Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60
§46a Employment of Aliens by Secretary
Title 20 › Chapter 3— SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › Subchapter I— CHARTER PROVISIONS › § 46a
Summary
The Smithsonian Secretary may, regardless of laws that normally bar paying non‑U.S. citizens, hire and pay non‑U.S. citizens as scientists or technicians at approved pay after security checks and a finding that no qualified U.S. citizen is available.
Full Legal Text
Title 20, §46a
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The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, subject to adequate security and other investigations as he may determine to be appropriate, and subject further to a prior determination by him that no qualified United States citizen is available for the particular position involved, is authorized to employ and compensate aliens in a scientific or technical capacity at authorized rates of compensation without regard to statutory provisions prohibiting payment of compensation to aliens.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 46a
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60