20 USC § 46a - Employment of aliens by Secretary
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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s46a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "20 USC § 46a - Employment of aliens by Secretary"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "46a"
section_name: "Employment of aliens by Secretary"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "CHARTER PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–549, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 754.)"
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# § 46a. Employment of aliens by Secretary
The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, subject to adequate security and other investigations as he may determine to be appropriate, and subject further to a prior determination by him that no qualified United States citizen is available for the particular position involved, is authorized to employ and compensate aliens in a scientific or technical capacity at authorized rates of compensation without regard to statutory provisions prohibiting payment of compensation to aliens.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–549, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 754.)