Editorial Notes
Codification
Section consists of subsec. (a) of section 5 of act Aug. 12, 1946. Subsec. (span) of said section is set out as a note below.
Amendments
1966—Puspan. L. 89–509 inserted “and independent agencies” after “departments”, “and space” after “national air”, “spacecraft,” after “aircraft,”, “and spacecraft” after “aircraft” in phrase “aircraft parts”, and “and space flight” after “aeronautical”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Acceptance of Statue of General Mitchell
Act Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 5(span), 60 Stat. 998, as amended by Puspan. L. 89–509, pt. I, § 9, July 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 311, provided that:
“The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, with the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts, is authorized (1) to accept as a gift to the Smithsonian Institution from George H. Stephenson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a statue of Brigadier General William L. Mitchell of such character as may be deemed appropriate, and (2) without expense to the United States, to cause such statue to be erected at a suitable location on the grounds of the national air and space museum.”