20 U.S.C. § 81 : US Code - Section 81: Administration by Regents of Smithsonian Institution

Search 20 U.S.C. § 81 : US Code - Section 81: Administration by Regents of Smithsonian Institution

The National Zoological Park is placed under the direction of the
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, who are authorized to
transfer to it any living specimens, whether of animals or plants,
in their charge, to accept gifts for the park at their discretion,
in the name of the United States, to make exchanges of specimens,
and to administer and improve the said Zoological Park for the
advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the
people.