Donations for Museum Purposes

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TITLE 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Revised
Section
102502 .........

Source (U.S. Code)
16 U.S.C. 18f–3(b).

Source (Statutes at Large)
July 1, 1955, ch. 259, § 3(b), as
added Pub. L. 104–333, div.
I, title VIII, § 804(b), Nov.
12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4188.

The words ‘‘museum collections’’ are omitted as unnecessary.

§ 102503. Authority of Secretary
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding other provisions or limitations of law, the Secretary may
perform the functions described in this section
in the manner that the Secretary considers to be
in the public interest.
(b) DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS.—The Secretary
may accept donations and bequests of money or
other personal property, and hold, use, expend,
and administer the money or other personal
property for purposes of this chapter.
(c) PURCHASES.—The Secretary may purchase
museum objects and other personal property at
prices that the Secretary considers to be reasonable.
(d) EXCHANGES.—The Secretary may make exchanges by accepting museum objects and other
personal property and by granting in exchange
for the museum objects or other personal property museum property under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Secretary that no longer is
needed or that may be held in duplicate among
the museum properties administered by the Secretary. Exchanges shall be consummated on a
basis that the Secretary considers to be equitable and in the public interest.
(e) ACCEPTANCE OF LOANS OF PROPERTY.—The
Secretary may accept the loan of museum objects and other personal property and pay transportation costs incidental to the museum objects or other personal property. Loans shall be
accepted on terms and conditions that the Secretary considers necessary.
(f) LOANS OF PROPERTY.—The Secretary may
loan to responsible public or private organizations, institutions, or agencies, without cost to
the United States, such museum objects and
other personal property as the Secretary shall
consider advisable. Loans shall be made on
terms and conditions that the Secretary considers necessary to protect the public interest in
those properties.
(g) TRANSFER OF MUSEUM OBJECTS.—The Secretary may transfer museum objects that the
Secretary determines are no longer needed for
museum purposes to qualified Federal agencies,
including the Smithsonian Institution, that
have programs to preserve and interpret cultural or natural heritage, and accept the transfer of museum objects for the purposes of this
chapter from any other Federal agency, without
reimbursement. The head of any other Federal
agency may transfer, without reimbursement,
museum objects directly to the administrative
jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purpose of
this chapter.
(h) CONVEYANCE OF MUSEUM OBJECTS.—The
Secretary may convey museum objects that the
Secretary determines are no longer needed for
museum purposes, without monetary consideration but subject to such terms and conditions

§ 102701

as the Secretary considers necessary, to private
institutions exempt from Federal taxation
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and to non-Federal governmental entities if the Secretary determines that the recipient is dedicated to the
preservation and interpretation of natural or
cultural heritage and is qualified to manage the
property, prior to any conveyance under this
subsection and subsection (g).
(i) DESTRUCTION OF MUSEUM OBJECTS.—The
Secretary may destroy or cause to be destroyed
museum objects that the Secretary determines
to have no scientific, cultural, historic, educational, esthetic, or monetary value.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3158.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section

Source (U.S. Code)

102503(a)
through
(f).

16 U.S.C. 18f (less
1st sentence).

102503(g)
through
(i).

16 U.S.C. 18f–2(a).

Source (Statutes at Large)
July 1, 1955, ch. 259, § 1 (less
1st sentence), 69 Stat. 242;
Pub. L. 104–333, div. I,
title VIII, § 804(a)(1), Nov.
12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4187.
July 1, 1955, ch. 259, § 2(a), as
added Pub. L. 104–333, div.
I, title VIII, § 804(a)(2),
Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat.
4187.

§ 102504. Review and approval
The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects are treated in a careful and deliberate
manner that protects the public interest. Prior
to taking any action under subsection (g), (h), or
(i) of section 102503 of this title, the Secretary
shall establish a systematic review and approval
process, including consultation with appropriate
experts, that meets the highest standards of the
museum profession for all actions taken under
those subsections.
(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3159.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section

Source (U.S. Code)

102504 .........

16 U.S.C. 18f–2(b).

Source (Statutes at Large)
July 1, 1955, ch. 259, § (2)(b),
as added Pub. L. 104–333,
div. I, title VIII, § 804(a)(2),
Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat.
4188.

CHAPTER 1027—LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
SUBCHAPTER I—LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec.

102701.
Law enforcement personnel within System.
102702.
Crime prevention assistance.
SUBCHAPTER II—EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
102711.

102712.

Authority of Secretary to use applicable appropriations for the System to render assistance to nearby law enforcement and fire
prevention agencies and for related activities outside the System.
Aid to visitors, grantees, permittees, or licensees in emergencies.

SUBCHAPTER I—LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 102701. Law enforcement personnel within System
(a) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE
MENT OF THE INTERIOR.—

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