---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 44"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "44"
heading: "Organization of board; expenses; gratuitous services"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/44"
units:
  - "Chapter 3 — Smithsonian Institution, National Museums and Art Galleries"
  - "Subchapter I — Charter Provisions"
---

# §44. Organization of board; expenses; gratuitous services


The [Board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2) of Regents shall meet in the city of Washington and elect one of their number as chancellor, who shall be the presiding [officer](/usc/20/1094.md?p=i-5) of the [Board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2) of Regents, and called the chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution, and a suitable person as Secretary of the institution, who shall also be the secretary of the [Board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2) of Regents. The [board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2) shall also elect three of their own body as an executive committee, and shall fix the time for the regular meetings of the [board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2); and, on application of any three of the regents to the Secretary of the institution, it shall be his duty to appoint a special meeting of the [Board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2) of Regents, of which he shall give notice, by letter, to each of the members; and, at any meeting of the [board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2), eight shall constitute a quorum to do business. Each member of the [board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2) shall be paid his necessary traveling and other actual expenses, in attending meetings of the [board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2), which shall be audited by the executive committee, and recorded by the Secretary of the [board](/usc/20/4702.md?p=2); but his service as regent shall be gratuitous.


## Source credit

(R.S. § 5582; Pub. L. 91–551, § 1(d), Dec. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 1440.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

R.S. § 5582 derived from act Aug. 10, 1846, ch. 178, § 3, 9 Stat. 103.

### Amendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–551 increased number of members required to constitute a quorum from five to eight.