PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986
100 STAT. 1607
(b) ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN INSTITUTE.—There shall be established within the Institute— (1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies to be administered by a director (appointed by the President of the Institute, with the approval of the Board), which shall include (but not be limited to) Departments of Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, Literature, and Museology; and (2) a Center for Research and Cultural Exchange, administered by a director (appointed by the President of the Institute, with the approval of the Board), which shall include— v.; i (A) a museum of Indian arts; (B) a learning resources center; (C) programs of institutional support and development; (D) research programs; (E) fellowship programs; (F) seminars; (G) publications; (H) scholar-in-residence and artist-in-residence programs; and (I) inter-institutional programs of cooperation at national and international levels. (c) OTHER PROGRAMS.—In addition to the centers and programs described in subsection (b), the Institute shall develop such programs and centers as the Board determines are necessary to— (1) foster research and scholarship in Indian art and culture through— (A) resident programs; (B) cooperative programs; and >. (Q grant programs; (2) complement existing tribal programs for the advancement of Indian art and culture; and (3) coordinate efforts to preserve, support, revitalize, and develop evolving forms of Indian art and culture. SEC. 1511. INDIAN PREFERENCE.
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20 USC 4418.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal Contracts. or State law, the Institute is authorized to extend preference to Grants. Indians in— (1) admissions to, and enrollment in, programs conducted by the Institute, (2) employment by the Institute, and (3) contracts, fellowships, and grants awarded by the Institute. (b) HIRING PREFERENCE.—In carrying out section 1509(b)(1), the President of the Institute shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference in hiring to Indians. SEC. 1512. NONPROFIT AND NONPOLITICAL NATURE OF THE INSTITUTE. 20 USC 4419. (a) STOCK.—The Institute shall have no power to issue any shares of stock or to declare or pay any dividends. (b) NONPROFIT NATURE.—No part of the income or assets of the Institute shall inure to the benefit of any director, officer, employee, or any other individual except as salary or reasonable compensation for services. (c) NoNPOLiTiCAL NATURE.—The Institute may not contribute to, or otherwise support, any political party or candidate for elective public office.
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