Section 2
SEC. 2. The amount appropriated by this Act shall be expended in the discretion of a reception committee, composed of the President and six members of the Philippine Commission, to be appointed by the President of the Commission; the Speaker and six members of the Philippine Assembly, to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; and seven private citizens of the Philippine Islands who shall be appointed by the Governor-General and who shall represent the Municipal Board of the city of Manila, the two Filipino political parties, the merchants and the press, which shall organize and take over its duties, without compensation of any sort for such services, as soon as the visit of such committee of the United States Congress is assured, and shall be authorized to adopt such resolutions as it may deem necessary or advisable for the proper reception and information of said congressional committee.