§ 75f. — Director; appointment and compensation; officers and employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC75f]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
Sec. 75f. Director; appointment and compensation; officers and
employees
(a) The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a
director of the Gallery, and his appointment and salary shall not be
subject to the civil-service laws or chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of title 5. The Board may employ such other officers and
employees as may be necessary for the efficient administration,
operation, and maintenance of the Gallery.
(b) The Board may delegate to the Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, as well as to the Commission, any of its functions pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 87-443, Sec. 7, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 63.)
References in Text
The civil-service laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are set forth in
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly,
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
Codification
In subsec. (a), ``chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5'' substituted for ``the Classification Act of 1949, as amended''
on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 7(b) Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631,
the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
