An Act to amend sections 5580 and 5581 of the Revised Statutes to provide for additional members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
PL 91-551 (H.R.14213), enacted 12/15/1970

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may be permitted to enter the lands for purposes compatible with their 
preservation as a wilderness. The Secretary of the Interior shall be taryl^con'^strvation 
responsible for the establishment and maintenance of conservation responsibility. 
measures for these lands, including, without limitation, protection 
of forests from fire, disease, insects or trespass; prevention or elimina-
tion of erosion, damaging land use, or stream pollution; and main-
tenance of streamflow and sanitary conditions; and the Secretary is 
authorized to contract with the Secretary of Agriculture for any 
services or materials deemed necessary to institute or carry out any of 
such measures. 
"(c) Lessees or permittees of lands described in subsection (a) jaul^lenewaV^' 
which are not included in the lands described in the Act of May 31, l^nnqulshment. 
1933, shall be given the opportunity to renew their leases or permits 
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under rules and regulations of the Secretary of the Interior to the 
same extent and in the same manner that such leases or permits 
could have been renewed if this Act had not been enacted; Ibut the 
Pueblo de Taos may obtain the relinquishment of any or all of 
such leases or permits from the lessees or permittees under such terms 
and conditions as may be mutually agreeable. The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to disburse, from the tribal funds in the Treas-
ury of the United States to the credit of said tribe, so much thereof 
as may be necessary to pay for such relinquishments and for the pur-
chase of any rights or improvements on said lands owned by non-
Indians. The authority to pay for the relinquishment of a permit 
pursuant to this subsection shall not be regarded as a recognition of 
any property right of the permittee in the land or its resources. 
"(a) The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine in 
accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 13, 
1946 (60 Stat. 1049,1050), the extent to which the value of the interest 
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in land conveyed by this Act should be credited to the United States 
or should be set off against any claim of the Taos Indians against the 
United States. 
"(e) Nothing in this section shall impair any vested water right." 
water rights. 
Approved December 15, 1970. 
Public Law 91-551 
A N A C T 
Dec>jmber 15, 1970 
To amend sections 5580, 5581, and 5582 of the Revised Statutes to provide for 
[H. R. 14213] 
additional members of tlie Board of Regents of tlie Smithsonian Institution 
and to increase the number of members constituting a quorum. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 
Smithsonian 
5580 of the Revised Statutes (20 U.S.C. 42) is amended to read as ^"BO""" o"' 
f o l l o w s : 
Regents, addi-
"SEC. 5580. The business of the Institution shall be conducted at the '^°"^^ members. 
city of Washington by a Board of Regents, named the Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution, to be composed of the Vice President, the 
Chief Justice of the United States, three Members of the Senate, three 
Members of the House of Representatives, and nine other persons, 
other than Members of Congress, two of whom shall be resident in 
the city of Washington, and seven of whom shall be inhabitants of 
some State, but no two of them of the same State.". 
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Appointment. 
Term of office. 
Meetings. 
Quorum. 
(b) The first sentence of section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 
U.S.C. 43) is amended to read as follows: "The regents to be selected 
shall be appointed as follows: The Members of the Senate by the 
President thereof; the Members of the House by the Speaker thereof; 
and the nine other persons by joint resolution of the Congress.". 
(c) The fifth sentence of section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 
U.S.C. 43) is amended to read as follows: "The regular term of service 
for the other nine members shall be six years; and new elections thereof 
shall be made by joint resolutions of Congress.". 
(d) The second sentence of section 5582 of the Revised Statutes (20 
U.S.C. 44) is amended to read as f 
ollow^s: "The board shall also elect 
three of their own body as an executive committee, and shall fix the 
time for the regular meetings of the board; and, on application of any 
three of the regents to the secretary of the institution, it shall be his 
duty to appoint a special meeting of the Board of Regents, of which he 
shall give notice, by letter, to each of the members; and, at any meet-
ing of the board, eight shall constitute a quorum to do business." 
Approved December 15, 1970. 
December 16, 1970 
[H. J. Res.1411] 
Public Law 91-552 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Ck)rrecting certain printing and clerical errors in the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1970. 
Ante, p. 1140. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following amend-
ments are made to correct certain printing and clerical errors in the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-510) : 
(1) The item relating to section 472 in the table of contents of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1142) is 
amended by striking out "Clerk" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"clerk". 
(2) The last sentence of section 133(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by section 102(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1144), is 
amended by striking out "prescribe" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"preside". 
(3) Section 128 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 
(84 Stat. 1160) is amended by striking out "rule" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Rule". 
(4) The third sentence of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) 
of clause 29 of Rule X I of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives, as amended by section 302(b) of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1177), is amended by striking out 
"majoriy" and inserting in lieu thereof "majority". 
(5) Section 302(e) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1970 (84 Stat. 1179) is amended by striking out " ( a ) " and 
inserting in lieu thereof "(b)". 
(6) The last sentence of section 134(c) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by section 117(a) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, is amended by striking 
out "paragraph 5" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph 7". 
Approved December 16, 1970.