20 U.S.C. § 65a — Director of the National Museum

Page 15 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 65a Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1951—Act Oct. 31, 1951, struck out ‘‘are surplus or’’ after ‘‘articles’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Sec- retary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, en- acted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under ad- ministrative supervision of Secretary of the Army. Executive Documents SECRETARY OF AIR FORCE For transfer of certain personal property and per- sonal property functions, insofar as they pertain to the Air Force, from Secretary of the Army to Secretary of the Air Force, see Secretary of Defense Transfer Order No. 39 [§ 2vv], eff. May 18, 1949. §§ 61 to 64. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(37)–(40), 65 Stat. 702 Section 61, act Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 182, § 1, 20 Stat. 397, re- quired archives, records and materials relating to Indi- ans of North America to be turned over from Geo- graphical and Geological Survey to Smithsonian Insti- tution for purposes of completion of collection of infor- mation and its publication. Section 62, act Aug. 1, 1914, ch. 223, § 1, 38 Stat. 661, authorized Secretary of Commerce to transfer instru- ments of historical value of the Coast and Geodetic Survey [the National Ocean Survey] to Smithsonian In- stitution. Section 63, act June 5, 1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat. 930, re- lated to transfer, by Secretary of Commerce, of Coast and Geodetic Survey [the National Ocean Survey] in- struments of historical value, to educational institu- tions and museums. Section 64, act Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 143, 22 Stat. 629, re- lated to distribution of specimens of National Museum and Bureau of Fisheries to schools and colleges. § 65. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–674, § 3, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 953 Section, act July 7, 1884, ch. 332, 23 Stat. 214, required Director of National Museum to report annually to Congress on progress of the Museum during the year and its present condition. See section 65a of this title. § 65a. Director of the National Museum (a) Duties; programs and studies; annual report to Congress The Director of the National Museum under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithso- nian Institution shall— (1) cooperate with museums and their profes- sional organizations in a continuing study of museum problems and opportunities, both in the United States and abroad; (2) prepare and carry out programs by grant, contract, or directly for training career em- ployees in museum practices in cooperation with museums, their professional organiza- tions, and institutions of higher education ei- ther at the Smithsonian Institution or at the cooperating museum, organization, or institu- tions; (3) prepare and distribute significant mu- seum publications; (4) perform research on, and otherwise con- tribute to, the development of museum tech- niques, with emphasis on museum conserva- tion and the development of a national insti- tute for museum conservation; (5) cooperate with departments and agencies of the Government of the United States oper- ating, assisting, or otherwise concerned with museums; and (6) report annually to the Congress on progress in these activities. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appro- priated to the Smithsonian Institution for the fiscal year 1981, the sum of $803,000, and for the fiscal year 1982, the sum of $1,000,000. (Pub. L. 89–674, § 2, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 953; Pub. L. 91–629, §§ 1, 2 Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1875; Pub. L. 93–345, §§ 1, 2, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 339; Pub. L. 94–336, July 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 795; Pub. L. 96–268, June 13, 1980, 94 Stat. 485.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1980—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–268 substituted provi- sions authorizing appropriations of $803,000 for fiscal year 1981 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1982 for provisions which had authorized appropriations of $1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980. 1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–336 substituted provi- sions authorizing the appropriation of $1,000,000 each year for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980, for provisions under which there had been authorized to be appro- priated whatever sums as might be necessary to carry out the purposes of the section, with a proviso that no more than $1,000,000 could be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1977, of which no less than $200,000, was to be allocated and used to carry out subsec. (a)(4) of this section. 1974—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 93–345, § 1, inserted ‘‘, with emphasis on museum conservation and the de- velopment of a national institute for museum con- servation’’ after ‘‘museum techniques’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–345, § 2, substituted provisions limiting to $1,000,000 the amount which may be appro- priated annually through fiscal year 1977, with no less than $200,000 annually to be allocated and used to carry out the purposes of subsection (a)(4) of this section for provisions limiting to $1,000,000 the amount which could be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1974, of which $300,000 annually had to be allocated and used according to the formula of 331⁄3 per centum for pur- poses of subsec. (a)(2), 331⁄3 per centum for assistance to museums under section 954(c) of this title, and 331⁄3 per centum for assistance to museums under section 956(c) of this title. 1970—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 91–629, § 2, inserted provi- sions that programs be prepared and carried out by grant, contract, or directly and which authorized the training of career employees in museum practices in cooperation with institutions of higher education, and substituted provisions which authorized training pro- grams to be conducted either at the Smithsonian Insti- tution, or at the cooperating museum, organization, or institutions, for provisions which authorized such pro- grams to be conducted at the best locations. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–629, § 1, substituted provisions which authorized to be appropriated such sums as nec- essary to carry out the purposes of this section, with no more than $1,000,000 to be appropriated annually through fiscal year 1974, of which $300,000, annually, to be allocated in the enumerated manner, for provisions Page 16 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 66 which authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, not to exceed $200,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $250,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1969, and June 30, 1970, and $300,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and in each subsequent fiscal year, only such sums as the Congress hereafter authorizes by law. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of reporting provisions in subsec. (a)(6) of this section, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 192 of House Document No. 103–7. § 66. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title VI, § 602(a)(19), 63 Stat. 400, eff. July 1, 1949; re- numbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583 Section, act Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 75, § 1, 38 Stat. 839, re- lated to exchange of typewriters and adding machines. § 67. Right of repeal Congress may alter, amend, add to, or repeal any of the provisions of sections 41 to 46, 48, 50, 51 to 53, and 54 to 57, of this title; but no con- tract or individual right made or acquired under such provisions shall be thereby divested or im- paired. (R.S. § 5594.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 5594 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 11, 9 Stat. 106. § 68. Repealed. Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, § 4, 54 Stat. 1111 Section, act Feb. 11, 1927, ch. 104, § 1, 44 Stat. 1081, re- lated to advertisements for proposals for purchases and services. § 69. Anthropological researches; cooperation of Institution with States, educational institu- tions, or scientific organizations The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution is hereby authorized to cooperate with any State, educational institution, or scientific or- ganization in the United States to continue independently or in cooperation anthropological researches among the American Indians and the natives of lands under the jurisdiction or protec- tion of the United States and the excavation and preservation of archaeological remains. (Apr. 10, 1928, ch. 335, § 1, 45 Stat. 413; Aug. 22, 1949, ch. 494, § 1, 63 Stat. 623.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1949—Act Aug. 22, 1949, substituted ‘‘to continue inde- pendently or in cooperation anthropological’’ for ‘‘for continuing ethnological’’ and inserted ‘‘and the natives of lands under the jurisdiction or protection of the United States’’. § 70. Authorization of appropriations; coopera- tive work There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, the sum of $20,000, which shall be avail- able until expended for the purposes stated in section 69 of this title: Provided, That at such time as the Smithsonian Institution is satisfied that any State, educational institution, or sci- entific organization in any of the United States is prepared to contribute to such investigation and when, in its judgment such investigation shall appear meritorious, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution may direct that an amount from this sum equal to that contributed by such State, educational institution, or sci- entific organization, not to exceed $2,000, to be expended from such sum in any one State during any calendar year, be made available for cooper- ative investigation: Provided further, That all such cooperative work and division of the result thereof shall be under the direction of the Sec- retary of the Smithsonian Institution: Provided further, That where lands are involved which are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the National Park Service, coopera- tive work thereon shall be under such regula- tions and conditions as the Secretary of the In- terior may provide. (Apr. 10, 1928, ch. 335, § 2, 45 Stat. 413.) SUBCHAPTER II—NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART § 71. Designation of site The area bounded by Seventh Street, Constitu- tion Avenue, Fourth Street, and North Mall Drive, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, is appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution as a site for a National Gallery of Art. The Smith- sonian Institution is authorized to permit the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust (hereinafter referred to as the donor) to con- struct on said site for the Smithsonian Institu- tion a building to be designated the National Gallery of Art, and to remove any existing structure and landscape the grounds within said area. The adjoining area bounded by Fourth Street, Pennsylvania Avenue, Third Street, and North Mall Drive, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, is reserved as a site for future addi- tions to the National Gallery of Art. The project shall be in accordance with plans and specifica- tions approved by the Commission of Fine Arts. (Mar. 24, 1937, ch. 50, § 1, 50 Stat. 51.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM Pub. L. 106–385, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1463, provided that: ‘‘SECTION 1. RENAMING OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Museum of American Art, as designated under section 1 of Public Law 96–441 (20 U.S.C. 71 note), shall be known as the ‘Smithsonian American Art Museum’. ‘‘(b) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference in any law, regulation, document, or paper to the National Mu- seum of American Art shall be considered to be a ref- erence to the Smithsonian American Art Museum. ‘‘SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. ‘‘Section 1 shall take effect on the day after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 27, 2000].’’ Pub. L. 96–441, §§ 1, 3, 4, Oct. 13, 1980, 94 Stat. 1884, pro- vided: ‘‘That the bureau of the Smithsonian Institution