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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-194—DEC. 20, 1985

99 STAT. 1345

TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO ARTS AND ARTIFACTS INDEMNITY ACT SEC. 301. FEDERAL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.

Section 2(b) of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (20 U.S.C. 9710b)) is amended— (l)by inserting "(1)" after the subsection designation; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) For purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Director of the National Geillery of Art, the member designated by the Chairman of the Senate Commission of Art and Antiquities and the member designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall not serve as members of the Council.".

Prohibition.

SEC. 302. ELIGIBILITY FOR INDEMNITY.

(a) Section 30)X1) of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (20 U.S.C. 9720t)Xl)) is amended by striking out ", or elsewhere when part of an exchange of exhibitions, but in no case shall both parts of such an exhibition be so covered" and inserting in lieu thereof "or elsewhere preferably when part of an exchange of exhibitions". Oa) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any exhibition which is certified under section 3(a) of the Arts and Arttfacts Indemnity Act after the date of enactment of this Act.

20 USC 972 note.

SEC. 303. INDEMNITY AGREEMENT.

(a) Section 50)) of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (20 U.S.C. 9740))) is amended by striking out "$400,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$650,000,000". Qji) Section 5(c) of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (20 U.S.C. 974(c)) is amended by striking out "$50,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$75,000,000". TITLE IV—ALTERNATIVE FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES SEC. 40L STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE FUNDING OF THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES.

(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—(1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of supplementing expenditures made from the general fund of the Treasury of the United States for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum Services through other Federal funding mechanisms. The study required by this section shall consider, but is not limited to, the consideration of the following funding sources: (A) A revolving fund comprised of payments made to the Copyrights. Federal Government through an extension of the existing Federal copjrright period for artistic, dramatic, literary, and musical works. (B) A revolving fund comprised of payments made to the Federal Government for the right to use or publicly perform artistic, dramatic, literary, and musical works in the public domain. (2) In carrying out the study required by this section, the Comptroller General shall frequently consult with and seek the advice of the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts,