Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Preserve Geographic Names Act”.
Preserve Geographic Names Act
A BILL
To abolish the Board on Geographic Names and repeal the provisions of the Act of July 25, 1947 establishing such Board.
Sec. 2 Abolition of Board on Geographic Names
In general— The Board on Geographic Names established by section 2 of the Act of July 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 456; 43 U.S.C. 364a), is abolished and all functions of such Board are terminated.
in the first section of that Act—
by striking “conjointly with the Board on Geographic Names, as hereinafter provided,”; and
by striking “, except that such authority as relates to the final approval or review of actions of the Board on Geographic Names shall be exercised by him, or his Under or Assistant Secretaries”;
by striking sections 2 and 3 and redesignating sections 4 through 8 as sections 2 through 6, respectively;
in section 2, as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection—
by striking “, and he shall provide a place of meeting and staff assistance to the Board. The staff shall be responsible to the Secretary, who shall prescribe its relations to the Board and the committees of the Board”; and
by striking “, upon the recommendation of the Board,”;
in section 3, as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, by striking “in the name of the Board”; and
in section 4, as so redesignated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, by striking “, and the duties of said Board are transferred to the Board herein created, and all departments, bureaus, and agencies of the Federal Government shall refer all geographic names and problems to the said Board for the purpose of eliminating duplication of work, personnel, and authority”.