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36 U.S.C. 153106: Deposit of historical material in Smithsonian InstitutionText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 36-PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONSCHAPTER 1531-THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

§153106. Deposit of historical material in Smithsonian Institution

The Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may permit the corporation to deposit its collections, manuscripts, books, pamphlets, and other material for history in the Smithsonian Institution or in the National Museum, on conditions and under rules they prescribe.

( Pub. L. 105–225 , Aug. 12, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1423 .)

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153106

36:18b (last sentence).

Feb. 20, 1896, ch. 23, § 3 (last sentence), 29 Stat. 9.

The words “at their discretion” are omitted as unnecessary.