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PUBLIC LAW 89-509-JULY 19, 1966

[80 STAT.

Public Law 89-509 July 19, 1966 [H. R. 6125]

National Air Museum Amendments Act of 1965.

AN ACT To amend Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress and Public Law 85-935, relating to the National Air Museum of the Smithsonian Institution.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be cited as "the National Air Museum Amendments Act of 1965". PART I—AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC L A W 722 or THE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS

20 USC 77. National Air and Space Museum Board.

20 USC 77a.

F u n c t i o n s of museum.

Repeal. 20 USC 7 7b. 20 USC 77c.

SEC. 2. Section 1(a) of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress (60 Stat. 997) is amended to read as follows: " (a) There is hereby established under the Smithsonian Institution a bureau to be known as a National Air and Space Museum, which shall be administered by the Smithsonian Institution with the advice of a board to be composed of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or his designee, the Chief of Naval Operations, or his designee, the Chief of Staff of the Army, or his designee, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or his designee, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, or his designee, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or his designee, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, or his designee, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and three citizens of the United States appointed by the President from civilian life who shall serve at the pleasure of the President. The members of the board shall serve as such members without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members of the board." SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 1(b) of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress is amended by— (1) inserting "and space" immediately following "national air" and before "museum"; and (2) deleting "and salary" and "or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended" so as to read as follows: "(b) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with the advice of the board, may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the head of a national air and space museum whose appointment shall not be subject to the civil service laws." SEC. 4. Section 2 of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress is amended by— (1) inserting "and space" immediately after "national air" and before "museum"; (2) inserting "and space flight" immediately after "aviation" wherever "aviation" appears in said section; and (3) inserting "and space flight" immediately following "aeronautical" and before "equipment" so as to read as follows: "SEC. 2. Said national air and space museum shall memorialize the national development of aviation and space flight; collect, preserve, and display aeronautical and space flight equipment of historical interest and significance; serve as a repository for scientific equipment and data pertaining to the development of aviation and space flight; and provide educational material for the historical study of aviation and space flight." SEC. 5. Section 3 of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress is repealed. SEC. 6. The second sentence of section 4(a) of Public Law 722 of the Seventy-ninth Congress is amended by deleting "three" and insert-

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