20 U.S.C. § 77a — Functions of museum

The national air and space museum shall memorialize the national development of aviation and space flight; collect, preserve, and display aeronautical and space flight equipment of historical interest and significance; serve as a repository for scientific equipment and data pertaining to the development of aviation and space flight; and provide educational material for the historical study of aviation and space flight. (Aug. 12, 1946, ch. 955, § 2, 60 Stat. 998 ; Pub. L. 89–509 , pt. I, § 4, July 19, 1966 , 80 Stat. 310 .) Editorial Notes Amendments 1966— Pub. L. 89–509 substituted “ national air and space museum ” for “national air museum”, inserted “and space flight” after “aviation” wherever appearing, and substituted “aeronautical and space flight equipment” for “aeronautical equipment”.

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