20 U.S.C. § 71b — Status of completed addition

Page 18 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 71b PUBLIC UTILITY: PAYMENT OF COST OF RELOCATION OR PROTECTION FROM TRUST FUNDS Pub. L. 90–376, § 5, July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 286, provided that: ‘‘If any public utility (whether privately or pub- licly owned) located within the area referred to in the first section of this Act [this section] is required to be relocated or protected by reason of the construction within such area of any addition to the National Gal- lery of Art, the cost of such relocation or protection shall be paid from trust funds administered by the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art.’’ § 71b. Status of completed addition Any building constructed under authority of section 71a of this title shall, upon completion, be a part of the National Gallery of Art. (Pub. L. 90–376, § 2, July 5, 1968, 82 Stat. 286.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 24, 1937, ch. 50, 50 Stat. 51, which comprises this subchapter. § 72. Board of Trustees (a) Establishment There is established in the Smithsonian Insti- tution a bureau, which shall be directed by a board to be known as the Trustees of the Na- tional Gallery of Art, whose duty it shall be to maintain and administer the National Gallery of Art and site thereof and to execute such other functions as are vested in the board by this sub- chapter. The board shall be composed as follows: The Chief Justice of the United States, the Sec- retary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu- tion, ex officio; and five general trustees who shall be citizens of the United States, to be cho- sen as hereinafter provided. No officer or em- ployee of the Federal Government shall be eligi- ble to be chosen as a general trustee. (b) Method of selection; term of office The general trustees first taking office shall be chosen by the Board of Regents of the Smith- sonian Institution, subject to the approval of the donor, and shall have terms expiring one each on July 1 of 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, and 1947, as designated by the Board of Regents. A suc- cessor shall be chosen by a majority vote of the general trustees and shall have a term expiring ten years from the date of the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was chosen, ex- cept that a successor chosen to fill a vacancy oc- curring prior to the expiration of such term shall be chosen only for the remainder of such term. (Mar. 24, 1937, ch. 50, § 2, 50 Stat. 52.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS BY SECRETARY OF STATE TO DIRECTOR OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY Pub. L. 95–426, title II, § 205, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 975, as amended by Pub. L. 97–241, title III, § 303(b), Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 291, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of State may delegate to the Director of the United States Information Agency, with the consent of the Di- rector, the functions vested in the Secretary by section 2(a) of the joint resolution entitled ‘Joint Resolution providing for the construction and maintenance of a National Gallery of Art’, approved March 24, 1937 (20 U.S.C. 72(a)).’’ [For abolition of United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of Governors and Inter- national Broadcasting Bureau), transfer of functions, and treatment of references thereto, see sections 6531, 6532, and 6551 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Inter- course.] § 73. Acceptance of gift from A. W. Mellon Upon completion of the National Gallery of Art, the board shall accept for the Smithsonian Institution as a gift from the donor a collection of works of art which shall be housed and exhib- ited in the National Gallery of Art. (Mar. 24, 1937, ch. 50, § 3, 50 Stat. 52.) § 74. Maintenance (a) Pledge of funds for upkeep; authorization of appropriations The faith of the United States is pledged that, on completion of the National Gallery of Art by the donor in accordance with the terms of this subchapter and the acquisition from the donor of the collection of works of art, the United States will provide such funds as may be nec- essary for the upkeep of the National Gallery of Art and the administrative expenses and costs of operation thereof, including the protection and care of works of art acquired by the board, so that the National Gallery of Art shall be at all times properly maintained and the works of art contained therein shall be exhibited regularly to the general public free of charge. For these pur- poses, and to provide, prior to the completion of the National Gallery of Art, for the protection and care of the works of art in said Gallery and for administrative and operating expenses and equipment preparatory to the opening of the Gallery to the public, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary. (b) Acceptance of gifts and other property; in- vestment of funds The board is authorized to accept for the Smithsonian Institution and to hold and admin- ister gifts, bequests, or devises of money, securi- ties, or other property of whatsoever character for the benefit of the National Gallery of Art. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift, bequest, or devise, the board is authorized to sell or exchange and to invest or reinvest in such investments as it may determine from time to time the moneys, securities, or other prop- erty composing trust funds given, bequeathed, or devised to or for the benefit of the National Gallery of Art. The income as and when col- lected shall be placed in such depositaries as the board shall determine and shall be subject to ex- penditure by the board. (c) Appointment and compensation of officers and employees The board shall appoint and fix the compensa- tion and duties of a director, an assistant direc- tor, a secretary, and a chief curator of the Na- tional Gallery of Art, and of such other officers and employees of the National Gallery of Art as may be necessary for the efficient administra- tion of the functions of the board. Such director,