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20 U.S.C. § 50 — Reception and arrangement of specimens and objects of art

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20 U.S.C. § 50 — Reception and arrangement of specimens and objects of art

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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10 U.S.C. § 176 — Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

**(a)** (1) There is in the Department of Defense an Institute to be known as the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Institute”), which has the responsibilities, functions, authority, and relationships set forth in this section. The Institute shall be a joint entity of the three military departments, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense. (2) The Institute shall consist of a Board of Governors, a Director, two Deputy Directors, and a staff of such professional, technical, and clerical personnel as may be required. (3) The Board of Governors shall consist of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, who shall serve as chairman of the Board of Governors, the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Health, the Surgeons General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and a former Director of the Institute, as designated by the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of any of the foregoing. (4) The Director and the Deputy Directors shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense. **(b)** (1) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Institute is authorized to— (A) contract with the American Registry of Pathology (established under [section 177 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section177&num=0&edition=prelim)) for cooperative enterprises in medical research, consultation, and education between the Institute and the civilian medical profession under such conditions as may be agreed upon between the Board of Governors and the American Registry of Pathology; (B) make available at no cost to the American Registry of Pathology such spa

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20 U.S.C. § 41 — Incorporation of institution

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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20 U.S.C. § 59 — Collections of National Ocean Survey, United States Geological Survey, and others deposited in National Museum

All collections of rocks, minerals, soils, fossils, and objects of natural history, archaeology, and ethnology, made by the National Ocean Survey, the United States Geological Survey, or by any other parties for the Government of the United States, when no longer needed for investigations in progress shall be deposited in the National Museum.

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20 U.S.C. § 80l — Establishment of Museum of African Art; functions

There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a bureau which shall be known as the “Museum of African Art” (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Museum”). The functions of such bureau shall be those authorized by [section 80m(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section80m/a&num=0&edition=prelim).

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33 U.S.C. § 1251 — Congressional declaration of goals and policy

**(a) Restoration and maintenance of chemical, physical and biological integrity of Nation’s waters; national goals for achievement of objective** The objective of this chapter is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters. In order to achieve this objective it is hereby declared that, consistent with the provisions of this chapter— (1) it is the national goal that the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters be eliminated by 1985; (2) it is the national goal that wherever attainable, an interim goal of water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and provides for recreation in and on the water be achieved by July 1, 1983; (3) it is the national policy that the discharge of toxic pollutants in toxic amounts be prohibited; (4) it is the national policy that Federal financial assistance be provided to construct publicly owned waste treatment works; (5) it is the national policy that areawide waste treatment management planning processes be developed and implemented to assure adequate control of sources of pollutants in each State; (6) it is the national policy that a major research and demonstration effort be made to develop technology necessary to eliminate the discharge of pollutants into the navigable waters, waters of the contiguous zone, and the oceans; and (7) it is the national policy that programs for the control of nonpoint sources of pollution be developed and implemented in an expeditious manner so as to enable the goals of this chapter to be met through the control of both point and nonpoint sources of pollution. **(b) Congressional recognition, preservation, and protection of primary responsibilities and rights of States** It is the policy

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20 U.S.C. § 50 — Reception and arrangement of specimens

Page 9 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 50 quorum to do business. Each member of the board shall be paid his necessary traveling and other actual expenses, in attending meetings of the board, which shall be audited by the execu- tive committee, and recorded by the Secretary of the board; but his service as regent shall be gratuitous. (R.S. § 5582; Pub. L. 91–551, § 1(d), Dec. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 1440.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 5582 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 3, 9 Stat. 103. AMENDMENTS 1970—Pub. L. 91–551 increased number of members re- quired to constitute a quorum from five to eight. § 45. Special meetings of members The members of the institution may hold stat- ed and special meetings, for the supervision of the affairs of the institution and the advice and instruction of the Board of Regents, to be called in the manner provided for in the by-laws of the institution, at which the President, and in his absence the Vice President, shall preside. (R.S. § 5585.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 5585 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 8, 9 Stat. 103. § 46. Duties of Secretary The Secretary of the Board of Regents shall take charge of the building and property of the institution, and shall, under their direction, make a fair and accurate record of all their pro- ceedings, to be preserved in the institution until no longer needed in conducting current business; and shall also discharge the duties of librarian and of keeper of the museum, and may, with the consent of the Board of Regents, employ assist- ants. (R.S. § 5583; Oct. 25, 1951, ch. 562, § 2(4), 65 Stat. 639.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 5583 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 7, 9 Stat. 105. AMENDMENTS 1951—Act Oct. 25, 1951, inserted ‘‘

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