Functions of museum
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Law
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USC 20
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Education
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
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NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
- Functions of museum
§77a. Functions of museum
The national air and space museum shall memorialize the national development of aviation and space flight; collect, preserve, and display aeronautical and space flight equipment of historical interest and significance; serve as a repository for scientific equipment and data pertaining to the development of aviation and space flight; and provide educational material for the historical study of aviation and space flight.
(Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, §2, 60 Stat. 998
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Pub. L. 89–509, pt. I, §4, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 310
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Amendments
1966-Pub. L. 89–509 substituted "national air and space museum" for "national air museum", inserted "and space flight" after "aviation" wherever appearing, and substituted "aeronautical and space flight equipment" for "aeronautical equipment".
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