An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain additional property to be included within the Independence National Historic Park
PL 86-273 (H.R.6781), enacted 09/14/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-273~SEPT. 14, 1959 
[73 ST A T . 
Restrictions. 
Definition. 
S a v i n g s 
vision. 
SEC. 102. (a) No State, or political subdivision thereof, shall have 
power to assess, after the date of the enactment of this Act, anj net 
income tax which was imposed by such State or political subdivision, 
as the case may be, for any taxable year ending on or before such date, 
on the income derived within such State by any person from inter-
state commerce, if the imposition of such tax for a taxable year ending 
after such date is prohibited by section 101. 
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not be construed— 
(1) to invalidate the collection, on or before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, of any net income tax imposed for a taxable 
year ending on or before such date, or 
(2) to prohibit the collection, after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, of any net income tax which was assessed on or before 
such date for a taxable year ending on or before such date. 
;SEC. 103. For purposes of this title, the term "net income tax" 
means any tax imposed on, or measured by, net income. 
SEC. 104. If any provision of this title or the application of such 
provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder 
of this title or the application of such provision to persons or circum-
stances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected 
thereby. 
TITLE II—STUDY AND REPORT BY 
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES 
SEC. 201. The Comumittee on the Judiciary of the House of Repre-
sentatives and the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate, 
acting separately or jointly, or both, or any duly authorized sub-
committees thereof, shall make full and complete studies of all matters 
pertaining to the taxation by the States of income derived within the 
States from the conduct of business activities which are exclusively in 
furtherance of interstate commerce or which are a part of interstate 
commerce, for the purpose of recommending to the Congress proposed 
legislation providing uniform standards to be observed by the States in 
imposing income taxes on income so derived. 
SEC. 202. The Committees shall report to their respective Houses 
the results of such studies together with their proposals for legisla-
tion on or before July 1,1962. 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Public Law 86-273 
September 14, 1959 
[H. R. 6781] 
Ind ep e nd ence 
N at i onal Histori-
cal Park. 
Additional land. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain additional prop-
erty to be included within the Independence National Historical Park. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to acquire by donation or with donated 
funds, or to acquire by purchase, from the Redevelopment Authority 
of the City of Philadelphia the land and interests in land immediately 
adjacent to, but not including, the Old Saint Joseph's Church prop-
erty in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which land and inter-
ests in land are identified on the records of the city of Philadelphia as 
324, 826, 328, 330, 332, 334 and 336 Walnut Street, for inclusion in the 
Independence National Historical Park: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall first enter into an agreement with the proprietor or proprietors 
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of the Old Saint Joseph's Church property, such agreement to contain 
the usual and customary provisions for the protection and physical 
maintenance of such church property, without expense to the United 
States, in keeping with, but not as a part of the nearby Independence 
National Historical Park and providing for its continued use, without 
limitation or control, for customary church purposes. 
SEC. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, 
not exceeding $46,200 as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 
of section 1 of this Act. 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Appropri at ion. 
Public Law 86-274 
AN ACT 
To amend the Coiumunications Act of 1934 in order to provide that the equal-
time provisions with respect to candidates for public office shall not apply to 
news and other similar programs. 
September 14, 1959 
[S. 2424] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 315(a) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting at the end 
thereof the following sentences: "Appearance by a legally qualified 
candidate on any— 
"(1) bona fide newscast, 
"(2) bona fide news interview, 
" (3) bona fide news documentary (if the appearance of the can-
didate is incidental to the presentation of the subject or subjects 
covered by the news documentary), or 
"(4) on-the-spot coverage of bona fide news events (including 
but not limited to political conventions and activities incidental 
thereto), 
shall not be deemed to be use of a broadcasting station within the 
meaning of this subsection. 
Nothing in the foregoing sentence shall 
be construed as relieving broadcasters, in connection with the pre-
sentation of newscasts, news interviews, news documentaries, and on-
the-spot coverage of news events, from the obligation imposed upon 
them under this Act to operate in the public interest and to afford 
reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on 
issues of public importance." 
SEC. 2. (a) The Congress declares its intention to reexamine from 
time to time the amendment to section 315(a) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 made by the first section of this Act, to ascertain whether 
such amendment has proved to be effective and practicable. 
(b) To assist the Congress in making its reexaminations of such 
amendment, the Federal Communications Commission shall include in 
each annual report it makes to Congress a statement setting forth (1) 
the information and data used by it in determining questions arising 
from or connected with such amendment, and (2) such recommenda-
tions as it deems necessary in the public interest. 
Approved September 14, 1959. 
Communications 
Act, amendment. 
Equal time pro-
visions. 
66 Stat. 717. 
47 u s e 315. 
66 Stat. 717. 
47 u s e 315. 
R e p o r t to Con-
gress.