§193n. Smithsonian Institution; policing of buildings and grounds

Subject to section 5375 of title 5, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, or their authorized representatives, may designate employees of their respective agencies as special policemen, without additional compensation for duty in connection with the policing of the respective buildings and grounds specified in section 193v of this title.

(Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 559, §1, 65 Stat. 634 ; Pub. L. 91–34, §2(c), June 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 41 ; Pub. L. 104–134, title I, §101(c) [title II], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–156 , 1321-193; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, §1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327 .)

Codification

Reference to section 5375 of title 5 substituted in text for section 5365 of title 5 on authority of Pub. L. 95–454, §801(a)(3)(A)(ii), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1221 , which redesignated sections 5361 through 5365 of title 5 as sections 5371 through 5375 of title 5.

Amendments

1996-Pub. L. 104–134 substituted "Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts," for "Institution and the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art,".

1969-Pub. L. 91–34 inserted provision that appointive power of Secretary and Trustees be subject to section 5365 of title 5.

Effective Date of 1969 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 91–34 effective at beginning of first pay period which commences on or after June 30, 1969, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 91–34, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5375 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Reduction of Basic Pay Rate

Rate of basic pay not to be reduced by reason of the enactment of Pub. L. 91–34, which amended this section, see section 3(b) of Pub. L. 91–34, set out as a note under section 5375 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 193t, 193v, 193r, 193x of this title.