2017 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 3 - Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries
Subchapter XIII - National Museum of the American Indian
Sec. 80q-1 - National Museum of the American Indian

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Citation 20 U.S.C. § 80q-1 (2017)
Section Name §80q–1. National Museum of the American Indian
Section Text (a) Establishment

There is established, within the Smithsonian Institution, a living memorial to Native Americans and their traditions which shall be known as the "National Museum of the American Indian".

(b) Purposes

The purposes of the National Museum are to—

(1) advance the study of Native Americans, including the study of language, literature, history, art, anthropology, and life;

(2) collect, preserve, and exhibit Native American objects of artistic, historical, literary, anthropological, and scientific interest;

(3) provide for Native American research and study programs; and

(4) provide for the means of carrying out paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) in the District of Columbia, the State of New York, and other appropriate locations.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 101–185, §3, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1337.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 XIII - NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Sec. 80q-1 - National Museum of the American Indian
Contains section 80q-1
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 103 Stat. 1337
Public Law References Public Law 101-185
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