An Act To establish the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
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PrintThere is established the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. The Council shall (1) provide for ways for the Nation to commemorate the Days of Remembrance; (2) plan, construct, and oversee the operation of a permanent living memorial museum to the victims of the holocaust; and (3) develop a plan for carrying out the recommendations of the President's Commission on the Holocaust. The Council shall consist of sixty voting members appointed by the President and the following ex officio nonvoting members: (1) one appointed by the Secretary of the Interior; (2) one appointed by the Secretary of State, and (3) one appointed by the Secretary of Education. The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and all executive branch departments, agencies, and establishments of the United States may assist the Council in the performance of its functions under this Act.
Smithsonian Legal Documents
Statutes at Large
94 Stat. 1547 (1980); Pub. L. No. 96-388 (Book)
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Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 1547, 1549