DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COAST GUARD "Reserve training", $1,000,000; OTHER INDEPENDENT AGENCIES * NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES "Salaries and expenses", $120,000; * SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION "Salaries and expenses", $1,331,000; "Salaries and expenses, National Gallery of Art," $191,000: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA "Education", $966,000; 17. PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON CAMPUS UNREST: SUBPOENA AUTHORITY (Public Law 91-334, approved July 10, 1970) A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY H.J. Res. 1284, giving certain authority to the President's Com mission on Campus Unrest, was introduced on June 30, 1970 by Repr sentative Gerald R. Ford, of Michigan. On that date the resolution was brought before the House by unanimous consent and was considere and passed by the House. On July 7, 1970 the resolution was broug before the Senate by unanimous consent and was considered and passe by the Senate. The resolution was approved by the President July 10, 1970 and became Public Law 91-334. B. DIGEST OF THE ACT Following is a digest of Public Law 91-334. The Act Authorizes the President's Commission on Campus Unrest (creat by Executive Order 11536, dated June 13, 1970) to compel the atter stimony of witnesses and the production of evidence (subr). Authorizes U.S. Courts with jurisdiction to order perar or produce evidence before such commission, and to issue ations for failure to obey such orders. Commission, with the approval of the Attorney General, n individual to testify or provide other information, if e public interest and if the individual is likely to invoke against self-incrimination. Provides, however, that when compelled to testify or produce other information under hall be immune from criminal prosecution derived from tion or testimony except for perjury, giving a false stateng to comply with the order.. C. TEXT OF THE LAW s the text of Public Law 91-334. UTION authorizing the President's Commission on st to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses etion of evidence, and for other purposes - the Senate and House of Representatives of ates of America in Congress assembled, That poses of this joint resolution, the term "CommisCommission created by the President by Execu36, dated June 13, 1970. President's Commission on authority. nmission, or any member of the Commission ized by the Commission, shall have power to requiring the attendance and testimony of witproduction of any evidence that relates to any vestigation by the Commission. The Commismber of the Commission or any agent or agency 84 Stat. 429. eCommission for such purpose, may administer 84 Stat. 430. tions, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. of witnesses and the production of such eviuired from any place within the United States place of hearing. contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena is- 1 papers of the Commission, its members, Service of Immunity of witness. "Other information". Order to testify. 84 Stat. 430. 84 Stat. 431. Personnel. 80 Stat. 378. 5 USC 5101, 5331. 35 F.R. 6247. 80 Stat. 416. Contract authority. of such service, shall be proof of the same, and the return post office receipt or telegraph receipt therefor when registered and mailed or telegraphed as aforesaid shall be proof of service of the same. Witnesses summoned before the Commission, its members, agent, or agency, shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United the individual so serving the same, setting forth the manner States, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking the same shall severally be entitled to the same fee as are paid for like services in the courts of the United States. (e) (1) Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a proceeding before the Commission, and the person presiding over the proceeding communicates to the witness an order issued pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the witness may not refuse to comply with the order on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination; but no testimony or other information compelled under the order (or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or other information) may be used against the witness in any criminal case, except a prosecution for perjury, giving a false statement, or otherwise failing to comply with the order. The term "other information" includes any book, paper, doenment, record, recording, or other material. (2) The Commission may, with the approval of the Attorney General, issue an order requiring an individual who has be or may be called to testify or to provide other information to give any testimony or provide other information which he re fuses to give or provide on the basis of his privilege against self-incrimination: Provided, That the Commission may issue such an order only if in its judgment (i) the testimony or other information from such individual may be necessary to the pu lic interest, and (ii) such individual has refused or is likely! to refuse to testify or provide other information on the basis. of his privilege against self-incrimination. (f) All process of any court to which application may be made under this joint resolution may be served in the judicis. district wherein the person required to be served resides or may be found. SEC. 2. The Commission shall have power to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gorerning appointments in the competitive service, and such ror sonnel may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but no individad shall receive compensation at a rate in excess of the maximu rate authorized by the General Schedule. In addition, the Cormission may procure the services of experts and consultants n accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not in excess of the daily equivalent of GS-18. T Commission is also authorized to enter into contracts with Fed e agencies, private firms, institutions, and individconduct of research for surveys, the preparation and other activities necessary for the discharge of CT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION ACT, 1971: APPROPRIATIONS FOR EDUCATION Public Law 91-337, approved July 16, 1970) A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY the District of Columbia Appropriations for 1971 were subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriaals in March and April, 1970. Senator William Proxmire presided. The record of the hearings was printed in a O pages. the District of Columbia Appropriations for 1971 were subcommittee of the House Committee on Approprials in April and May 1970. Representative William H. tucky presided. The record of the hearings was printed aling 2,002 pages. , H.R. 17868, making appropriations for the governstrict of Columbia, was reported from the Committee ons by Representative William Natcher on June 1, No. 91-1135). The bill passed the House on June 4, ported in the Senate, by Senator Proxmire from the ppropriations, on June 18, 1970 (S. Rept. No. 91–937). O the bill passed the Senate, amended, and the Senate erence. On June 29, 1970 the House agreed to a connference report was submitted by Representative 30, 1970 (H. Rept. No. 91-1267). The House agreed to port on June 30, 1970. The Senate agreed to the conJuly 1, 1970. The act was approved by the President nd became Public Law 91-337. GEST OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EDUCATION deral funds made available to the District of Colum1 and training purposes are included in appropriapurposes and are not separately identifiable in PubThe act appropriates $146,353,000 specifically for hich $125,000 "shall be payable from the highway T OF THE ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION text of that portion of Public Law 91-337 relating tion. opriations for the government of the District of activities chargeable in whole or in part against District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, ses District of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representati of the United States of America in Congress assembled. The the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in th Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the District of C lumbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for othe purposes, namely: * 20 USC 401 note. 81 Stat. 637. EDUCATION Education, including, provision of insurance, maintenan and acceptance of not to exceed thirty passenger motor veh cles on a loan basis for exclusive use in the driver education program, the development of national defense education pro grams, not to exceed $1,000,000 for payment to the Teachers Retirement and Annuity Fund, and matching of Federal grantunder the National Defense Education Act of September 1958 (72 Stat. 1580), as amended, $146,353,000, of which $120 100 shall be payable from the highway fund: Provided. Th certificates of the following officials shall each be sufficier voucher for expenditures from this appropriation for such par poses as they may respectively deem necessary within th amounts specified: Superintendent of Schools, $1,000; Preside of the Federal City College, $1,000; and President of the Was ington Technical Institute, $1,000. Section 5533 (c) of title 5, United States Code, shall not all to compensation received by teachers of the publie schools the District of Columbia for employment in a civilian o during the period July 1, 1970, to August 31, 1970. 19. APPROPRIATION INCREASE FOR THE PAN AMERI CAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY (AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION) (Public Law 91-340, approved July 17, 1970) NOTE: The work of the Pan American Institute of Geography ar History consists of promoting and publishing studies, meetings a field projects in cartography, geography, history and the geophys sciences.1 A. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY H.J. Res. 746, to amend the joint resolution authorizing appropri tions for the payment by the United States of its share of the expert of the Pan American Institute of Geography and History, was int duced on May 27, 1969 by Representative Dante B. Fascell of Flor (for himself and Representative William S. Mailliard of Californ The joint resolution was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affa > 1 Hearings before the Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs of the Coen måttes Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-first Congress, on H.J. Res. 746, M ́· 1969, p. 3. |