PUBLIC LAW 100-433—SEPT. 16, 1988
102 STAT. 1641
partisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people. (b) FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTER.—The functions of the Center shall include— (1) serving as a center of exhibits and related materials on the history and contemporary significance of the Constitution; (2) directing a national program of public education on the Education. Constitution; issuing traveling exhibits, commissioning radio and television progreuns, furnishing materials for the schools, and providing other education services; (3) functioning as an intellectual center, drawing both academics and practitioners to debate and refine constitutional issues and, at the same time, providing intellectual support for the Center's exhibits and public education program; and (4) creating archives for programs on the bicentennial of the United States Constitution. SEC. 4. ACQUISITION OF SITE FOR AND OPERATION OF THE CENTER.
16 USC 407cc.
(a) PROVIDING A SITE.—The Secretary through the General Services Administration, is authorized to provide, upon adequate reimbursement, a site, including necessary structures, for the Center by(1) using an existing structure or modifying an existing structure for use; or (2) constructing a new structure to house the Center. The Secretary may acquire such land as is necessary to provide a site for the Center. 0)) PROVISION OF FUNDS TO THE CENTER.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements, contracts or leases with the National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which shall operate the Center as provided in this Act in order to carry out the purposes of this Act. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act may be made available to the National Constitution Center only to the extent that they are matched by such entity with funds from nonfederal sources. SEC. 5. DIRECTIVES TO SECRETARY. (a)
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Grants. Contracts.
16 USC 407dd. HISTORICAL
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UNITS.—The Secretary shall interpret the origins, subsequent development, and effects of the United States Constitution on this country at Independence National Historical Park and at such other units of the National Park System as are closely associated with the Constitution. The Secretary shall select not less than 12 units of the National Park System for such interpretation, including Independence National Historical Park. (b) MEMORIAL.—The Secretary is authorized to establish and maintain at Independence National Historical Park an appropriate memorial to the United States Constitution as a key document in our Nation's history. (c) PuBuc MATERIALS.—In coordination with the National Constitution Center, the Secretary shall develop and make available to the public interpretive and educational materials related to sites within the National Park System as referred to in subsection (a). (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners or administrators of historic sites closely associated with the Constitution, pursuant to
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