2013 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 26 - SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMANITIES AND ARTS; MUSEUM SERVICES (§§ 951 - 969)
Subchapter I - NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES (§§ 951 - 960)
Section 953 - National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 20 - EDUCATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 26 - SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIP IN HUMANITIES AND ARTS; MUSEUM SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER I - NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Sec. 953 - National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Containssection 953
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 89-209, §4, Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 846; renumbered title I, §4, and amended Pub. L. 98-306, §§2, 4, May 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 223; renumbered §4 and amended Pub. L. 99-194, title I, §§101(1), 104, Dec. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 1332, 1333; Pub. L. 111-340, title II, §208(1), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3602.
Statutes at Large References79 Stat. 846
98 Stat. 223
99 Stat. 1332
124 Stat. 3602
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 89-209, Public Law 98-306, Public Law 99-194, Public Law 111-340

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National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities - 20 U.S.C. § 953 (2013)
§953. National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (a) Establishment; composition

There is established a National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (hereinafter referred to as the "Foundation"), which shall be composed of a National Endowment for the Arts, a National Endowment for the Humanities, a Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, and an Institute of Museum and Library Services.

(b) Purpose

The purpose of the Foundation shall be to develop and promote a broadly conceived national policy of support for the humanities and the arts in the United States, and for institutions which preserve the cultural heritage of the United States pursuant to this subchapter.

(c) Prohibition against Federal supervision over policy determination, personnel, or curriculum, or administration or operation of any school or other non-Federal body

In the administration of this subchapter no department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States shall exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the policy determination, personnel, or curriculum, or the administration or operation of any school or other non-Federal agency, institution, organization, or association.

(Pub. L. 89–209, §4, Sept. 29, 1965, 79 Stat. 846; renumbered title I, §4, and amended Pub. L. 98–306, §§2, 4, May 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 223; renumbered §4 and amended Pub. L. 99–194, title I, §§101(1), 104, Dec. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 1332, 1333; Pub. L. 111–340, title II, §208(1), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3602.)

AMENDMENTS

2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–340 substituted "Institute of Museum and Library Services" for "Institute of Museum Services".

1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–194, §104, struck out a second comma after "a National Endowment for the Humanities" and "(hereinafter established)" after "Institute of Museum Services".

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–306, §4(a), substituted ", a Federal Council" for "and a Federal Council" and inserted ", and an Institute of Museum Services".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–306, §4(b), inserted ", and for institutions which preserve the cultural heritage of the United States".

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