The New Syllabus is a research, development, and intelligence agency founded and directed by Antarah A. Crawley in 2014. Through its Department of Information Systems Intelligence Service, the New Syllabus has drafted and promulgated numerous papers, bills and codes toward the advancement of humanity, spirituality, society and civilization.

Using New Syllabus civil service framework for developing human capital workforce capacity, the Director has drafted policy infrastructure toward a new New Deal Proposal for the American People, industry, and government. The New Syllabus envisions a public-private work relief partnership embodied in the New Works Projects Administration (a.k.a., New Works Projects, or New WPA)

Toward the institutionalization of the New WPA in the United States for the purpose of reliving un- and and underemployment and developing an intellectual workforce, the New Syllabus organization will continue to engage in community outreach, project management, and the publication and distribution of information necessary to establish this Administration in law.

All Power to the Decentralized Autonomous Organization of the People.

Toward a Federal Project Number 2

1) that in time of need the artist, no less than the manual worker, is entitled to employment as an artist at the public expense and 2) that the arts, no less than business, agriculture, and labor, are and should be the immediate concern of the ideal commonwealth.

Authority for a Model Masonic Mutual Relief Association

JULY 16, 2020: NEW SYLLABUS POLICY BUREAU

Be it prescribed by Antarah A. Crawley, That for the purpose of providing for the relief, insurance, and social security of the people working pursuant to the New Works Projects Acts of 2020 and their families, the following language is hereby proffered to the consideration, deliberation, modification, and potential enactment of any body corporate or politic soever. Such a body, having for its government a President or Committee or officers of the general type described herein, may adapt this model language to their particular mission.

FORTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. III. CH. 131, 132, 133, 134. 1869

MARCH 3, 1869: CHAP. CXXXIV.

AN ACT

To incorporate [“The Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia.”]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That […] and their successors, to be elected in the manner hereinafter declared, be, and they are hereby, incorporated and made a body politic and corporate by the name of [“The Masonic Mutual Relief Association of the District of Columbia,”] and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction, and may have and use a common seal, and be entitled to use and exercise all the powers, rights, and privileges incident to such corporation.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the particular business and objects of such society or corporation shall be to provide and maintain a fund for the benefit of the widow, orphans, heir, assignee, or legatee of a deceased member immediately upon proof of such death.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the number of directors or managers to manage the same shall be twenty-two, who shall be elected by the members of said society or corporation, at their annual meeting on [the second Tuesday of November] in each year, from among themselves, who shall hold their office for one year and until others are duly elected and qualified to take their places as directors; and the said directors shall elect one of their number to be president of the board, who shall also be president of the corporation or society, and shall elect one of their number as vice-president and one of their number as secretary, who shall also be secretary of the association, and one of their number as treasurer, who shall give bonds with surety to said corporation in such sum as the said Bonds. board of directors may require for the faithful discharge of his trust. A majority of the directors shall form a quorum for the transaction of business ; and in case of a vacancy in the board of directors, by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any director, the vacancy occasioned thereby shall be filled by the remaining directors from among the members of said society, who shall serve until the next annual election.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the directors shall have full power to make and prescribe such by-laws, rules, and regulations, as they shall deem needful and proper for the disposition and management of the funds, property, and effects of the society or corporation, not contrary to this charter or to the laws of the United States; and they shall have power to alter or amend the same, as the interests of the corporation, in their opinion, may require.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the said board of directors shall be capable of taking and holding the funds, property, and effects of said corporation, which funds, property, or effects shall never be divided among the members of the said society or corporation, but shall descend to their successors, duly elected in the manner heretofore specified, for the promotion of the principles of the said corporation and the benevolent purposes of the society which they represent. But this provision shall not prevent the said board of directors from carrying out the principles of the society or corporation, viz: the immediate payment to the widow, orphans, heir, assignee, or legatee of a deceased member as many dollars as there are members in good standing on the books of the corporation.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this act may be altered, amended, or repealed at the pleasure of the Congress of the United States of America.

Approved, March 3, 1869.

Authority for a Model New Works Projects Act of 2020

“As COVID-19 cases rise, there is significant economic uncertainty and employment instability. Currently, unemployment is highest among people ages 16 to 24, at a rate of approximately 27 percent.”

Congresswoman Luria (D-VA), July 1, 2020, in the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee.

JUNE 28, 2020: NEW SYLLABUS POLICY BUREAU

A MODEL ACT

For the relief of un- and underemployment through the performance of useful work.

Be it prescribed by Antarah A. Crawley, That for the purpose of relieving the acute condition of widespread distress, unemployment, and underemployment now existing in the United States as a result of COVID-19, civil unrest, and other reasons, and in order to provide for the development and dispensation of America’s human capital workforce, as well as the maintenance of a reserve of skilled labor through an orderly program of public and private works, the following language is hereby proffered to the consideration, deliberation, modification, and potential enactment of any body corporate or politic soever. Such a body, having for its government a President or Committee or officers of the general type described herein, may adapt this model language to their particular mission.

SEC. 2. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby established in the public and/or private sectors, under the direction of the President of a body corporate or politic or other such officer(s) as may best carry out the provisions of this Act, certain local, regional, and national work relief agencies as follows: (a) A new Works Projects Administration, which shall be responsible to the President or presiding officer(s) for the honest, efficient, speedy, and coordinated execution of the work relief program as a whole, and for the execution of that program in such manner as to move from the relief rolls to work on such projects or in private employment the maximum number of persons.

SEC. 3. For the purposes of establishing the new Works Projects Administration, the enacting body may adopt, modify, and pass any or all parts of the following model language.

SEC. 4. This Act may be cited as the “Model New Works Projects Act of 2020.”

Prescribed, June 28, 2020, 1 p.m.

73rd CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 16, 17. MARCH 30, 31, 1933.

AN ACT

For the relief of unemployment through the performance of useful public work, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of relieving the acute condition of widespread distress and unemployment now existing in the United States, and in order to provide for the restoration of the country’s depleted natural resources and the advancement of an orderly program of useful public works, the President is authorized, under such roles and regulations as he may prescribe and by utilizing such existing departments or agencies as he may designate, to provide for employing citizens of the United States who are unemployed, in the constructions, maintenance, and carrying on of works of a public nature […] as the President may determine desirable: Provided, That the President may in his discretion extend the provisions of this Act to lands owned by counties and municipalities and lands in private ownership […] The President is further authorized, by regulation, to provide for housing the persons so employed and for furnishing them with such subsistence, clothing, medical attendance and hospitalization, and cash allowance, as may be necessary, during the period they are so employed, and, in his discretion, to provide for the transportation of such persons to and from the places of employment. That in employing citizens for the purpose of this Act not discrimination shall be made on account of race, color, or creed […] The President is further authorized to allocate funds available for the purposes of this Act, for […] research […]

SEC. 4. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby authorized to be expended, under the direction off the President, […], such sums as may be necessary […]

74th CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 47, 48. APRIL 8, 1935.

JOINT RESOLUTION

Making appropriations for relief purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Staters of America in Congress assembled, That in order to provide relief, work relief and to increase employment by providing for the useful projects, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be used in the discretion and under the direction of the President, to be immediately available and to remain available until [June 30, 1937] the sum of [$4,000,000,000…]

Sec. 3. In carrying out the provisions of this joint resolution the President may (a) authorize expenditures for contract stenographic reporting services; supplies and equipment; purchase and exchange off law books, books of reference, directories, periodicals, newspapers and press clippings; travel expenses, including the expense of attendance art meetings when specifically authorized; rental at the seat of government and elsewhere; purchase, operation, and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles; printing and binding; and other such expenses as he may determine necessary to the accomplishment of the objectives of this joint resolution […]

Executive Order 7034—Creating Machinery for the Works Progress Administration
May 06, 1935

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me under the “Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935,” approved April 8, 1935 (Public Resolution No. 11, 74th Congress), and of all other authority vested in me, it is hereby ordered as follows:

I. I hereby establish within the Government certain agencies, and prescribe their respective functions and duties, as follows:

(A) The Division of Applications and Information of the National Emergency Council, to be under the general supervision of the Executive Director of the National Emergency Council. Such Division shall receive all applications for projects, cause the applications to be examined and reviewed, obtaining when necessary aid and assistance of governmental departments or agencies, and transmit such applications to the Advisory Committee on Allotments hereinafter established. The Division shall furnish information to the public on allotments made and on the progress of all projects as they are initiated and carried forward.

(B) The Advisory Committee on Allotments, which shall be composed of:

The Secretary of the Interior

Chairman The Secretary of Agriculture

The Secretary of Labor

The Executive Director of the National Emergency Council

The Administrator of the Works Progress Administration

The Director of Procurement

The Director of the Bureau of the Budget

The Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army

The Commissioner of Reclamation

The Director of Soil Erosion

The Chief of the Forest Service

The Director of Emergency Conservation Work

The Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads

The Administrator of the Resettlement Administration

The Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration

The Federal Emergency Relief Administrator

The Director, Housing Division

The Vice-Chairman, National Resources Board, and a representative of

(a) the Business Advisory Council

(b) organized labor

(c) farm organizations

(d) the American Bankers’ Association, and

(e) the United States Conference of Mayors

Such Committee shall make recommendations to the President with respect to the allotments of funds for such projects covered by the applications submitted by the Division of Applications and Information as will constitute a coordinated and balanced program of work under the said Act.

(c) A Works Progress Administration, which shall be responsible to the President for the honest, efficient, speedy, and coordinated execution of the work relief program as a whole, and for the execution of that program in such manner as to move from the relief rolls to work on such projects or in private employment the maximum number of persons in the shortest time possible.

To this end, the Works Progress Administration shall have the following powers and duties:

1. To establish and operate a division of progress investigation, and to coordinate the pertinent work of existing investigative agencies of the Government, so as to insure the honest execution of the work relief program.

2. To formulate, and, with the approval of the President, to require uniform periodic reports of progress on all projects; and, where any avoidable delay appears, forthwith to recommend to the President appropriate measures for eliminating such delay, and, similarly, to recommend the termination of projects where it develops that they are not affording the amount of employment warranting their continuance.

3. With the approval of the President, to prescribe rules and regulations:

a. To assure that as many of the persons employed on all work projects as is feasible shall be persons receiving relief; and

b. To govern the selection of such persons for such employment.

4. To formulate and administer a system of uniform periodic reports of the employment on such projects of persons receiving relief.

5. To investigate wages and working conditions and to make and submit to the President such findings as will aid the President in prescribing working conditions and rates of pay on projects.

In addition to the foregoing powers and duties, the Works Progress Administration shall:

1. Provide for the coordination of such data compiling projects as form a part of the work relief program and of such portions of other research activities as may be necessary or useful in carrying out such program.

2. Coordinate all requests for opinions and decisions addressed to the Executive departments or independent establishments of the Government on questions affecting the administration of the Act or of orders issued thereunder.

3. Recommend and carry on small useful projects designed to assure a maximum of employment in all localities.

The Federal Emergency Relief Administrator shall serve also as Administrator of the Works Progress Administration.

II. I hereby direct:

(A) The Secretary of the Treasury, (1) through the disbursing and accounting facilities under the Commissioner of Accounts and Deposits of the Treasury Department, to make provision for all disbursements from the funds appropriated by the “Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935,” subject only to such exceptions as the Secretary may authorize, and to maintain a system of accounts necessary to enable the President (a) to exercise Executive control over such funds, (b) to provide current financial and accounting information for governmental agencies concerned, and (c) to make a complete report to the Congress concerning expenditures made and obligations incurred, by classes and amounts, and (2) through the Director of Procurement, to purchase, or to provide a system for the purchase of all materials, supplies and equipment to be procured with the said funds.

(B) The Director of the Bureau of the Budget to pass upon all requests for allotment of funds for administrative expenses.

III. All permanent and emergency agencies of the Government will afford full cooperation to the agencies herein established or designated and make available such personnel and facilities as may aid in carrying out the provisions of the said Act.

IV. The agencies established or designated hereunder are hereby authorized to prescribe such administrative procedures, and to submit for the approval of the President such rules and regulations as may be necessary, to carry out their respective duties and powers under the provisions of this Order.

V. Within such amounts as may hereafter be allotted by the President, the agencies herein established or designated are authorized to employ the services and means mentioned in sub-division (a) of Section 3 of said Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, to the extent therein provided, and, within the limitation prescribed by such section and at the direction of the President, to exercise the authority with respect to personnel conferred by subdivision (b) thereof: Provided, That so far as practicable the persons employed under the authority of this section shall be selected from those receiving relief.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 7034—Creating Machinery for the Works Progress Administration Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/208644

Letter on Allocation of Work Relief Funds.
August 26, 1935

Dear Sir:

I am writing to inform you that all applications for allocation of funds from the $4,880,000,000 appropriation under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, approved April 8, 1935, must be in the hands of the Division of Applications and Information of the National Emergency Council not later than Thursday, September 12, 1935, in such form that they can be presented to the Advisory Committee on Allotments for final action at its meeting of September 17, 1935. No applications for allocation of funds will be received or considered thereafter.

It is planned that all allocations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Allotments up to and including September 17, 1935, and approved by me will have been acted upon by the Secretary of the Treasury and by the Comptroller General prior to September 24, 935. It is therefore directed that all governmental agencies, Federal, State, municipal, etc., be prepared on or before October 22, 1935, either to ask for bids for construction work or begin operations by direct labor (force account) on the project. Where projects are to be carried on under contracts, such contracts must be awarded and signed on or before December 15, 1935.

Very sincerely yours,

The President addressed the above letter to:

The Secretary of Agriculture

The Secretary of Commerce

The Secretary of the Interior

The Attorney General

The Secretary of Labor

The Secretary of the Navy

The Secretary of State

The Secretary of the Treasury

The Secretary of War

President, Civil Service Commission

Director, Emergency Conservation Work

Chairman, United States Employees’ Compensation Commission

Administrator, Resettlement Administration

Administrator, Rural Electrification Administration

Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs

Administrator, Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration

Administrator, Works Progress Administration

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Letter on Allocation of Work Relief Funds. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/209059

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