16 USC 407 - Authorization of appropriations

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§ 407aa. Findings and purposes
§ 407bb. Establishment
§ 407cc. Acquisition of site for and operation of Center
§ 407dd. Directives to Secretary
§ 407ee. Authorization of appropriations

§ 407aa. Findings and purposes

(a) Findings

Congress finds that:

(1) 1987 was the bicentennial of the signing of the United States Constitution;

(2) commemoration of the Constitution’s bicentennial included various events conducted by the Federal Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, and State and local bicentennial commissions;

(3) bicentennial activities included important educational and instructional programs to heighten public awareness of the Constitution and the democratic process;

(4) educational programs for the Constitution should continue after the bicentennial to document its profound impact on the political, economic and social development of this Nation, and in order to recognize those Americans instrumental in the history of the Constitution; and

(5) units of the National Park System preserve and interpret key historic sites that document the history of the origins, subsequent development, and effects of the United States Constitution on this Nation.

(b) Purposes

It is therefore the policy of the Congress to provide each of the following:

(1) the necessary resources to develop a national resource center to undertake, on an ongoing basis, educational programs on the Constitution;

(2) exhibits of, and an archives for, programs on or related to the recent bicentennial of the United States Constitution; and

(3) interpretation of the United States Constitution at those units of the National Park System particularly relevant to its history.

(Pub. L. 100–433, § 2, Sept. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 1640.)

§ 407bb. Establishment

(a) In general

(b) Functions of Center

The functions of the Center shall include—

(1) serving as a center of exhibits and related materials on the history and contemporary significance of the Constitution;

(2) directing a national program of public education on the Constitution; issuing traveling exhibits, commissioning radio and television programs, furnishing materials for the schools, and providing other education services;

(3) functioning as an intellectual center, drawing both academics and practitioners to debate and refine constitutional issues and, at the same time, providing intellectual support for the Center’s exhibits and public education program; and

(4) creating archives for programs on the bicentennial of the United States Constitution.

(Pub. L. 100–433, § 3, Sept. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 1640.)

§ 407cc. Acquisition of site for and operation of Center

(a) Providing site

The Secretary through the General Services Administration, is authorized to provide, upon adequate reimbursement, a site, including necessary structures, for the Center by—

(1) using an existing structure or modifying an existing structure for use; or

(2) constructing a new structure to house the Center. The Secretary may acquire such land as is necessary to provide a site for the Center.

(b) Provision of funds to Center

(Pub. L. 100–433, § 4, Sept. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 1641.)

§ 407dd. Directives to Secretary

(a) Independence National Historical Park and other units

(b) Memorial

(d) Cooperative agreements

(e) Research and education

(f) Maintenance of historic integrity

(Pub. L. 100–433, § 5, Sept. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 1641.)

§ 407ee. Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 100–433, § 6, Sept. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 1642.)