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Title 20 — Education

Chapter 3 — Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries

§ 80k. Donation and transfer of lands and improvements, works of art, and other assets and property of Museum of African Art to Smithsonian Institution

Statutory text

The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Board”) is authorized to accept a deed or other instrument donating and transferring to the Smithsonian Institution, the land and improvements thereto, collections of works of art, and all other assets and property of the Museum of African Art.

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. 95–414 § 1 · 92 Stat. 911

    Enacted · 20 U.S.C. § 80k

    (Pub. L. 95–414, § 1, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 911.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 95–414, § 1, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 911.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Section 1. The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “Board”) is authorized to accept a deed or other instrument donating and transferring to the Smithsonian Institution, the land and improvements thereto, collections of works of art, and all other assets and property of the Museum of African Art.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 95–414, § 7, , 92 Stat. 913, provided that: “Except for the provisions in sections 1 and 6(b) [this section and section 80p(b) of this title], the provisions of this Act [this subchapter] shall take effect on the date of transfer of a deed or other instrument under the provisions of section 1 [this section].”

Credits

(Pub. L. 95–414, § 1, , 92 Stat. 911.)

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