20 U.S.C. § 79e — Authorization of appropriations

Page 41 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 80a ‘‘Fiscal Service’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Division of Disbursement’’ on authority of section 1(a)(1) of Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2107, 54 Stat. 1231, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, which consolidated such division into Fiscal Service of De- partment of the Treasury. See section 306 of Title 31, Money and Finance. § 79e. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated annu- ally, from money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary for the administration of this sub- chapter and for the maintenance of laboratory or other facilities provided for carrying out the purposes of this subchapter. (July 2, 1940, ch. 516, § 7, 54 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 89–280, § 1, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 1012; Pub. L. 96–89, § 1, Oct. 19, 1979, 93 Stat. 697; Pub. L. 98–57, § 1, July 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 293.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 1387 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. AMENDMENTS 1983—Pub. L. 98–57 struck out ‘‘, not to exceed $750,000’’ after ‘‘such sums’’. 1979—Pub. L. 96–89 substituted ‘‘$750,000’’ for ‘‘$350,000’’. 1965—Pub. L. 89–280 substituted ‘‘$350,000’’ for ‘‘$10,000’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1983 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 98–57, § 2, July 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 293, provided that: ‘‘The provision in the first section of this Act [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1983.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1979 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 96–89, § 2, Oct. 19, 1979, 93 Stat. 697, provided that: ‘‘The provision in section 1 of this Act [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1979.’’ SUBCHAPTER X—NATIONAL ARMED FORCES MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD § 80. National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board (a) Establishment; functions There is established in the Smithsonian Insti- tution a National Armed Forces Museum Advi- sory Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board), which shall provide advice and assist- ance to the Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- tion on matters concerned with the portrayal of the contributions which the Armed Forces of the United States have made to American society and culture. (b) Membership The Board shall be composed of eleven mem- bers, as follows: (1) The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as an ex officio member; (2) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- tution, who shall serve as an ex officio mem- ber; (3) Nine members appointed by the Presi- dent, (A) three of whom shall be appointed from persons recommended by the Secretary of Defense to represent the Armed Forces, and (B) two of whom shall be appointed from among persons recommended by the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Not less than two members appointed by the President shall be from civilian life. (c) Term of office; vacancies Members of the Board appointed by the Presi- dent shall be appointed to serve for a period of six years; except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was ap- pointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term and the terms of office of the mem- bers first appointed shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, three at the end of two years, three at the end of four years, and three at the end of six years. (d) Quorum Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum and any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its power to function. (e) Compensation, travel and other expenses The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses in- curred by them in the performance of their du- ties as members of the Board. (f) Biennial organization; rules and regulations The Board shall select officers from among its members biennially and shall make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it deems necessary for the furtherance of its business. (Pub. L. 87–186, § 1, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 414.) § 80a. Display of contributions of Armed Forces (a) Study center; historical collections The Smithsonian Institution shall commemo- rate and display the contributions made by the military forces of the Nation toward creating, developing, and maintaining a free, peaceful, and independent society and culture in the United States of America. The valor and sacrifi- cial service of the men and women of the Armed Forces shall be portrayed as an inspiration to the present and future generations of America. The demands placed upon the full energies of our people, the hardships endured, and the sac- rifice demanded in our constant search for world peace shall be clearly demonstrated. The exten- sive peacetime contributions the Armed Forces have made to the advance of human knowledge in science, nuclear energy, polar and space ex- ploration, electronics, engineering, aeronautics, and medicine shall be graphically described. The Smithsonian Institution shall interpret through dramatic display significant current problems affecting the Nation’s security. It shall be equipped with a study center for scholarly re- search into the meaning of war, its effect on civ- ilization, and the role of the Armed Forces in maintaining a just and lasting peace by pro- viding a powerful deterrent to war. In fulfilling its purposes, the Smithsonian Institution shall collect, preserve, and exhibit military objects of historical interest and significance.