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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 56 — American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development

§ 4417. Functions of Institute

Statutory text

(a)

Primary functions

The primary functions of the Institute shall be—

(1)

to provide scholarly study of, and instruction in, Indian art and culture, and

(2)

to establish programs which culminate in the awarding of degrees in the various fields of Indian art and culture.

(b)

Administrative entities

(1)

The Board shall be responsible for establishing the policies and internal organization that relate to the control and monitoring of all subdivisions, administrative entities, and departments of the Institute.

(2)

The specific responsibilities of each subdivision, entity, and department of the Institute are solely within the discretion of the Board, or its designee.

(3)

The Board shall establish, within the Institute, departments for the study of culture and arts and for research and exchange, and a museum. The Board shall establish the areas of competency for the departments created under this paragraph, which may include (but are not limited to) Departments of Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, Literature and Museology and a learning resources center, programs of institutional support and development, research programs, fellowship programs, seminars, publications, scholar-in-residence programs and inter-institutional programs of cooperation at national and international levels.

(c)

Other programs

In addition to the centers and programs described in subsection (b), the Institute shall develop such programs and centers as the Board determines are necessary to—

(1)

foster research and scholarship in Indian art and culture through—

(A)

resident programs;

(B)

cooperative programs; and

(C)

grant programs;

(2)

complement existing tribal programs for the advancement of Indian art and culture; and

(3)

coordinate efforts to preserve, support, revitalize, and develop evolving forms of Indian art and culture.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act

    Pub. L. 99–498 title XV § 1510 · 100 Stat. 1268

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 4417

    Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1510, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1606

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1510, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1606

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1510. FUNCTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE. (a) Primary Functions.— The primary functions of the Institute shall be— (1) to provide scholarly study of, and instruction in, Indian art and culture, and (2) to establish programs which culminate in the awarding of degrees in the various fields of Indian art and culture. (b) Establishments Within Institute.— There shall be established within the Institute— (1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies to be administered by a director (appointed by the President of the Institute, with the approval of the Board), which shall include (but not be limited to) Departments of Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, Literature, and Museology; and (2) a Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, administered by a director (appointed by the President of the Institute, with the approval of the Board), which shall include— (A) a museum of Indian arts; (B) a learning resources center; (C) programs of institutional support and development; (D) research programs; (E) fellowship programs; (F) seminars; (G) publications; (H) scholar-in-residence and artist-in-residence programs; and (I) inter-institutional programs of cooperation at national and international levels. (c) Other Programs.— In addition to the centers and programs described in subsection (b), the Institute shall develop such programs and centers as the Board determines are necessary to— (1) foster research and scholarship in Indian art and culture through— (A) resident programs; (B) cooperative programs; and (C) grant programs; (2) complement existing tribal programs for the advancement of Indian art and culture; and (3) coordinate efforts to preserve, support, revitalize, and develop evolving forms of Indian art and culture.

  2. Pub. L. 101–644 § 502(1) · 104 Stat. 4662

    1. Redesignated · 20 U.S.C. § 4417(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 101–644, § 502(1), redesignated subpars. (B) to (I) as (A) to (H), respectively

    2. Struck · 20 U.S.C. § 4417(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 101–644, § 502(1), struck out former subpar. (A) which related to a museum of Indian arts

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–644, § 502(1), redesignated subpars. (B) to (I) as (A) to (H), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (A) which related to a museum of Indian arts.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (I) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively;

  3. Pub. L. 101–644 § 502(2) · 104 Stat. 4662

    Added · 20 U.S.C. § 4417(b)(3)

    Pub. L. 101–644, § 502(2)–(4), added par. (3)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101–644, § 502(2)–(4), added par. (3).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (1);

  4. Higher Education Amendments of 1992

    Pub. L. 102–325 title XIII § 1331(d) · 106 Stat. 448

    Amended · 20 U.S.C. § 4417(b)

    Pub. L. 102–325 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “There shall be established within the Institute—

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–325 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “There shall be established within the Institute—

    “(1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies to be administered by a director (appointed by the President of the Institute, with the approval of the Board), which shall include (but not be limited to) Departments of Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, Literature, and Museology; “(2) a Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, administered by a director (appointed by the President of the Institute, with the approval of the Board), which shall include— “(A) a learning resources center; “(B) programs of institutional support and development; “(C) research programs; “(D) fellowship programs; “(E) seminars; “(F) publications; “(G) scholar-in-residence and artist-in-residence programs; and “(H) inter-institutional programs of cooperation at national and international levels; and “(3) a Museum of American Indian and Alaska Native Arts, which shall be under the direction of the President of the Institute.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Functions of Institute.— Section 1510(b) of the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 U.S.C. 4417(b)) is amended to read as follows: “(b) Administrative Entities.— “(1) The Board shall be responsible for establishing the policies and internal organization that relate to the control and monitoring of all subdivisions, administrative entities, and departments of the Institute. “(2) The specific responsibilities of each subdivision, entity, and department of the Institute are solely within the discretion of the Board, or its designee. “(3) The Board shall establish, within the Institute, departments for the study of culture and arts and for research and exchange, and a museum. The Board shall establish the areas of competency for the departments created under this paragraph, which may include (but are not limited to) Departments of Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, Literature and Museology and a learning resources center, programs of institutional support and development, research programs, fellowship programs, seminars, publications, scholar--in-residence programs and inter-institutional programs of cooperation at national and international levels.”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 102–325 effective Oct. 1, 1992, see section 2 of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1990–1992 · 2 rounds

1992

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–325 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “There shall be established within the Institute—

“(1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies to be administered by a director (appointed by the President of the Institute, with the approval of the Board), which shall include (but not be limited to) Departments of Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, Literature, and Museology;

“(2) a Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, administered by a director (appointed by the President of the Institute, with the approval of the Board), which shall include—

“(A) a learning resources center;

“(B) programs of institutional support and development;

“(C) research programs;

“(D) fellowship programs;

“(E) seminars;

“(F) publications;

“(G) scholar-in-residence and artist-in-residence programs; and

“(H) inter-institutional programs of cooperation at national and international levels; and

“(3) a Museum of American Indian and Alaska Native Arts, which shall be under the direction of the President of the Institute.”

1990

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–644, § 502(1), redesignated subpars. (B) to (I) as (A) to (H), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (A) which related to a museum of Indian arts.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101–644, § 502(2)–(4), added par. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1992 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–325 effective , see section 2 of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.

Credits

1986–1992 · 3 acts
  1. 1986Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1510, , 100 Stat. 1606
  2. 1990Pub. L. 101–644, title V, § 502, , 104 Stat. 4668
  3. 1992Pub. L. 102–325, title XIII, § 1331(d), , 106 Stat. 807.
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(Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1510, , 100 Stat. 1606; Pub. L. 101–644, title V, § 502, , 104 Stat. 4668; Pub. L. 102–325, title XIII, § 1331(d), , 106 Stat. 807.)

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