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 79 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 89-209-SEPT. 29, 1965

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(2) productions, meeting professional standards or standards of autnenticity, irrespective of origin which are of significant merit and which, without such assistance, would otherwise be unavailable to our citizens in many areas of the country; (3) projects that will encourage and assist artists and enable them to achieve standards of professional excellence; (4) workshops that will encourage and develop the appreciation and enjoyment of the arts by our citizens; (5) other relevant projects, including surveys, research, and planning in the arts. (d)(1) I n addition to performing any of the functions, duties, and responsibilities prescribed by the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1984, Public Law 88-579, approved September 3, 1964, H uscVs •! note. the individual appointed under such Act as Chairman of the National Council on the Arts shall serve as the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. In lieu of receiving compensation at the rate prescribed by section 6(c) of such Act, such individual serving as Chairman of the National Council on the Arts and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts shall receive compensation at the same rate prescribed by law for the Director of the National Science Foundation. (2)(A) The first sentence of section 6(b) of the National Arts and Cultural Development Act of 1964 is hereby amended to read as follows: "The term of office of the Chairman shall be four years, and the Chairman shall be eligible for reappointment." (B) The amendment made by clause (A) of this paragraph shall be applicable with respect to the Chairman holding office on the date of enactment of this Act and each Chairman holding office thereafter. (e) No payment may be made to any group under this section except upon application therefor which is submitted to the National Endowment for the Arts in accordance with regulations and procedures established by the Chairman. (f) The total amount of any grant to any group pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall not exceed 50 per centum of the total cost of such project or production, except that not more than 20 per centum of the funds allotted by the National Endowment for the Arts for this purpose for any fiscal year may be available for such grants m that fiscal year without regard to such limitation in the case of any group which submits evidence to the Endowment that it has attempted unsuccessfully to secure an amount of funds equal to the grant applied for by such group, together with a statement of the proportion which any funds it has secured represent of the funds applied for by such group. (g) Any group shall be eligible for financial assistance pursuant to this section only if (1) no part of its net earnings inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or stockholders, or individual or individuals, and (2) donations to such group are allowable as a charitable contribution under the standards of subsection (c) of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. feljscVr?' (h)(1) The Chairman, with the advice of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities and the National Council on the Arts, is authorized to establish and carry out a program of grants-in-aid to assist the several States in supporting existing projects and productions which meet the standards enumerated in section 5(c) of this Act, and in developing projects and productions in the arts in such a manner as will furnish adequate programs, facilities, and services in the arts to all the people and communities in each of the several States. (2) In order to receive such assistance in any fiscal year, a State shall submit an application for such grants prior to the first day of

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