PUBLIC LAW 245--80TH CONGRESS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: REGULATION

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e represent eu on rue iioaro. The members of the Board
sh:111 be appointed by the respective heads of the departments or inde-
pjore emit, agencies t hu.t. they relit cr,ent. Each member shall be appointed
i'or ti. two vrlr terur but m , b
C ies as the Secretary, upon recommendation of the Board, shall f om
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The Board may also include representatives from such 1'edor rl a ren-
include one representative from each of the Departments of State,
War, Navy, Post Office, Interior, Agriculture, and Conferee and
from the Government Printing Office and the Library of Congres
cogs ap iac i antcs shall be.. exercised by him, or his Under or Assistant
Secretaries.
Si'c. 2. 'Piers is hereby established a Board on Geographic Names
hereinafter called the Board. The membership of the Board h'11,
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through such officials as he may designate, except that such authority
as relates to the final approval or review of actions of the B
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the Federal Govern ment. The Secretary may exercise his functions
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary
of the Interior, hereinafter called the Secretary, conjointly with the
Board on Geographic Names, as hereinafter provided, shall provide for
uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthocrraph throe Thout
Be i~ tin-acted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
depatfrncut1, and for other purposes.
To t>rovi!l a ccnf ral ilut hority fvr standardizing geographic names for the purpose
of ('linac LLing duplication in standar'd1zing such nalne9 among the Federal
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ereneq to 4th domestic and foreign geographic names; o and and e shall t decide
the standard names and their orthography for official use. The prin-
ciples, pulicics, and Procedures formulated hereunder shall be designed
to serve the iirterests of the Federal Government and the general public
to enlist the effective cooperation of the Federal departments an
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11(11(5I~,n-.i, iiithesolliii~lnol"special problemsarisingunderthisAct.
SEC. Fl,r the guidelIre of (.he Il'edcra-1 Government, the Secretary
shall prwulutgale in (lie name of (he Board, from time, to time, and in
such loan as will carry out the purposes of this Act, decisions with
respect to geogunpbii. i antes aid principles of geographic nomencla-
ture and ortbography. The, Secretary shall also furnish such addi-
tional in fllrrnat ion with respect to geographic names as will assist in
carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Sic. Et. With respect to geographic names the pertinent decisions
and principles issued by the Secretary shall be standard for all mate-
rial published by the Federal (lovernmeat. The United States Board
on Geographical Names in the T)epertment of the Interior created
by Executive order, is hereby abolished, and the duties of said Board
are transferred to the Boa id herein created, and all depart agents,
and aovu(-ies of the Federal (government shall refer all geo-
bureaus
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graphic names and problems to the said Board for the purpoe of
elinlinatang duplication of work, personnel, and authority.
SEC. 7. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as applying to the
naming of the ofliccs or establishments of any Fedearal agency.
SEC. S. 't'here are hereby authorized to be approj)riated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
Approved July 25, 1947.
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