Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections

20 U.S.C. § 955b — National Medal of Arts

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

20 U.S.C. § 955b — National Medal of Arts

**(a) Establishment** There is hereby established a National Medal of Arts, which shall be a medal of such design as is deemed appropriate by the President, on the basis of recommendations submitted by the National Council on the Arts, and which shall be awarded as provided in subsection (b). **(b) Award of Medal; conditions; recipients; presentation ceremonies** (1) The President shall from time to time award the National Medal of Arts, on the basis of recommendations from the National Council on the Arts, to individuals or groups who in the President’s judgment are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support, and availability of the arts in the United States. (2) Not more than twelve of such medals may be awarded in any calendar year. (3) An individual may be awarded the National Medal of Arts only if at the time such award is made such individual— (A) is a citizen or other national of the United States; or (B) is an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who (i) has filed an application or petition for naturalization in the manner prescribed by [section 1445 of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1445&num=0&edition=prelim) and (ii) is not permanently ineligible to become a citizen of the United States. (4) A group may be awarded the National Medal of Arts only if such group is organized or incorporated in the United States. (5) The presentation of the National Medal of Arts shall be made by the President with such ceremonies as the President may deem proper, including attendance by appropriate Members of Congress. **(c) Availability of funds** Funds made available to the National Endowment for the Arts shall b

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 20 U.S.C. § 955b

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.

Original supplied file — preserved unchanged

Download original Markdown file

File SHA-256: 2145968d841c08c30510c9572a9e86dcd8c638938112498944a311348d6f8276. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.

Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.

Open the recorded source website ↗

Record provenance

Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_65012a33af7d2bbdaee61ac1
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-20/section-955b-national-medal-of-arts--8acb4fa3b9.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: f90a1d530bf341e69b76dff59a28d10f9393906025147d307f68e9a19713c239

Source location: Title 20, Chapter 26, § 955b; chapter-026-support-and-scholarship-in-humanities-and-arts-museum-services.md

Stored source content

Cross-references

Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

8 U.S.C. § 1445 — Application for naturalization; declaration of intention

**(a) Evidence and form** An applicant for naturalization shall make and file with the Attorney General a sworn application in writing, signed by the applicant in the applicant’s own handwriting if physically able to write, which application shall be on a form prescribed by the Attorney General and shall include averments of all facts which in the opinion of the Attorney General may be material to the applicant’s naturalization, and required to be proved under this subchapter. In the case of an applicant subject to a requirement of continuous residence under section 1427(a) or 1430(a) of this title, the application for naturalization may be filed up to 3 months before the date the applicant would first otherwise meet such continuous residence requirement. **(b) Who may file** No person shall file a valid application for naturalization unless he shall have attained the age of eighteen years. An application for naturalization by an alien shall contain an averment of lawful admission for permanent residence. **(c) Hearings** Hearings under [section 1447(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1447/a&num=0&edition=prelim) on applications for naturalization shall be held at regular intervals specified by the Attorney General. **(d) Filing of application** Except as provided in subsection (e), an application for naturalization shall be filed in the office of the Attorney General. **(e) Substitute filing place and administering oath other than before Attorney General** A person may file an application for naturalization other than in the office of the Attorney General, and an oath of allegiance administered other than in a public ceremony before the Attorney General or a court, if the Attorney General determines that the

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 8 U.S.C. § 1445

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

20 U.S.C. § 951 — Declaration of findings and purposes

The Congress finds and declares the following: (1) The arts and the humanities belong to all the people of the United States. (2) The encouragement and support of national progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts, while primarily a matter for private and local initiative, are also appropriate matters of concern to the Federal Government. (3) An advanced civilization must not limit its efforts to science and technology alone, but must give full value and support to the other great branches of scholarly and cultural activity in order to achieve a better understanding of the past, a better analysis of the present, and a better view of the future. (4) Democracy demands wisdom and vision in its citizens. It must therefore foster and support a form of education, and access to the arts and the humanities, designed to make people of all backgrounds and wherever located masters of their technology and not its unthinking servants. (5) It is necessary and appropriate for the Federal Government to complement, assist, and add to programs for the advancement of the humanities and the arts by local, State, regional, and private agencies and their organizations. In doing so, the Government must be sensitive to the nature of public sponsorship. Public funding of the arts and humanities is subject to the conditions that traditionally govern the use of public money. Such funding should contribute to public support and confidence in the use of taxpayer funds. Public funds provided by the Federal Government must ultimately serve public purposes the Congress defines. (6) The arts and the humanities reflect the high place accorded by the American people to the nation’s rich cultural heritage and to the fostering of mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 20 U.S.C. § 951

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

20 U.S.C. § 955b — National Medal of Arts

Page 157 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 955b 1973—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93–133 substituted ‘‘$17,500’’ for ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserted proviso that the terms of del- egation of authority shall not permit obligations for expenditure of funds under such delegation for any fis- cal year which exceed an amount equal to 10 per cen- tum of the sums appropriated for that fiscal year. 1970—Pub. L. 91–346 generally incorporated into this section the substantive provisions of the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1964 except for the independent study authority of the National Council on the Arts under the 1964 Act, provided for the appoint- ment and composition of the Council, prescribed the terms of office for members of the Council, provided that the Council meet at the call of the Chairman at least twice a year, established 14 as the number of members constituting a quorum, set forth provisions governing compensation of persons employed for the Government service on an intermittent basis, and set forth functions and duties of the council essentially similar to the function and duties of the Council as set out in this section prior to this amendment. 1968—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–348 inserted provision which authorized the Chairman, in the case of any ap- plication involving $10,000 or less, to approve or dis- approve the application if such action is pursuant to the terms of a delegation of authority from the Endow- ment Council and such action is reviewed by the En- dowment Council. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101–512 effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 318 [title IV, § 403(a)] of Pub. L. 101–512, set out as a note under section 951 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT Amendme

Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 20 U.S.C. § 955b

Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.