An Act to provide for the establishment of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and for other purposes.
PL 89-788 (S.3389), enacted 11/07/1966

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TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1001. Appropriations contained in this Act, available for sal- Experts or con-
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section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a) but at rates for 
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individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate 
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for as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 
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SEC. 1003. Appropriations contained in this Act available for Attendance at 
salaries and expenses shall be available for expenses of attendance at '"**''"^^-
meetings which are concerned with the functions or activities for 
which the appropriation is made or which will contribute to improved 
conduct, supervision, or management of those functions or activities. 
SEC. 1004. The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Health, tion"lxp\^'seT" 
Education, and Welfare, are each authorized to make available not 
to exceed $7,500 from funds available for salaries and expenses under 
titles I and II, respectively, for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
SEC. 1005. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall Limitation. 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of Labor, and Health, 
Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1967". 
Approved November 7, 1966. 
Public Law 89-788 
A N A C T 
November 7, 1966 
rs 33891 
To provide for the establishment of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and 
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Sculpture Garden, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinb ted, That— 
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SECTIOX 1. (a) The area bounded by Seventh Street, Independence and^scuiptur"**"*" 
Avenue, Ninth Street, and Jefferson Drive, in the District of Columbia, Garden, 
is hereby appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution as the per- Establishment. 
manent 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) 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 Institu-
tion within the areas designated in section 1 (a) of this Act. 
SEC, 2. (a) The museum and sculpture garden provided for by this 
Act 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 
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 
ees 
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Interior is responsible, and with related development regarding 
underground garages and street development. 
(b) 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) The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden shall 
be the permanent home of the collections of art of Joseph H. Hirsh-
horn and the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, and shall be used for 
the storage, exhibition, and study of works of art, and for the admin-
istration of the affairs of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and 
Sculpture Garden. 
Board of trust- 
gj,c. 3. (a) There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a 
Board of Trustees to be known as the Trustees of the Joseph H. Hirsh-
horn 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. 
Membership. 
(^^ ^he 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 mem-
bers 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. 
Director, etc. 
gp,Q 4 ^hc Board of Regeuts of the Smithsonian Institution nuay 
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 appoint-
ment, compensation, or duties shall be subject to the civil service laws 
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The Board of Regents 
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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. 
Appropriation. 
gj,^. 5 There Is authorizcd to be appropriated not to exceed 
$15,000,000 for the planning and construction of the Joseph H. Hirsh-
horn Museum .and Sculpture Garden, and such additional suras as 
may be necessary for the maintenance and operation of such museum 
and sculpture garden. 
Approved November 7, 1966.