§ 80g. — Powers and duties of 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: 20USC80g]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER XI--WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS
Sec. 80g. Powers and duties of Board
(a) Appointment of scholars; gifts, bequests, etc.; grants; location of
Center; physical facilities; compensation of officers; plans and
specifications for Center
In administering the Center, the Board shall have all necessary and
proper powers, which shall include but not be limited to the power to--
(1) appoint scholars, from the United States and abroad, and,
where appropriate, provide stipends, grants, and fellowships to such
scholars, and to hire or accept the voluntary services of
consultants, advisory boards, and panels to aid the Board in
carrying out its responsibilities;
(2) solicit, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, and devises
of money, securities, and other property of whatsoever character for
the benefit of the Center; any such money, securities, or other
property shall, upon receipt, be deposited with the Smithsonian
Institution, and unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the
gift, expenditures shall be in the discretion of the Board for the
purposes of the Center;
(3) obtain grants from, and make contracts with, State, Federal,
local, and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and
individuals;
(4) acquire such site as a location for the Center as may
subsequently be authorized by the Congress;
(5) acquire, hold, maintain, use, operate, and dispose of any
physical facilities, including equipment, necessary for the
operation of the Center;
(6) appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the director
and such other officers of the Center as may be necessary for the
efficient administration of the Center; the director and two other
officers of the Center may be appointed and compensated without
regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the
competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of title 5; and
(7) prepare plans and specifications for the Center, including
the design and development of all buildings, facilities, open
spaces, and other structures on the site in consultation with the
President's Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue, or its
successor, and with other appropriate Federal and local agencies,
such plans to include an exterior classic frieze memorial to Woodrow
Wilson.
(b) Relocation assistance and programs
The Board shall, in connection with acquisition of any site
authorized by Congress, as provided for in paragraph (4) of subsection
(a) of this section, provide, to businesses and residents displaced from
any such site, relocation assistance, including payments and other
benefits, equivalent to that authorized to displace businesses and
residents under the Housing Act of 1949, as amended [42 U.S.C. 1441 et
seq.]. The Board shall develop a relocation program for existing
businesses and residents within the site and submit such program to the
government of the District of Columbia for a determination as to its
adequacy and feasibility. In providing such relocation assistance and
developing such relocation program the Board shall utilize to the
maximum extent the services and facilities of the appropriate Federal
and local agencies.
(Pub. L. 90-637, Sec. 4, Oct. 24, 1968, 82 Stat. 1358; Pub. L. 95-286,
Sec. 2, May 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 279.)
References in Text
The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service, referred to in subsec. (a)(6), are classified to section 3301
et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
The Housing Act of 1949, as amended, referred to in subsec. (b), is
act July 15, 1949, ch. 338, 63 Stat. 413, as amended, which is
classified principally to chapter 8A (Sec. 1441 et seq.) of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1441 of Title 42
and Tables.
Amendments
1978--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 95-286 substituted ``devises'' for
``devices''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 80g-1 of this title.
