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 PUBLIC LAW 105-225—AUG. 12, 1998 112 STAT. 1279 in consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission— (1) a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, any real property in the District of Columbia that is under the administrative jurisdiction of the department, agency, or instrumentality and that the Council considers suitable for the memorial museum; and (2) the Council may purchase, with the consent of the owner, any real property within the District of Columbia that the Council considers suitable for the memorial museum. (b) ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN APPROVAL.—The architectural design for the memorial museum is subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission. (c) INSURANCE. — The Council shall maintain insurance on the memorial museum to cover the risks, in the amount, and containing the terms the Council considers necessary. §2306. Audits When requested by Congress, the Comptroller General shall audit financial transactions of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including those involving donated funds, under generally accepted auditing standards. The Council shall make available for an audit under this section all records, items, or property used by the Council that are necessary for the audit. The Council shall provide facilities for verifying transactions with the balances. §2307. Administrative (a) BYLAWS. — (1) The United States Holocaust Memorial Council shall adopt bylaws to carry out its functions under this chapter. (2) The Chairperson of the Council may waive a bylaw when the Chairperson decides the waiver is in the best interest of the Council. Immediately after waiving a bylaw, the Chairperson shall send written notice to every voting member of the Council. The waiver becomes final 30 days after the notice is sent unless a majority of Council members disagrees in writing before the end of the 30-day period. (b) QUORUM. — One-third of the members of the Council is a quorum. A vacancy in the Council does not affect its power to mnction. (c) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.— The Council may procure the temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates that are not more than the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code. (d) CONTRACT AUTHORITY. —In accordance with applicable law, the Council may make contracts or other arrangements with public agencies or authorities and with private organizations and persons and may make payments necessary to carry out its functions under this chapter. (e) ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND INSTRUMENTALITIES.— The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities in the executive

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