20 U.S.C. § 958 : US Code - Section 958: Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities

Search 20 U.S.C. § 958 : US Code - Section 958: Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities

(a) Establishment
There is established within the Foundation a Federal Council on
the Arts and the Humanities.
(b) Composition; presiding officer; changes in membership to meet
changes in programs or executive branch organization
The Council shall be composed of the Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Arts, the Chairperson of the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the Director of the Institute of Museum
Services, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, the Director of the National Science
Foundation, the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the National
Gallery of Art, the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts, the
Archivist of the United States, the Commissioner, Public Buildings
Service, General Services Administration, the Assistant Secretary
for Aging, a member designated by the Secretary of State and a
member designated by the Secretary of the Interior, a member
designated by the Chairman of the Senate Commission on Art and
Antiquities, and a member designated by the Speaker of the House.
The President shall designate the presiding officer of the Council
from among the members. The President is authorized to change the
membership of the Council from time to time as the President deems
necessary to meet changes in Federal programs or executive branch
organization.
(c) Functions
The Council shall -
(1) advise and consult with the Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Arts and the Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Humanities on major problems arising in
carrying out the purposes of the Foundation;
(2) advise and consult with the National Museum Services Board
and with the Director of the Institute of Museum Services on
major problems arising in carrying out the purposes of such
Institute;
(3) coordinate, by advice and consultation, so far as is
practicable, the policies and operations of the National
Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the
Humanities, and the Institute of Museum Services, including joint
support of activities, as appropriate;
(4) promote coordination between the programs and activities of
the Foundation and related programs and activities of other
Federal agencies;
(5) plan and coordinate appropriate participation (including
productions and projects) in major and historic national events;
(6) undertake studies and make reports which address the state
of the arts and humanities, particularly with respect to their
economic needs and problems; and
(7) encourage an ongoing dialogue in support of the arts and
the humanities among Federal agencies.