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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 3 — Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries

§ 76p. Acceptance and disposition of gifts to the United States contributed in honor or memory of the late President John F. Kennedy

Statutory text

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States any gift to the United States which the Secretary finds has been contributed in honor of or in memory of the late President John F. Kennedy and to pay the money to such appropriation or other accounts, including the appropriation accounts established pursuant to appropriations authorized by this subchapter, as in the judgment of the Secretary will best effectuate the intent of the donor.

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. National Cultural Center Act

    Pub. L. 85–874 § 10 · 72 Stat. 1698

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 76p

    Pub. L. 85–874, § 10, as added Pub. L. 88–260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 5

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 85–874, § 10, as added Pub. L. 88–260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 5

  2. Pub. L. 103–279 § 6 · 108 Stat. 1409

    1. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 76p

      Pub. L. 103–279 substituted “which the Secretary finds” for “which he finds”

    2. Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 76p

      Pub. L. 103–279 substituted “the judgment of the Secretary” for “his judgment”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 103–279 substituted “which the Secretary finds” for “which he finds” and “the judgment of the Secretary” for “his judgment”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. Section 10 of the John F. Kennedy Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76p) is amended— (1) by striking “he” and inserting “the Secretary”; and (2) by striking “his judgment” and inserting “the judgment of the Secretary”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–279 substituted “which the Secretary finds” for “which he finds” and “the judgment of the Secretary” for “his judgment”.

Credits

1964–1994 · 2 acts
  1. 1964Pub. L. 85–874, § 10, as added Pub. L. 88–260, § 1(6), , 78 Stat. 5
  2. 1994amended Pub. L. 103–279, § 6, , 108 Stat. 1415.
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(Pub. L. 85–874, § 10, as added Pub. L. 88–260, § 1(6), , 78 Stat. 5; amended Pub. L. 103–279, § 6, , 108 Stat. 1415.)

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