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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 3 — Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries

§ 46a. Employment of aliens by Secretary

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, subject to adequate security and other investigations as he may determine to be appropriate, and subject further to a prior determination by him that no qualified United States citizen is available for the particular position involved, is authorized to employ and compensate aliens in a scientific or technical capacity at authorized rates of compensation without regard to statutory provisions prohibiting payment of compensation to aliens.

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. Pub. L. 88–549 · 78 Stat. 754

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 46a

    (Pub. L. 88–549, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 754.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 88–549, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 754.)

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Credits

(Pub. L. 88–549, , 78 Stat. 754.)

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