§4421 Transfer of functions

Summary

Moves the work, people, property, records, contracts, and debts tied mostly to the old Institute of American Indian Arts into the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Art Development, and gives that new Institute the job of doing the old Institute’s work. The transfer includes museum collections at the Santa Fe Indian School site but not the museum building. The Office of Management and Budget decides what is mainly used for the transferred work. Staff move under the usual rules and cannot lose pay or rank for one year after the move. Existing laws and references about the old Institute keep applying unless they conflict with this change, and any mention of the old Institute or its officers now refers to the new Institute. The new Institute must pay obligations after June 2, 1988. The Secretary remains responsible for obligations on or before June 2, 1988 (including those that became payable within two years after that date). The new Institute is only responsible for administrative or reporting duties for events after July 1, 1988, and the United States cannot seek money for actions or missed rules that happened before June 2, 1988.