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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 3 — Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries

§ 80c. Transfer or loan of objects, equipment and rec­ords to Smithsonian Institution

Statutory text

The heads of executive departments and independent agencies of the Government are authorized to transfer or loan to the Smithsonian Institution for its use without charge therefor military, naval, aeronautical, and space objects, equipment and records for exhibition, historical, or other appropriate purposes.

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. 87–186 § 4 · 75 Stat. 414

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 80c

    (Pub. L. 87–186, § 4, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 415.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 87–186, § 4, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 415.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 4. The heads of executive departments and independent agencies Loan of military, space objects, etc. by Government agencies. of the Government are authorized to transfer or loan to the Institution for its use without charge therefor military, naval, aeronautical, and space objects, equipment and records for exhibition, historical, or other appropriate purposes.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 87–186, § 4, , 75 Stat. 415.)

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