20 USC § 73 - Acceptance of gift from A. W. Mellon

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title: "20 USC § 73 - Acceptance of gift from A. W. Mellon"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "73"
section_name: "Acceptance of gift from A. W. Mellon"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 24, 1937, ch. 50, § 3, 50 Stat. 52.)"
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# § 73. Acceptance of gift from A. W. Mellon

Upon completion of the National Gallery of Art, the board shall accept for the Smithsonian Institution as a gift from the donor a collection of works of art which shall be housed and exhibited in the National Gallery of Art.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 24, 1937, ch. 50, § 3, 50 Stat. 52.)