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20 U.S.C. § 76e (EDUCATION)
§ 76e. Housing or exhibiting objects of art possessed by Smithsonian Institution
Such objects of art as the Government or the Smithsonian Institution now possess, or such as may hereafter be acquired, may be housed or exhibited in the Gallery, with the approval of and under such regulations as the Regents and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may prescribe.
(May 17, 1938, ch. 238, § 6, 52 Stat. 401.)
20 U.S.C. § 76f (EDUCATION)
§ 76f. Appointment, compensation, and duties of Director of Gallery; personnel
The Regents may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a Director of the Gallery and may employ such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient operation and administration of the Gallery.
(May 17, 1938, ch. 238, § 7, 52 Stat. 401.)
20 U.S.C. § 76g (EDUCATION)
§ 76g. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as may be necessary to maintain and administer the Gallery, including the salaries of the Director and of other necessary officers and employees, and for special public exhibitions at Washington and elsewhere.
(May 17, 1938, ch. 238, § 8, 52 Stat. 401.)
20 U.S.C. § 76m (EDUCATION)
§ 76m. Photovoltaic system
(a) In general
The Board may study, plan, design, engineer, and construct a photovoltaic system for the main roof of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
(b) Report
Not later than 60 days before beginning construction of the photovoltaic system pursuant to subsection (a), the Board shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the feasibility and design of the project.
(Pub. L. 85–874, § 7, as added, Pub. L. 110–338, § 3, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3731.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 76m, Pub. L. 85–874, § 7, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1700; Pub. L. 86–297, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 573; Pub. L. 88–100, § 4, Aug. 19, 1963, 77 Stat. 128; Pub. L. 88–260, § 1(2), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, which related to termination of offices created and appointments made in connection with John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if moneys were not found to construct the Center within eight years after Sept. 2, 1958, was repealed by Pub. L. 101–449, § 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1050.
20 U.S.C. § 76n (EDUCATION)
§ 76n. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–449, § 3, Oct. 22, 1990, 104 Stat. 1050
text: Section, Pub. L. 85–874, § 8, as added Pub. L. 88–260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 4; amended Pub. L. 91–90, § 1(a), Oct. 17, 1969, 83 Stat. 135; Pub. L. 92–313, § 9, June 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 222; Pub. L. 95–50, § 1, June 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 232, authorized appropriations for construction, repair, renovation, and reconstruction of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
20 U.S.C. § 76p (EDUCATION)
§ 76p. Acceptance and disposition of gifts to the United States contributed in honor or memory of the late President John F. Kennedy
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States any gift to the United States which the Secretary finds has been contributed in honor of or in memory of the late President John F. Kennedy and to pay the money to such appropriation or other accounts, including the appropriation accounts established pursuant to appropriations authorized by this subchapter, as in the judgment of the Secretary will best effectuate the intent of the donor.
(Pub. L. 85–874, § 10, as added Pub. L. 88–260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 5; amended Pub. L. 103–279, § 6, July 21, 1994, 108 Stat. 1415.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–279 substituted “which the Secretary finds” for “which he finds” and “the judgment of the Secretary” for “his judgment”.
20 U.S.C. § 76q (EDUCATION)
§ 76q. Sole national memorial to the late John F. Kennedy within the city of Washington and environs
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, designated by this subchapter, shall be the sole national memorial to the late John Fitzgerald Kennedy within the city of Washington and its environs.
(Pub. L. 85–874, § 11, as added Pub. L. 88–260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 5.)
20 U.S.C. § 76s (EDUCATION)
§ 76s. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, the terms “building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” and “grounds of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts” refer to the site in the District of Columbia on which the John F. Kennedy Center building is constructed and that extends to the line of the west face of the west retaining walls and curbs of the Inner Loop Freeway on the east, the north face of the north retaining walls and curbs of the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge approaches on the south, the east face of the east retaining walls and curbs of Rock Creek Parkway on the west, and the south curbs of New Hampshire Avenue and F Street on the north, as generally depicted on the map entitled “Transfer of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, numbered 844/82563, and dated April 20, 1994 (as amended by the map entitled “Transfer of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts”, numbered 844/82563A and dated May 22, 1997), which shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the National Capital Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Upon completion of the project for establishment of the John F. Kennedy Center Plaza authorized by section 76q–1 of this title, the Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall amend the map that is on file and available for public inspection under the preceding sentence.
(Pub. L. 85–874, § 14, formerly § 13, as added Pub. L. 103–279, § 8, July 21, 1994, 108 Stat. 1416; amended Pub. L. 105–95, § 4, Nov. 19, 1997, 111 Stat. 2149; renumbered § 14 and amended Pub. L. 107–224, §§ 2(1), 4(b), Sept. 18, 2002, 116 Stat. 1340, 1343.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Pub. L. 107–224, § 4(b), inserted at end: “Upon completion of the project for establishment of the John F. Kennedy Center Plaza authorized by section 76q–1 of this title, the Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall amend the map that is on file and available for public inspection under the preceding sentence.”
1997—Pub. L. 105–95 inserted “(as amended by the map entitled ‘Transfer of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’, numbered 844/82563A and dated May 22, 1997)” after “April 20, 1994”.
20 U.S.C. § 76aa (EDUCATION)
§ 76aa. Site for museum and sculpture garden
(a) Appropriation and availability
The area bounded by Seventh Street, Independence Avenue, Ninth Street, and Jefferson Drive, in the District of Columbia, is hereby appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution as the permanent site of a museum and the area bounded by Seventh Street, Jefferson Drive, Ninth Street, and Madison Drive, in the District of Columbia is hereby made available to the Smithsonian Institution as the permanent site of a sculpture garden, both areas to be used for the exhibition of works of art.
(b) Powers and duties of Board of Regents
The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to remove any existing structure, to prepare architectural and engineering designs, plans, and specifications, and to construct a suitable museum within said area lying south of Jefferson Drive and to provide a sculpture garden for the use of the Smithsonian Institution within the areas designated in subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 89–788, § 1, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1403.)
20 U.S.C. § 76bb (EDUCATION)
§ 76bb. Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
(a) Designation; administration by Board of Regents; cooperation of Board with Secretary of the Interior
The museum and sculpture garden provided for by this subchapter shall be designated and known in perpetuity as the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and shall be a free public museum and sculpture garden under the administration of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. In administering the sculpture garden the Board shall cooperate with the Secretary of 1 Interior so that the development and use of the Garden is consistent with the open-space concept of the Mall, for which the Secretary of 1 Interior is responsible, and with related development regarding underground garages and street development.
(b) Federal funds
The faith of the United States is pledged that the United States shall provide such funds as may be necessary for the upkeep, operation, and administration of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
(c) Uses
The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden shall be the permanent home of the collections of art of Joseph H. Hirshhorn and the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, and shall be used for the storage, exhibition, and study of works of art, and for the administration of the affairs of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
(Pub. L. 89–788, § 2, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1403.)
20 U.S.C. § 76cc (EDUCATION)
§ 76cc. Board of Trustees
(a) Establishment; powers and duties
There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a Board of Trustees to be known as the Trustees of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, which shall provide advice and assistance to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution on all matters relating to the administration, operation, maintenance, and preservation of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; and which shall have the sole authority (i) to purchase or otherwise acquire (whether by gift, exchange, or other means) works of art for the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, (ii) to loan, exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of said works of art, and (iii) to determine policy as to the method of display of the works of art contained in said museum and sculpture garden.
(b) Membership; appointment; terms of office; vacancies
The Board of Trustees shall be composed of the Chief Justice of the United States and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, who shall serve as ex officio members, and eight general members to be appointed as follows: Four of the general members first taking office shall be appointed by the President of the United States from among nominations submitted by Joseph H. Hirshhorn and four shall be appointed by the President from among nominations submitted by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The general members so appointed by the President shall have terms expiring one each on July 1, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975, as designated by the President. Successor general members (who may be elected from among members whose terms have expired) shall serve for a term of six years, except that a successor chosen to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of office of his predecessor shall be chosen only for the remainder of such term. Vacancies occurring among general members of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden shall be filled by a vote of not less than four-fifths of the then acting members of the Board of Trustees.
(Pub. L. 89–788, § 3, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1404.)
20 U.S.C. § 76dd (EDUCATION)
§ 76dd. Director, administrator, curators, and other personnel; appointment, compensation, and duties
The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a director and, subject to his supervision, an administrator and two curators of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, none of whose appointment, compensation, or duties shall be subject to the civil service laws or chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Board of Regents may employ such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
(Pub. L. 89–788, § 4, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1404.)
heading: Codification
text: “Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” substituted in text for “the Classification Act of 1949, as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
20 U.S.C. § 76ee (EDUCATION)
§ 76ee. Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $15,000,000 for the planning and construction of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and such additional sums as may be necessary for the maintenance and operation of such museum and sculpture garden.
(Pub. L. 89–788, § 5, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1404.)
20 U.S.C. § 77a (EDUCATION)
§ 77a. Functions of museum
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.
(Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 2, 60 Stat. 998; Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, § 4, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 310.)
heading: Amendments
text: 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”.
20 U.S.C. § 77b (EDUCATION)
§ 77b. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, § 5, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 310
text: Section, act Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 3, 60 Stat. 998, directed Secretary of Smithsonian Institution to investigate and survey suitable lands and buildings for selection as a site for national air museum and to make recommendations to Congress.
heading: Construction Plans; Location; Design; Supervision of Drawings and Specifications; Construction; Authorization and Transfer of Appropriations
text: Pub. L. 85–935, Sept. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 1794, as amended by Pub. L. 89–509, §§ 12, 13, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 311, 312, authorized and directed Regents of Smithsonian Institution to prepare plans and to construct a building for a National Air and Space Museum at a certain site with exact location to be approved by National Capital Planning Commission and design to be approved by Commission of Fine Arts and with supervision of work to be by Administrator of General Services Administration and also appropriated such sums as were necessary to carry out the work.
20 U.S.C. § 77c (EDUCATION)
§ 77c. Museum board
(a) Seal; regulations; vacancies
The board is authorized to adopt an official seal which shall be judicially noticed and to make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it deems necessary for the administration of its functions. The board may function notwithstanding vacancies and six members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b) Annual report
The Smithsonian Institution shall include in its annual report of its operations to Congress a statement of the operations of said national air and space museum, including all public and private moneys received and disbursed.
(Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 4, 60 Stat. 998; Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, §§ 6, 7, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 310, 311.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–509, § 6, raised from three to six the number of board members required to constitute a quorum.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–509, § 7, substituted “national air and space museum” for “national air museum”.
20 U.S.C. § 77d (EDUCATION)
§ 77d. Transfer or loan of aeronautical or space flight equipment to museum
The heads of executive departments and independent agencies of the Government are authorized to transfer or loan to said national air and space museum without charge therefor, aircraft, spacecraft, aircraft and spacecraft parts, instruments, engines, or other aeronautical and space flight equipment or records for exhibition, historical, or educational purposes.
(Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 5(a), 60 Stat. 998; Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, § 8, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 311.)
heading: Codification
text: Section consists of subsec. (a) of section 5 of act Aug. 12, 1946. Subsec. (b) of said section is set out as a note below.
heading: Amendments
text: 1966—Pub. L. 89–509 inserted “and independent agencies” after “departments”, “and space” after “national air”, “spacecraft,” after “aircraft,”, “and spacecraft” after “aircraft” in phrase “aircraft parts”, and “and space flight” after “aeronautical”.
heading: Acceptance of Statue of General Mitchell
text: Act Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 5(b), 60 Stat. 998, as amended by Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, § 9, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 311, provided that: “The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts, is authorized (1) to accept as a gift to the Smithsonian Institution from George H. Stephenson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a statue of Brigadier General William L. Mitchell of such character as may be deemed appropriate, and (2) without expense to the United States, to cause such statue to be erected at a suitable location on the grounds of the national air and space museum.”
20 U.S.C. § 78 (EDUCATION)
§ 78. Cooperation of Smithsonian Institution with State institutions for continuing paleontological investigations
The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to cooperate with any State, educational institution, or scientific organization in the United States for continuing paleontological investigations, and the excavation and preservation of fossil remains, in areas which will be flooded by the construction of Government dams or otherwise be made unavailable for such investigations because of such construction: Provided, That such investigations and activities shall not duplicate nor affect adversely similar operations being conducted by the Department of Interior in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution.
(Aug. 15, 1949, ch. 427, § 1, 63 Stat. 606.)
20 U.S.C. § 78a (EDUCATION)
§ 78a. Authorization of appropriations; availability of funds; limit on use of funds during fiscal year; supervision; rules and regulations
There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $65,000, which shall be available until expended for the above purposes: Provided, That at such time as the Smithsonian Institution is satisfied that any State agency, or any educational institution or scientific organization in any of the United States, is prepared to contribute to such investigation and when in its judgment such investigation shall appear meritorious, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may make available for such investigation such amounts from this sum as shall be equal to the amounts contributed respectively by each such State agency, or educational institution or scientific organization: Provided further, That the amount to be made available from this sum for such investigation in cooperation with each such State agency, or educational institution or scientific organization, shall not exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year: Provided further, That all such cooperative work and division of the result thereof shall be under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution: Provided further, That where lands are involved which are controlled by the Government of the United States, cooperative work thereon shall be under the provisions of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 432, 433), and rules and regulations pertaining thereto.
(Aug. 15, 1949, ch. 427, § 2, 63 Stat. 606.)
20 U.S.C. § 79 (EDUCATION)
§ 79. Barro Colorado Island in Gatun Lake to be set aside
The President is authorized and directed to set aside within the Canal Zone an area in Gatun Lake known as Barro Colorado Island in which the natural features shall, except in event of declared national emergency, be left in their natural state for scientific observation and investigation.
(July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 1, 54 Stat. 724.)
heading: References in Text
text: For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section 3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 1381 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
heading: Termination of War and Emergencies
text: Joint Res. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, § 3, 61 Stat. 451, provided that in the interpretation of this section, the date July 25, 1947, shall be deemed to be the date of termination of any state of war theretofore declared by Congress and of the national emergencies proclaimed by the President on Sept. 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.
20 U.S.C. § 79a (EDUCATION)
§ 79a. Preservation of natural features for scientific observation and investigation
The purpose of setting aside such an area is to preserve and conserve its natural features, including existing flora and fauna, in as nearly a natural condition as possible, thus providing a place where duly qualified students can make observations and scientific investigations for increase of knowledge, under such conditions and regulations as may be prescribed by the Smithsonian Institution.
(July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 2, 54 Stat. 724; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 801, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877, 60 Stat. 1101.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 1382 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: “Smithsonian Institution” substituted in text for “Board of Directors of the Canal Zone Biological Area” by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
20 U.S.C. § 79b (EDUCATION)
§ 79b. Functions of Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution shall (a) determine the policy, prescribe conditions under which studies may be pursued within the area, and promulgate regulations for carrying out the purposes of this subchapter; (b) be responsible for the construction and maintenance of laboratory and other facilities on the area provided for the use of students authorized to carry on studies within the confines of the area; (c) deposit into the Treasury of the United States sums donated or subscribed or collected to be expended for carrying out the purposes of this subchapter; (d) in its discretion, fixed 1 charges that may be made for use of laboratory or other facilities provided students authorized to make observations and investigations within the prescribed area and provide for the collection of such sums for deposit into the Treasury of the United States; (e) make such disposal of any moneys donated, subscribed, collected, or otherwise provided as in its judgment is to the best interest in carrying out the purpose of this subchapter: Provided, That sums contributed or appropriated for specific purposes shall be used for such purpose only; and (f) include in its annual report of its operations to Congress a statement of activities and operations during the preceding year.
(July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 4, 54 Stat. 724; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 801, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7877, 60 Stat. 1101; Pub. L. 89–280, § 2, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 1012.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was formerly classified to section 1384 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
heading: Amendments
text: 1965—Pub. L. 89–280 substituted provisions in cl. (f) requiring the Smithsonian Institution to include in its annual report of its operations to Congress a statement of activities and operations during the preceding year for provisions which required the Smithsonian Institution to submit to the Congress of the United States not later than the 15th day of each January a report of activities and operations during the preceding year.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: “Smithsonian Institution” substituted in text for “Board of Directors of the Canal Zone Biological Area” and former clause (a) which provided for annual meetings of Board was superseded by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.