20 U.S.C. § 80g : US Code - Section 80G: Powers and duties of Board

Search 20 U.S.C. § 80g : US Code - Section 80G: Powers and duties of Board

(a) Appointment of scholars; gifts, bequests, etc.; grants;
location of Center; physical facilities; compensation of
officers; plans and specifications for Center
In administering the Center, the Board shall have all necessary
and proper powers, which shall include but not be limited to the
power to -
(1) appoint scholars, from the United States and abroad, and,
where appropriate, provide stipends, grants, and fellowships to
such scholars, and to hire or accept the voluntary services of
consultants, advisory boards, and panels to aid the Board in
carrying out its responsibilities;
(2) solicit, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, and
devises of money, securities, and other property of whatsoever
character for the benefit of the Center; any such money,
securities, or other property shall, upon receipt, be deposited
with the Smithsonian Institution, and unless otherwise restricted
by the terms of the gift, expenditures shall be in the discretion
of the Board for the purposes of the Center;
(3) obtain grants from, and make contracts with, State,
Federal, local, and private agencies, organizations,
institutions, and individuals;
(4) acquire such site as a location for the Center as may
subsequently be authorized by the Congress;
(5) acquire, hold, maintain, use, operate, and dispose of any
physical facilities, including equipment, necessary for the
operation of the Center;
(6) appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the director
and such other officers of the Center as may be necessary for the
efficient administration of the Center; the director and two
other officers of the Center may be appointed and compensated
without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing
appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and
(7) prepare plans and specifications for the Center, including
the design and development of all buildings, facilities, open
spaces, and other structures on the site in consultation with the
President's Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue, or its
successor, and with other appropriate Federal and local agencies,
such plans to include an exterior classic frieze memorial to
Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Relocation assistance and programs
The Board shall, in connection with acquisition of any site
authorized by Congress, as provided for in paragraph (4) of
subsection (a) of this section, provide, to businesses and
residents displaced from any such site, relocation assistance,
including payments and other benefits, equivalent to that
authorized to displace businesses and residents under the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended [42 U.S.C. 1441 et seq.]. The Board shall
develop a relocation program for existing businesses and residents
within the site and submit such program to the government of the
District of Columbia for a determination as to its adequacy and
feasibility. In providing such relocation assistance and developing
such relocation program the Board shall utilize to the maximum
extent the services and facilities of the appropriate Federal and
local agencies.