Title 20 — Education
Chapter 3 — Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries
§ 77a. Functions of museum
Statutory text
The national air and space museum shall memorialize the national development of aviation and space flight; collect, preserve, and display aeronautical and space flight equipment of historical interest and significance; serve as a repository for scientific equipment and data pertaining to the development of aviation and space flight; and provide educational material for the historical study of aviation and space flight.
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.
Pub. L. 79–955 § 2 · 60 Stat. 997
Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 77a
Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 2, 60 Stat. 998
Source evidence
Code source credit
Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 2, 60 Stat. 998Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. Said national air museum shall memorialize the national development of aviation; collect, preserve, and display aeronautical equipment of historical interest and significance; serve as a repository for scientific equipment and data pertaining to the development of aviation; and provide educational material for the historical study of aviation.the National Air Museum Amendments Act of 1965
Pub. L. 89–509 · 80 Stat. 310
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 77a
Pub. L. 89–509 substituted “national air and space museum” for “national air museum”
Inserted · 20 U.S.C. § 77a
Pub. L. 89–509 inserted “and space flight” after “aviation” wherever appearing
Substituted · 20 U.S.C. § 77a
Pub. L. 89–509 substituted “aeronautical and space flight equipment” for “aeronautical equipment”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 89–509 substituted “national air and space museum” for “national air museum”, inserted “and space flight” after “aviation” wherever appearing, and substituted “aeronautical and space flight equipment” for “aeronautical equipment”.
1 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 3 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1966—Pub. L. 89–509 substituted “national air and space museum” for “national air museum”, inserted “and space flight” after “aviation” wherever appearing, and substituted “aeronautical and space flight equipment” for “aeronautical equipment”.
Credits
1946–1966 · 2 acts
- 1946Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 2, 60 Stat. 998
- 1966Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, § 4, , 80 Stat. 310.
Show as published
(Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 2, 60 Stat. 998; Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, § 4, , 80 Stat. 310.)