2013 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 3 - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES (§§ 41 - 80s-3)
Subchapter III - NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY (§§ 75a - 75g)
Section 75b - Establishment of National Portrait Gallery; functions
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, 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 III - NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Sec. 75b - Establishment of National Portrait Gallery; functions |
Contains | section 75b |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 87-443, §3, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 62. |
Statutes at Large References | 72 Stat. 68 76 Stat. 62 117 Stat. 888 |
Public Law References | Public Law 85-357, Public Law 87-443, Public Law 108-72 |
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(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 this subchapter. The use for the purposes of the Gallery of any part of the building transferred to the Smithsonian Institution pursuant to the Act of March 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 68), is authorized.
(b) The Gallery shall function as a free public museum for the exhibition and study of portraiture and statuary depicting men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States and of the artists who created such portraiture and statuary.
(Pub. L. 87–443, §3, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 62.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTAct of March 28, 1958, referred to in subsec. (a), is act Mar. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85–357, 72 Stat. 68, which was not classified to the Code.
PATENT OFFICE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTSPub. L. 108–72, §3, Aug. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 888, provided that:
"(a)
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"(2)
"(b)
"(1) submitted by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (referred to in this section as the 'Secretary') to the Commission of Fine Arts for comments and recommendations; and
"(2) subject to the review and approval of the National Capital Planning Commission in accordance with section 8722 of title 40, United States Code, and section 16 of the Act of June 20, 1938 (sec. 6–641.15, D.C. Official Code).
"(c)
"(1)
"(A) take into account the effect of the improvements authorized by subsection (a) on the historic character of the Patent Office Building; and
"(B) provide the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation a reasonable opportunity to comment with regard to such improvements.
"(2)
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