§ 80q-8. — Board of Regents functions with respect to certain agreements and programs.
[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-8]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER XIII--NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
Sec. 80q-8. Board of Regents functions with respect to certain
agreements and programs
(a) Priority to be given to Indian organizations with respect to certain
agreements
In entering into agreements with museums and other educational and
cultural organizations to--
(1) lend Native American artifacts and objects from any
collection of the Smithsonian Institution;
(2) sponsor or coordinate traveling exhibitions of artifacts and
objects; or
(3) provide training or technical assistance;
the Board of Regents shall give priority to agreements with Indian
organizations, including Indian tribes, museums, cultural centers,
educational institutions, libraries, and archives. Such agreements may
provide that loans or services to such organizations may be furnished by
the Smithsonian Institution at minimal or no cost.
(b) Indian programs
The Board of Regents may establish--
(1) programs to serve Indian tribes and communities; and
(2) in cooperation with educational institutions, including
tribally controlled community colleges (as defined in section 1801
\1\ of title 25), programs to enhance the opportunities for Indians
in the areas of museum studies, management, and research.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(c) Indian Museum Management Fellowships
The Board of Regents shall establish an Indian Museum Management
Fellowship program to provide stipend support to Indians for training in
museum development and management.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each fiscal
year, beginning with fiscal year 1991, to carry out subsections (b) and
(c) of this section.
(Pub. L. 101-185, Sec. 10, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1342; Pub. L. 105-
244, title IX, Sec. 901(d), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1828.)
References in Text
Section 1801 of title 25, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), was
subsequently amended, and no longer defines the term ``tribally
controlled community college''.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105-244 made technical amendment to
reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section
1801 of title 25.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as
otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105-244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105-244,
set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 80q-15 of this title.
