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 PUBLIC LAW 87-442-APR. 27, 1962

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Public Law 87-442 AN ACT To amend the Peace Corps Act.

April 27, 1962 [H. R. 10700]

P e a c e Corps Act, amendment. 75 Stat. 612. 22 USC 2502.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act, which autnorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of that Act, is amended by striking out "1962" and "$40,000,000" and substituting "1963" and "$63,750,000", respectively. Approved April 27, 1962.

Public Law 87-443 AprU 27, 1962 [^- ^Q57]

National Portrait Gallery Act.

National Portrait Gallery. Establishment.

National Portrait Gallery "Commission. Establishment.

Gifts.



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AN ACT To provide for a National Portrait Gallery as a bureau of the Smithsonian Institution. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hmune of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National Portrait Gallery Act". SEC. 2. For the purposes of this Act— (a) The term "Board" means the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. (b) The term "Commission" means the National Portrait Gallery Commission as provided for in this Act. (c) The term "Gallery" means the National Portrait Gallery established by this Act. (d) The term "gift" includes a gift, bequest, or devise, whether outright or in trust, and any legal instrument by which the gift is effected. (e) The term "portraiture" for purposes of this Act shall mean painted or sculptured likenesses. SEC. 3. (a) There is hereby established in the Smithsonian Institution a bureau which shall be known as the National Portrait Gallery. The functions of such bureau shall be those authorized by this Act. The use for the purposes of the Gallery of any part of the building transferred to the Smithsonian Institution pursuant to the Act of March 28, 1958 (72 Stat. 68), is hereby authorized. (b) The Gallery shall function as a free public museum for the exhibition and study of portraiture and statuary depicting men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States and of the artists who created such portraiture and statuary. SEC. 4. There is hereby created the National Portrait Gallery Commission. The number, manner of appointment and tenure of the members of the Commission shall be such as the Board may from time to time prescribe. The Board may delegate to the Commission any function of the Gallery or any function of the Board with respect to the Gallery. The Board may make rules and regulations for the conduct of the affairs of the Commission and the operation of the Gallery, and to the extent and under such limitations as the Board deems advisable, the Board may delegate to the Commission the power to make such rules and regulations. SEC. 5. (a) The Board is authorized to accept for the Smithsonian Institution gifts of any property for the benefit of the Gallery.
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