COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS THOMAS E. MORGAN, Pennsylvania, Chairman CLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI, Wisconsin ARMISTEAD I. SELDEN, JR., Alabama L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana ROY H. McVICKER, Colorado FRANCES P. BOLTON, Ohio E. ROSS ADAIR, Indiana WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California J. IRVING WHALLEY, Pennsylvania E. Y. BERRY, South Dakota Daniels, John A., general counsel, San Antonio Fair, Inc___ Fisher, Hon. O. Clark, a Representative in Congress from the State of Gonzalez, Hon. Henry B., a Representative in Congress from the State Hurd, James D., Chief, Magazines and Special Services Division, Office of Media Services, Bureau of Public Affairs, Department of State____ Orchard, John E., Director, U.S. Expositions Staff, Domestic and Inter- Sinkin, William R., vice chairman of the board, San Antonio Fair, Inc., and chairman, Federal Participation Committee_. Trowbridge, Hon. Alexander B., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for I. Study, pursuant to Public Law 89-284 (HemisFair), prepared by U.S. Expositions Staff, Office of Administration for Domestic and International Business, U.S. Department of Commerce__ II. Selected appendixes to the study relating to HemisFair: (a) Text of Public Law 89-284, providing for U.S. participation (b) Report of the first interagency meeting of HemisFair held (c) Suggested residual end uses (attachment A to app. 5) – (d) Report of meeting of HemisFair interagency working com- mittee, November 29, 1965 (app. 6) – (e) Letter of General Services Administration relative to con- struction cost studies (app. 16) – III. Letter from Donald Deskey Associates, Inc., regarding cost analyses and estimates of buildings for the Theater Confluence approach at HEMISFAIR 1968 EXPOSITION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1966 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL Washington, D.C. The Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements met, pursuant to call, at 10:05 a.m., in room 2255, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., Hon. Dante B. Fascell (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. FASCELL. The subcommittee will please come to order. We are meeting this morning to receive testimony on H.R. 15098, introduced by Congressman Henry Gonzalez, and companion legislation, to authorize funds for U.S. participation in the HemisFair Exposition in San Antonio, Tex. (The text of H.R. 15098 follows:) [H.R. 15098, 89th Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend Public Law 89-284 relating to participation of the United States in the HemisFair 1968 Exposition to be held in San Antonio, Texas, in 1968, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of Public Law 89-284 (79 Stat. 1026) is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) The President is authorized to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Commissioner for a Federal exhibit at HemisFair 1968 who shall be in the Department of Commerce and receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule. The Commissioner shall perform such duties in the execution of this Act as the Secretary of Commerce may assign." SEC. 2. Subsection 3(b) of said Act is amended by (a) striking the words: "Assist the planning staff established under subsection (a)." from the end of the first sentence of clause (1) and substituting therefor the words: "carry out the provisions of this Act." and by striking the words "while engaged in the work of such planning staff" and "while so engaged" from the second sentence; (b) Striking the words: "the members of such planning staff and such secretarial. clerical, and other staff assistants as may be necessary to enable such planning staff to perform its functions," from the first sentence of clause (2) and substituting therefor the words: "persons, other than consultants and experts, referred to in (b) (1), who perform functions to carry out the provisions of this Act."; (e) Adding new clauses (3), (4), and (5) at the end of such subsection as follows: "(3) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide for United States participation in the exposition. (4) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to erect such buildings and other structures as may be appropriate for the United States participation in the exposition on land (approximately four and five hundred and ninety-five thousandths acres or more and including land necessary for ingress and egress) conveyed to the United States, in consideration of the participation by the United States in the exposition, and without other consideration. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to accept title to such land or any interest therein: Provided, however, That the land or interest may be accepted only if the Secretary determines that no term or condition therein will interfere with the use of the property for purposes of the United States or prevent the disposal of the property as hereinafter set out. Any building constructed by the United States Government as a part of its participation in HemisFair shall not be a 'public building' under the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). In the design and construction of such buildings and other structures, consideration, including consultation with the General Services Administration, shall be given to their utility for governmental purposes, needs, or other benefits folowing the close of the exposition. "(5) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to incur such other expenses as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, including but not limited to expenditures involved in the selection, purchase, rental, construction, and other acquisition, of exhibits and materials and equipment therefor and the actual display thereof, and including but not limited to related expenditures for costs of transportation, insurance, installation, safekeeping, maintenance, and operation, rental of space, and dismantling; and to purchase books of references, newspapers, and periodicals." SEC. 3. Section 4 (1) of said Act is amended by striking the words: "determining the manner in which and the extent to which the United States shall be a participant in and an exhibitor at the exposition" and substituting therefor the words: "carrying out any of the provisions of this Act." SEC. 4. Section 5 of said Act is amended by designating the existing language in section 5 as subsection (a) and by adding a new subsection (b) as follows: "(b) The Secretary of Commerce shall report to the Congress within six months after the date of the official close of the exposition on the activities of the Federal Government pursuant to this Act, including a detailed statement of expendi tures. Upon transmission of such report to the Congress, all appointments made under this Act shall terminate, except those which may be extended by the President for such additional period of time as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act." SEC. 5. Section 6 of said Act is renumbered as section 8 and amended by adding a new sentence at the end thereof as follows: "In addition there are authorized to be appropriated, to remain available until expended, not to exceed $10,000,000, to carry out United States participation in the international exposition HemisFair, 1968." SEC. 6. Said Act is further amended by inserting new sections 6 and 7 to read as follows: "SEC. 6. After the close of the exposition, all property purchased or erected with funds provided pursuant to this Act shal be disposed of in accordance with provisions of this Act and with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, and other applicable Federal laws relating to the disposition of excess and surplus property." SEC. 7. (a) The functions authorized by this Act may be performed without regard to the prohibitions and limitations of the following laws: (1) That part of section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (ch. 744, August 2, 1946; 60 Stat. 810), as amended (5 U.S.C. 55a), which reads "(not in excess of one year)." (2) Section 16(a) of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (ch. 744 August 2, 1946; 60 Stat. 810; 5 U.S.C. 78) to the extent that it pertains to hiring automobiles. (3) Section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529), (advance of public moneys). (4) Sections 302-305 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 393 et seq.), as amended (41 U.S.C. 252-255), (competitive bids; negotiated contracts, advances). (5) Section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (ch. 314, 47 Stat. 412; 40 U.S.C. 278a) (lease of buildings to Government; maximum rental). (6) Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5) (advertisement of proposals for competitive bids). (7) Section 3710 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 8) (opening of bids). (8) Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (ch. 212, 47 Stat. 1520: 41 U.S.C. 10a) (Buy American Act). (9) Section 3735 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 13) (contracts limited to one year). |