Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§46 Duties of Secretary
Title 20 › CHAPTER 3 — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › SUBCHAPTER I — CHARTER PROVISIONS › § 46
Summary
Secretary must manage the institution’s buildings and property, keep Board of Regents records until no longer needed, act as librarian and museum keeper, and may hire assistants with Board approval.
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Title 20, §46
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The Secretary of the Board of Regents shall take charge of the building and property of the institution, and shall, under their direction, make a fair and accurate record of all their proceedings, to be preserved in the institution until no longer needed in conducting current business; and shall also discharge the duties of librarian and of keeper of the museum, and may, with the consent of the Board of Regents, employ assistants.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 5583 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 7, 9 Stat. 105.
Amendments
1951—Act Oct. 25, 1951, inserted “until no longer needed in conducting current business”.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 46
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102