§75a — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in this part of the law. Board refers to the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents. Commission refers to the National Portrait Gallery Commission set up under this part. Gallery refers to the National Portrait Gallery created by this part. Gift means donations or things left by will, whether given outright or put in trust, and the legal papers used to make the gift. Portraiture means portraits and copies of portraits made by any method, whether invented before or after now.

Title 20, §75a

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For the purposes of this subchapter—

(a)The term “Board” means the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

(b)The term “Commission” means the National Portrait Gallery Commission as provided for in this subchapter.

(c)The term “Gallery” means the National Portrait Gallery established by this subchapter.

(d)The term “gift” includes a gift, bequest, or devise, whether outright or in trust, and any legal instrument by which the gift is effected.

(e)The term “portraiture” includes portraits and reproductions thereof made by any means or process, whether invented or developed heretofore or hereafter.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94–209 substituted “includes portraits and reproductions thereof made by any means or process, whether invented or developed heretofore or hereafter” for “for purposes of this subchapter shall mean painted or sculptured likenesses”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 87–443, § 1, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 62, provided: “That this Act [enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the ‘National Portrait Gallery Act’.”

§75a Definitions