Commission on Bicentennial of Constitution of United States: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits and the Subcommittee on Census and Population of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 3559 ... December 5, 1985U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986 - 69 pagini |
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Pagina 52 - ... based on different points of view and experience * * * . The member of the commission must expose his reasons and judgments to the critical scrutiny of his fellow members and must persuade them to his point of view. He must analyze and understand the views of his colleagues if only to refute them. Though no generally accepted standard for measuring the quality of agency decisions under the Government in the Sunshine Act has been devised, one of the clearest and most significant results of the...
Pagina 21 - Jefferson, a broadly educated man, argued that "if a nation expects to be ignorant and free . . . it expects what never was and never will be.
Pagina 9 - STATEMENT OF HON. PHILIP M. CRANE, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Mr. CRANE. Thank you, Mr.
Pagina 52 - Act has been devised, one of the clearest and most significant results of the Government in the Sunshine Act is to diminish the collegial character of the agency decisionmaking process. The open meeting requirement has generated reluctance to discuss certain important matters; and discussions, when they occur, may not contribute to achieving a consensus position.
Pagina 54 - Commission — (A) is authorized to make grants to local educational agencies, private elementary and secondary schools, private organizations, individuals, and State and local public agencies in the United States for the development of instructional materials and programs on the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights which are designed for use by elementary or secondary school students; and...
Pagina 5 - House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled: By direction of the Supreme Court, I have the honor to submit to the Congress the Rules of...
Pagina 36 - C — Purpose of Donations § 2002.30 General purpose. A donation to the Commission must be for use by the Commission in carrying out the general purpose for which it was established, which is to promote and coordinate activities to commemorate the bicentennial of the Constitution (sec. 3, Pub. L. 98-101; 97 Stat. 719.). § 2002.31 Specific purposes. Within this general purpose, a donation to the Commission may also be given to assist it in accomplishing its specific purposes, including but not limited...
Pagina 54 - For purposes of making initial grants under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1971, June 30, 1972, and June 30, 1973.
Pagina 51 - ... must be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. A vacancy does not affect the powers of the Commission. (g) Quorum. Twelve members of the Commission constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may conduct meetings. (h) Qualifications. Commission members are required to be chosen from among individuals who have demonstrated scholarship, a strong sense of public service, expertise in the learned professions, and abilities likely to contribute to the fulfillment of the...
Pagina 66 - President, one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives...