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NATIONAL CULTURAL CENTER; DESIGNATION OR

REFERENCES

Section 2 of Pub. L. 88-260 provided that: "In addition to the amendments made by the first section of this Act [enacting sections 76n to 76q, and amending sections 76h to 76q of this title], any designation or reference to the National Cultural Center in any other law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be held to designate or refer to such Center as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts."

§ 761. Construction of building; fund raising; designation as John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; location and selection of site; acquisition of lands; plans and specifications

The Board shall construct for the Smithsonian Institution, with funds raised by voluntary contributions, a building to be designated as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a site in the District of Columbia bounded by the Inner Loop Freeway on the east, the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge approaches on the south, Rock Creek Parkway on the west, New Hampshire Avenue and F Street on the north, which shall be selected for such purpose by the National Capital Planning Commission. The National Capital Planning Commission shall acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, lands necessary to provide for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and related facilities. Such building shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Commission of Fine Arts.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 3, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1699; Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(2), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 4.)

AMENDMENTS

1964-Pub. L. 88-260 substituted "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" for "National Cultural Center" following "designated as the" and "provide for the".

§ 76j. Presentations, programs, facilities for activities, and memorial in honor of the late President

The Board shall

(1) present classical and contemporary music, opera, drama, dance, and poetry from this and other countries,

(2) present lectures and other programs,

(3) develop programs for children and youth and the elderly (and for other age groups as well) in such arts designed specifically for their participation, education, and recreation,

(4) provide facilities for other civic activities at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,

(5) provide within the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts a suitable memorial in honor of the late President.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 4, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1699; Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(3), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 4.)

AMENDMENTS

1964-Pub. L. 88-260 struck out “and” at the end of par. (3), substituted "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" for "Cultural Center" in par. (4), and added par. (5).

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 767 of this title.

§ 76k. Trust funds, officers and employees, review of Board actions

(a) Solicitation, acceptance, holding, administering of gifts, bequests, devises; sale, exchange, investment of trust fund property; deposit and expenditure of income

The Board is authorized to solicit and accept for the Smithsonian Institution and to hold and administer gifts, bequests, or devices of money, securities, or other property of whatsoever character for the benefit of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift, bequest, or devise, the Board is authorized to sell or exchange and to invest or reinvest in such investments as it may determine from time to time the moneys, securities, or other property composing trust funds given, bequeathed, or devised to or for the benefit of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The income as and when collected shall be placed in such depositaries as the Board shall determine and shall be subject to expenditure by the Board.

(b) Appointment and fixing compensation and duties of officers and employees; qualifications of director, assistant director, and secretary

The Board shall appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a director, an assistant director, and a secretary of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and of such other officers and employees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as may be necessary for the efficient administration of the functions of the Board. The director, assistant director, and secretary shall be well qualified by experience and training to perform the duties of their office.

(c) Judicial review

The actions of the Board, including any payment made or directed to be made by it from any trust funds, shall not be subject to review by any officer or agency other than a court of law.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 5, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1699; Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(2), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 4.)

AMENDMENTS

1964-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-260 substituted "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" for "National Cultural Center" following "benefit of the" in two places.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-260 substituted "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" for "National Cultural Center" following "secretary of the" and "employees of the".

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 76h, 76m of this title.

§ 767. Official seal, Board vacancies and quorum, trustee powers and obligations, reports, support services, and review and audit

(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 such bylaws, rules, and regulations, as it deems necessary for the administration of its functions under this subchapter, including, among other matters, bylaws, rules, and regulations relating to the administration of its trust funds and the organization and procedure of the Board. The Board may function notwithstanding vacancies and twelve members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(b) Powers and obligations of Board in respect of trust funds

The Board shall have all the usual powers and obligations of a trustee in respect of all trust funds administered by it.

(c) Annual report of operations and finances

The Board shall submit to the Smithsonian Institution and to Congress an annual report of its operations under this subchapter, including a detailed statement of all public and private moneys received and disbursed by it.

(d) Report of proposed memorial; approval of memorial

The Board shall transmit to Congress a detailed report of any memorial which it proposes to provide within the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under authority of paragraph (5) of section 76j of this title, and no such memorial shall be provided until the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution shall have approved such memorial.

(e) Maintenance, security, information, and other services; authorization of appropriations

The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, shall provide maintenance, security, information, interpretation, janitorial and all other services necessary to the nonperforming arts functions of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection not to exceed $2,800,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, $741,000 for the transition period ending September 30, 1976, $3,100,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection not to exceed $4,200,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection not to exceed $4,287,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and not to exceed $4,400,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and not to exceed $4,544,000 for the fiscal year end g September 30, 1982, and not to exceed $4,247,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983.

(f) Review and audit by General Accounting Office

The General Accounting Office is authorized and directed to review and audit, regularly, the

accounts of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, for the purpose of determining the continuing ability of the Center to pay its share of future operating costs, and for the purpose of assuring that the cost-of-living formula fairly and accurately reflects the use of the building.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 6, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1699; Pub. L. 88-100, § 3, Aug. 19, 1963, 77 Stat. 128; Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(4), (5), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 92-313, § 10, June 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 222; Pub. L. 93-67, July 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 161; Pub. L. 94-119, §§ 1, 2, Oct. 21, 1975, 89 Stat. 608; Pub. L. 94-578, title III, § 314, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2737; Pub. L. 95-50, § 2, June 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 232; Pub. L. 95-305, June 29, 1978, 92 Stat. 348; Pub. L. 96-587, § 1, Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3387; Pub. L. 97-73, Nov. 3, 1981, 95 Stat. 1064; Pub. L. 97-202, June 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 128.)

AMENDMENTS

1982-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97-202 added provisions authorizing an appropriation of not to exceed $4,247,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1983. 1981-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97-73 added provision authorizing an appropriation of not to exceed $4,544,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1982.

1980-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96-587 added provisions authorizing appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1980, and Sept. 30, 1981.

1978-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-305 added provisions authorizing appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1979.

1977-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-50 authorized an appropriation of $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978, and struck out provisions that had authorized appropriations of $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978, and not to exceed $4,300,000 for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1979.

1976-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94-578 substituted provisions authorizing appropriations for fiscal years ending September 30, 1978, and September 30, 1979, for provisions covering fiscal years ending September 30, 1976, September 30, 1977, and transitional period ending September 30, 1976.

1975-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94-119, § 1, added provisions authorizing appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, for the transitional period ending September 30, 1976, and for fiscal year ending September 30, 1977.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 94-119, § 2, added subsec. (f). 1973-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93-67 substituted provito sions authorizing appropriations not exceed $2,400,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, for provision granting general authorization of appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.

1972-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 92-313 added subsec. (e). 1964-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(4), added "and to Congress" following "Smithsonian Institution". Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(5), added subsec. (d). 1963-Subsec. 88-100 (a). Pub. L. substituted "twelve" for "eight" following "vacancies and".

§ 76m. Termination of provisions, offices, and appointments

(a) Failure to find sufficient funds

This subchapter shall cease to be effective, and all offices created by this subchapter and all appointments made under this subchapter shall terminate, if the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution does not find that sufficient funds to construct the John F. Kennedy

Center for the Performing Arts have been received by the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts within eight years after September 2, 1958.

(b) Disposition of property, funds, and income

If the offices of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts terminate under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, all funds and property (real and personal) accepted by the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under section 76k(a) of this title, and income therefrom, shall vest in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and shall be used by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out the purposes of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the transfer of the Civil Service Commission Building in the District of Columbia to the Smithsonian Institution to house certain art collections of the Smithsonian Institution," approved March 28, 1958, and for the acquisition of works of art to be housed in the building referred to in such Act; except that such funds or property, and the income therefrom, shall vest in an organization designated by the donor of such funds or property at the time of the making of the donation thereof, if, at such time, such organization is described in section 501(c)(3) of title 26 and is exempt under section 501(a) of title 26, and if, at such time, a contribution, bequest, legacy, devise, or transfer to such organization is deductible under section 170, 2055, or 2106 of title 26.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 7, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1700; Pub. L. 86-297, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 573; Pub. L. 88-100, § 4, Aug. 19, 1963, 77 Stat. 128; Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(2), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 4.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

An Act to provide for the transfer of the Civil Service Commission Building in the District of Columbia to the Smithsonian Institution to house certain art collections of the Smithsonian Institution, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 85-357, Mar. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 68, which was not classified to the Code.

AMENDMENTS

1964-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-260 substituted "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" for "National Cultural Center" following "construct the" and "Trustees of the".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 88-260 substituted "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" for "National Cultural Center" following "Trustees of the" in two places.

1963-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 88-100 substituted "eight" for "five" following "National Cultural Center within".

1959-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-297 added exception that, upon termination of the National Cultural Center, funds, property, and the income therefrom, donated by certain tax exempt organizations and which were deductible at the time of donation, shall not vest in the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution but shall vest in an organization designated by the donor at the time of the making of the donation.

§ 76n. Authorization of appropriations

(a) Matching amounts and limitation

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Board for use in accordance with this sub

chapter, amounts which in the aggregate will equal gifts, bequests, and devises of money, securities, and other property, held by the Board under this subchapter, except that not to exceed $23,000,000 shall be appropriated pursuant to this subsection.

(b) Omitted

(c) Repair, renovation, and reconstruction

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the National Park Service, not to exceed $4,700,000 for repair, renovation, and reconstruction of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts necessary to correct water leaks in the roof, the terraces, the kitchen, and the East Plaza Drive and to correct any damage which has resulted from those leaks. No contract shall be entered into for any property or services necessary to carry out this subsection unless such contract has been approved by the Board, and no final payment for such property or services shall be made under any such contract unless such payment has been approved by the Board. No part of the funds authorized by this subsection shall be expended under any cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost, cost-plus-a-fixedfee, or similar incentive-type contract. Funds authorized by this subsection shall be expended under a contract only after advertising and competitive bidding for the property or services to be provided by such contract.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 8, as added Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 4, and amended Pub. L. 91-90, § 1(a), Oct. 17, 1969, 88 Stat. 135; Pub. L. 92-313, § 9, June 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 222; Pub. L. 95-50, § 1, June 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 232.)

CODIFICATION

Subsec. (b) authorized appropriations not exceeding $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, for the operation and maintenance of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

AMENDMENTS

1977-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-50, § 1(b), substituted "appropriated pursuant to this subsection" for "appropriated pursuant to this section".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-50, § 1(a), added subsec. (c). 1972-Pub. L. 92-313 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

1969-Pub. L. 91-90 substituted "$23,000,000" for "$15,500,000".

§ 760. Borrowing authority to finance parking facilities: issuance of revenue bonds; face value; deferral of interest and charging of deferred interest; maturities; redemption before maturity; refinancing; interest rate; purchase by Secretary of the Treasury; source of purchase funds

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 Board. The total face value of all bonds so issued shall not be greater than $20,400,000. The interest payments on such bonds may be deferred with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury but any interest payments so deferred shall themselves bear interest after June 30, 1972. Deferred interest

may not be charged against the debt limitation of $20,400,000. Such obligations shall have maturities agreed upon by the Board and the Secretary of the Treasury but not in excess of fifty years. Such obligations may be redeemable at the option of the Board before maturity in such manner as may be stipulated in such obligations, but the obligations thus redeemed shall not be refinanced by the Board. Each such obligation shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury taking into consideration the current average rate on current marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities as of the last day of the month preceding the issuance of the obligations of the Board. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase any obligations of the Board to be issued under this section and for such purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under chapter 31 of title 31 and the purposes for which securities may be issued under chapter 31 of title 31 are extended to include any purchases of the Board's obligations under this section.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 9, as added Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 5, and amended Pub. L. 91-90, § 1(b), Oct. 17, 1969, 83 Stat. 135.)

CODIFICATION

"Chapter 31 of title 31" was substituted in text for "the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended," on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

AMENDMENTS

1969-Pub. L. 91-90 substituted "$20,400,000" for "$15,400,000" in two places.

§ 76p. Acceptance and disposition of gifts to the United States contributed in honor or memory of the late President John F. Kennedy

The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to accept on behalf of the United States any gift to the United States which he finds has been contributed in honor of or in memory of the late President John F. Kennedy and to pay the money to such appropriation or other accounts, including the appropriation accounts established pursuant to appropriations authorized by this subchapter, as in his judgment will best effectuate the intent of the donor.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 10, as added Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 5.)

§ 76q. Sole national memorial to the late John F. Kennedy within the city of Washington and envi

rons

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 of Washington and its environs.

(Pub. L. 85-874, § 11, as added Pub. L. 88-260, § 1(6), Jan. 23, 1964, 78 Stat. 5.)

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(a) Appropriation and availability

The area bounded by Seventh Street, Independence Avenue, Ninth Street, and Jefferson Drive, in the District of Columbia, is hereby appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution as the permanent site of a museum and the area bounded by Seventh Street, Jefferson Drive, Ninth Street, and Madison Drive, in the District of Columbia is hereby made available to the Smithsonian Institution as the permanent site of a sculpture garden, both areas to be used for the exhibition of works of art. (b) Powers and duties of Board of Regents

The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to remove any existing structure, to prepare architectural and engineering designs, plans, and specifications, and to construct a suitable museum within said area lying south of Jefferson Drive and to provide a sculpture garden for the use of the Smithsonian Institution within the areas designated in subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 89-788, § 1, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1403.) § 76bb. Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

(a) Designation; administration by Board of Regents;

cooperation of Board with Secretary of Interior The museum and sculpture garden provided for by this subchapter shall be designated and known in perpetuity as the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and shall be a free public museum and sculpture garden under the administration of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. In administering the sculpture garden the Board shall cooperate with the Secretary of Interior so that the development and use of the Garden is consistent with the open-space concept of the Mall, for which the Secretary of Interior is responsible, and with related development regarding underground garages and street development. (b) Federal funds

The faith of the United States is pledged that the United States shall provide such funds as may be necessary for the upkeep, operation, and administration of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

(c) Uses

The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden shall be the permanent home of the collections of art of Joseph H. Hirshhorn and the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, and shall be used for the storage, exhibition, and study of works of art, and for the adm istration of the affairs of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

(Pub. L. 89-788, § 2, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1403.)

876cc. Board of Trustees

(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 and Sculpture Garden, which shall provide advice and assistance to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution on all matters relating to the administration, operation, maintenance, and preservation of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; and which shall have the sole authority (i) to purchase or otherwise acquire (whether by gift, exchange, or other means) works of art for the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, (ii) to loan, exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of said works of art, and (iii) to determine policy as to the method of display of the works of art contained in said museum and sculpture garden.

(b) Membership; appointment; terms of office; vacancies

The Board of Trustees shall be composed of the Chief Justice of the United States and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, who shall serve as ex official members, and eight general members to be appointed as follows: Four of the general members first taking office shall be appointed by the President of the United States from among nominations submitted by Joseph H. Hirshhorn and four shall be appointed by the President from among nominations submitted by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The general members so appointed by the President shall have terms expiring one each on July 1, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975, as designated by the President. Successor general members (who may be elected from among members whose terms have expired) shall serve for a term of six years, except that a successor chosen to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of office of his predecessor shall be chosen only for the remainder of such term. Vacancies occurring among general members of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden shall be filled by a vote of not less than four-fifths of the then acting members of the Board of Trustees.

(Pub. L. 89-788, § 3, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1404.)

§ 76dd. Director, administrator, curators, and other personnel; appointment, compensation, and duties

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 of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, none of whose appointment, compensation, or duties shall be subject to the civil service laws or chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Board of Regents may employ such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. (Pub. L. 89-788, § 4, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1404.)

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REFERENCES IN TEXT

The civil service laws, referred to in text, are set out in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 3301 et seq. of that Title. CODIFICATION

"Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5" was substituted for "the Classification Act of 1949, as amended" on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§76ee. Authorization of appropriations

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 as may be necessary for the maintenance and operation of such museum and sculpture garden.

(Pub. L. 89-788, § 5, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1404.) SUBCHAPTER VII-NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This subchapter is referred to in section 80a of this title.

877. National Air and Space Museum

(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 Space Museum, which shall be administered by the Smithsonian Institution with the advice of a board to be composed of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or his designee, the Chief of Naval Operations, or his designee, the Chief of Staff of the Army, or his designee, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or his designee, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, or his designee, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or his designee, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, or his designee, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and three citizens of the United States appointed by the President from civilian life who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The members of the board shall serve as such members without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members of the board.

(b) Appointment and compensation of head of

museum

The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with the advice of the board, may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the head of a national air and space museum whose appointment shall not be subject to the civil service laws.

(Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 1, 60 Stat. 997; July 19, 1966, Pub. L. 89-509, pt. 1, §§ 2, 3, 80 Stat. 310; Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, §§ 3(e), 6(c)(1), 80 Stat. 931.)

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