§ 75. — Authority and functions of the board.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC75]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Sec. 75. Authority and functions of the board
(a) Official seal; bylaws, rules, and regulations; 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 acquisition, exhibition, and loan of works
of art, the administration of its trust funds, and the organization and
procedure of the board. The board may function notwithstanding
vacancies, and three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.
(b) Quality of works of art
In order that the collection of the National Gallery of Art shall
always be maintained at a high standard and in order to prevent the
introduction therein of inferior works of art, no work of art shall be
included in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art
unless it be of similar high standard of quality to those in the
collection acquired from the donor.
(c) Powers and obligations
The board shall have all the usual powers and obligations of a
trustee in respect of all trust funds administered by it and all works
of art acquired by it.
(d) Annual reports
The board shall submit to the Smithsonian Institution an annual
report of its operations under this subchapter, including a detailed
statement of all acquisitions and loans of works of art and of all
public and private moneys received and disbursed.
(Mar. 24, 1937, ch. 50, Sec. 5, 50 Stat. 53.)
