Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§56 Disposal of Unappropriated Money
Title 20 › CHAPTER 3 — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › SUBCHAPTER I — CHARTER PROVISIONS › § 56
Summary
Regents may use unneeded interest from the Smithsonian fund to further the donor's purpose.
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Title 20, §56
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The Regents are authorized to make such disposal of any other moneys which have accrued, or shall hereafter accrue, as interest upon the Smithsonian fund, not herein appropriated, or not required for the purposes herein provided, as they shall deem best suited for the promotion of the purpose of the testator.
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Codification R.S. § 5592 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 9, 9 Stat. 105.
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20 U.S.C. § 56
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102