§ 80q-13. — Grants by Secretary of the Interior to assist Indian organizations with respect to renovation and repair of museum facilities and exhibit facilities.
[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-13]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER XIII--NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Sec. 80q-13. Grants by Secretary of the Interior to assist
Indian organizations with respect to renovation and repair of
museum facilities and exhibit facilities
(a) Grants
The Secretary of the Interior may make grants to Indian
organizations, including Indian tribes, museums, cultural centers,
educational institutions, libraries, and archives, for renovation and
repair of museum facilities and exhibit facilities to enable such
organizations to exhibit objects and artifacts on loan from the
collections of the Smithsonian Institution or from other sources. Such
grants may be made only from the Tribal Museum Endowment Fund.
(b) Indian organization contribution
In making grants under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary
may require the organization receiving the grant to contribute, in cash
or in kind, not more than 50 percent of the cost of the renovation or
repair involved. Such contribution may be derived from any source other
than the Tribal Museum Endowment Fund.
(c) Tribal Museum Endowment Fund
(1) Establishment
There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the
``Tribal Museum Endowment Fund'' (hereinafter in this subsection
referred to as the ``Fund'') for the purpose of making grants under
subsection (a) of this section. The Fund shall consist of (A)
amounts deposited and credited under paragraph (2), (B) obligations
obtained under paragraph (3), and (C) amounts appropriated pursuant
to authorization under paragraph (5).
(2) Deposits and credits
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept
contributions to the Fund from non-Federal sources and shall deposit
such contributions in the Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury shall
credit to the Fund the interest on, and the proceeds from sale and
redemption of, obligations held in the Fund.
(3) Investments
The Secretary of the Treasury may invest any portion of the Fund
in interest-bearing obligations of the United States. Such
obligations may be acquired on original issue or in the open market
and may be held to maturity or sold in the open market. In making
investments for the Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
consult the Secretary of the Interior with respect to maturities,
purchases, and sales, taking into consideration the balance
necessary to meet current grant requirements.
(4) Expenditures and capital preservation
Subject to appropriation, amounts derived from interest shall be
available for expenditure from the Fund. The capital of the Fund
shall not be available for expenditure.
(5) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $2,000,000
for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1992.
(Pub. L. 101-185, Sec. 15, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1345.)
Codification
Subsec. (d) of this section, which required the Secretary of the
Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to submit
an annual report to Congress on activities under this section,
terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L.
104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31,
Money and Finance. See, also, page 108 of House Document No. 103-7.
Native American Cultural Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Feasibility
Study and Report
Pub. L. 102-196, Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1620, directed Secretary of
the Interior to conduct a study and make a report to Congress on the
feasibility of establishing a Native American Cultural Center in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and made appropriations for that purpose.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 80q-15 of this title.
