An Act to establish a National Memorial to Woodrow Wilson
PL 90-637 (S.3174), enacted 10/24/1968

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the effectiveness of, or correcting imbalances among, the services avail-
able from all Federal manpower and related programs seeking to 
improve the ability of disadvantaged persons to move into productive 
employment. 
"AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS 
"SEC. 502. The Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this title referred 
to as the Secretary) is authorized to grant to any State which meets 
the requirements of section 403 an amount, for fiscal years 1969 and 
1970, not to exceed 75 per centum of the cost of the supplemental 
efforts and activities undertaken by a State pursuant to the provisions 
of this title. 
"APPLICATIONS AND CONDITIONS 
"SEC. 503. (a) Any State which desires a grant under this title shall 
make application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing or accompanied by such information as he deems reasonably 
necessary. 
" (b) No grant may be made under the provisions of this title unless 
the Secretary finds that— 
"(1) after consultation with said State, the effectiveness of 
Federal manpower and related programs seeking to move disad-
vantaged persons into productive employment within such State 
can be facilitated or improved by additional State efforts and 
activities; and 
" (2) such application (A) describes how such additional efforts 
and activities will be undertaken in support of existing Federal 
programs, (B) demonstrates that such efforts and activities are 
not inconsistent with such State's cooperative area manpower 
planning system plan, (C) demonstrates that such efforts and 
activities will contribute to carrying out the purpioses of this title, 
and (D) provides assurances that the State will pay the non-
Federal share of the cost of such efforts and activities under this 
title. 
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RUI^S AND REXIULATIONS 
"SEC. 504. The Secretary may prescribe such rules and regulations 
under this title as he deems necessary. 
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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 505. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title." 
Approved October 24, 1968. 
October 24, 1968 
[S. 3174] 
Public Law 90-637 
AN ACT 
To establish a National Memorial to Woodrow Wilson. 
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1968 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rep'r-esentatlveH of the 
.m°o°2° AcTof°" United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may be 
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cited as the "Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968." 
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DECLARATION OF POLICY 
SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares— 
(1) that a living institution expressing the ideals and concerns 
of Woodrow Wilson would be an appropriate memorial to his 
accomplishments as the twenty-eighth President of the United 
States, a distinguished scholar, an outstanding university presi-
dent, and a brilliant advocate of international understanding; 
(2) that the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Commission, created 
by joint resolution of Congress, recommended that an Interna- 
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tional Center for Scholars be constructed in the District of Colum-
bia in the area north of the proposed Market Square as part of the 
Nation's memorial to Woodrow Wilson; 
(3) that such a center, symbolizing and strengthening the 
fruitful relation between the world of learning and the world 
of public affairs, would be a suitable memorial to the spirit of 
Woodrow Wilson; and 
(4) that the establishment of such a center would be consonant 
with the purposes of the Smithsonian Institution, created by Con-
gress in 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among 
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men." 
T H E CENTER AND T H E BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
SEC. 3. (a) There is hereby established in the Smithsonian Institu- in^^°°^i°Z,T^^°'' 
tion a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a center fo"' 
Board of Trustees of the Center (hereinafter referred to as the ~''J]°^g"g' f°^^^ °^ 
"Center" and the "Board"), whose duties it shall be to maintain and center^^ ° 
administer the Center and site thereof and to execute such other 
Establishment. 
functions as are vested in the Board by this Act. 
(b) The Board of Trustees shall be composed of fifteen members as 
Membership. 
follows: 
(1) the Secretary of State; 
(2) the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; 
(3) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humani-
ties; 
(4) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; 
(5) the Librarian of Congress; 
(6) the Archivist of the United States; 
(7) one appointed by the President from time to time from 
within the Federal Government; and 
(8) eight appointed by the President from private life. 
(c) Each member of the Board of Trustees specified in paragraphs 
(1) through (7) of subsection (b) may df^signate another official to 
serve on the Board of Trustees in his stead. 
(d) Each member of the Board of Trustees appointed under para- 
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graph (8) of subsection (b) shall serve for a term of six years from the 
expiration of his predecessor's term; except that (1) any trustee ap-
jxnnted to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term 
tor which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the 
remainder of such term, and (2) the terms of office of the trustees 
first taking office shall begin on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and shall expire as designated at the time of appointment, two at 
the end of two years, three at the end of four years, and thi-ee at 
the end of six years. No trustee of the Board chosen from private life 
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shall be eligible to serve in excess of two consecutive terms, except that 
a trustee whose term has expired may serve until his successor has 
qualified. 
(e) The President shall designate a Chairman and a Vice Chairman 
from among the members of the Board chosen from private life. 
POWERS AND DUTIES OF T H E BOARD 
SEC. 4. (a) In administering the Center, the Board shall have all 
necessary and proper powers, which shall include but not be limited 
to the power to— 
(1) appoint scholars, from the United States and abroad, and, 
where appropriate, provide stipends, grants, and fellowships to 
such scholars, and to hire or accept the voluntary services of con-
sultants, advisory boards, and panels to aid the Board in carrying 
out its responsibilities; 
(2) solicit, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, and devices 
of money, securities, and other property of whatsoever character 
for the benefit of the Center; any such money, securities, or 
other property shall, upon receipt, be deposited with the Smith-
sonian Institution, and unless otherwise restricted by the terms 
of the gift, expenditures shall be in the discretion of the Board 
for the purposes of the Center; 
(3) obtain grants from, and make contracts with. State, Fed-
eral, local, and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and 
individuals; 
(4) acquire such site as a location for the Center as may sub-
sequently be authorized by the Congress; 
(6) acquire, hold, maintain, use, operate, and dispose of any 
physical facilities, including equipment, necessary for the opera-
tion of the Center; 
(6) appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the director 
and such other ofiicers of the Center as may be necessary for the 
efficient administration of the Center; the director and two other 
officers of the Center may be appointed and compensated without 
regard to the provisions of title 5 of the United States Code gov-
erning appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and 
533i"eTseq°^ ^' ^*'^' 
Subchapter I I I of chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code; 
and 
(7) prepare plans and specifications for the Center, including 
the design and development of all buildings, facilities, open spaces, 
and other structures on the site in consultation wnth the Presi-
dent's Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue, or its 
successor, and with other appropriate Federal and local agencies, 
such plans to include an exterior classic frieze memorial to 
Woodrow Wilson. 
(b) The Board shall, in connection with acquisition of any site au-
thorized by Congress, as provided for in paragraph (4) of subsection 
(a) of this section, provide, to businesses and residents displaced 
from any such site, relocation assistance, including payments and 
other benefits, equivalent to that authorized to displace businesses 
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'^^^ residents under the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. The Board 
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shall develop a relocation program for existing businesses and resi-
dents within the site and submit such program to the government of 
the District of Columbia for a determination as to its adequacy and 
feasibility. In providing such relocation assistance and developing 
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such relocation program the Board shall utilize to the maximum extent 
the services and facilities of the appropriate Federal and local 
agencies. 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 5. The Board is authorized to adopt an official seal which shall 
be judicially noticed and to make such bylaws, rules, and regulations 
as it deems necessary for the administration of its functions under 
this Act, including, among other matters, bylaws, rules, and regula-
tions relating to the administration of its tnist funds and the organi-
zation and procedure of the Board. A majority of the members of the 
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 
APPROPRIATION 
SEC. 6. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Board 
such funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act: 
Provided. That no more than $200,000 shall be authorized for appro-
priation through fiscal year 1970 and no part of that appropriation 
shall be available for construction purposes. 
RECORDS AND AUDIT 
SEC. 7. The accounts of the Board shall be audited in accordance 
with the principles and procedures applicable to, and as part of, the 
audit of the other Federal and trust funds of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 
Approved October 24, 1968. 
Public Law 90-638 
AN ACT 
To amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States with respect to the rate 
of duty on certain nonmalleable iron castings, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repre>ientatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) schedule 
6, part 4, subpart A of the Tariff Schedules of the United States (19 
U.S.C., sec. 1202) is amended by striking out item 662.20 and insert-
ing in lieu thereof the following: 
662.18 
Other: 
Cast iron (except malleable cast Iron) parts, 
not alloyed and not advanced beyond clean-
ing, and machined only for the removal of 
flns. gates, sprues, and risers, or to permit 
location in finishing machinery 
Other 
2.5% ad val. 
10% ad val. 
10% ad val. 
35% ad val. 
October 24, 1968 
[H. R. 653] 
Tariff Schedules. 
Iron castings, 
rate of duty. 
77A Stat. 311. 
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made 
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to articles entered, or with-
drawn from warehouse, for consumption, after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) LTpon retjuest therefor filed with the customs officer concerned 
on or before the 120th day after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the entry or withdrawal of any article described in item 662.18 of the 
Tariff Schedules of the United States (as added by subsection (a)) 
which was made after August 30, 1963, and on or before the date of 
the enactment of this Act shall, notwithstanding the provisions of 
section 514 of the Tariff' Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, be 
liquidated or reliquidated as though such entry or withdrawal has 
been made on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act. For 
46 Stat. 734. 
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