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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...

(a) The business of the Institution shall be conducted at the city of Washington by a Board of Regents, named the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, to be composed of the...

The regents to be selected shall be appointed as follows: The Members of the Senate by the President thereof; the Members of the House by the Speaker thereof; and the nine...

The Board of Regents shall meet in the city of Washington and elect one of their number as chancellor, who shall be the presiding officer of the Board of Regents, and called...

The members of the institution may hold stated and special meetings, for the supervision of the affairs of the institution and the advice and instruction of the Board of Regents,...

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...

The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, subject to adequate security and other investigations as he may determine to be appropriate, and subject further to a prior...

The chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution may, by an instrument in writing filed in the office of the Secretary thereof, designate and appoint a suitable person to act...

The Secretary and his assistants shall, respectively, receive for their services such sum as may be allowed by the Board of Regents; and shall be removable by the Board of...

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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,...

The Smithsonian Institution is authorized to include in its estimates of appropriations such sums as may be needful for the preservation and maintenance of the John Gellatly...

The Regents shall make, from the interest of the fund, an appropriation, not exceeding an average of $25,000 annually, for the gradual formation of a library composed of...

The site and lands selected for buildings for the Smithsonian Institution shall be deemed appropriated to the institution, and the record of the description of such site and lands,...

All laws for the protection of public property in the city of Washington shall apply to, and be in force for, the protection of the lands, buildings, and other property of...

Appropriations are authorized for the maintenance of the Astrophysical Observatory and the making of solar observations at high altitudes; for repairs and alterations of...

So much of the property of James Smithson as has been received in money, and paid into the Treasury of the United States, being the sum of $541,379.63, shall be lent to the...

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to receive into the Treasury, on the same terms as the original bequest of James Smithson, such sums as the Regents may,...

The Regents are authorized to make such disposal of any other moneys which have accrued, or shall hereafter accrue, as interest upon the Smithsonian fund, not herein appropriated,...

Whenever money is required for the payment of the debts or performance of the contracts of the institution, incurred or entered into in conformity with the provisions of sections...

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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...

The Secretary of the Army is authorized to furnish to the National Museum, for exhibition, upon request therefor by the administrative head thereof, such articles of arms, materiel, ...

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(a) Duties; programs and studies; annual report to Congress The Director of the National Museum under the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall - ...

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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 contract or individual right made...

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The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution is hereby authorized to cooperate with any State, educational institution, or scientific organization in the United States to...

There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $20,000, which shall be available until expended for the...

The area bounded by Seventh Street, Constitution Avenue, Fourth Street, and North Mall Drive, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, is appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution...

The Trustees of the National Gallery of Art are authorized to construct within the area reserved as a site for future additions by the third sentence of section 71 of this title...

Any building constructed under authority of section 71a of this title shall, upon completion, be a part of the National Gallery of Art. ...

(a) Establishment There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a bureau, which shall be directed by a board to be known as the Trustees of the National Gallery of...

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...

(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...

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to receive into the Treasury from time to time as a permanent loan by the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art...

(a) Official seal; bylaws, rules, and regulations; quorum The board is authorized to adopt an official seal which shall be judicially noticed and to make such bylaws, rules,...

For the purposes of this subchapter - (a) The term ''Board'' means the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. (b) The term ''Commission'' means the National...

(a) There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a bureau which shall be known as the National Portrait Gallery. The functions of such bureau shall be those authorized by...

There is created the National Portrait Gallery Commission. The number, manner of appointment and tenure of the members of the Commission shall be such as the Board may from time...

(a) The Board is authorized to accept for the Smithsonian Institution gifts of any property for the benefit of the Gallery. (b) Legal title to all property (except property of...

For the purpose of carrying out any function authorized by section 75b of this title, the Board may - (1) purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise acquire portraiture, ...

(a) The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a director of the Gallery, and his appointment and salary shall not be subject to the civil-service laws or chapter...

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. ...

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(a) Solicitation of construction funds The Regents are authorized to solicit and receive subscriptions of funds from private sources for the purposes specified in this ...

(a) Solicitations of private donations It shall be the policy of the Regents to maintain a worthy standard for the acceptance of art objects for exhibition in the Gallery, and...

The Administrator of General Services and other agencies of the Government are authorized to donate to the Gallery any works of art now or hereafter under their control. ...

Such objects of art as the Government or the Smithsonian Institution now possess, or such as may hereafter be acquired, may be housed or exhibited in the Gallery, with the approval...

The Regents may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a Director of the Gallery and may employ such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the...

There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as may be necessary to maintain and administer the Gallery, including the salaries of the Director and of other...

(a) Establishment (1) In general There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a bureau, which shall be directed by a board to be known as the Trustees of ...

(a) In general The Board shall construct for the Smithsonian Institution, with funds raised by voluntary contributions, a building to be designated as the John F. Kennedy...

(a) Programs, activities, and goals (1) In general The Board shall - (A) present classical and contemporary music, opera, drama, dance, and other performing...

(a) Solicitation and acceptance of gifts The Board is authorized to solicit and accept for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as a bureau of the ...

(a) Adoption of seal; Board function notwithstanding vacancies; quorum The Board is authorized to adopt an official seal which shall be judicially noticed and to make...

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(a) Revenue bonds To finance necessary parking facilities for the Center, the Board may issue revenue bonds to the Secretary of the Treasury payable from revenues accruing to...

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States any gift to the United States which the Secretary finds has been contributed in honor of or...

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, designated by this subchapter, shall be the sole national memorial to the late John Fitzgerald Kennedy within the city...

(a) Maintenance, repair, and security There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board to carry out section 76j(a)(1)(H) of this title - (1) $13,000,000 for fiscal...

As used in this subchapter, the terms ''building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts'' and ''grounds of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing...

(a) Appropriation and availability The area bounded by Seventh Street, Independence Avenue, Ninth Street, and Jefferson Drive, in the District of Columbia, is hereby ...

(a) Designation; administration by Board of Regents; cooperation of Board with Secretary of the Interior The museum and sculpture garden provided for by this subchapter ...

(a) Establishment; powers and duties There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a Board of Trustees to be known as the Trustees of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum...

The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a director and, subject to his supervision, an administrator and two curators...

There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $15,000,000 for the planning and construction of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and such additional sums...

(a) Establishment; board; administration; reimbursement of expenses There is hereby established under the Smithsonian Institution a bureau to be known as a National Air and...

The national air and space museum shall memorialize the national development of aviation and space flight; collect, preserve, and display aeronautical and space flight equipment...

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(a) Seal; regulations; vacancies The board is authorized to adopt an official seal which shall be judicially noticed and to make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it...

The heads of executive departments and independent agencies of the Government are authorized to transfer or loan to said national air and space museum without charge...

The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to cooperate with any State, educational institution, or scientific organization in the United States for...

There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $65,000, which shall be available until expended for the...

The President is authorized and directed to set aside within the Canal Zone an area in Gatun Lake known as Barro Colorado Island in which the natural features shall, except in...

The purpose of setting aside such an area is to preserve and conserve its natural features, including existing flora and fauna, in as nearly a natural condition as possible,...

The Smithsonian Institution shall (a) determine the policy, prescribe conditions under which studies may be pursued within the area, and promulgate regulations for carrying out...

The Smithsonian Institution may select and designate a resident manager to assist in carrying out the policy, conditions, and regulations approved by it in compliance with...

All moneys received by donation, subscription, fees, or otherwise, except the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 79e of this title, for carrying out the purposes of...

There are authorized to be appropriated annually, from money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary for the administration of...

(a) Establishment; functions There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board), which...

(a) Study center; historical collections The Smithsonian Institution shall commemorate and display the contributions made by the military forces of the Nation toward ...

(a) Authorization of Board of Regents; submission of recommendations to Congress The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized and directed, with...

The heads of executive departments and independent agencies of the Government are authorized to transfer or loan to the Smithsonian Institution for its use without charge therefor ...

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of this subchapter. ...

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 ...

(a) Establishment There is hereby established in the Smithsonian Institution a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a Board of Trustees of the Center...

(a) Appointment of scholars; gifts, bequests, etc.; grants; location of Center; physical facilities; compensation of officers; plans and specifications for Center ...

(a) Establishment in Center There is hereby established in the Center a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship in Social and Political Thought. (b) Selection of Humphrey Fellow;...

The Board is authorized to adopt an official seal which shall be judicially noticed and to make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it deems necessary for the administration of...

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Board such funds as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter: Provided, That no more than $200,000 shall...

The accounts of the Board shall be audited in accordance with the principles and procedures applicable to, and as part of, the audit of the other Federal and trust funds of...

The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ''Board'') is authorized to accept a deed or other instrument donating...

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'')....

(a) Acquisition, retention, and disposition of property; research and education programs For the purpose of carrying out sections 80k and 80l of this title, the Board may - ...

(a) Establishment; duties There is established a Commission for the Museum of African Art (hereinafter the ''Commission'') which shall provide advice and assistance to the...

The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the Director and such other officers and employees of the Museum as may be necessary for the efficient...

(a) Federal funds for Museum The faith of the United States is pledged that upon the completion of the acquisition in section 80k of this title, the United States will...

The Congress finds that - (1) there is no national museum devoted exclusively to the history and art of cultures indigenous to the Americas; (2) although the...

(a) Establishment There is established, within the Smithsonian Institution, a living memorial to Native Americans and their traditions which shall be known as the...

The Board of Regents is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Heye Foundation, to provide for the transfer to the Smithsonian Institution of title to the Heye...

(a) In general The National Museum shall be under a Board of Trustees with the duties, powers, and authority specified in this section. (b) General duties and powers ...

(a) In general The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall appoint - (1) a Director who, subject to the policies of the Board of Trustees, shall manage the...

(a) National Museum mall facility The Board of Regents shall plan, design, and construct a facility on the area bounded by Third Street, Maryland Avenue, Independence ...

(a) Repairs and alterations The Administrator of General Services shall make such repairs and alterations as may be necessary in the portion of the Old United States Custom...

(a) In general The Board of Regents shall - (1) assure that, on the date on which a qualified successor to the Heye Foundation at Audubon Terrace first takes possession of ...

(a) Priority to be given to Indian organizations with respect to certain agreements In entering into agreements with museums and other educational and cultural...

(a) Inventory and identification (1) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in consultation and cooperation with traditional Indian religious leaders and ...

(a) Summary Not later than December 31, 1996, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall provide a written summary that contains a summary of unassociated...

(a) Establishment; duties Not later than 120 days after November 28, 1989, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall appoint a special committee to monitor and review...

(a) In general The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall - (1) in conjunction with the inventory and identification under section 80q-9 of this title, inventory...

(a) In general The Secretary of the Interior may make grants to Indian tribes to assist such tribes in reaching and carrying out agreements with - (1) the Board of Regents...

(a) Grants The Secretary of the Interior may make grants to Indian organizations, including Indian tribes, museums, cultural centers, educational institutions, libraries,...

As used in this subchapter - (1) the term ''Board of Regents'' means the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; (2) the term ''Board of Trustees'' means...

(a) Funding There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board of Regents to carry out this subchapter (other than as provided in sections 80q-5(b)(1)(B), 80q-6, 80q-8,...

The National Zoological Park is placed under the direction of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, who are authorized to transfer to it any living specimens, whether of...

The heads of executive departments of the Government are authorized and directed to cause to be rendered all necessary and practicable aid to the said Regents in the acquisition of ...

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All plans and specifications for the construction of buildings and bridges in the National Zoological Park shall be prepared under the supervision of the Smithsonian Institution. ...

(a) Authorization; use of proceeds for research and educational work The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in furtherance of the mission of the...

The facilities for study research and illustration in the Government departments and in the following and any other governmental collections now existing or hereafter to be ...

The professors, instructors, and students of the several land-grant, agricultural, and mechanical colleges of the United States shall be admitted to the marine biological station...

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For the purpose of enabling the American Printing House for the Blind more adequately to provide books and apparatus for the education of the blind, there is hereby authorized to be ...

The Secretary of Education is authorized to pay over semiannually, to the trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind, located in Louisville, Kentucky, and chartered...

Two copies of each of the publication printed by the American Printing House for the Blind shall be furnished free of charge to the National Library for the Blind located at 1729...

The trustees of said American Printing House for the Blind shall annually make to the Secretary of Education a report of the items of their expenditure of the appropriation...

The distribution of embossed books manufactured by the American Printing House for the Blind at Louisville, Kentucky, out of the income of the fund provided by sections 101, 102,...

On and after September 8, 1978, the American Printing House for the Blind is authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration. ...

Funds appropriated in this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts to the American Printing...

(a) Authorization For the purposes of providing blind persons with remunerative employment, enlarging the economic opportunities of the blind, and stimulating the blind to...

(a) Functions of Secretary; surveys; designation of State licensing agencies; qualifications for license; evaluation of programs The Secretary of Education shall - ...

A State agency for the blind or other State agency desiring to be designated as the licensing agency shall, with the approval of the chief executive of the State, make application...

In addition to other requirements imposed in this title and in this chapter upon State licensing agencies, such agencies shall - (1) provide to each blind licensee access to...

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The Comptroller General is authorized to conduct regular and periodic audits of all nonappropriated fund activities which receive income from vending machines on Federal...

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(a) Personal services, rent, printing, etc. The Secretary is authorized to make such expenditures out of any money appropriated therefor (including expenditures for personal ...

(a) Hearing and arbitration Any blind licensee who is dissatisfied with any action arising from the operation or administration of the vending facility program may submit to...

(a) Notice and hearing Upon receipt of a complaint filed under section 107d-1 of this title, the Secretary shall convene an ad hoc arbitration panel as provided in subsection...

(a) Accrual to blind licensee and alternatively to State agency; ceiling on amount for individual licensee In accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this ...

The Commissioner shall insure, through promulgation of appropriate regulations, that uniform and effective training programs, including on-the-job training, are provided for blind ...

As used in this chapter - (1) ''blind person'' means a person whose central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses or whose...

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There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. ...

The nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and special instruction as to their effects upon the human system, in connection with the several divisions of the subject of...

It shall be the duty of the proper officers in control of any school described in section 111 of this title to enforce the provisions of this chapter; and any such officer,...

No certificate shall be granted to any person to teach in the public schools of the District of Columbia or Territories who has not passed a satisfactory examination in physiology...

The president and directors of Howard University shall report to the Secretary of Education the condition of the institution on the 1st of July of each year, embracing therein...

No part of the appropriations made by Congress for the Howard University shall be used, directly or indirectly, for the support of the theological department of said university,...

Annual appropriations are authorized to aid in the construction, development, improvement, endowment, and maintenance of the university, no part of which shall be used for religious ...

(a) Purpose; authorization; agreement For the purpose of assisting in the provision of teaching hospital resources for Howard University, thereby assisting the university in...

(a) Opportunity to transfer; guarantee of rights and benefits The agreement for transfer of Freedmen's Hospital referred to in section 124 of this title shall include provisions...

For the purpose specified in section 124 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the construction of a building or buildings...

If, within twenty years after the completion of construction (as determined by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) of the new hospital facilities authorized by...

In order to facilitate operation of teaching hospital facilities at Howard University, there are authorized to be appropriated annually to the university such sums as the Congress...

It is declared to be the policy of the Congress that, to the extent consistent with good medical teaching practice, the Howard University Hospital facilities shall...

On and after September 8, 1978, Howard University is authorized to make purchases through the General Services Administration. ...

Funds appropriated in this Act or subsequent Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts to Howard University shall...

For purposes of this subchapter - (1) the term ''endowment fund'' means a fund, or a tax exempt foundation, established and maintained by Howard University for the...

(a) The Secretary is authorized to establish an endowment program, in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter, for the purpose of establishing or increasing...

(a) The University shall invest its endowment fund corpus and endowment fund income in those low-risk instruments and securities in which a regulated insurance company may...

(a) Defrayment of expenses; restrictions on use of income or corpus; limits on withdrawals or expenditures The University may withdraw and expend its endowment fund income ...

(a) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary is authorized to terminate and recover any grant awarded under this subchapter if the University - ...

There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for the purposes authorized under section 130aa-1 of this title. Funds appropriated under this section shall remain available...

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The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to establish and maintain a national arboretum for purposes of research and education concerning tree and plant life. For...

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In order to stimulate research and discovery the national arboretum established by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be...

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to create an advisory council in relation to the plan and development of the national arboretum to be established under this chapter,...

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to solicit, accept, receive, hold, utilize, and administer on behalf of the United...

(a) In general Notwithstanding the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) and section 303b of title 40, the Secretary of Agriculture,...

The President is authorized, in his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe by Executive order, to permit citizens of the American republics to receive...

After June 26, 1946, no person shall have authority to permit citizens of the American Republics to receive instruction at the United States Military Academy under the provisions...

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There is authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $110,000, which sum shall be expended by...

(a) Statement of purpose It is the purpose of this section to encourage the establishment of partnerships between State governments, universities, community colleges,...

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