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PUBLIC LAW 87-444-APR. 27, 1962

(b) Le^al title to all property (except property of the United States) held for the use or benefit of the Gallery shall be vested in the Smithsonian Institution. Subject to any limitations otherwise expressly provided by law, and, in the case of any gift, subject to any applicable restrictions under the terms of such gift, the Board is authorized to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property of whatsoever nature held by it, and to invest in, reinvest in, or purchase any property of whatsoever nature for the benefit of the National Portrait Gallery. SEC. 6. For the purpose of carrying out any function authorized by section 3 of this Act, the Board may— (1) purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise acquire portraiture, statuary, and other items for preservation, exhibition, or study. The Board may acquire any such item on the basis of its general historical interest, its artistic merit, or the historical significance of the individual to which it relates, or any combination of any such factors. The Board may acquire period furniture and other items to enhance its displays of portraiture and statuary. (2) preserve or restore any item acquired pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) display, loan, store, or otherwise hold any such item. (4) sell, exchange, donate, return, or otherwise dispose of any such item. SEC. 7. (a) The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of a director of the Galler|r, and his appointment and salary shall not be subject to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. The Board may employ such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Gallery. (b) The Board may delegate to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as to the Commission, any of its functions pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. SEC. 8. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes oi this Act. Approved April 27, 1962.

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Director. Salary, duties.

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Appropriation.

Public Law 87-444 AN ACT To amend the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, by eliminating the requirement of an oath or aflSrmation on certain documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission.

Be it eruicted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 219 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (4Y U.S.C. 219(a)), is amended by striking out from the first sentence thereof the words "under oath". SEC. 2, That subsection (b) of section 219 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 219(b)), is amended by striking out from the penultimate sentence thereof after the word "Act" the semicolon, adding a period thereafter and striking out the following: "and such periodical or special reports shall be under oath whenever the Commission so requires". SEC. 3. That subsection (b) of section 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 308(a)), is amended by striking

April 27, 1962 [S. 683]

Communications A c to f 1934, amendment. Oath requirement, elimination. 70 Stat. 931. 48 Stat. 1077.

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