An Act to amend the act of October 24, 1951 (65 Stat. 634 40 U.S.C. 193(n)(w) ), as amended, relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Smithsonian Institution and its constituent bureaus
PL 88-391 (H.R.9036), enacted 08/01/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-391-AUG. 1, 1964 
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TITLE VII 
RKSKRVE FORCES FACILITIES 
SEC. 701. Subject to chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Defense may establish or develop additional facilities 
for the Reserve Forces, including the acquisition of land therefor, but 
the cost of such facilities shall not exceed— 
(1) for Department of the Army— 
(a) Army National Guard of the United States, $10,000,-
000. 
(b) Army Reserve, $5,100,000. 
(2) for Department of the Navy: Naval and Marine Corps 
Reserves, $6,500,000. 
(3) for Department of the Air Force— 
(a) Air National Guard of the United States, $12,800,000. 
(b) Air Force Reserve, $4,600,000. 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop in-
stallations and facilities under this title without regard to section 3648 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529), and sections 
4774(d) and 9774(d) of title 10, TJnited States Code. The authority 
to place permanent or temporarj^ improvements on land includes au-
thority for surveys, administration, overhead, planning, and supervi-
sion incident to construction. That authority may be exercised before 
title to the land is approved under section 355 of the Revised Statutes, 
as amended (40 U.S.C. 255), and even though the land is held tem-
porarily. The authority to acquire real estate or land includes au-
thority to make surveys and to acquire land, and interests in land 
(including temporary use), by gift, purchase, exchange of Govern-
ment-owned land, or otherwise. 
SEC. 703. This title may be cited as the "ReserA'e Forces Facilities 
Authorization Act, 1965." 
Approved August 1, 1964. 
Reserve Forces 
Facilities Author-
ization Act, 1965. 
70A Stat. 120. 
10 u s e 2231-
2238, 
Construction 
authority. 
Waiver of re-
strictions. 
70A Stat. 269, 
590, 
Short title. 
Public Law 88-391 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of October 24, mil (6") Stat. 634; 40 U.S.C. 193(n)-(w)), as 
amended, relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Smith-
sonian Institution and its constituent bureaus. 
August 1, 1964 
[H. R. 9036] 
Be it enacted hy the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ajnerica in Congress assetnbled, That section 5(a) of 
the Act of October 24, 1951 (65 Stat. 634), as amended (40 U.S.C. 
193(n)-( w)), is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof 
;vnd inserting in lieu thereof the following: "and all other areas in the 
District of Columbia under their control." 
SEC, 2. Section 7 of the Act of October 24, 1951, as amended, is 
amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting in 
lieu thereof a comma and the following: "and they may be furnished, 
without charge, with uniforms and such other equipment as may be 
necessary for the proper performance of their duties, including badges, 
revolvers, and ammunition." 
Smithsonian In-
stitution, 
40 u s e ig3r. 
Special police. 
Equipment. 
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SEC. 3. Section 9 of the Act of October 24, 1951, as amended, is 
amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC. 9. For the purpose of this Act 'buildings and grounds' shall 
mean— 
"(1) The Smithsonian Institution and its grounds which shall 
be construed to include the following: 
"(A) the Smithsonian Building, the Arts and Industries 
Building, the Freer Gallery of Art Building, the Air and 
Space Building, the Museum of Natural History, the Museum 
of History and Technology Building, and all other buildings 
of the Smithsonian Institution within the Mall, including the 
entrance walks, unloading areas, and other pertinent service 
roads and parking areas; 
"(B) the National Zoological Park comprising all the 
buildings, streets, service roads, walks, and other areas within 
the boundary fence of the National Zoological Park in the 
District of Columbia and including the public space between 
the said fence and the face of the curb lines of the adjacent 
city streets; and 
"(C) all buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas 
within the exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or 
interest in land (including temporary use) which shall here-
after be acquired by the Smithsonian Institution by gift, pur-
chase, exchange of Government-owned land, or otherwise, 
when determined by the Secretary of the Institution to be 
necessary for the adequate protection of persons or property 
therein and suitable for administration as a part of the 
Smithsonian Institution. 
" (2) The National Gallery of Art and its grounds, which shall 
be held to extend to the line of the face of the south curb of Con-
stitution Avenue Northw^est, between Seventh Street Northwest, 
and Fourth Street Northwest, to the line of the face of the west 
curb of Fourth Street Northwest, between Constitution Avenue 
Northwest, and Madison Drive Northwest; to the line of the face 
of the north curb of Madison Drive Northwest, between Fourth 
Street Northwest, and Seventh Street Northwest; and to the line 
of the face of the east curb of Seventh Street Northwest, between 
Madison Drive Northwest, and Constitution Avenue Northwest." 
SEC. 4. The Act of October 24,1951, as amended, is further amended 
by adding a new section 11 as follows: 
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"SEC. 11. The spcclal police provided for in section 1 of this Act 
power!'^"'*'"^" 
are authorized to enforce concurrently with the United States Park 
Police the laws and regulations applicable to the National Capital 
Parks, and to make arrests for violations of sections 2 to 4, inclusive 
of this Act, within the several areas located within the exterior bound-
aries of the face of the curb lines of the squares within which, the 
aforementioned buildings are located." 
Approved August 1, 1964.