 
 CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--CHARTER PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 43. Appointment of regents; terms of office; vacancies

    The regents to be selected shall be appointed as follows: The 
Members of the Senate by the President thereof; the Members of the House 
by the Speaker thereof; and the nine other persons by joint resolution 
of the Congress. The Members of the House so appointed shall serve for 
the term of two years; and on every alternate fourth Wednesday of 
December a like number shall be appointed in the same manner to serve 
until the fourth Wednesday in December, in the second year succeeding 
their appointment. The Senators so appointed shall serve during the term 
for which they shall hold, without re-election, their office as 
Senators. Vacancies, occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise, 
shall be filled as vacancies in committees are filled. The regular term 
of service for the other nine members shall be six years; and new 
elections thereof shall be made by joint resolutions of Congress. 
Vacancies occasioned by death, resignation, or otherwise may be filled 
in like manner by joint resolution of Congress.

(R.S. Sec. 5581; Pub. L. 91-551, Sec. 1(b), (c), Dec. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 
1440.)

                          Codification

    R.S. Sec. 5581 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, Sec. 3, 9 
Stat. 103.


                               Amendments

    1970--Pub. L. 91-551 authorized appointment of three additional 
members of the board by joint resolution of Congress.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 57, 67 of this title.
