Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§305f Indian Arts and Crafts Board art collection
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 7A— - PROMOTION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE › § 305f
Summary
Transfer the part of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board’s art collection kept in Washington, D.C., to the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian. The Interior and Smithsonian Secretaries must agree on terms and costs. The Board keeps a permanent, free right to use images of the collection for promotional, economic development, educational, and related nonprofit purposes.
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Title 25, §305f
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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is directed to transfer all right, title and interest in that portion of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board art collection maintained permanently by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board in Washington, District of Columbia, to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to be a part of the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian, subject to subsection (b). Transfer of the collection and costs thereof shall be carried out in accordance with terms, conditions, and standards mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
(b)The Indian Arts and Crafts Board shall retain a permanent license to the use of images of the collection for promotional, economic development, educational and related nonprofit purposes. The Indian Arts and Crafts Board shall not be required to pay any royalty or fee for such license.
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25 U.S.C. § 305f
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73