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54 U.S.C. § 102504 — Review and approval
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The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects are treated in a careful and deliberate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to taking any action under subsection (g), (h), or (i) of [section 102503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102503&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall establish a systematic review and approval process, including consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the highest standards of the museum profession for all actions taken under those subsections.
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The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects are treated in a careful and deliberate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to taking any action under subsection (g), (h), or (i) of [section 102503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102503&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall establish a systematic review and approval process, including consultation with appropriate experts, that meets the highest standards of the museum profession for all actions taken under those subsections.
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**(a) In General.—** Notwithstanding other provisions or limitations of law, the Secretary may perform the functions described in this section in the manner that the Secretary considers to be in the public interest.
**(b) Donations and Bequests.—** The Secretary may accept donations and bequests of money or other personal property, and hold, use, expend, and administer the money or other personal property for purposes of this chapter.
**(c) Purchases.—** The Secretary may purchase museum objects and other personal property at prices that the Secretary considers to be reasonable.
**(d) Exchanges.—** The Secretary may make exchanges by accepting museum objects and other personal property and by granting in exchange for the museum objects or other personal property museum property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary that no longer is needed or that may be held in duplicate among the museum properties administered by the Secretary. Exchanges shall be consummated on a basis that the Secretary considers to be equitable and in the public interest.
**(e) Acceptance of Loans of Property.—** The Secretary may accept the loan of museum objects and other personal property and pay transportation costs incidental to the museum objects or other personal property. Loans shall be accepted on terms and conditions that the Secretary considers necessary.
**(f) Loans of Property.—** The Secretary may loan to responsible public or private organizations, institutions, or agencies, without cost to the United States, such museum objects and other personal property as the Secretary shall consider advisable. Loans shall be made on terms and conditions that the Secretary considers necessary to protect the public interest in those properties.
**(g) Transfer of Museum Object
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TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
§ 102504
(d) EXCHANGES.—The Secretary may make ex-
changes by accepting museum objects and other
personal property and by granting in exchange
for the museum objects or other personal prop-
erty museum property under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Secretary that no longer is
needed or that may be held in duplicate among
the museum properties administered by the Sec-
retary. Exchanges shall be consummated on a
basis that the Secretary considers to be equi-
table and in the public interest.
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF LOANS OF PROPERTY.—The
Secretary may accept the loan of museum ob-
jects and other personal property and pay trans-
portation costs incidental to the museum ob-
jects or other personal property. Loans shall be
accepted on terms and conditions that the Sec-
retary considers necessary.
(f) LOANS OF PROPERTY.—The Secretary may
loan to responsible public or private organiza-
tions, institutions, or agencies, without cost to
the United States, such museum objects and
other personal property as the Secretary shall
consider advisable. Loans shall be made on
terms and conditions that the Secretary con-
siders necessary to protect the public interest in
those properties.
(g) TRANSFER OF MUSEUM OBJECTS.—The Sec-
retary may transfer museum objects that the
Secretary determines are no longer needed for
museum purposes to qualified Federal agencies,
including the Smithsonian Institution, that
have programs to preserve and interpret cul-
tural or natural heritage, and accept the trans-
fer of museum objects for the purposes of this
chapter from any other Federal agency, without
reimbursement. The head of any other Federal
agency may transfer, without reimbursement,
museum objects directly t
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