850. 
(b) This title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect 
on the date of its enactment. 
Approved September 22, 1970. 
Public Law 91-406 
AN ACT 
September 23, 1970 
To amend the National Aeronautic^ and Space Act of 15)58 to provide that the 
[H. R. 16539] 
Secretary of Transportation shall be a member of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Council, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 201(a) nauacs"andVr" 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2471 (a)) councu.^" ^^''^ 
is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
Membership. 
(5) and (6), respectively, and by inserting after j^aragraph (3) the 
following new paragraph: 
" (4) the Secretary of Transportation;". 
Approved September 23, 1970. 
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Ante, p. 849.