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20 U.S.C. § 41 — Incorporation of institution
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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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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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**(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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In this subchapter, the term—
(1) “agency” means an Executive agency as defined under section 105 (other than the Government Accountability Office); and
(2) “employee”—
(A) means an employee as defined under section 2105 employed by an agency and an individual employed by a county committee established under section 8(b)(5) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ([16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590h/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim)) who—
(i) is serving under an appointment without time limitation; and
(ii) has been currently employed for a continuous period of at least 3 years; and
(B) shall not include—
(i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 84 or another retirement system for employees of the Government;
(ii) an employee having a disability on the basis of which such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 84 or another retirement system for employees of the Government;
(iii) an employee who is in receipt of a decision notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance;
(iv) an employee who has previously received any voluntary separation incentive payment from the Federal Government under this subchapter or any other authority;
(v) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights who is on transfer employment with another organization; or
(vi) any employee who—
(I) during the 36-month period preceding the date of separation of that employee, performed service for which a student loan repayment benefit was or is to be paid under section 5379;
(II) during the 24-month period preceding the date of separation of that employee, p
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**(a) Duties; programs and studies; annual report to Congress** The Director of the National Museum under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall—
(1) cooperate with museums and their professional organizations in a continuing study of museum problems and opportunities, both in the United States and abroad;
(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;
(3) prepare and distribute significant museum publications;
(4) perform research on, and otherwise contribute to, the development of museum techniques, with emphasis on museum conservation and the development of a national institute for museum conservation;
(5) cooperate with departments and agencies of the Government of the United States operating, assisting, or otherwise concerned with museums; and
(6) report annually to the Congress on progress in these activities.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations** There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution for the fiscal year 1981, the sum of $803,000, and for the fiscal year 1982, the sum of $1,000,000.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act July 7, 1884, ch. 332, 23 Stat. 214, required Director of National Museum to report annually to Congress on progress of the Museum during the year and its present condition. See [section 65a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section65a&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Whenever suitable arrangements can be made from time to time for their reception, all objects of art and of foreign and curious research, and all objects of natural history, plants, and geological and mineralogical specimens belonging to the United States, which may be in the city of Washington, in whosesoever custody they may be, shall be delivered to such persons as may be authorized by the Board of Regents to receive them, and shall be so arranged and classified in the building erected for the institution as best to facilitate the examination and study of them; and whenever new specimens in natural history, geology, or mineralogy are obtained for the museum of the institution, by exchanges of duplicate specimens, which the Regents may in their discretion make, or by donation, which they may receive, or otherwise, the Regents shall cause such new specimens to be appropriately classed and arranged. The minerals, books, manuscripts, and other property of James Smithson, which have been received by the Government of the United States, shall be preserved separate and apart from other property of the institution.
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 41
Sec.
79a.
Preservation of natural features for scientific
observation and investigation.
79b.
Functions of Smithsonian Institution.
79c.
Resident manager; powers and duties; com-
pensation.
79d.
Deposit of receipts into Treasury; disburse-
ments.
79e.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER X—NATIONAL ARMED FORCES
MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD
80.
National Armed Forces Museum Advisory
Board.
80a.
Display of contributions of Armed Forces.
80b.
Selection of site.
80c.
Transfer or loan of objects, equipment and
records to Smithsonian Institution.
80d.
Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER XI—WOODROW WILSON
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS
80e.
Congressional declaration of policy.
80f.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars; Board of Trustees of the Center.
80g.
Powers and duties of Board.
80g–1.
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in Social and
Political Thought.
80h.
Administration; quorum.
80i.
Authorization of appropriations; limitations.
80j.
Audit of accounts.
SUBCHAPTER XII—MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART
80k.
Donation and transfer of lands and improve-
ments, works of art, and other assets and
property of Museum of African Art to
Smithsonian Institution.
80l.
Establishment of Museum of African Art;
functions.
80m.
Powers of Board.
80n.
Commission for the Museum of African Art.
80o.
Director, officers, and employees; appoint-
ment, compensation, and duties.
80p.
Funding.
SUBCHAPTER XIII—NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE
AMERICAN INDIAN
80q.
Findings.
80q–1.
National Museum of the American Indian.
80q–2.
Authority of Board of Regents to enter into
agreement providing for transfer of Heye
Foundation assets to Smithsonian Institu-
tion.
80q–3.
Board of Trustees of National Museum of
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