Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60

§80m Powers of Board

Title 20 › Chapter 3— SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES › Subchapter XII— MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART › § 80m

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Board may buy, accept, borrow, or otherwise get art and other property for the Museum. It can care for, restore, display, lend, move, store, or hold those items. The Board can run research and education programs. Within legal limits and any gift rules, it can sell, trade, or dispose of Museum property, and money from sales of items obtained for the Museum must benefit the Museum. When acting, the Board must consider recommendations from the Commission set up by the law.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §80m

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(a)For the purpose of carrying out section 80k and 80l of this title, the Board may—

(1)purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise acquire additional works of art or any other real or personal property for the Museum;

(2)preserve, maintain, restore, display, loan, transfer, store, or otherwise hold any property of whatsoever nature acquired pursuant to section 80k of this title or paragraph (1) of this subsection;

(3)conduct programs of research and education; and

(4)subject to any limitations otherwise expressly provided by law, and, in the case of any gift, subject to any applicable restrictions under the terms of such gift, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property of whatsoever nature acquired pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter: Provided, That the proceeds from the sale of any property acquired pursuant to section 80k of this title shall be designated for the benefit of the Museum.

(b)In carrying out the purposes of this subchapter, the Board shall consider the recommendations of the Commission established pursuant to section 80n of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 80m

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60