Public Law 219.
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(/us/pl/74/218)8.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That sections 1, 2, District of Columbia, Designated railroad substation to be abandoned.Vol. 35, p. 593.and 3 of Public Law Numbered 203, Sixtieth Congress, approved February 3, 1909, are hereby repealed; and, upon the completion by it of the substitute facilities authorized by section 2 hereof, the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company is authorized, without any further or other authority, to abandon and remove the Seventh Street substation built and maintained by it pursuant to the requirements of said Act of February 3, 1909, and 498to abandon the ticket agency and baggage accommodations maintained by it pursuant to the requirements of said Act.
Sec. 2. Enclosed shelter in lieu. That in lieu of the said substation and facilities maintained at the intersection of the Seventh Street and C Street Southwest, in the city of Washington, the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company is authorized to construct and maintain on the train platform an enclosed waiting room for passengers, with convenient means of ingress and egress leading from and to the street level below. Sec. 3. Area to revert to District. That the area in square south of 463 on the map of the city of Washington heretofore used for station purposes shall revert to the District of Columbia upon the completion of these improvements:*Proviso.*Railroad to maintain walkways, etc. *Provided*, That the said Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company shall construct and maintain thereon, subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, adequate walkways to the adjacent streets.
Sec. 4. Amendment. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act. Approved, July 25, 1935. To create a Central Statistical Committee and a Central Statistical Board, and for other purposes. 1935-07-25 416 Chapter 49 Stat. 498 74 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 416.] AN ACT To create a Central Statistical Committee and a Central Statistical Board, and for other purposes.
July 25, 1935.[[H. R. 7590](/us/bill/74/hr/7590).][[Public, No. 219](/us/pl/74/219).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the. United States of America in Congress assembled*, Central Statistical Committee and Central Statistical Board.Establishment; purpose. That there are hereby established a Central Statistical Committee (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) and a Central Statistical Board (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”) to plan and promote the improvement, development, and coordination of, and the elimination of duplication in, statistical services carried on by or subject to the supervision of the Federal Government, and, so far as may be practicable, of other statistical services in the United States.
Sec. 2. Committee; composition of. The Committee shall consist of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor. Sec. 3. Board; personnel of; selection. The Board shall consist of a chairman, who shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and not to exceed thirteen additional members, who shall be *Proviso.*Qualifications.selected in such manner as the President shall prescribe: *Provided*, That not less than ten of such members shall be persons already in the service of the United States.
The chairman and all the members shall be persons technically trained in statistics, economics, or public administration, known in their profession as of high standing and Chairman; salary, qualification.wide experience. The chairman shall be the chief executive officer of the Board, shall receive a salary of $10,000 a year, and shall not engage in any private business, vocation, or employment: *Provided, however*, Restriction on payment of salary.That if the chairman shall at the same time hold any other paid position in the service of the United States, he shall receive during such tenure no additional remuneration for acting as Members of Board; expenses.chairman of the Board.
No other member of the Board shall receive compensation for his services as such member, except that the Board may provide that any such other member not at the same time holding any other paid position in the service of the United States shall, while attending or traveling to or from meetings of the Board or of committees thereof, receive a salary of not more than $25 per diem, and in addition thereto necessary traveling and subsistence expenses. 499 Sec. 4. The Board shall have authority to appoint such employees Appointment of personnel.as it deems necessary for its own functions.
All such employees shall be subject to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, except that the Board may, with the consent of the Civil Service Commission, appoint and fix the compensation of any person or persons for temporary periods without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended: *Provided*, That no person shall hold such temporary appointment *Proviso.*Temporary appointments.or appointments for an aggregate period of more than 12 months.
The Board may make such expenditures (including expenditures for Expenditures authorized.personal services and rent at the seat of Government and elsewhere; for law books and books of reference; and for paper, printing, and binding) as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and as may be provided for by the Congress from time to time. The Board may purchase supplies or services where the aggregate Minor purchases without advertising.Vol. 36, p. 861; [U. S. C., p. 1803](/us/usc/1803).Appropriations authorized.*Post*, pp. 1110, 1169.amount involved is not more than $50, without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (36 Stat. 861 ;
U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5). There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, annually such sums as may be necessary for the expenses of the Board not to exceed $180,000, of which amount not to exceed $170,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Sec. 5. The Board shall—Duties and powers of Board.Investigations and recommendations; statistical work.
(a)At the request of the President or the Committee, or may of its own motion, investigate and make recommendations with respect to any existing or proposed statistical work carried on by an agency of, or subject to the supervision of, the Federal Government;
(b)Have the power, with the consent of the agency concerned, to investigate and make recommendations with respect to any existing or proposed statistical work carried on by any agency in the United States other than the agencies specified in subsection
(a)of this section;
(c)Have the power, subject, to such rules and regulations as Require furnishing of reports, etc.the President or the Committee may prescribe, to require agency specified in subsection
(a)of this section information, papers, reports, and original records concerning any existing or proposed statistical work carried on by or subject to the supervision of any such agency: *Provided*, That this subsection shall not be construed *Proviso.*Confidential matter excepted.to require or to make lawful any disclosure of confidential information when such disclosure is specifically prohibited by law;
(d)Plan and promote the economical operation of agencies Plan economical cooperation.engaged in statistical work and the elimination of unnecessary work both on the part of such agencies and on the part of persons called on by such agencies to furnish information;
(e)Perform such other duties consistent with section 1 of this Act Perform miscellaneous assignments.as the President or the Committee may authorize, and make such reports to the Committee as the Committee may require; and
(f)Make an annual report to the Committee and to the President Make annual report.for transmittal to Congress. Sec. 6. The Central Statistical Board created by Executive Order Central Statistical Board created July 27, 1933; termination of.Numbered 6225, dated July 27, 1933, as amended, shall cease to exist at such time as the Committee shall declare that seven members have qualified for membership in the Board; and thereafter all records, Transfer of records, funds, etc.papers, property, and funds of the old Board shall become records, papers, property, and funds of the Board; and such employees Employees.as shall pass tests of fitness prescribed by the Civil Service Commission shall acquire classified civil-service status and shall be employees of 500the Board at the grades and salaries specified in their respective *Proviso.*Obligations of old Board.Rules and regulations.examinations: *Provided*, That this section shall not be construed to impair any obligation incurred by the old Board. Sec. 7. The Board with the approval of the Committee is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sec. 8. Separability clause. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. Sec. 9. Duration of Act. This Act shall cease to be in effect and the agencies established hereunder shall cease to exist at the expiration of five years after the date of enactment of this Act. Approved, July 25, 1935. To provide for the custody of Federal proclamations, orders, regulations, notices, and other documents, and for the prompt and uniform printing and distribution thereof. 1935-07-26 417 Chapter 49 Stat. 500 74 1 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 417.] AN ACT To provide for the custody of Federal proclamations, orders, regulations, notices, and other documents, and for the prompt and uniform printing and distribution thereof. July 26, 1935.[[H. R. 6323](/us/bill/74/hr/6323).][
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