20 U.S.C. § 80o
Director, officers, and employees; appointment, compensation, and duties
United States · Title 20 — EDUCATION · Status: effective
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- 20 U.S.C. § 80o, Director, officers, and employees; appointment, compensation, and duties, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/451508
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The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the Director and such other officers and employees of the Museum as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Museum; the Director and two other employees of the Museum may be appointed and compensated without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and all of the employees of the Museum who are serving on the date of the transfer authorized under section 80k of this title shall be offered employment by the Smithsonian under its usual terms of employment and may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- An Act to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to acquire the Museum of African Art, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally