An Act to amend the act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat 953; 20 USC 65a), relating to the National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, so as to authorize additional appropriations to the Smithsonian Institution for carrying out the purposes of said act
PL 91-629 (S.704), enacted 12/31/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-630-DEC. 31, 1970 
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Public Law 91-629 
AN ACT 
December 31,1970 
To amend the Act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 953; 20 U.S.C. 65a), relating 
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to the National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, so as to authorize 
additional appropriations to the Smithsonian Institution for carrying out the 
purposes of said Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2(b) 
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of the National Museum Act of 1966 (20 U.S.C. 66a) is amended to ^'Appi-TpViation m. 
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crease. 
"(b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Smith- 
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sonian Institution such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of this Act: Provided^ That no more than $1,000,000 shall be 
appropriated annually through fiscal year 1974, of which $300,000, 
annually, shall be allocated and used as follows: 
"(A) 331/^ per centum shall be available for the purposes of 
clause (2) of subsection (a); 
"(B) 331/^ per centum shall be available for transfer to the 
National Endowment for the Arts for assistance to museums 
under section 5(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965; and 
"(C) 331^ per centum shall be available for transfer to the 
National Endowment for the Humanities for assistance to 
museums under section 7(c) of the National Foundation on the 
Arts and Humanities Act of 1965.". 
SEC. 2. Section 2(a)(2) of the National Museum Act of 1966 (20 
IT.S.C. 65a(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(2) prepare and carry out programs by grant, contract, or 
directly for training career employees in museum practices in 
cooperation with museums, their professional organizations, and 
institutions of higher education either at the Smithsonian 
Institution or at the cooperating museum, organization, or 
institutions;". 
Approved December 31, 1970. 
82 Stat. 185. 
20 u s e 954. 
79 Stat. 850. 
20 u s e 956. 
Public Law 91-630 
AN ACT 
To permit certain Federal employment to be counted toward retirement. 
December 31, 1970 
[S.2984] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 115 of n,e^^f^''^^ retire-
the Social Security Amendments of 1954 is hereby repealed. 
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SEC. 2. (a) The repeal of such section 115, made by the first section "^^"^^^J^^ 
of this Act, shall not apply in the case of a person who, on the date of 
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enactment of this Act, is receiving or is entitled to receive benefits 
under any retirement system established by the United States or any 
instrumentality thereof unless he requests, in writing, the office which 
administers his retirement system to apply it in his case. 
(b) Any additional benefits payable pursuant to a request made 
under subsection (a) of this section shall commence on the first of the 
month following enactment of this Act. 
Approved December 31, 1970. 
42 u s e 410 note. 
Effective date. 
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