 
 CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
 
Sec. 75e. Powers of Board

    For the purpose of carrying out any function authorized by section 
75b of this title, the Board may--
        (1) purchase, accept, borrow, or otherwise acquire portraiture, 
    statuary, and other items for preservation, exhibition, or study. 
    The Board may acquire any such item on the basis of its general 
    historical interest, its artistic merit, or the historical 
    significance of the individual to which it relates, or any 
    combination of any such factors. The Board may acquire period 
    furniture and other items to enhance its displays of portraiture and 
    statuary.
        (2) preserve or restore any item acquired pursuant to paragraph 
    (1).
        (3) display, loan, store, or otherwise hold any such item.
        (4) sell, exchange, donate, return, or otherwise dispose of any 
    such item.

(Pub. L. 87-443, Sec. 6, Apr. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 63.)
