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(2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be composed of no more than 
12 persons, appointed from among citizens of the United States having 
a demonstrated commitment to the mission of the Service. Board mem-
bers shall be selected to represent various geographic regions, including 
each of the administrative regions of the Service. At least 6 of the 
members shall have outstanding expertise in one or more of the fol-
lowing fields: history, archeology, anthropology, historical or landscape 
architecture, biology, ecology, geology, marine science, or social science. 
At least 4 of the members shall have outstanding expertise and prior 
experience in the management of national or State parks or protected 
areas, or natural or cultural resources management. The remaining 
members shall have outstanding expertise in one or more of the areas 
described above or in another professional or scientific discipline, such 
as financial management, recreation use management, land use plan-
ning, or business management, important to the mission of the Service. 
At least one individual shall be a locally elected official from an area 
adjacent to a park. 
(3) FIRST MEETING.—The Board shall hold its 1st meeting no later 
than 60 days after the date on which all members of the Board who 
are to be appointed have been appointed. 
(4) VACANCY.—Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its powers, 
but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appoint-
ment was made. 
(5) COMPENSATION.—All members of the Board shall be reimbursed 
for travel and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses during the per-
formance of duties of the Board while away from home or their regular 
place of business, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5. With the exception of travel and per diem, a member of the Board 
who otherwise is an officer or employee of the United States Govern-
ment shall serve on the Board without additional compensation. 
(d) DUTIES AND POWERS OF BOARD.— 
(1) ADOPT RULES.—The Board may adopt such rules as may be nec-
essary to establish its procedures and to govern the manner of its oper-
ations, organization, and personnel. 
(2) ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Board shall advise the 
Secretary on matters relating to the System, to other related areas, 
and to the administration of chapter 3201 of this title, including mat-
ters submitted to it for consideration by the Secretary, but it shall not 
be required to provide recommendations as to the suitability or desir-
ability of surplus real and related personal property for use as a his-
toric monument. The Board shall also provide recommendations on the 
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designation of national historic landmarks and national natural land-
marks. The Board is strongly encouraged to consult with the major 
scholarly and professional organizations in the appropriate disciplines 
in making the recommendations. 
(3) ACTIONS ON REQUEST OF DIRECTOR.—On request of the Direc-
tor, the Board is authorized to— 
(A) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times; 
(B) take such testimony; 
(C) have such printing and binding done; 
(D) enter into such contracts and other arrangements; 
(E) make such expenditures; and 
(F) take such other actions 
as the Board may consider advisable. 
(4) OATHS OR AFFIRMATIONS.—Any member of the Board may ad-
minister oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Board. 
(5) COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Board may establish 
committees or subcommittees. The subcommittees or committees shall 
be chaired by a voting member of the Board. 
(6) USE OF MAILS.—The Board may use the United States mails in 
the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments 
and agencies in the United States. 
(e) STAFF.—The Secretary may hire 2 full-time staffers to meet the 
needs of the Board. 
(f) FEDERAL LAW NOT APPLICABLE TO SERVICE.—Service as a member 
of the Board shall not be deemed service or employment bringing the indi-
vidual within the provisions of any Federal law relating to conflicts of inter-
est or otherwise imposing restrictions, requirements, or penalties relating to 
the employment of individuals, the performance of services, or the payment 
or receipt of compensation in connection with claims, proceedings, or mat-
ters involving the United States. Service as a member or an employee of 
the Board shall not be deemed service in an appointive or elective position 
in the Federal Government for purposes of section 8344 of title 5 or com-
parable provisions of Federal law. 
(g) COOPERATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(1) INFORMATION.—The Board may secure directly from any office, 
department, agency, establishment, or instrumentality of the Federal 
Government such information as the Board may require for the pur-
pose of this section, and each office, department, agency, establish-
ment, or instrumentality shall furnish, to the extent permitted by law, 
the information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the 
Board, on request made by a member of the Board. 
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(2) FACILITIES AND SERVICES.—On request of the Board, the head 
of any Federal department, agency, or instrumentality may make any 
of the facilities and services of the department, agency, or instrumen-
tality available to the Board, on a nonreimbursable basis, to assist the 
Board in carrying out its duties under this section. 
(h) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), with the exception of section 14(b), applies to 
the Board. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The Board continues to exist until January 1, 2010. 
§ 102304. National Park Service Advisory Council 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the National Park System 
Advisory Board established under section 102303 of this title. 
(2) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the National Park Serv-
ice Advisory Council established under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There is established a National 
Park Service Advisory Council that shall provide advice and counsel to the 
Board. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Membership on the Council shall be limited to in-
dividuals whose term on the Board has expired. Those individuals may 
serve as long as they remain active except that not more than 12 mem-
bers may serve on the Council at any one time. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Council shall receive no salary 
but may be paid expenses incidental to travel when engaged in dis-
charging their duties as members. 
(d) VOTING RESTRICTION.—Members of the Council shall not have a vote 
on the Board. 
Chapter 1025—Museums 
Sec. 
102501.
Purpose. 
102502.
Definition of museum object. 
102503.
Authority of Secretary. 
102504.
Review and approval. 
§ 102501. Purpose 
The purpose of this chapter is to increase the public benefits from muse-
ums established within System units as a means of informing the public 
concerning the areas and preserving valuable objects and relics relating to 
the areas. 
§ 102502. Definition of museum object 
In this chapter: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘museum object’’ means an object 
that— 
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(A) typically is movable; and 
(B) is eligible to be, or is made part of, a museum, library, or 
archive 
collection 
through 
a 
formal 
procedure, 
such 
as 
accessioning. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘museum object’’ includes a prehistoric 
or historic artifact, work of art, book, document, photograph, or nat-
ural history specimen. 
§ 102503. Authority of Secretary 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding other provisions or limitations of law, 
the Secretary may perform the functions described in this section in the 
manner that the Secretary considers to be in the public interest. 
(b) DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.—The Secretary may accept donations 
and bequests of money or other personal property, and hold, use, expend, 
and administer the money or other personal property for purposes of this 
chapter. 
(c) PURCHASES.—The Secretary may purchase museum objects and other 
personal property at prices that the Secretary considers to be reasonable. 
(d) EXCHANGES.—The Secretary may make exchanges by accepting mu-
seum objects and other personal property and by granting in exchange for 
the museum objects or other personal property museum property under the 
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary that no longer is needed or that 
may be held in duplicate among the museum properties administered by the 
Secretary. Exchanges shall be consummated on a basis that the Secretary 
considers to be equitable and in the public interest. 
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF LOANS OF PROPERTY.—The Secretary may accept 
the loan of museum objects and other personal property and pay transpor-
tation costs incidental to the museum objects or other personal property. 
Loans shall be accepted on terms and conditions that the Secretary con-
siders necessary. 
(f) LOANS OF PROPERTY.—The Secretary may loan to responsible public 
or private organizations, institutions, or agencies, without cost to the United 
States, such museum objects and other personal property as the Secretary 
shall consider advisable. Loans shall be made on terms and conditions that 
the Secretary considers necessary to protect the public interest in those 
properties. 
(g) TRANSFER OF MUSEUM OBJECTS.—The Secretary may transfer mu-
seum objects that the Secretary determines are no longer needed for mu-
seum purposes to qualified Federal agencies, including the Smithsonian In-
stitution, that have programs to preserve and interpret cultural or natural 
heritage, and accept the transfer of museum objects for the purposes of this 
chapter from any other Federal agency, without reimbursement. The head 
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