An Act to provide for a National Portrait Gallery as a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution
PL 87-443 (S.1057), enacted 04/27/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-442-APR. 27, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
April 27, 1962 
[H. R. 10700] 
Public Law 87-442 
AN ACT 
To amend the Peace Corps Act. 
P e a c e 
C o r p s 
Act, amendment. 
75 Stat. 612. 
22 u s e 2502. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3(b) 
of the Peace Corps Act, which autnorizes appropriations to carry out 
the purposes of that Act, is amended by striking out "1962" and 
"$40,000,000" and substituting "1963" and "$63,750,000", respectively. 
Approved April 27, 1962. 
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To provide for a National Portrait Gallery as a bureau of the Smithsonian 
Institution. 
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National Portrait 
Gallery Act. 
National Portrait 
Gallery. 
Establishment. 
National Portrait 
Gallery "
C o m m i s-
sion. 
Establishment. 
Gifts. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hmune of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "National Portrait Gallery Act". 
SEC. 2. For the purposes of this Act— 
(a) The term "Board" means the Board of Regents of the Smith-
sonian Institution. 
(b) The term "Commission" means the National Portrait Gallery 
Commission as provided for in this Act. 
(c) The term "Gallery" means the National Portrait Gallery estab-
lished by this Act. 
(d) The term "gift" includes a gift, bequest, or devise, whether 
outright or in trust, and any legal instrument by which the gift is 
effected. 
(e) The term "portraiture" for purposes of this Act shall mean 
painted or sculptured likenesses. 
SEO. 3. (a) There is hereby established in the Smithsonian Insti-
tution a bureau which shall be known as the National Portrait Gallery. 
The functions of such bureau shall be those authorized by this Act. 
The use for the purposes of the Gallery of any part of the building 
transferred to the Smithsonian Institution pursuant to the Act of 
March 28,1958 (72 Stat. 68), is hereby authorized. 
(b) The Gallery shall function as a free public museum for the 
exhibition and study of portraiture and statuary depicting men and 
women who have made significant contributions to the history, devel-
opment, and culture of the people of the United States and of the 
artists who created such portraiture and statuary. 
SEC. 4. There is hereby created the National Portrait Gallery Com-
mission. 
The number, manner of appointment and tenure of the 
members of the Commission shall be such as the Board may from time 
to time prescribe. 
The Board may delegate to the Commission any 
function of the Gallery or any function of the Board with respect 
to the Gallery. 
The Board may make rules and regulations for the 
conduct of the affairs of the Commission and the operation of the 
Gallery, and to the extent and under such limitations as the Board 
deems advisable, the Board may delegate to the Commission the power 
to make such rules and regulations. 
SEC. 5. (a) The Board is authorized to accept for the Smithsonian 
Institution gifts of any property for the benefit of the Gallery. 
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(b) Le^al title to all property (except property of the United 
States) held for the use or benefit of the Gallery shall be vested in 
the Smithsonian Institution. 
Subject to any limitations otherwise 
expressly provided by law, and, in the case of any gift, subject to 
any applicable restrictions under the terms of such gift, the Board is 
authorized to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property of 
whatsoever nature held by it, and to invest in, reinvest in, or purchase 
any property of whatsoever nature for the benefit of the National 
Portrait Gallery. 
SEC. 6. For the purpose of carrying out any function authorized 
by section 3 of this Act, the Board may— 
(1) purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise acquire portraiture, 
statuary, and other items for preservation, exhibition, or study. 
The Board may acquire any such item on the basis of its general 
historical interest, its artistic merit, or the historical significance 
of the individual to which it relates, or any combination of any 
such factors. The Board may acquire period furniture and other 
items to enhance its displays of portraiture and statuary. 
(2) preserve or restore any item acquired pursuant to para-
graph (1). 
(3) display, loan, store, or otherwise hold any such item. 
(4) sell, exchange, donate, return, or otherwise dispose of 
any such item. 
SEC. 7. (a) The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and 
duties of a director of the Galler|r, and his appointment and salary 
shall not be subject to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 
1949, as amended. 
The Board may employ such other officers and 
employees as may be necessary for the efficient administration, opera-
tion, and maintenance of the Gallery. 
(b) The Board may delegate to the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution, as well as to the Commission, any of its functions pursu-
ant to subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes oi this Act. 
Approved April 27, 1962. 
Director. 
Salary, duties. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 u s e 1071 note. 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 87-444 
AN ACT 
To amend the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, by eliminating the 
requirement of an oath or aflSrmation on certain documents filed with the 
Federal Communications Commission. 
April 27, 1962 
[S. 683] 
Be it eruicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) 
of section 219 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (4Y 
U.S.C. 219(a)), is amended by striking out from the first sentence 
thereof the words "under oath". 
SEC. 2, That subsection (b) of section 219 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 219(b)), is amended by striking 
out from the penultimate sentence thereof after the word "Act" the 
semicolon, adding a period thereafter and striking out the following : 
"and such periodical or special reports shall be under oath whenever 
the Commission so requires". 
SEC. 3. That subsection (b) of section 308 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 308(a)), is amended by striking 
Communications 
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o f 
1 9 3 4, 
amendment. 
O a t h r e q u i r e -
ment, elimination. 
70 Stat. 931. 
48 Stat. 1077.