#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#ajad  ,,an ,,act  ,to e/abli% ! ,r\te  
#ff ,c5t5nial ,commission1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,r\te #ff ,c5t5nial        
,commission ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds t-- 7#a7 ,r\te #ff 0 ! fir/        
all-wea!r highway 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
connect+ ! ,midwe/ to ,cali=nia1 & has  
play$ a major role 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2  7#b7 ,r\te #ff has become a   
symbol ( ! h]itage ( travel & ! legacy (
 seek+ a bett] life %>$ by ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 & has be5 en%r9$ 9 !     
popul> culture ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &     
7#c7 ! ye> #bjbf w be ! c5t5nial        
anniv]s>y ( ,r\te #ff1 & a commission   
%\ld be e/abli%$ to /udy & recomm5d 9 a 
report to ,congress activities t are    
fitt+ & prop] to celebrate t anniv]s>y 9
 a mann] t appropriately honors ! ,"m   
,road ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #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-- 7#a7 /udy activities 
t may be c>ri$ out by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 to det]m9e :e!r ! activities are fitt+ 
& prop] to honor ,r\te #ff on ! occasion
 ( ! c5t5nial anniv]s>y ( ,r\te #ff1    
includ+ activities su* z-- 7,a7 !       
issuance ( commemorative co9s1 m$als1   
c]tificates ( recognition1 & po/age     
/amps2  7,b7 c]emonies & celebrations   
commemorat+ specific ev5ts2 &  7,c7 !   
production1 publication1 & di/ribution (
 books1 pamphlets1 films1 electronic    
publications1 & o!r educational         
mat]ials2 &  7#b7 recomm5d to           
,congress-- 7,a7 ! activities t !       
,commission consid]s mo/ fitt+ & prop]  
to honor ,r\te #ff on ! occasion        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 #a or 
m entities 9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t !     
,commission consid]s mo/ appropriate to 
c>ry out ^? activities4  #e4 ,memb]%ip  
7a7 ,numb] & appo9tm5t ,! ,commission   
%all be compos$ ( #ae memb]s appo9t$ z  
foll[s3 7#a7 #c memb]s1 ea* ( :om %all  

be an eligible individual describ$ 9    
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,secret>y ( 
,transportation4  7#b7 #a memb]1 :o %all
 be an eligible individual describ$ 9   
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (  
,ill9ois4  7#c7 #a memb]1 :o %all be an 
eligible individual describ$ 9          
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (  
,miss\ri4  7#d7 #a memb]1 :o %all be an 
eligible individual describ$ 9          
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (  
,kansas4  7#e7 #a memb]1 :o %all be an  
eligible individual describ$ 9          
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (  
,oklahoma4  7#f7 #a memb]1 :o %all be an
 eligible individual describ$ 9         
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (  
,texas4  7#g7 #a memb]1 :o %all be an   
eligible individual describ$ 9          

subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (  
,new ,mexico4  7#h7 #a memb]1 :o %all be
 an eligible individual describ$ 9      
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (  
,arizona4  7#i7 #a memb]1 :o %all be an 
eligible individual describ$ 9          
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,gov]nor (  
,cali=nia4  7#aj7 #a memb]1 :o %all be  
an eligible individual describ$ 9       
subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t  
bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,speak] ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#aa7 #a      
memb]1 :o %all be an eligible individual
 describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by !
 ,presid5t bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( !  
,m9ority ,lead] ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#ab7 #a memb]1 :o    
%all be an eligible individual describ$ 
9 subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t
 bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,majority  
,lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7#ac7 #a memb]1 :o  
%all be an eligible individual describ$ 

9 subsection 7b71 appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t
 bas$ on ! recomm5dation ( ! ,m9ority   
,lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,eligible       
individual ,an eligible individual      
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 is an        
individual )-- 7#a7 a demon/rat$        
d$ication to educat+ o!rs ab\t !        
importance ( hi/orical figures & ev5ts2 
&  7#b7 sub/antial k & appreciation (   
,r\te #ff4  7c7 ,"t ( appo9tm5t ,ea*    
initial appo9tm5t ( a memb] ( !         
,commission %all be made be=e !         
expiration ( ! #abj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7     
,t]ms ,ea* memb] %all be appo9t$ = !    
life ( ! ,commission4  7e7 ,vacancies ,a
 vacancy 9 ! ,commission %all n affect !
 p[]s ( ! ,commission b %all be fill$ 9 
! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al appo9tm5t 0     
made4  7f7 ,basic pay ,memb]s %all s]ve 
on ! ,commission )\t pay4  7g7 ,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  7h7 ,quorum #g memb]s ( !       
,commission %all con/itute a quorum1 b a
 less] numb] may hold he>+s4  7i7 ,*air 
& ,vice ,*air ,! ,commission %all select
 a ,*air & ,vice ,*air f among ! memb]s 
( ! ,commission4  7j7 ,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 %all-- 7,a7
 be appo9t$ )\t reg>d to ! provisions ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+   
appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive s]vice2 &    
7,b7 be paid )\t reg>d to ! provisions (
 *apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+ 
to classification & ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay  
rates1 except t ! rate ( pay = !        
,director may n exce$ ! rate payable =  
level ,,iv ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u    
section #ecae ( t title4  7#b7 ,/aff ,! 

/aff ( ! ,commission %all-- 7,a7 be     
appo9t$ )\t reg>d to ! provisions (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+   
appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive s]vice2 &    
7,b7 be paid )\t reg>d to ! provisions (
 *apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+ 
to classification & ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay  
rates4  7c7 ,s\rce ( comp5sation ,9     
accordance ) section #aj-- 7#a7 no      
,f$]al funds may be exp5d$ to comp5sate 
a ,director or /aff memb] ( !           
,commission "u ?is section2 &  7#b7 any 
comp5sation paid to a ,director or any  
/aff ( ! ,commission appo9t$ "u ?is     
section %all be d]iv$ solely f donat$   
funds4  #g4 ,p[]s  7a7 ,he>+s & sessions
 ,! ,commission may hold su* he>+s1 sit 
& act at su* times & places1 take su*   
te/imony1 & receive su* evid5ce z !     
,commission consid]s to be appropriate  
to c>ry out ?is ,act4  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 "u ?is  
,act4  7c7 ,mails ,! ,commission may use
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mails 9 ! same mann] & 
"u ! same conditions z o!r ,f$]al       
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies4  7d7 ,adm9i/rative 
support s]vices  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on !    
reque/ ( ! ,commission1 ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ,g5]al ,s]vices %all provide to !      
,commission1 on a reimbursable basis1 ! 
adm9i/rative support s]vices necess>y = 
! ,commission to c>ry out ?is ,act4     
7#b7 ,detailees  7,a7 ,f$]al employees  
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! reque/ ( !           
,commission1 ! head ( any ,f$]al ag5cy  
or dep>tm5t may detail to ! ,commission1
 on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable   
basis1 any employee ( ! ag5cy or        
dep>tm5t4  7ii7 ,civil s]vice /atus ,!  
detail ( an employee "u clause 7i7 %all 
be )\t int]ruption or loss ( civil      
s]vice /atus or privilege4  7iii7 ,no   
additional comp5sation ,a ,f$]al        
employee :o is detail$ to ! ,commission 
"u ?is subp>agraph may n receive any    
additional pay1 all[ances1 b5efits1 or  

o!r comp5sation by reason ( ! detail ( !
 employee to ! ,commission or any       
s]vices p]=m$ by ! employee = !         
,commission4  7,b7 ,/ate employees ,!   
,commission may-- 7i7 accept ! s]vices (
 p]sonnel detail$ f a ,/ate2 &  7ii7    
reimburse ! ,/ate = ! s]vices ( !       
detail$ p]sonnel4  7e7 ,volunte] &      
uncomp5sat$ s]vices ,not)/&+ section    
#acdb ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
! ,commission may accept & use su*      
volunt>y & uncomp5sat$ s]vices z !      
,commission det]m9es to be necess>y4    
7f7 ,gifts ,! ,commission may accept1   
use1 & dispose ( gifts1 grants1 beque/s1
 or devises ( money1 s]vices1 or prop]ty
 f any public or private s\rce = !      
purpose ( cov]+ ! co/s incurr$ by !     
,commission 9 c>ry+ out ?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 ,f9al report ,n 
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i* all 
memb]s ( ! ,commission are appo9t$1 !   

,commission %all submit to ,congress a  
f9al report conta9+-- 7#a7 a detail$    
/atem5t ( ! f9d+s & conclusions ( !     
,commission2  7#b7 ! recomm5dations ( ! 
,commission2 &  7#c7 any o!r in=mation t
 ! ,commission consid]s to be           
appropriate4  #i4 ,t]m9ation ,!         
,commission %all t]m9ate on ,decemb]    
#ca1 #bjbf4  #aj4 ,exp5ditures (        
,commission  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,all          
exp5ditures ( ! ,commission1 includ+ any
 reimbursem5t requir$ "u ?is ,act1 %all 
be made solely f donat$ funds4  7b7 ,no 
additional funds au?oriz$ ,no additional
 funds are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to
 c>ry out ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate    
,augu/ #aj1 #bjbj4,secret>y