Deposit of historical material in Smithsonian Institution
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Title
36 — Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations
Chapter
STII/PTB/CH1531
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may permit the corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other material for history in the Smithsonian Institution or in the National Museum, on conditions and under rules they prescribe.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1423.)
Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
15310636:18b (last sentence).Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, § 3 (last sentence), 29 Stat. 9.
The words “at their discretion” are omitted as unnecessary.
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