A bill to establish the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration and for other purposes.

Summary

Establishes an independent American Revolution Bicentennial Administration to coordinate, facilitate, and aid in the scheduling of events and projects of local, State, national, and international significance in commemoration of the American Revolution Bicentennial. Specifies the duties of the Administrator of such Administration. Establishes an American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Board to assist the Administration in its duties under this Act. Provides that in order to assure a balanced program for the bicentennial commemoration, encompassing the themes of Heritage '76, Festival USA, and Horizons '76, the Administration shall prepare the master calender of events which will take place between July 1975 and September 1976. Directs the following persons to cooperate with the Administrator in specified aspects of his responsibilities: the Chairmen of the Federal Council of the Arts and Humanities, of the National Endowment for the Arts, and of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Librarian of Congress, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and the Archivist of the United States. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Creates a Joint Committee on the American Revolution Bicentennial to make a continuing study of the Administration, and to make periodic reports to the House and Senate. Abolishes the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 5 February 1973

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