§ 80q-1. — National Museum of the American Indian.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC80q-1]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER XIII--NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Sec. 80q-1. National Museum of the American Indian
(a) Establishment
There is established, within the Smithsonian Institution, a living
memorial to Native Americans and their traditions which shall be known
as the ``National Museum of the American Indian''.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of the National Museum are to--
(1) advance the study of Native Americans, including the study
of language, literature, history, art, anthropology, and life;
(2) collect, preserve, and exhibit Native American objects of
artistic, historical, literary, anthropological, and scientific
interest;
(3) provide for Native American research and study programs; and
(4) provide for the means of carrying out paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) in the District of Columbia, the State of New York, and
other appropriate locations.
(Pub. L. 101-185, Sec. 3, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1337.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 80q-2, 80q-14 of this title.
