114 STAT. 1030 PUBLIC LAW 106-292—OCT. 12, 2000 Public Law 106-292 106th Congress An Act Oct. 12, 2000 To authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, [H.R. 4115] ^^^ ^^^ other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Chapter 23 of title 36, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "CHAPTER 23—UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM "Sec. 2301. Establishment of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; functions. "Sec. 2302. Functions of the Council; membership. "Sec. 2303. Compensation; travel expenses; full-time ofBcers or employees of United States or Members of Congress. "Sec. 2304. Administrative provisions. "Sec. 2305. Staff. "Sec. 2306. Insurance for museum. "Sec. 2307. Gifts, bequests, and devises of property; tax treatment. "Sec. 2308. Annual report. "Sec. 2309. Audit of financial transactions. "Sec. 2310. Authorization of appropriations. "SEC. 2301. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM; FUNCTIONS. "The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the 'Museum') is an independent establishment of the United State Government. The Museum shall— "(1) provide for appropriate ways for the Nation to commemorate the Days of Remembrance, as an annual, national, civic commemoration of the Holocaust, and encourage and sponsor appropriate observances of such Days of Remembrance throughout the United States; "(2) operate and maintain a permanent living memorial museum to the victims of the Holocaust, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior and other Federal agencies as provided in section 2306 of this title; and "(3) carry out the recommendations of the President's Commission on the Holocaust in its report to the President of September 27, 1979, to the extent such recommendations are not otherwise provided for in this chapter.
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