20 U.S.C. § 80f — Woodrow Wilson International Center for

Page 42 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 80b (b) National Air and Space Museum provisions unaffected The provisions of this subchapter in no way re- scind subchapter VII of this chapter, which es- tablished the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, or any other au- thority of the Smithsonian Institution. (Pub. L. 87–186, § 2, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 414; Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, § 2, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 310.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘National Air and Space Museum’’ substituted for ‘‘National Air Museum’’ in subsec. (b) pursuant to sec- tion 2 of Pub. L. 89–509, which is classified to section 77 of this title. § 80b. Selection of site (a) Authorization of Board of Regents; submis- sion of recommendations to Congress The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian In- stitution is authorized and directed, with the ad- vice and assistance of the Board, to investigate and survey lands and buildings in and near the District of Columbia suitable for the display of military collections. The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution shall, after con- sulting with and seeking the advice of the Com- mission on Fine Arts, the National Capital Plan- ning Commission, and the General Services Ad- ministration, submit recommendations to the Congress with respect to the acquisition of lands and buildings for such purpose. (b) Public exhibits and study collections; exhibits of military and naval operations Buildings acquired pursuant to recommenda- tions made under subsection (a) of this section shall be used to house public exhibits and study collections that are not appropriate for the mili- tary exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution on the Mall in the District of Columbia. Facilities shall be provided for the display of large mili- tary objects and for the reconstruction, in an appropriate way, on lands acquired pursuant to recommendations made under subsection (a) of this section, of exhibits showing the nature of fortifications, trenches, and other military and naval facilities characteristic of the American colonial period, the War of the Revolution, and subsequent American military and naval oper- ations. (Pub. L. 87–186, § 3, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 415.) § 80c. Transfer or loan of objects, equipment and records to Smithsonian Institution The heads of executive departments and inde- pendent agencies of the Government are author- ized to transfer or loan to the Smithsonian In- stitution for its use without charge therefor military, naval, aeronautical, and space objects, equipment and records for exhibition, historical, or other appropriate purposes. (Pub. L. 87–186, § 4, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 415.) § 80d. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 87–186, § 5, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 415.) SUBCHAPTER XI—WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS § 80e. Congressional declaration of policy The Congress hereby finds and declares— (1) that a living institution expressing the ideals and concerns of Woodrow Wilson would be an appropriate memorial to his accomplish- ments as the twenty-eighth President of the United States, a distinguished scholar, an out- standing university president, and a brilliant advocate of international understanding; (2) that the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Com- mission, created by joint resolution of Con- gress, recommended that an International Center for Scholars be constructed in the Dis- trict of Columbia in the area north of the pro- posed Market Square as part of the Nation’s memorial to Woodrow Wilson; (3) that such a center, symbolizing and strengthening the fruitful relation between the world of learning and the world of public affairs, would be a suitable memorial to the spirit of Woodrow Wilson; and (4) that the establishment of such a center would be consonant with the purposes of the Smithsonian Institution, created by Congress in 1846 ‘‘for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.’’ (Pub. L. 90–637, § 2, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1357.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 90–637, § 1, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1356, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968’.’’ § 80f. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Board of Trustees of the Center (a) Establishment There is hereby established in the Smithso- nian Institution a Woodrow Wilson Inter- national Center for Scholars and a Board of Trustees of the Center (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Center’’ and the ‘‘Board’’), whose duties it shall be to maintain and administer the Cen- ter and site thereof and to execute such other functions as are vested in the Board by this sub- chapter. (b) Composition of Board The Board of Trustees shall be composed of 17 members as follows: (1) the Secretary of State; (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- ices; (3) the Secretary of Education; (4) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; (5) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu- tion; (6) the Librarian of Congress; (7) the Archivist of the United States; (8) one member appointed by the President from time to time from within the Federal Government; and (9) 9 members appointed by the President from private life. Page 43 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 80g (c) Appointment of alternate members by mem- bers of Board Each member of the Board of Trustees speci- fied in paragraphs (1) through (8) of subsection (b) may designate another official to serve on the Board of Trustees in his stead. (d) Terms of office; vacancies; reappointment Each member of the Board of Trustees ap- pointed under paragraph (10) of subsection (b) shall serve for a term of six years from the expi- ration of his predecessor’s term; except that (1) any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occur- ring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be ap- pointed for the remainder of such term, and (2) the terms of office of the trustees first taking office shall begin on October 24, 1968, and shall expire as designated at the time of appointment, two at the end of two years, three at the end of four years, and three at the end of six years. No trustee of the Board chosen from private life shall be eligible to serve in excess of two con- secutive terms, except that a trustee whose term has expired may serve until his successor has qualified. (e) Chairman and Vice Chairman of Board The President shall designate a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from among the members of the Board chosen from private life. (Pub. L. 90–637, § 3, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1357; Pub. L. 95–426, title II, § 206, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 975; Pub. L. 101–268, Apr. 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 132; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(i), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–788.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(i)(1)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘17’’ for ‘‘19’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(7) to (10). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(i)(1)(B)–(D), redesignated pars. (8) to (10) as (7) to (9), respectively, in par. (9) substituted ‘‘9’’ for ‘‘10’’, and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: ‘‘the Director of the United States Information Agen- cy;’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(i)(2), substituted ‘‘(8)’’ for ‘‘(9)’’. 1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–268, § 1, amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: ‘‘The Board of Trustees shall be composed of sixteen members as follows: ‘‘(1) the Secretary of State; ‘‘(2) the Director of the United States Information Agency; ‘‘(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; ‘‘(4) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; ‘‘(5) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; ‘‘(6) the Librarian of Congress; ‘‘(7) the Archivist of the United States; ‘‘(8) one appointed by the President from time to time from within the Federal Government; and ‘‘(9) eight appointed by the President from private life.’’ Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–268, § 2(1), substituted ‘‘(9)’’ for ‘‘(8)’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–268, § 2(2), substituted ‘‘(10)’’ for ‘‘(9)’’. 1978—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–426, § 206(a)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘sixteen’’ for ‘‘fifteen’’. Subsec. (b)(2) to (9). Pub. L. 95–426, § 206(a)(2), (3), des- ignated pars. (2) to (8) as (3) to (9), respectively, and added a new par. (2) ‘‘the Director of the International Communication Agency’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–426, § 206(b)(1), substituted ‘‘(8)’’ for ‘‘(7)’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–426, § 206(b)(2), substituted ‘‘(9)’’ for ‘‘(8)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as a note under section 6531 of Title 22. § 80g. Powers and duties of Board (a) Appointment of scholars; gifts, bequests, etc.; grants; location of Center; physical facilities; compensation of officers; plans and specifica- tions for Center In administering the Center, the Board shall have all necessary and proper powers, which shall include but not be limited to the power to— (1) appoint scholars, from the United States and abroad, and, where appropriate, provide stipends, grants, and fellowships to such schol- ars, and to hire or accept the voluntary serv- ices of consultants, advisory boards, and pan- els to aid the Board in carrying out its respon- sibilities; (2) solicit, accept, and dispose of gifts, be- quests, and devises of money, securities, and other property of whatsoever character for the benefit of the Center; any such money, securi- ties, or other property shall, upon receipt, be deposited with the Smithsonian Institution, and unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift, expenditures shall be in the discre- tion of the Board for the purposes of the Cen- ter; (3) obtain grants from, and make contracts with, State, Federal, local, and private agen- cies, organizations, institutions, and individ- uals; (4) acquire such site as a location for the Center as may subsequently be authorized by the Congress; (5) acquire, hold, maintain, use, operate, and dispose of any physical facilities, including equipment, necessary for the operation of the Center; (6) appoint and fix the compensation and du- ties of the director and such other officers of the Center as may be necessary for the effi- cient administration of the Center; the direc- tor and two other officers of the Center may be appointed and compensated without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appoint- ments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and (7) prepare plans and specifications for the Center, including the design and development of all buildings, facilities, open spaces, and other structures on the site in consultation with the President’s Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue, or its successor, and with other appropriate Federal and local agen- cies, such plans to include an exterior classic frieze memorial to Woodrow Wilson. (b) Relocation assistance and programs The Board shall, in connection with acquisi- tion of any site authorized by Congress, as pro-