20 USC § 80o - Director, officers, and employees; appointment, compensation, and duties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s80o"
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title: "20 USC § 80o - Director, officers, and employees; appointment, compensation, and duties"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "80o"
section_name: "Director, officers, and employees; appointment, compensation, and duties"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES"
subchapter_number: "XII"
subchapter_name: "MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–414, § 5, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 912.)"
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# § 80o. Director, officers, and employees; appointment, compensation, and duties

section 80k of this title

The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the Director and such other officers and employees of the Museum as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Museum; the Director and two other employees of the Museum may be appointed and compensated without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and all of the employees of the Museum who are serving on the date of the transfer authorized under  shall be offered employment by the Smithsonian under its usual terms of employment and may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–414, § 5, Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 912.)