Pub. L. 91-142, tit. VII, sec. 709

Sec. 709. The President is authorized to establish and conduct an International Aeronautical Exposition (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “exposition”), with appropriate emphasis on military aviation, at a location of his choice within the United States. The exposition shall be held at such time, but not later than 1971, as the President may deem appropriate. For the purpose of conducting the exposition, the President is authorized— (1) to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as he may deem appropriate, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; (2) to obtain temporary or intermittent services as authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed $100 per diem in the case of any individual; (3) to charge and collect admission, exhibition, and other fees; (4) to accept donations of money, property, or personal services; (5) to request the head of any department or agency to detail personnel to assist in the conduct of the exposition, and the head of each such department or agency is authorized to detail personnel for such purpose, with or without reimbursement; (6) to acquire (by purchase, lease, or otherwise), construct, maintain, and improve real and personal property and interests therein; (7) to enter and perform, with any person or body politic, contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions on such terms as he may deem appropriate, without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) and section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b); (8) to establish and prescribe the functions of such advisory committees as he may deem appropriate; and (9) subject to such supervision and review as he may prescribe, to delegate to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, or to such other person he may select any of his authority under this Act. No officer or employee appointed to a position under this Act shall receive compensation at a rate in excess of the maximum rate payable under the General Schedule of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, as amended, nor shall any such officer or employee receive compensation at a rate in excess of the rate payable under the General 83 Stat. 318Schedule to an officer or employee in a position of the same level of difficulty and responsibility. Individuals appointed under this Act to positions in recognized trades or crafts, or in unskilled, semiskilled, or skilled manual labor occupations, shall receive compensation in accordance with prevailing wage board rates at the location selected by the President. Any property acquired under this Act and remaining upon the termination of the exposition shall become the property of the Department of Defense or such other Federal department or agency as the President may direct. The net revenues derived from the exposition, after payment of the expenses of the exposition, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. To the extent that appropriations made to any Government department or agency are available for such purpose, such department or agency is authorized to participate in the exposition, as an exhibitor or otherwise. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, not to exceed $750,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sums appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.