Order directs officials to restore trust in Smithsonian museums

The Secretary of the Interior, the budget director, the General Services administrator, and the domestic policy assistant must identify and use available authorities to promote the order’s policy. The direction covers the Smithsonian Institution and its National Museum of American History. Officials must follow applicable laws, regulations, executive actions, and funding or contract conditions. Implementation is subject to available appropriations.

The Interior Secretary, acting through the National Park Service and coordinating with the domestic policy assistant, must install temporary signs and exhibits. The signs and exhibits must be placed on NPS-maintained sidewalks, walkways, and land used by the public to reach the National Museum of American History. Signs must tell visitors about the report’s findings and the order’s policy. Signs must say the museum exhibits should be renovated consistently with those findings and direct visitors to resources about American history. Additional temporary signs or exhibits must address information the order says is inaccurate and honor the 56 Declaration of Independence signers. The signs and exhibits are temporary; the order gives no installation deadline or end date.