An Act to amend Public Law 722 of the 79th Congress and Public Law 85-935, relating to the National Air Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
PL 89-509 (H.R.6125), enacted 07/19/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-509-JULY 19, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
July 19, 1966 
[H. R. 6125] 
National Air 
Museum Amend-
ments Act of 1965. 
Public Law 89-509 
AN ACT 
To amend Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress and Public Law 85-935, 
relating to the National Air Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may 
be cited as "the National Air Museum Amendments Act of 1965". 
20 u s e 77. 
National Air and 
Space Museum 
Board. 
20 u s e 77a. 
Functions of 
museum. 
Repeal. 
20 u s e 7 7b. 
20 u s e 77c. 
PART I—AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 722 or THE SEVENTY-NINTH 
CONGRESS 
SEC. 2. Section 1(a) of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Con-
gress (60 Stat. 997) is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) There is hereby established under the Smithsonian Institu-
tion a bureau to be known as a National Air and Space Museum, which 
shall be administered by the Smithsonian Institution with the advice 
of a board to be composed of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or his 
designee, the Chief of Naval Operations, or his designee, the Chief 
of Staff of the Army, or his designee, the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, or his designee, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, or his 
designee, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, or his designee, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Agency, or his designee, the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution, and three citizens of the United States appointed by the 
President from civilian life who shall serve at the pleasure of the 
President. The members of the board shall serve as such members 
without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, 
and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of 
their duties as members of the board." 
SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 1(b) of Public Law 722 of the 
Seventy-ninth Congress is amended by— 
(1) inserting "and space" immediately following "national 
air" and before "museum"; and 
(2) deleting "and salary" and "or the Classification Act of 
1923, as amended" so as to read as follows: 
"(b) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with the advice 
of the board, may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the 
head of a national air and space museum whose appointment shall 
not be subject to the civil service laws." 
SEC. 4. Section 2 of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress 
is amended by— 
(1) inserting "and space" immediately after "national air" 
and before "museum"; 
(2) inserting "and space flight" immediately after "aviation" 
wherever "aviation" appears in said section; and 
(3) inserting "and space flight" immediately following "aero-
nautical" and before "equipment" so as to read as follows: 
"SEC. 2. Said 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." 
SEC. 5. Section 3 of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress 
is repealed. 
SEC. 6. The second sentence of section 4(a) of Public Law 722 of 
the Seventy-ninth Congress is amended by deleting "three" and insert-
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Report to Con-
gress. 
20 u s e 77d. 
ing in lieu thereof "six" so as to read as follows: "The board may 
function notwithstanding vacancies and six members of the board 
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business." 
SEC. 7. Section 4(b) of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Con-
gress is amended by inserting "and space" immediately after "national 
air" and before "museum" so as to read as follows: 
"(b) 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." 
SEC. 8. Section 5(a) of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Con-
gress is amended by— 
(1) inserting "and independent agencies" after "departments"; 
(2) inserting "and space" immediately after "national air" and 
before "museum"; 
(3) inserting "spacecraft" and a comma immediately after "air-
craft," and before "aircraft parts"; 
(4) inserting "and spacecraft" immediately after "aircraft" in 
the phrase "aircraft parts"; and 
(5) inserting "and sj)ace flight" immediately after "aero-
nautical" and before "equipment" so as to read as follows: 
"SEC. 5. (a) 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, space-
craft, aircraft and spacecraft parts, instruments, engines, or other 
aeronautical and space flight equipment or records for exhibition, his-
torical, or educational purposes," 
SEC. 9. Section 5(b) of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Con-
gress is amended by inserting "and space" immediately after "national 
air" and before "museum" so as to read as follows: 
" (b) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with the advice 
of the Commission of Fine Arts, is authorized (1) to accept as a ^ift MUcheii! 
to the Smithsonian Institution from George H. Stephenson, of Phila-
delphia, 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," 
SEC. 10. Section 6 of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress 
is amended by inserting "and space" immediately after "national air" 
and before "museum" so as to read as follows: 
"SEC. 6. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of 
$50,000 for the purposes of this Act and there are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated annually hereafter such sums as may be necessary 
to maintain and administer said national air and space museum 
including salaries and all other necessary expenses." 
SEC. 11. Payments of compensation heretofore made to the head of 
the National Air Museum at rates fixed by the Secretary of the Smith-
sonian Institution without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, 
as amended, are hereby ratified and affirmed. 
Loans of equip-
ment for exhibi-
tion. 
20 USC77d note. 
Statue of Brig. 
Gen. William L. 
60 Stat. 998. 
Appropriation. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 u s e 1071 note. 
PART II—AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 85-935 
SEC. 12. Section 1 of Public Law 85-935 (72 Stat. 1794) is 
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amended by— 
(1) deleting "for the construction of" and inserting in lieu 
thereof ", and to construct"; and 
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(2) inserting "and Space" immediately following "National 
Air" and before "Museum" so as to read as follows: 
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"That the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are hereby author-
ized and directed to prepare plans, including drawings and specifica-
tions, and to construct a suitable building for a National Air and Space 
Museum (with requisite equipment, approaches, architectural land-
scape treatment of the grounds, and connections with public utilities 
and the Federal heating system) for the use of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution, to be located on that part of reservation which is bounded by 
Fourth Street Southwest on the east, Seventh Street Southwest on the 
west. Independence Avenue on the south, and Jefferson Drive on the 
north, title to which is in the United States." 
SEC. 13. Section 4 of Public Law 86-935 is amended by: 
(1) deleting "shall" and inserting in lieu thereof "may"; and 
(2) by adding the following sentence at the end of the section: 
"When so specified in the pertinent appropriation Act, amounts 
appropriated under this authorization are available without fiscal 
year limitation." 
so as to read as follows: 
Appropriation. 
"SEC. 4. That there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution such sums as may be neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of this Act: Provided^ That appropria-
tions for this purpose, except such part as may be necessary for the 
incidental expenses of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution in 
connection with this project, may be transferred to the General Serv-
ices Administration for the performance of the work. When so speci-
fied in the pertinent appropriation Act, amounts appropriated under 
this authorization are available without fiscal year limitation." 
Approved July 19, 1966. 
Public Law 89-510 
July 19, 1966 
AN ACT 
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To amend section 6 of the Southern Nevada Project Act (Act of October 22,1965; 
79 Stat. 1068). 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Pro'jec't^A^r'^'^^'^^ ?7/^^^e6? States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 6 of 
amendment.' 
the Soutliem Nevada Project Act (Act of October 22, 1965; 79 Stat. 
43 use 616 III. 1068) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 6. The contract for delivery of water and repayment of reim-
bursable construction costs of the Southern Nevada Water Project 
required by section 3 of this Act shall provide that if, within five years 
from the date of this Act, Basic Management, Inc., or its assignees 
applies for a contract for the storage and delivery of water in accord-
ance with the provisions of section 5 of the Boulder Canyon Project 
Act (45 Stat. 1060, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 617d) and the regulations of 
the Secretary of the Interior issued pursuant to said Act, the rights of 
the party contracting pursuant to section 3 of this Act shall be subordi-
nate to those of Basic Management, Inc., or its assignees to the extent 
of 41,266 acre-feet per ai^num or so much thereof as is required for 
beneficial consumptive use by it, its right to the storage and delivery of 
the same having been properly maintained in accordance with the 
terms of its contract. 
Nothing contained in this Act shall be con-
strued as affecting the satisfaction of present perfected rights as 
defined by the decree of the United States Supreme Court in Arizona 
V. California, 367 U.S. 340." 
Approved July 19, 1966. 
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