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[[underlined]] Proposed Bylaws of the Advisory Council of Cooper-Hewitt, National Museum of Design [[/underlined]]

I. [[underlined]] ESTABLISHMENT [[/underlined]]

At its meeting on January 28, 1965, the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution authorized the Secretary to negotiate with Trustees of the Cooper Union Museum in New York City for the transfer of the Cooper Union Museum collections and library to the Smithsonian. An agreement between the two institutions was signed on October 9, 1967, and on May 14, 1968, the Cooper Union Museum formally became part of the Smithsonian Institution following approval by the Supreme Court of the State of New York. After transfer of the Carnegie property at 91st Street and Fifth Avenue in New York to the Smithsonian on January 24, 1972, and renovation of the Mansion on the property, the new Cooper-Hewitt Museum opened to the public in October 1976. In 1978, the Secretary established a new Council for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum to advise on development and use of the collections, development of Museum services, and promotion and support of the Museum's activities.

II. [[underlined]] FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES [[/underlined]]

1. The Cooper-Hewitt Council shall have the primary function of advising the Secretary of the Smithsonian and the Director of the Museum on the general welfare of the Museum, on development of the Museum's collections, on utilization of the Museum's collections for exhibition and study, on the development of extension services, and on promotion and support of the Museum's activities.

2. The Council shall review proposed accessions to and deaccessions from the collections and, in accord with the policies and procedures laid down by the Board of Regents, shall make recommendations to the Secretary as to acceptance or disposition of such objects.

3. An annual report shall be submitted to the Secretary at the conclusion of each fiscal year, including such recommendations as deemed appropriate. 

III. [[underlined]] MEMBERSHIP [[/underlined]]

1. The Council shall be composed of up to [[underlined]] 25 [[/underlined]] appointed members and the Secretary of the Smithsonian and the [[underlined]] Assistant Secretary for Museums [[/underlined]] as members [[underlined]] ex officio [[/underlined]] 
*increase from 18 members; replace "Assistant Secretary for History and Art"

2. The members of the Council shall be appointed by the Board of Regents for terms of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment.

3. No member of the Council shall receive any compensation for his or her services as a member of the Council or of any Committee, but necessary travel or other expenses incurred by any Council member in attendance at meetings or in connection with the