Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§53 Protection of Property
Title 20 › CHAPTER 3 — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › SUBCHAPTER I — CHARTER PROVISIONS › § 53
Summary
Washington public-property laws protect Smithsonian lands, buildings, and other property. Money the Smithsonian recovers must be paid into the Treasury of the United States as the Smithsonian bequest and kept separate.
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Title 20, §53
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All laws for the protection of public property in the city of Washington shall apply to, and be in force for, the protection of the lands, buildings, and other property of the Smithsonian Institution. All moneys recovered by or accruing to, the institution shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States, to the credit of the Smithsonian bequest, and separately accounted for.
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Codification R.S. § 5589 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 5, 9 Stat. 104.
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20 U.S.C. § 53
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102