20 U.S.C. § 65a : US Code - Section 65A: Director of the National Museum

Search 20 U.S.C. § 65a : US Code - Section 65A: Director of the National Museum

(a) Duties; programs and studies; annual report to Congress
The Director of the National Museum under the direction of the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution shall -
(1) cooperate with museums and their professional organizations
in a continuing study of museum problems and opportunities, both
in the United States and abroad;
(2) prepare and carry out programs by grant, contract, or
directly for training career employees in museum practices in
cooperation with museums, their professional organizations, and
institutions of higher education either at the Smithsonian
Institution or at the cooperating museum, organization, or
institutions;
(3) prepare and distribute significant museum publications;
(4) perform research on, and otherwise contribute to, the
development of museum techniques, with emphasis on museum
conservation and the development of a national institute for
museum conservation;
(5) cooperate with departments and agencies of the Government
of the United States operating, assisting, or otherwise concerned
with museums; and
(6) report annually to the Congress on progress in these
activities.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian
Institution for the fiscal year 1981, the sum of $803,000, and for
the fiscal year 1982, the sum of $1,000,000.