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20 U.S.C. § 2104 — Functions of Center
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**(a) Contracts; national archive and center for American folklife; loan of items in archive; procurement, display, etc., of items in archive; miscellaneous programs** The Librarian is authorized to—
(1) enter into, in conformity with Federal procurement statutes and regulations, contracts with individuals and groups for programs for the—
(A) initiation, encouragement, support, organization, and promotion of research, scholarship, and training in American folklife;
(B) initiation, promotion, support, organization, and production of live performances, festivals, exhibits, and workshops related to American folklife;
(C) purchase, receipt, production, arrangement for, and support of the production of exhibitions, displays, publications, and presentations (including presentations by still and motion picture films, and audio and visual magnetic tape recordings) which represent or illustrate some aspect of American folklife; and
(D) purchase, production, arrangement for, and support of the production of exhibitions, projects, presentations, and materials specially designed for classroom use representing or illustrating some aspect of American folklife;
(2) establish and maintain in conjunction with any Federal department, agency, or institution a national archive and center for American folklife;
(3) procure, receive, purchase, and collect for preservation or retention in an appropriate archive creative works, exhibitions, presentations, objects, materials, artifacts, manuscripts, publications, and audio and visual records (including still and motion picture film records, audio and visual magnetic tape recordings, written records, and manuscripts) which represent or illustrate some aspect of American folklife;
(4) loan, or otherwise make available, through Lib
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**(a) Contracts; national archive and center for American folklife; loan of items in archive; procurement, display, etc., of items in archive; miscellaneous programs** The Librarian is authorized to—
(1) enter into, in conformity with Federal procurement statutes and regulations, contracts with individuals and groups for programs for the—
(A) initiation, encouragement, support, organization, and promotion of research, scholarship, and training in American folklife;
(B) initiation, promotion, support, organization, and production of live performances, festivals, exhibits, and workshops related to American folklife;
(C) purchase, receipt, production, arrangement for, and support of the production of exhibitions, displays, publications, and presentations (including presentations by still and motion picture films, and audio and visual magnetic tape recordings) which represent or illustrate some aspect of American folklife; and
(D) purchase, production, arrangement for, and support of the production of exhibitions, projects, presentations, and materials specially designed for classroom use representing or illustrating some aspect of American folklife;
(2) establish and maintain in conjunction with any Federal department, agency, or institution a national archive and center for American folklife;
(3) procure, receive, purchase, and collect for preservation or retention in an appropriate archive creative works, exhibitions, presentations, objects, materials, artifacts, manuscripts, publications, and audio and visual records (including still and motion picture film records, audio and visual magnetic tape recordings, written records, and manuscripts) which represent or illustrate some aspect of American folklife;
(4) loan, or otherwise make available, through Library of Congress procedures, any item in the archive established under this subchapter to any individual or group;
(5) present, display, exhibit, disseminate, communicate, and broadcast to local, regional, State, or National audiences any exhibition, display, or presentation referred to in clause (3) of this section or any item in the archive established pursuant to clause (2) of this section, by making appropriate arrangements, including contracts with public, nonprofit, and private radio and television broadcasters, museums, educational institutions, and such other individuals and organizations, including corporations, as the Board deems appropriate;
(6) loan, lease, or otherwise make available to public, private, and nonprofit educational institutions, and State arts councils established pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 [[20 U.S.C. 951](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section951&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], such exhibitions, programs, presentations, and material developed pursuant to clause (1)(D) of this subsection as the Board deems appropriate; and
(7) develop and implement other appropriate programs to preserve, support, revitalize, and disseminate American folklife.
**(b) Functions carried out through Center** The Librarian shall carry out his functions under this subchapter through the Center.
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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
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 2104
(d) Reimbursement for expenses
Members of the Board shall serve without pay,
but members who are not regular full-time em-
ployees of the United States may, at the discre-
tion of the Librarian, be reimbursed for the ac-
tual and necessary traveling and subsistence ex-
penses incurred by them in the performance of
the duties of the Board.
(e) Chairman; Vice Chairman; election; vacan-
cies; quorum; annual meeting
(1) The Librarian shall call the first meeting
of the Board, at which the first order of business
shall be the election of a Chairman and a Vice
Chairman, who shall serve for a term of one
year. Thereafter each Chairman and Vice Chair-
man shall be elected for a term of two years.
The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of
the Chairman in his absence. In case of a va-
cancy occurring in the chairmanship or vice-
chairmanship, the Board shall elect a member to
fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unex-
pired term.
(2) A majority of the members of the Board
currently serving shall constitute a quorum.
(3) The Board shall meet at least once each fis-
cal year.
(f) Director; appointment and compensation
After consultation with the Board, the Librar-
ian shall appoint the Director of the Center. The
rate of basic pay of the Director shall be fixed in
accordance with section 5376(b) of title 5.
(g) Duties of Director
The Director shall be the chief executive offi-
cer of the Center. Subject to the direction of the
Board and the general supervision of the Librar-
ian, the Director shall have responsibility for
carrying out functions of the Center, and shall
have authority over all personnel and activities
of the Center.
(Pub. L. 94–201, § 4, Jan. 2, 1976, 89 Stat. 1130; Pub.
L. 95–259, § 2, Apr. 17,
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 951
(6) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director
of the Department of Defense Education Ac-
tivity.
(Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, § 1414, Nov. 1, 1978, 92
Stat. 2372; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title III,
§ 325(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1415; Pub. L.
101–510, div. A, title V, § 504(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 1559; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title III, § 354(7),
Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 574.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1999—Par. (6). Pub. L. 106–65 added par. (6).
1990—Par. (5). Pub. L. 101–510 added par. (5).
1989—Par. (2). Pub. L. 101–189 amended par. (2) gen-
erally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows:
‘‘The term ‘sponsor’ means—
‘‘(A) a member of the Armed Forces serving on ac-
tive duty, or
‘‘(B) a civilian officer or employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense paid from appropriated funds.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–189 applicable with re-
spect to periods of enrollment in schools of the defense
dependents’ education system beginning after Sept. 30,
1989, see section 325(c) of Pub. L. 101–189, set out as a
note under section 923 of this title.
Executive Documents
TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC
ISLANDS
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Is-
lands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
CHAPTER 26—SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIP
IN
HUMANITIES
AND
ARTS;
MUSEUM
SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER I—NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Sec.
951.
Declaration of findings and purposes.
952.
Definitions.
953.
National Foundation on the Arts and the Hu-
manities.
954.
National Endowment for the Arts.
954a.
Access to the arts through support of edu-
cation.
955
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