Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§76dd Director, administrator, curators, and other personnel; appointment, compensation, and duties

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - JOSEPH H. HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN › § 76dd

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board of Regents can hire a director for the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and set that director’s pay and duties. Under the director’s supervision, it can also hire an administrator and two curators. Their hiring, pay, and duties are not covered by the federal civil service laws or by chapter 51 or subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Board can also hire any other officers and staff needed to run, operate, and maintain the museum.

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Title 20, §76dd

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The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a director and, subject to his supervision, an administrator and two curators of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, none of whose appointment, compensation, or duties shall be subject to the civil service laws or chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. The Board of Regents may employ such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

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Editorial Notes

Codification “Chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” substituted in text for “the Classification Act of 1949, as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 76dd

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73