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20 U.S.C. 48: Salary and removal of Secretary and assistantsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 20-EDUCATIONCHAPTER 3-SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
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§48. Salary and removal of Secretary and assistants

The Secretary and his assistants shall, respectively, receive for their services such sum as may be allowed by the Board of Regents; and shall be removable by the Board of Regents whenever, in their judgment, the interests of the institution require such removal.

(R.S. § 5584.)

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R.S. § 5584 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 7, 9 Stat. 105.

Provisions which related to semi-annual payments on the first day of January and July have been omitted.