§ 65a. Director of the National Museum

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. 1966

   National Museum Act of 1966

   Pub. L. 89–674 § 2 · 80 Stat. 953

   Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 65a

   Pub. L. 89–674, § 2, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 953

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 89–674, § 2, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 953

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. (a) The Director of the National Museum under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall— (1) cooperate with museums and their professional organizations in a continuing study of museum problems and opportunities, both in the United States and abroad; (2) prepare and carry out programs for training career employees in museum practices in cooperation with museums and their professional organizations, wheresoever these may best be conducted; (3) prepare and distribute significant museum publications; (4) perform research on, and otherwise contribute to, the development of museum techniques; (5) cooperate with departments and agencies of the Government of the United States operating, assisting, or otherwise concerned with museums; and (6) report annually to the Congress Report to Congress. on progress in these activities. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act, not Appropriation. to exceed, $200,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, $250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and $300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and in each subsequent fiscal year, only such sums may be appropriated as the Congress may hereafter authorize by law.

2. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–629 § 2 · 84 Stat. 1875

   1. Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 65a(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 91–629, § 2, inserted provisions that programs be prepared and carried out by grant, contract, or directly and which authorized the training of career employees in museum practices in cooperation with institutions of higher education

   2. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 65a(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 91–629, § 2, substituted provisions which authorized training programs to be conducted either at the Smithsonian Institution, or at the cooperating museum, organization, or institutions, for provisions which authorized such programs to be conducted at the best locations

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 91–629, § 2, inserted provisions that programs be prepared and carried out by grant, contract, or directly and which authorized the training of career employees in museum practices in cooperation with institutions of higher education, and substituted provisions which authorized training programs to be conducted either at the Smithsonian Institution, or at the cooperating museum, organization, or institutions, for provisions which authorized such programs to be conducted at the best locations.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. Section 2(a)(2) of the National Museum Act of 1966 (20 U.S.C, 65a(2)) is amended to read as follows: “(2) prepare and carry out programs by grant, contract, or directly for training career employees in museum practices in cooperation with museums, their professional organizations, and institutions of higher education either at the Smithsonian Institution or at the cooperating museum, organization, or institutions;”.

3. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–629 § 1 · 84 Stat. 1875

   Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 65a(b)

   Pub. L. 91–629, § 1, substituted provisions which authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, with no more than $1,000,000 to be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1974, of which $300,000, annually, to be allocated in the enumerated manner, for provisions which authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, not to exceed $200,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $250,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1969, and June 30, 1970, and $300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and in each subsequent fiscal year, only such sums as the Congress hereafter authorizes by law

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–629, § 1, substituted provisions which authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, with no more than $1,000,000 to be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1974, of which $300,000, annually, to be allocated in the enumerated manner, for provisions which authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, not to exceed $200,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $250,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1969, and June 30, 1970, and $300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and in each subsequent fiscal year, only such sums as the Congress hereafter authorizes by law.

4. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–345 § 1 · 88 Stat. 339

   Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 65a(a)(4)

   Pub. L. 93–345, § 1, inserted “, with emphasis on museum conservation and the development of a national institute for museum conservation” after “museum techniques”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 93–345, § 1, inserted “, with emphasis on museum conservation and the development of a national institute for museum conservation” after “museum techniques”.

5. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–345 § 2 · 88 Stat. 339

   Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 65a(b)

   Pub. L. 93–345, § 2, substituted provisions limiting to $1,000,000 the amount which may be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1977, with no less than $200,000 annually to be allocated and used to carry out the purposes of subsection (a)(4) of this section for provisions limiting to $1,000,000 the amount which could be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1974, of which $300,000 annually had to be allocated and used according to the formula of 33⅓ per centum for purposes of subsec. (a)(2), 33⅓ per centum for assistance to museums under section 954(c) of this title, and 33⅓ per centum for assistance to museums under section 956(c) of this title

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   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–345, § 2, substituted provisions limiting to $1,000,000 the amount which may be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1977, with no less than $200,000 annually to be allocated and used to carry out the purposes of subsection (a)(4) of this section for provisions limiting to $1,000,000 the amount which could be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1974, of which $300,000 annually had to be allocated and used according to the formula of 33⅓ per centum for purposes of subsec. (a)(2), 33⅓ per centum for assistance to museums under section 954(c) of this title, and 33⅓ per centum for assistance to museums under section 956(c) of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. Section 2(b) of such Act is amended to read as follows: “(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act: Provided, That no more than $1,000,000 shall be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1977, of which no less than $200,000 annually shall be allocated and used to carry out the purposes of section 2(a) (4) of this Act.”.

6. 1976

   Pub. L. 94–336 · 90 Stat. 795

   Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 65a(b)

   Pub. L. 94–336 substituted provisions authorizing the appropriation of $1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980, for provisions under which there had been authorized to be appropriated whatever sums as might be necessary to carry out the purposes of the section, with a proviso that no more than $1,000,000 could be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1977, of which no less than $200,000, was to be allocated and used to carry out subsec. (a)(4) of this section

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–336 substituted provisions authorizing the appropriation of $1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980, for provisions under which there had been authorized to be appropriated whatever sums as might be necessary to carry out the purposes of the section, with a proviso that no more than $1,000,000 could be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1977, of which no less than $200,000, was to be allocated and used to carry out subsec. (a)(4) of this section.

7. 1980

   Pub. L. 96–268 · 94 Stat. 485

   Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 65a(b)

   Pub. L. 96–268 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $803,000 for fiscal year 1981 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1982 for provisions which had authorized appropriations of $1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–268 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations of $803,000 for fiscal year 1981 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1982 for provisions which had authorized appropriations of $1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980.

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