2012 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 3 - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES (§§ 41 - 80s-3)
Subchapter I - CHARTER PROVISIONS (§§ 41 - 70)
Section 50 - Reception and arrangement of specimens and objects of art
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 3 - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES SUBCHAPTER I - CHARTER PROVISIONS Sec. 50 - Reception and arrangement of specimens and objects of art |
Contains | section 50 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | R.S. §5586. |
Statutes at Large References | 9 Stat. 105 18 Stat. 103 20 Stat. 397 23 Stat. 107 42 Stat. 399 89 Stat. 480 92 Stat. 2444 93 Stat. 94 96 Stat. 129 97 Stat. 406 100 Stat. 963, 3488 104 Stat. 1067 107 Stat. 1015, 1515 111 Stat. 1524 112 Stat. 204 114 Stat. 1459 115 Stat. 2311 116 Stat. 2361 117 Stat. 888 118 Stat. 1281 122 Stat. 3738 123 Stat. 1456 |
Public Law References | Public Law 94-98, Public Law 95-569, Public Law 96-36, Public Law 97-203, Public Law 98-73, Public Law 99-423, Public Law 99-617, Public Law 101-455, Public Law 103-98, Public Law 103-151, Public Law 103-337, Public Law 105-78, Public Law 105-178, Public Law 106-383, Public Law 107-117, Public Law 107-303, Public Law 108-72, Public Law 108-331, Public Law 110-341, Public Law 111-11 |
Download PDF
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, plants, and geological and mineralogical specimens belonging to the United States, which may be in the city of Washington, in whosesoever custody they may be, shall be delivered to such persons as may be authorized by the Board of Regents to receive them, and shall be so arranged and classified in the building erected for the institution as best to facilitate the examination and study of them; and whenever new specimens in natural history, geology, or mineralogy are obtained for the museum of the institution, by exchanges of duplicate specimens, which the Regents may in their discretion make, or by donation, which they may receive, or otherwise, the Regents shall cause such new specimens to be appropriately classed and arranged. The minerals, books, manuscripts, and other property of James Smithson, which have been received by the Government of the United States, shall be preserved separate and apart from other property of the institution.
(R.S. §5586.)
CodificationR.S. §5586 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, §6, 9 Stat. 105.
Laboratory Space, Gamboa, PanamaPub. L. 111–11, title XV, §15102, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1456, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
Pub. L. 108–331, Oct. 16, 2004, 118 Stat. 1281, as amended by Pub. L. 110–341, §1(2), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3738, provided that:
“SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING BOARD OF REGENTS OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TO CARRY OUT CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF VERITAS ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY PROJECT.“The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to carry out construction and related activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory Base Camp on Mount Hopkins, Arizona, or other similar location.
“SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.“There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out section 1.”
Collection and Preservation of Artifacts Relating to September 11th AttacksPub. L. 107–117, div. B, §701, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2311, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
“(1) pieces of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon;
“(2) still and video images made by private individuals and the media;
“(3) personal narratives of survivors, rescuers, and government officials; and
“(4) other artifacts, recordings, and testimonials that the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution determines have lasting historical significance.
“(c)
Pub. L. 106–383, Oct. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 1459, provided that:
“SECTION 1. FACILITY AUTHORIZED.“The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan, design, construct, and equip laboratory, administrative, and support space to house base operations for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located on Mauna Kea at Hilo, Hawaii.
“SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.“There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out this Act, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, which shall remain available until expended.”
Smithsonian Institution Transportation ProgramPub. L. 105–178, title I, §1214(b), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 204, provided that:
“(1)
“(2)
“(A) for transportation-related exhibitions, exhibits, and educational outreach programs;
“(B) to enhance the care and protection of the Nation's collection of transportation-related artifacts;
“(C) to acquire historically significant transportation-related artifacts; and
“(D) to support research programs within the Smithsonian Institution that document the history and evolution of transportation, in cooperation with other museums in the United States.
“(3)
“(4)
Pub. L. 105–78, title VII, Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1524, known as the National Health Museum Development Act, which provided that the National Health Museum would be located on or near the Mall, established the National Health Museum Commission and its duties, including submission of a report to the President and Congress, provided that all Commission activities would be administered in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, provided for compensation of Commission members who were not officers or employees of the U.S., appropriated funds, and specified the Commission would terminate 60 days after submission of the report, was repealed, except for section 702, by Pub. L. 107–303, title III, §303, Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2361. Section 702 of Pub. L. 105–78 amended section 1067 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 176 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
West Court of National Museum of Natural History BuildingPub. L. 103–151, Nov. 24, 1993, 107 Stat. 1515, provided that:
“SECTION 1. PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF WEST COURT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY BUILDING.“The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan, design, and construct the West Court of the National Museum of Natural History building.
“SEC. 2. FUNDING.“No appropriated funds may be used to pay any expense of the planning, design, and construction authorized by section 1.”
East Court of National Museum of Natural History BuildingPub. L. 101–455, Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1067, as amended by Pub. L. 103–98, §1(a), Oct. 6, 1993, 107 Stat. 1015, provided that:
“SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL SPACE IN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.“The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan, design, construct, and equip approximately 80,000 square feet of space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building.
“SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.“There is authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution for fiscal year 1991 and succeeding fiscal years not to exceed $30,000,000 to carry out this Act.”
[Section 1(b) of Pub. L. 103–98 provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending section 2 of Pub. L. 101–455, set out above] shall take effect as of October 24, 1990.”]
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. Laboratory for Environmental ResearchPub. L. 111–11, title XV, §15101, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1456, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
Pub. L. 99–617, §1, Nov. 6, 1986, 100 Stat. 3488, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
“(c)
“(d)
Pub. L. 99–423, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 963, provided: “That the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan and construct facilities for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
“
“(a) $4,500,000 for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; and
“(b) $11,100,000 for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
“
Pub. L. 98–73, Aug. 11, 1983, 97 Stat. 406, provided: “That the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to purchase land in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, for the permanent headquarters of the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory.
Pub. L. 97–203, June 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 129, provided: “That the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to construct a building for the National Museum of African Art and a center for Eastern art together with structures for related educational activities in the area south of the original Smithsonian Institution Building adjacent to Independence Avenue at Tenth Street Southwest, in the city of Washington.
Pub. L. 96–36, July 20, 1979, 93 Stat. 94, provided: “That the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan for the development of the area south of the original Smithsonian Institution Building adjacent to Independence Avenue at Tenth Street, Southwest, in the city of Washington.
Pub. L. 111–11, title XV, §15103, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1456, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
Pub. L. 94–98, Sept. 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 480, as amended by Pub. L. 95–569, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2444; Pub. L. 108–72, §2, Aug. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 888, provided that: “The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are authorized to prepare plans for, and to construct, museum support facilities to be used for (1) the care, curation, conservation, deposit, preparation, and study of the national collections of scientific, historic, and artistic objects, specimens, and artifacts; (2) the related documentation of such collections of the Smithsonian Institution; and (3) the training of museum conservators. No appropriation shall be made to construct the facilities authorized by this Act until the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, by resolution approve the final plans and specifications of such facilities.
“
“
“
“(a)
“(b)
“(1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
“(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
“(3) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.”
[Amendment of section 3 by Pub. L. 95–569 effective Oct. 1, 1979.]
National MuseumThe National Museum was not created by any express statutory provision for that purpose. It was first mentioned in an appropriation for postage for “the National Museum in the Smithsonian Institution,” contained in act June 20, 1874, ch. 328, §1, 18 Stat. 103. An appropriation for a building for the use of the National Museum was made by act Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 182, §1, 20 Stat. 397, and annual appropriations have continuously been made for expenses of heating, etc., such building.
National Museum ExhibitRes. Feb. 28, 1922, ch. 86, 42 Stat. 399, authorized Secretary of State to transfer to custody of Secretary of Institution for safekeeping and exhibition in National Museum the sword of George Washington and the staff of Benjamin Franklin, presented by Samuel T. Washington, and the sword of Andrew Jackson, presented by family of General Robert Armstrong.
Transportation of PropertyQuartermaster-General and his officers were required to receive and transport property for National Museum by a provision of act July 5, 1884, ch. 217, 23 Stat. 107.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. The United States Government Printing Office may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the US site. Please check official sources.