Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§80o Director, officers, and employees; appointment, compensation, and duties
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XII— - MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART › § 80o
Summary
The Board can hire the Director and any other staff needed for the Museum and decide their pay and duties. The Director and two other employees may be hired and paid without following some federal civil‑service hiring and pay rules in Title 5. Staff working on the date of the transfer will be offered Smithsonian jobs under its usual terms and may also be hired without those Title 5 rules.
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Title 20, §80o
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The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the Director and such other officers and employees of the Museum as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Museum; the Director and two other employees of the Museum may be appointed and compensated without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and all of the employees of the Museum who are serving on the date of the transfer authorized under section 80k of this title shall be offered employment by the Smithsonian under its usual terms of employment and may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
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20 U.S.C. § 80o
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73