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,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mr4   
,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to e/abli% ! ,philadelphia ,campaign   
,two ,hundr$ & ,fiftie? ,commemoration  
,commission4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,philadelphia ,campaign 
,two ,hundr$ & ,fiftie? ,commemoration  
,commission ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se (   
congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z
 foll[s3  7#a7 ,! ,philadelphia         
,campaign ( #aggg-aggh1 involv+ ev5ts 9 
,p5nsylvania1 ,new ,j]sey1 ,m>yl& &     
,delaw>e1 0 among ! mo/ significant set 
( ev5ts 9 ! ,am]ican ,revolution4 ,x    
conv9c$ ,france to ally ) ! ,am]ican    
cause & result$ 9 ! developm5t ( !      
cont95tal army into a pr(essionally     
discipl9$ =ce4  7#b7 ,along ) ! ,am]ican
 victory at ! ne>by battle ( ,s>atoga1  
:i* occurr$ concurr5tly1 ! cont95tal    
army's ability to fight ?r\gh\t !       

,philadelphia campaign1 help$ conv9ce   
,france t ! ,am]ican side c\ld w9 ! w>4 
,! ,fr5* (ficially ent]$ ! w> z ,am]ican
 allies 9 ,febru>y #aggh4  7#c7 ,foll[+ 
! ,fr5* entry into ! w>1 ! ,briti%      
retreat$ f ,philadelphia 9 ,june #aggh  
to avoid a pot5tial confrontation ) !   
,fr5* navy4 ,! cont95tal army 0 !n able 
to foll[ & engag$ ,briti% =ces at !     
,battle ( ,monm\?4  7#d7 ,!             
,philadelphia campaign includ$ tactical 
losses = ! ,am]ican side1 mo/ notably   
,am]ica's fir/ ,septemb] #aa? at !      
,battle ( ,br&yw9e1 b ! survival ( !    
,am]ican =ce 0 a te/am5t to ,g5]al      
,wa%+ton's /rategy & ! subsequ5t w9t]   
encampm5t at ,valley ,=ge all[$ ! army  
to be tra9$ by ,b>ron ,von ,/eub51      
trans=m+ x into a m pr(essional &       
discipl9$ fight+ =ce4 ,simultane\sly !  
,philadelphia campaign highlight$       
weaknesses & mis/eps by ,briti% comm&]s1
 p>ticul>ly ,g5]al ,william ,h[e1 &     
contribut$ to ! und]/&+ t ! ,briti%     
milit>y c\ld be defeat$4  7#e7 ,! p ( ! 

,unit$ ,/ates c b5efit f ga9+ a deep]   
und]/&+ & appreciation ( ! ,philadelphia
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,am]ican w> = indep5d5ce4  7b7 ,s5se (  
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
#bej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,philadelphia       
,campaign %\ld be (ficially recogniz$4  
#c4 ,philadelphia ,campaign ,two ,hundr$
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7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a      
commission to be kn[n z ! ,philadelphia 
,campaign ,two ,hundr$ & ,fiftie?       
,commemoration ,commission 7ref]r$ to 9 
?is ,act z ! ,commission74  7b7 ,duties 
7#a7 ,report ,! ,commission %all submit 
to ,congress a report on activities t ! 
,commission recomm5ds be c>ri$ out by ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to obs]ve ! #bej?      
anniv]s>y ( ! ,philadelphia ,campaign   
t--  7,a7 id5tifies any su* activities t
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prop] to commemorate su* anniv]s>y2 &   
7,b7 includes any legislative proposals1
 includ+ any proposals = appropriations1
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,recomm5dations ,9 recomm5d+ activities 
"u ! report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,commission %all consid] :e!r to        
recomm5d t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t-- 7,a7    
acquire & pres]ve artifacts associat$ ) 
! ,philadelphia ,campaign2 or  7,b7     
sponsor-- 7i7 a publicly available      
int]active digital res\rce !            
,philadelphia ,campaign t includ+       
s*ol>ly "w conc]n+ ! ,philadelphia      
,campaign2  7ii7 conf]5ces1 exhibitions1
 or o!r public meet+s conc]n+ !         
,philadelphia ,campaign2 or  7iii7      
nationally accessible educational       
res\rces conc]n+ ! ,philadelphia        
,campaign4  7#c7 ,advisory committee ,9 
prep>+ ! report "u subsection 7a71 !    
,commission %all consult )              
repres5tatives ( hi/orical & cultural   
in/itutions able to contribute ! mission
 ( ! ,commission1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,m>yl& ,c5t] = ,hi/ory & ,culture4     
7,b7 ,hi/orical ,society ( ,p5nsylvania4
  7,c7 ,salem ,c\nty ,hi/orical         
,society4  7,d7 ,*e/] ,c\nty ,hi/orical 

,society4  7,e7 ,br&yw9e ,cons]vancy4   
7,f7 ,delaw>e ,hi/orical ,society4  7#d7
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%all seek to enc\rage coord9ation among 
,/ate1 local1 int]national & private    
sector entities ) initiatives to        
commemorate ! #bej? anniv]s>y ( !       
,philadelphia ,campaign2 &  7,b7 act+   
?r\gh ! ,*ief ,executive ,(fic] ( !     
,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,revolution 9      
,philadelphia1 ,p5nsylvania1 e/abli% a  
volunt>y regi/ry ( su* initiatives4  7c7
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g5]al ,! ,commission %all be compos$ (  
#ad vot+ memb]s z foll[s3 7i7 ,!        
,libr>ian ( ,congress4  7ii7 ,! ,*ief   
,op]at+ ,(fic] ( ! ,museum ( ! ,am]ican 
,revolution 9 ,philadelphia1            
,p5nsylvania4  7iii7 ,twelve qualifi$   
citiz5s1 appo9t$ z foll[s3  7,i7 ,two   
memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t4  7,,ii7  
,two memb]s1 at lea/ "o ( :om %all be a 
,s5ator1 appo9t$ by ! majority lead] ( !
 ,s5ate4  7,,iii7 ,two memb]s appo9t$ by
 ! ,presid5t on ! recomm5dation ( !     

,gov]nor ( ! ,commonweal? (             
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lea/ "o ( :om %all be a ,s5ator1 appo9t$
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,two memb]s1 at lea/ "o ( :om %all be a 
,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1     
appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives4  7,,vi7 ,two memb]s1 at
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,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 appo9t$ by !   
m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,"t ( appo9tm5t  
,ea* initial appo9tm5t ( a memb] ( !    
,commission %all be made be=e !         
expiration ( ! #fj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7,c7   
,cont9uation ( memb]%ip ,if a memb] ( ! 
,commission 0 appo9t$ to ! ,commission z
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long] ?an ! #cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on !  
date on :i* t memb] ceases to be a      
,memb] ( ! ,congress4  7,d7 ,qualifi$   
citiz5 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m qualifi$

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&  7ii7 a commitm5t to educat+ p ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ab\t ! hi/orical          
importance ( ! ,philadelphia ,campaign &
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7#b7 ,organization  7,a7 ,honor>y memb]s
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s]ve z honor>y1 nonvot+ memb]s ( !      
,commission4  7,b7 ,adm9i/rative support
 ,! ,commission %all seek to ent] into  
an arrangem5t ) ! ,museum ( ! ,am]ican  
,revolution 9 ,philadelphia1            
,p5nsylvania1 = ! ,museum to provide to 
! ,commission any adm9i/rative support z
 may be det]m9$ necess>y1 includ+ by    
provid+ adm9i/rative (fices = !         
,commission at ! ,museum4  7#c7 ,*air ,!
 ,commission %all select a vot+ memb] ( 
! ,commission to s]ve z ! ,*air !       
,commission4  7#d7 ,t]ms ,ea* memb] %all

 be appo9t$ = ! life ( ! ,commission1   
except t a memb] %all be remov$ f !     
,commission = malfeasance or d]eliction 
( duty1 z det]m9$ by a majority vote ( !
 o!r memb]s ( ! ,commission4  7#e7      
,vacancies ,a vacancy 9 ! ,commission   
%all n affect ! p[]s ( ! ,commission &  
%all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al 
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7#f7 ,basic pay      
,memb]s %all s]ve on ! ,commission )\t  
pay4  7#g7 ,travel exp5ses ,ea* vot+    
memb] %all receive travel exp5ses1      
includ+ p] diem 9 lieu ( subsi/5ce1 9   
accordance ) applicable provisions "u   
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #eg ( title #e1     
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con/itute a quorum1 b a less] numb] may 
hold he>+s4  7#i7 ,meet+s ,! ,commission
 %all meet at ! call ( ! ,*air4  #d4    
,p[]s  7a7 ,he>+s & sessions ,!         
,commission may1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out
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su* times & places1 take su* te/imony1 &
 receive su* evid5ce z ! ,commission    

consid]s appropriate4  7b7 ,p[]s (      
memb]s & ag5ts ,any vot+ memb] or ag5t (
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,commission1 take any action t !        
,commission is au?oriz$ to take by ?is  
,act4  7c7 ,mails ,! ,commission may use
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"u ! same conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts &  
ag5cies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7         
,adm9i/rative support s]vices ,^u !     
reque/ ( ! ,commission1 ! ,adm9i/rator (
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,commission1 on a reimbursable basis1   
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,procurem5t ,! ,commission may ent] into
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facilities to c>ry out ! duties ( !     
,commission "u ?is ,act4  7f7 ,donations
 ,! ,commission may accept & use        
donations (--  7#a7 money2 &  7#b7      
p]sonal s]vices4  #e4 ,director & /aff  
7a7 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,commission may appo9t
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reg>d to ! provisions ( *apt] #ea &     
sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec ( su* title  
relat+ to classification & ,g5]al       
,s*$ule pay rates4  #f4 ,reports  7a7   
,int]im reports ,! ,commission %all     
submit to ,congress int]im reports on ! 
activities ( ! ,commission on ! dates t 
are #f mon?s & #a ye> aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,f9al report  
,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbh1 !     
,commission %all submit a f9al report to
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/atem5t ( all activities c>ri$ out by ! 
,commission prec$+ ! submission ( !     
report2 &  7#b7 any o!r in=mation t !   
,commission consid]s to be appropriate4 
#g4 ,t]m9ation ,! ,commission %all      
t]m9ate #abj days aft] ! f9al report is 

submitt$ to ,congress pursuant to       
section #f7;b74  #h4 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,commission1 #b1ejj1jjj
 = fiscal ye> #bjbg & #b1ejj1jjj =      
fiscal ye> #bjbh to c>ry out ?is ,act1  
to rema9 available until exp5d$4