#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ff  ,,an ,,act  ,to e/abli% ! ,r\te #ff
 ,c5t5nial ,commission1 to direct !     
,secret>y ( ,transportation to prep>e a 
plan on ! pres]vation ne$s ( ,r\te #ff1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,r\te #ff ,c5t5nial
 ,commission ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,r\te #ff 0
 ! ,nation's fir/ all-pav$ highway "u ! 
,u4,s4 ,highway ,sy/em connect+ !       
,midwe/ to ,cali=nia & has play$ a major
 role 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,r\te #ff 0 ! symbol ( opportunity 
to hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( p seek+ escape f ! 
,du/ ,b[l 9 ! #aicjs1 s]v+ z a road to  
opportunity 9 ! ,we/ & provid+ employm5t
 dur+ ! ,great ,depression1 z ?\s&s 7   
put to "w on road crews to pave ! road4 
7#c7 ,r\te #ff 0 invaluable 9 transport+
 troops1 equipm5t1 & supplies across !  
c\ntry to ! ,we/1 :]e ! gov]nm5t        
e/abli%$ multiple indu/ries & arm$ =ce  
bases dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 ,^u !          
conclusion ( ! w> 9 #aide1 ,r\te #ff 0 a

 key r\te tak5 by ?\s&s ( troops z !y   
return$ home4  7#d7 ,r\te #ff symboliz$ 
! ,nation's positive outlook dur+ !     
po/w> economic recov]y 9 ! #aiejs &     
#aifjs1 s]v+ z an icon ( free-spirit$   
indep5d5ce & l9k+ p across ! ,unit$     
,/ates4 ,dur+ ?is p]iod1 ! t\ri/ indu/ry
 along ,r\te #ff grew trem5d\sly1 giv+  
rise to c\ntless t\ri/ c\rts1 motels1   
s]vice /ations1 g>ages1 & d9]s4  7#e7   
,s9ce ,june #bg1 #aihe1 :5 ,r\te #ff 0  
decommission$ z a ,f$]al highway1 !     
popul>ity & my?ical /ature ( ,r\te #ff  
has gr[n dome/ically & int]nationally1 z
 ! road has exp]i5c$ a rebir? ( int]e/ &
 support4  7#f7 ,! ye> #bjbf w be !     
c5t5nial anniv]s>y ( ,r\te #ff1 & a     
commission %\ld be e/abli%$ to /udy &   
recomm5d to ,congress activities t are  
fitt+ & prop] to celebrate t anniv]s>y 9
 a mann] t appropriately honors         
,am]ica's ,"m ,road4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t   
,!re is e/abli%$ a commission to be kn[n
 z ! ,r\te #ff ,c5t5nial ,commission    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,commission74 

#d4 ,duties ,! ,commission %all h !     
foll[+ duties3  7#a7 ,to /udy activities
 t may be c>ri$ out by ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t to det]m9e :e!r ! activities  
are fitt+ & prop] to honor ,r\te #ff on 
! occasion ( its c5t5nial anniv]s>y1    
includ+ any ( ! activities describ$ "u  
section #h7;b77#b77;,b74  7#b7 ,to      
recomm5d to ,congress ! activities !    
,commission consid]s mo/ fitt+ & prop]  
to honor ,r\te #ff on su* occasion1 to  
be c>ri$ out by ! ,dep>tm5t (           
,transportation & any o!r entity or     
entities )9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t !      
,commission consid]s mo/ appropriate to 
c>ry out su* activities4  7#c7 ,to plan 
& ho/1 9 coop]ation ) su* p>tn]s1 a     
conf]5ce on ! ,u4,s4 ,numb]$ ,highway   
,sy/em1 & assi/ 9 ! activities ( su* a  
conf]5ce4  #e4 ,memb]%ip  7a7 ,numb] &  
appo9tm5t ,! ,commission %all be compos$
 ( #ai memb]s appo9t$ z foll[s3  7#a7   
,?ree memb]s1 ea* ( :om %all be a       
qualifi$ citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection   
7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t4  7#b7 ,two 

memb]s1 ea* ( :om %all be a qualifi$    
citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection 7b71       
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !             
recomm5dation ( ! ,secret>y (           
,transportation4  7#c7 ,"o memb]1 :o    
%all be a qualifi$ citiz5 describ$ 9    
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (       
,ill9ois4  7#d7 ,"o memb]1 :o %all be a 
qualifi$ citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection   
7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !        
recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor ( ,miss\ri4  
7#e7 ,"o memb]1 :o %all be a qualifi$   
citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection 7b71       
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !             
recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor ( ,kansas4   
7#f7 ,"o memb]1 :o %all be a qualifi$   
citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection 7b71       
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !             
recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor ( ,oklahoma4 
7#g7 ,"o memb]1 :o %all be a qualifi$   
citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection 7b71       
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !             
recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor ( ,texas4    
7#h7 ,"o memb]1 :o %all be a qualifi$   

citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection 7b71       
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !             
recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor ( ,new       
,mexico4  7#i7 ,"o memb]1 :o %all be a  
qualifi$ citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection   
7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !        
recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor ( ,arizona4  
7#aj7 ,"o memb]1 :o %all be a qualifi$  
citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection 7b71       
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !             
recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor ( ,cali=nia4 
7#aa7 ,?ree memb]s1 ea* ( :om %all be a 
qualifi$ citiz5 describ$ 9 subsection   
7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t on !        
recomm5dation ( ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives1 9 consultation ) !     
m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  7#ab7 ,?ree memb]s1   
ea* ( :om %all be a qualifi$ citiz5     
describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! 
,presid5t on ! recomm5dation ( !        
majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 9            
consultation ) ! m9ority lead] ( !      
,s5ate4  7b7 ,qualifi$ citiz5 ,a        
qualifi$ citiz5 describ$ 9 ?is          

subsection is a private citiz5 ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates )-- 7#a7 a demon/rat$     
d$ication to educat+ o!rs ab\t !        
importance ( hi/orical figures & ev5ts2 
&  7#b7 sub/antial k & appreciation (   
,r\te #ff4  7c7 ,"t ( appo9tm5t ,ea*    
initial appo9tm5t ( a memb] ( !         
,commission %all be made be=e !         
expiration ( ! #abj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7   
,cont9uation ( memb]%ip ,if a memb] ( ! 
,commission 0 appo9t$ to ! ,commission z
 a ,memb] ( ,congress1 & ceases to be a 
,memb] ( ,congress1 t memb] may cont9ue 
to s]ve on ! ,commission = n long] ?an !
 #cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date t memb]
 ceases to be a ,memb] ( ,congress4  7e7
 ,t]ms ,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$ = !   
life ( ! ,commission4  7f7 ,vacancies ,a
 vacancy 9 ! ,commission %all n affect !
 p[]s ( ! ,commission b %all be fill$ 9 
! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0     
made4  7g7 ,basic pay ,memb]s %all s]ve 
on ! ,commission )\t pay4  7h7 ,travel  
exp5ses ,ea* memb] %all receive travel  

exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (       
subsi/5ce1 9 accordance ) sections #egjb
 & #egjc ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7i7 ,quorum ,sev5 memb]s ( !    
,commission %all con/itute a quorum b a 
less] numb] may hold he>+s4  7j7 ,*air  
,! ,presid5t1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,transportation1 %all       
designate "o memb] ( ! ,commission z    
,*air4  7k7 ,meet+s ,! ,commission %all 
meet at ! call ( ! ,*air4  #f4 ,director
 & /aff  7a7 ,director ,! ,commission   
may appo9t & fix ! pay ( a ,director &  
su* additional p]sonnel z ! ,commission 
consid]s to be appropriate4  7b7        
,applicability ( c]ta9 civil s]vice laws
  7#a7 ,director ,! ,director ( !       
,commission may be appo9t$ )\t reg>d to 
! provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive
 s]vice1 & may be paid )\t reg>d to !   
provisions ( *apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii 
( *apt] #ec ( t title relat+ to         
classification & ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay     
rates4  7#b7 ,/aff ,! /aff ( !          

,commission %all be appo9t$ subject to !
 provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive
 s]vice1 & %all be paid 9 accordance ) !
 provisions ( *apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii
 ( *apt] #ec ( t title relat+ to        
classification & ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay     
rates4  #g4 ,p[]s  7a7 ,he>+s & sessions
 ,! ,commission may1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+
 out ?is ,act1 hold su* he>+s1 sit & act
 at su* times & places1 take su*        
te/imony1 & receive su* evid5ce z !     
,commission consid]s to be appropriate4 
7b7 ,p[]s ( memb]s & ag5ts ,any memb] or
 ag5t ( ! ,commission may1 if au?oriz$  
by ! ,commission1 take any action t !   
,commission is au?oriz$ to take by ?is  
,act4  7c7 ,obta9+ (ficial data ,!      
,commission may secure directly f any   
dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
in=mation necess>y to enable !          
,commission to c>ry out ?is ,act4 ,^u   
reque/ ( ! ,*air ( ! ,commission1 ! head
 ( t dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all furni% t    
in=mation to ! ,commission4  7d7 ,mails 

,! ,commission may use ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
mails 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same        
conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,adm9i/rative      
support s]vices ,^u ! reque/ ( !        
,commission1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al    
,s]vices %all provide to ! ,commission1 
on a reimbursable basis1 ! adm9i/rative 
support s]vices necess>y = ! ,commission
 to c>ry out its responsibilities "u ?is
 ,act4  #h4 ,reports  7a7 ,int]im       
reports ,! ,commission may submit to    
,congress su* int]im reports z !        
,commission consid]s to be appropriate4 
7b7 ,compreh5sive report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
submit to ! ,presid5t & ,congress a     
report incorporat+ specific             
recomm5dations = ! commemoration ( !    
c5t5nial ( ,r\te #ff & relat$ ev5ts4    
7#b7 ,cont5ts ( report ,! report "u     
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 %all include       
recomm5dations = ! allocation ( f9ancial
 & adm9i/rative responsibility among !  

public & private au?orities &           
organizations recomm5d$ = p>ticipation  
by ! ,commission2 &  7,b7 may recomm5d  
activities su* z-- 7i7 ! production1    
publication1 & di/ribution ( books1     
pamphlets1 films1 electronic            
publications1 & o!r educational mat]ials
 focus+ on ! hi/ory & impact ( ,r\te #ff
 on ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! _w2  7ii7       
bibliographical & docum5t>y projects1   
publications1 & electronic res\rces2    
7iii7 conf]5ces1 convocations1 lectures1
 sem9>s1 & o!r programs2  7iv7 !        
developm5t ( programs by & = libr>ies1  
museums1 p>ks1 & hi/oric sites1 includ+ 
national travel+ exhibitions2  7v7      
c]emonies & celebrations commemorat+    
specific ev5ts2  7vi7 ! production1     
di/ribution1 & p]=mance ( arti/ic works1
 & ( programs & activities1 focus+ on ! 
national & int]national significance (  
,r\te #ff2 &  7vii7 ! issuance (        
commemorative co9s1 m$als1 c]tificates (
 recognition1 & po/age /amps4  7c7 ,f9al
 report ,! ,commission %all submit to ! 

,presid5t & ,congress a f9al report n   
lat] ?an #ij days be=e ! t]m9ation ( !  
,commission provid$ 9 section #aj4  #i4 
,plan on pres]vation ne$s ( ,r\te #ff   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (             
,transportation1 9 consultation ) !     
,gov]nors ref]r$ to 9 section #e7;a71   
%all prep>e a plan on ! pres]vation ne$s
 ( ,r\te #ff4  7b7 ,report to ,congress 
,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on
 ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !       
,s5ate1 & ! ,presid5t a report conta9+ !
 plan prep>$ "u subsection 7a74  #aj4   
,t]m9ation ,! ,commission %all t]m9ate n
 lat] ?an ,june #cj1 #bjbg4  ,pass$ !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,febru>y #f1    
#bjai4;,cl]k4