establishment of a national foundation on the arts and the humanities

establishment of a national foundation on the arts and the humanities Sec. 4. (a) There is established a National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities (hereinafter referred to as the “Foundation”), which shall be composed of a National Endowment for the Arts, a National Endowment for the Humanities, a Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, and an Institute of Museum and Library Services. (b) The purpose of the Foundation shall be to develop and promote a broadly conceived national policy of support for the humanities and the arts in the United States, and for institutions which preserve the cultural heritage of the United States pursuant to this Act. (c) In the administration of this Act no department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States shall exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the policy determination, personnel, or curriculum, or the administration or operation of any school or other non-Federal agency, institution, organization, or association. [20 U.S.C. 953] Enacted Sept. 29, 1965, P.L. 89–209, sec. 4, 79 Stat. 846; amended May 31, 1984, P.L. 98–306, sec. 4, 98 Stat. 223; amended Dec. 20, 1985, P.L. 99–194, sec. 104, 99 Stat. 1333, December 22, 2010, P.L. 111–340, title II, sec. 208(1), 124 Stat. 3602.