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 PUBLIC LAW 94-462—OCT. 8, 1976

90 STAT. 1975

"July 1, 1976" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1980"; and (B) by striking out all that follows "not exceed" and inserting in lieu thereof "$20,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1979 and 1980.". (3) Section 11(c) of such Act is amended by inserting before the 20 USC 960 period a comma and the following: "or any other program for which the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts or the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities is responsible". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective with Effective date. 20 USC 960 respect to fiscal year 1977 and succeeding fiscal years. TITLE II—MUSEUM SERVICES

note. Museum Services Act.

SHORT TITLE

SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Museum Services Act".

20 USC 961 note.

PURPOSE

SEC. 202. I t is the purpose of this title to encourage and assist 20 USC 961. museums in their educational role, in conjunction with formal systems of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education and with programs of nonformal education for all age groups; to assist museums in modernizing their methods and facilities so that they may be better able to conserve our cultural, historic, and scientific heritage; and to ease the financial burden borne by museums as a result of their increasing use by the public. INSTITUTE o r M U S E U M SERVICES

SEC. 203. There is hereby established, within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, an Institute of Museum Services. The Institute shall consist of a National Museum Services Board and a Director of the Institute.

Establishment. 20 USC 962.

NATIONAL M U S E U M SERVICES BOARD

SEC. 204. (a)(1) The Board shall consist of fifteen members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Such members shall be broadly representative of various museums, including museums relating to science, history, technology, art, zoos, and botanical gardens, of the curatorial, educational, and cultural resources of the United States, and of the general public. (2)(A) In addition to members appointed by the President under paragraph (1), the following persons shall serve as members of the

Appointed members, 20 USC 963.

Board—

members,

Additional nonvoting

(i) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; (ii) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; (iii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; . y (iv) the Director of the National Science Foundation; and (v) the Commissioner of Education. (B) The members of the Board listed in clause (i) through clause (v) of subparagraph (A) shall be nonvoting members. (b) The term of office of the appointed members of the Board shall Term, be five years, except that—

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