---
kind: "section"
citation: "54 U.S.C. § 305503"
title: "54"
title_heading: "National Park Service and Related Programs"
number: "305503"
heading: "Activities and functions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/54/305503"
units:
  - "Subtitle III — National Preservation Programs"
  - "Division A — Historic Preservation"
  - "Subdivision 4 — Other Organizations and Programs"
  - "Chapter 3055 — National Building Museum"
---

# §305503. Activities and functions


The National Building Museum shall—

- (1) collect and disseminate information concerning the [building arts](/usc/54/305501.md?p=1), including the establishment of a national reference [center](/usc/54/305301.md?p=2) for current and [historic](/usc/54/308601.md?p=2) documents, publications, and research relating to the [building arts](/usc/54/305501.md?p=1);
- (2) foster educational [programs](/usc/54/308601.md?p=3) relating to the history, practice, and contribution to society of the [building arts](/usc/54/305501.md?p=1), including promotion of imaginative educational approaches to enhance understanding and appreciation of all facets of the [building arts](/usc/54/305501.md?p=1);
- (3) publicly display temporary and permanent exhibits illustrating, interpreting and demonstrating the [building arts](/usc/54/305501.md?p=1);
- (4) sponsor or conduct research and study into the history of the [building arts](/usc/54/305501.md?p=1) and their role in shaping our civilization; and
- (5) encourage contributions to the [building arts](/usc/54/305501.md?p=1).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3223.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 305503 | 16 U.S.C. 470w–5(a) (last sentence). | Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 306(a) (last sentence), (b), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title V, § 501, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3003. |