Title 20 — Education
Chapter 3. Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries
142 sections
Subchapter I — Charter Provisions
- 41Incorporation of institution
- 42Board of Regents; members
- 43Appointment of regents; terms of office; vacancies
- 44Organization of board; expenses; gratuitous services
- 45Special meetings of members
- 46Duties of Secretary
- 46aEmployment of aliens by Secretary
- 47Acting Secretary
- 48Salary and removal of Secretary and assistants
- 49Omitted
- 50Reception and arrangement of specimens and objects of art
- 50aGellatly art collection; estimates of sums needed for preservation and maintenance
- 51Library
- 52Evidence of title to site and buildings
- 53Protection of property
- 53aAuthorization of appropriations
- 54Appropriation of interest
- 55Acceptance of other sums
- 56Disposal of unappropriated money
- 57Disbursements
- 58Omitted
- 59Collections of National Ocean Survey, United States Geological Survey, and others deposited in National Museum
- 60Army articles furnished to National Museum
- 61 to 64Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(37)
- 65Repealed. Pub. L. 89–674, § 3
- 65aDirector of the National Museum
- 66Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288
- 67Right of repeal
- 68Repealed. Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, § 4
- 69Anthropological researches; cooperation of Institution with States, educational institutions, or scientific organizations
- 70Authorization of appropriations; cooperative work
Subchapter II — National Gallery of Art
- 71Designation of site
- 71aAdditions; payment of construction costs from trust funds
- 71bStatus of completed addition
- 72Board of Trustees
- 73Acceptance of gift from A. W. Mellon
- 74Maintenance
- 74aPermanent loan of funds by Board of Trustees to Treasury; semiannual interest payments to Board
- 75Authority and functions of the board
Subchapter III — National Portrait Gallery
- 75aDefinitions
- 75bEstablishment of National Portrait Gallery; functions
- 75cCreation of National Portrait Gallery Commission; members; functions; powers
- 75dAcceptance of gifts; title to property
- 75ePowers of Board
- 75fDirector; appointment and compensation; officers and employees
- 75gAuthorization of appropriations
Subchapter IV — Smithsonian Gallery of Art
- 76, 76aOmitted
- 76bFunctions of Regents
- 76cPolicy to foster appreciation of past and contemporary art
- 76dDonations of works of art from Government agencies
- 76eHousing or exhibiting objects of art possessed by Smithsonian Institution
- 76fAppointment, compensation, and duties of Director of Gallery; personnel
- 76gAuthorization of appropriations
Subchapter V — John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- 76hBoard of Trustees
- 76iJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- 76jDuties of Board
- 76kPowers of Board
- 76lOfficial seal, Board vacancies and quorum, trustee powers and obligations, reports, support services, and review and audit
- 76mPhotovoltaic system
- 76nRepealed. Pub. L. 101–449, § 3
- 76oBorrowing authority to finance parking facilities
- 76pAcceptance and disposition of gifts to the United States contributed in honor or memory of the late President John F. Kennedy
- 76qSole national memorial to the late John F. Kennedy within the city of Washington and environs
- 76q–1John F. Kennedy Center Plaza
- 76rAuthorization of appropriations
- 76sDefinitions
Subchapter VI — Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Subchapter VII — National Air and Space Museum
Subchapter VIII — Paleontological Investigations
Subchapter IX — Canal Zone Biological Area
- 79Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake to be set aside
- 79aPreservation of natural features for scientific observation and investigation
- 79bFunctions of Smithsonian Institution
- 79cResident manager; powers and duties; compensation
- 79dDeposit of receipts into Treasury; disbursements
- 79eAuthorization of appropriations
Subchapter X — National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board
Subchapter XI — Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- 80eCongressional declaration of policy
- 80fWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Board of Trustees of the Center
- 80gPowers and duties of Board
- 80g–1Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in Social and Political Thought
- 80hAdministration; quorum
- 80iAuthorization of appropriations; limitations
- 80jAudit of accounts
Subchapter XII — Museum of African Art
- 80kDonation and transfer of lands and improvements, works of art, and other assets and property of Museum of African Art to Smithsonian Institution
- 80lEstablishment of Museum of African Art; functions
- 80mPowers of Board
- 80nCommission for the Museum of African Art
- 80oDirector, officers, and employees; appointment, compensation, and duties
- 80pFunding
Subchapter XIII — National Museum of the American Indian
- 80qFindings
- 80q–1National Museum of the American Indian
- 80q–2Authority of Board of Regents to enter into agreement providing for transfer of Heye Foundation assets to Smithsonian Institution
- 80q–3Board of Trustees of National Museum of the American Indian
- 80q–4Director and staff of National Museum
- 80q–5Museum facilities
- 80q–6Custom House office space and auditorium
- 80q–7Audubon Terrace
- 80q–8Board of Regents functions with respect to certain agreements and programs
- 80q–9Inventory, identification, and return of Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects in possession of Smithsonian Institution
- 80q–9aSummary and repatriation of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and cultural patrimony
- 80q–10Special committee to review inventory, identification, and return of Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects
- 80q–11Inventory, identification, and return of Native Hawaiian human remains and Native Hawaiian funerary objects in possession of Smithsonian Institution
- 80q–12Grants by Secretary of the Interior to assist Indian tribes with respect to agreements for return of Indian human remains and Indian funerary objects
- 80q–13Grants by Secretary of the Interior to assist Indian organizations with respect to renovation and repair of museum facilities and exhibit facilities
- 80q–14Definitions
- 80q–15Authorization of appropriations
Subchapter XIV — National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 80rFindings
- 80r–1Definitions
- 80r–2Establishment of Museum
- 80r–3Council
- 80r–4Director and staff of the Museum
- 80r–5Educational and liaison programs
- 80r–6Building for the National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 80r–7Congressional Budget Act compliance
- 80r–8Consideration of recommendations of Presidential Commission
- 80r–9Authorization of appropriations
Subchapter XV — Civil Rights History Project
- 80sFindings; purpose
- 80s–1Establishment of joint project at Library of Congress and National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of histories of participants in American Civil Rights movement
- 80s–2Private support for civil rights history project
- 80s–3Authorization of appropriations