§ 1221-2. — National policy with respect to museums as educational institutions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC1221-2]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 31--GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION
Sec. 1221-2. National policy with respect to museums as
educational institutions
The Congress, recognizing--
(1) that museums serve as sources for schools in providing
education for children,
(2) that museums provide educational services of various kinds
for educational agencies and institutions and institutions of higher
education, and
(3) that the expense of the educational services provided by
museums is seldom borne by the educational agencies and institutions
taking advantage of the museums' resources,
declares that it is the sense of the Congress that museums be considered
educational institutions and that the cost of their educational services
be more frequently borne by educational agencies and institutions
benefiting from those services.
(Pub. L. 93-380, title VIII, Sec. 803, Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 597.)
Codification
Section was enacted as part of Education Amendments of 1974, and not
as part of General Education Provisions Act which comprises this
chapter.
Effective Date
Section effective on and after sixtieth day after Aug. 21, 1974, see
section 2(c) of Pub. L. 93-380, set out as a note under section 1221-1
of this title.
