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 52 Approval of plans, et c. Trustees of the Na- tional Gallery of Art. Duty, functions, etc. Composition. Ineligibility of Fed- eral officers, etc. Genera l trust ees ; ap- pointment, terms, etc. Successors ; filling of vacancies. Acceptance, etc ., of gift from donor. Funds pledged for upkeep, etc. Exhibit op en to public . Appropriations au- thorized. Accept ance of gifts , etc . Adm ini str ati on of trust funds. Officers and em- ployees. Appoi ntment, pay, etc . 75TH CONGRESS, 1s'r SESSION-CH. 5 a-MAR CH 24, 193 7 for futur e additions to the National Gallery of A rt. T he pr oj ec t shall be in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Commission of Fine Arts. SEC. 2. (a) There is hereby established in the Smithsonian Institu- tion a bureau, which shall be directed by a board to be known as the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, whose duty it shall be to maintain and administer the National Gallery of Art and site thereof and to ex ecute such oth er functions as are vested in the board by this Act. The board shall be composed as follows : The Chief Justice of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, ex officio ; and five general trustees who shall be citizens of the United States, to be chosen as hereinafter provided. No officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be eligible to be chosen as a general trustee. (b) The general trustees first taking office shall be chosen by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, subject to the approval of the donor, and shall have terms expiring one each on July 1 of 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, and 1947, as designated by the Board of Regents. A successor shall be chosen by a majority vote of the general trustees and shall have a term expiring ten years from the date of the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was chosen, except that a successor chosen to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration o f such term s hall be chosen only for the remainder of such term. SEC. 3. Upon completion of the National Gallery of Art, the board shall accept for the Smithsonian Institution as a gift from the donor a collection of works of art which shall be housed and exhibited in the National Gallery of Art. SEC. 4. (a) The faith of the United States is pledged that, on completion of the National Gallery of Art by the donor in accordance with the terms of this Act and the acquisition from the donor of the collection of works of art, the United States will provide such funds as may be necessary for the upkeep of the National Gallery of Art and the administrative expenses and costs of operation thereof, including the protection and care of works of art acquired by the board, so that the National Gal lery of Art sh all be at all times properly maintained and the works of art contained therein shall be exhibited regularly to the general public free of charge. For these pu rposes there are hereby au thorized to be appropriated such sums as may be neces sary. (b) The board is authorized to accept for the Smithsonian Insti- tution and to hold and administer gifts, bequests, or devises of money, securities, or other property of whatsoever character for the benefit of the National Gallery of Art. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift, bequest, or devise, the board is authorized to sell or exchange and to invest or reinvest in such investments as it may determine from time to time the moneys, securities, or other property composing trust funds given, bequeathed, or devised to or for the benefit of the National Gallery of Art. The income as an d when collec ted shall be placed in such depositaries as the board shall determine and shall be subject to expenditure by the board. (c) The board shall appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a director, an assistant director, a secretary, and a chief curator of the National Gallery of Art, and of such other officers and employees of the National Gallery of Art as may be necessary for