103 STAT. 1338 PUBLIC LAW 101-185—NOV. 28, 1989 Reports- (5) report annually to the Board of Regents on the acquisition, disposition, and display of Native American objects and arti- facts and on other appropriate matters. Gifts and (c) SoLE AUTHORITY. — Subject to the general policies of the Board property. ^^ Regents, the Board of Trustees shall have the sole authority to— (1) lend, exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of any part of the collections of the National Museum, with the proceeds of such transactions to be used for additions to the collections of the National Museum or additions to the endowment of the ~,.^ National Museum, as the case may be; (2) purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise acquire artifacts and other objects for addition to the collections of the Natural Museum; and (3) specify criteria for use of the collections of the National Museum for appropriate purposes, including research, evalua- tion, education, and method of display. (d) AUTHORITY.— Subject to the general policies of the Board of Regents, the Board of Trustees shall have authority to— (1) provide for restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the collections of the National Museum; (2) solicit funds for the National Museum and determine the purposes to which such funds shall be applied; and (3) approve expenditures from the endowment of the National Museum for any purpose of the Museum. (e) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.— (1) MEMBERSHIP.—The initial membership of the Board of Trustees shall consist of— v (A) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; (B) an Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution appointed by the Board of Regents; (C) 8 individuals appointed by the Board of Regents; and (D) 15 individuals, each of whom shall be a member of the board of trustees of the Heye Museum, appointed by the Board of Regents from a list of nominees recommended by the board of trustees of the Heye Museum. (2) SPECIAL RULE.— At least 7 of the 23 members appointed under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) shall be Indians. (3) TERMS. — The trustee appointed under paragraph dXB) shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Regents. The terms of the trustees appointed under subparagraph (C) or (D) of para- graph (1) shall be 3 years, beginning on the date of the transfer of the Heye Foundation assets to the Smithsonian Institution. (4) VACANCIES.— Any vacancy shall be filled only for the ' r remainder of the term involved. Any vacancy appointment under paragraph (I)(D) shall not be subject to the source and recommendation requirements of that paragraph, but shall be subject to paragraph (2). (f) SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. — (1) MEMBERSHIP. —Upon the expiration of the terms under • subsection (e), the Board of Trustees shall consist of— (A) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; (B) an Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution appointed by the Board of Regents; and (C) 23 individuals appointed by the Board of Regents from a list of nominees recommended by the Board of Trustees.
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