§ 76b. — Functions of Regents.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC76b]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER IV--SMITHSONIAN GALLERY OF ART
Sec. 76b. Functions of Regents
(a) Solicitation of construction funds
The Regents are authorized to solicit and receive subscriptions of
funds from private sources for the purposes specified in this
subsection. Funds so received shall be placed in a special deposit
account with the Treasurer of the United States, and may be expended by
the Regents to meet the cost of the construction of the building,
including furnishings and equipment thereof, to obtain necessary
drawings and specifications, make necessary surveys and estimates of
cost, defray necessary administrative expenses, and secure other needful
services.
(b) Construction of building
The Regents may, subject to the approval of the President, authorize
the preparation of the site and the construction of the building,
including approaches and landscaping of the grounds: Provided, That the
Administrator of General Services shall supervise the preparation of the
plans and specifications, make all necessary contracts, and supervise
construction.
(c) Name of building; supervision and control
The name of the building shall be the Smithsonian Gallery of Art
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Gallery''), and it shall be under the
supervision and control of the Regents and the Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution.
(May 17, 1938, ch. 238, Sec. 3, 52 Stat. 400; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I,
Secs. 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427;
June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, Sec. 103, 63 Stat. 380.)
Transfer of Functions
Functions of Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof,
together with functions of Federal Works Administrator, transferred to
Administrator of General Services, and Federal Works Agency and office
of Federal Works Administrator abolished by section 103 of act June 30,
1949. See text of, and Historical and Revision Notes under, section
303(b) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works.
Functions of Director of Procurement relating to selection of
location and sites of public buildings transferred to Federal Works
Administrator by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, set out in the Appendix to
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
