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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§76b Functions of Regents

Title 20 › CHAPTER 3 — SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › SUBCHAPTER IV — SMITHSONIAN GALLERY OF ART › § 76b

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Regents may ask for and accept money from private donors to pay for building the Smithsonian Gallery of Art. Donations must go into a special deposit account with the Treasurer of the United States. The money can be used for construction, furnishings and equipment, drawings and cost estimates, surveys, administrative costs, and other needed services. With the President’s approval, the Regents can approve site work and building construction, including approaches and landscaping, and the Administrator of General Services must prepare plans, make contracts, and oversee construction. The building will be called the Smithsonian Gallery of Art and will be under the supervision and control of the Regents and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §76b

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(a)Solicitation of construction funds
The Regents are authorized to solicit and receive subscriptions of funds from private sources for the purposes specified in this subsection. Funds so received shall be placed in a special deposit account with the Treasurer of the United States, and may be expended by the Regents to meet the cost of the construction of the building, including furnishings and equipment thereof, to obtain necessary drawings and specifications, make necessary surveys and estimates of cost, defray necessary administrative expenses, and secure other needful services.
(b)Construction of building
The Regents may, subject to the approval of the President, authorize the preparation of the site and the construction of the building, including approaches and landscaping of the grounds: Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall supervise the preparation of the plans and specifications, make all necessary contracts, and supervise construction.
(c)Name of building; supervision and control
The name of the building shall be the Smithsonian Gallery of Art (hereinafter referred to as the “Gallery”), and it shall be under the supervision and control of the Regents and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

Functions of Federal Works Agency and of all agencies thereof, together with functions of Federal Works Administrator, transferred to Administrator of General Services, and Federal Works Agency and office of Federal Works Administrator abolished by section 103 of act June 30, 1949. See

Historical and Revision Notes

under section 303(b) of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. section 303(b) of Title 40 was amended generally by Pub. L. 109–313, § 2(a)(1), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1734, and, as so amended, no longer relates to the Federal Works Agency and Commissioner of Public Buildings. See 2006 Amendment note under section 303 of Title 40.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Functions of Director of Procurement relating to selection of location and sites of public buildings transferred to Federal Works Administrator by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

20 U.S.C. § 76b

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110