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20 U.S.C. § 75b — Establishment of National Portrait Gallery; functions
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**(a)** There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a bureau which shall be known as the National Portrait Gallery. The functions of such bureau shall be those authorized by this subchapter. The use for the purposes of the Gallery of any part of the building transferred to the Smithsonian Institution pursuant to the Act of March 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 68), is authorized.
**(b)** The Gallery shall function as a free public museum for the exhibition and study of portraiture and statuary depicting men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States and of the artists who created such portraiture and statuary.
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**(a)** There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a bureau which shall be known as the National Portrait Gallery. The functions of such bureau shall be those authorized by this subchapter. The use for the purposes of the Gallery of any part of the building transferred to the Smithsonian Institution pursuant to the Act of March 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 68), is authorized.
**(b)** The Gallery shall function as a free public museum for the exhibition and study of portraiture and statuary depicting men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States and of the artists who created such portraiture and statuary.
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**(a) Agencies To Use Commission as Central Planning Agency.—** Agencies of the Federal Government responsible for public developments and projects shall cooperate and correlate their efforts by using the National Capital Planning Commission as the central planning agency for federal activities in the National Capital region. To aid the Commission in carrying out this function, federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies on request of the Commission shall furnish plans, data, and records the Commission requires. The Commission on request shall furnish related plans, data, and records to federal and District of Columbia governmental agencies.
**(b) Consultation Between Agencies and Commission.—**
(1) **Before construction plans prepared.—** — To ensure the comprehensive planning and orderly development of the National Capital, a federal or District of Columbia agency, before preparing construction plans the agency originates for proposed developments and projects or before making a commitment to acquire land, to be paid for at least in part from federal or District amounts, shall advise and consult with the Commission as the agency prepares plans and programs in preliminary and successive stages that affect the plan and development of the National Capital. After receiving the plans, maps, and data, the Commission promptly shall make a preliminary report and recommendations to the agency. If the agency, after considering the report and recommendations of the Commission, does not agree, it shall advise the Commission and provide the reasons why it does not agree. The Commission then shall submit a final report. After consultation and suitable consideration of the views of the Commission, the agency may proceed to take action in accordance with its legal respon
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The head of any Federal agency having direct or indirect jurisdiction over a proposed Federal or federally assisted undertaking in any State and the head of any Federal department or independent agency having authority to license any undertaking, prior to the approval of the expenditure of any Federal funds on the undertaking or prior to the issuance of any license, shall take into account the effect of the undertaking on any historic property. The head of the Federal agency shall afford the Council a reasonable opportunity to comment with regard to the undertaking.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 104, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 917; Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 204, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2994, related to loan insurance program for preservation of property included on National Register. See [section 303901 of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section303901&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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The President, the Vice President, the Chief Justice, and the heads of executive departments are constituted an establishment by the name of the Smithsonian Institution for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men, and by that name shall be known and have perpetual succession with the powers, limitations, and restrictions hereinafter contained, and no other.
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For the purpose of carrying out any function authorized by [section 75b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section75b&num=0&edition=prelim), the Board may—
(1) purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise acquire portraiture, statuary, and other items for preservation, exhibition, or study. The Board may acquire any such item on the basis of its general historical interest, its artistic merit, or the historical significance of the individual to which it relates, or any combination of any such factors. The Board may acquire period furniture and other items to enhance its displays of portraiture and statuary.
(2) preserve or restore any item acquired pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) display, loan, store, or otherwise hold any such item.
(4) sell, exchange, donate, return, or otherwise dispose of any such item.
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 75b
(Pub. L. 87–443, § 2, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 62; Pub.
L. 94–209, Feb. 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 30.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1976—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94–209 substituted ‘‘includes
portraits and reproductions thereof made by any means
or process, whether invented or developed heretofore or
hereafter’’ for ‘‘for purposes of this subchapter shall
mean painted or sculptured likenesses’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 87–443, § 1, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 62, provided:
‘‘That this Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited
as the ‘National Portrait Gallery Act’.’’
§ 75b. Establishment of National Portrait Gallery;
functions
(a) There is established in the Smithsonian In-
stitution a bureau which shall be known as the
National Portrait Gallery. The functions of such
bureau shall be those authorized by this sub-
chapter. The use for the purposes of the Gallery
of any part of the building transferred to the
Smithsonian Institution pursuant to the Act of
March 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 68), is authorized.
(b) The Gallery shall function as a free public
museum for the exhibition and study of portrai-
ture and statuary depicting men and women who
have made significant contributions to the his-
tory, development, and culture of the people of
the United States and of the artists who created
such portraiture and statuary.
(Pub. L. 87–443, § 3, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 62.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act of March 28, 1958, referred to in subsec. (a), is act
Mar. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85–357, 72 Stat. 68, which was not
classified to the Code.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
PATENT OFFICE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
Pub. L. 108–72, § 3, Aug. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 888, provided
that:
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZ
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