Us Code § 75b - Establishment of National Portrait Gallery; functions
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§ 75b. Establishment of National Portrait Gallery; functions
(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.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Act 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Patent Office Building Improvements
Pub. L. 108–72, §3, Aug. 15, 2003, 117 Stat. 888, provided that:
"(a)
"(1)
"(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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