[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1175 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1175
To provide for additional space and resources for the protection and
preservation of national collections held by the Smithsonian
Institution and the National Gallery of Art.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2021
Ms. Roybal-Allard (for herself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and
in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To provide for additional space and resources for the protection and
preservation of national collections held by the Smithsonian
Institution and the National Gallery of Art.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Smithsonian and National Gallery of
Art Collections Space Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR NATIONAL COLLECTIONS HELD BY
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND BY THE NATIONAL GALLERY
OF ART.
(a) In General.--Public Law 94-98 (20 U.S.C. 50 note; 89 Stat. 480)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR NATIONAL COLLECTIONS HELD
BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND BY THE NATIONAL
GALLERY OF ART.
``(a) In General.--The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution and the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art
may plan, design, construct, operate, and use a collections storage
space at the museum support facility of the Smithsonian Institution in
Suitland, Maryland, to accommodate the care, preservation,
conservation, storage, and study of national collections held in trust
by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art.
``(b) Agreements.--The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution and the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art
shall carry out this section in accordance with agreements entered into
by their respective institutions which set forth the respective roles,
rights, and responsibilities of the Boards under this section,
including responsibilities with respect to costs, and their respective
institutions are hereby authorized to enter into such agreements of any
duration or term that the Boards determine necessary to carry out this
section.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) Smithsonian institution.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution to carry out this section--
``(A) $7,600,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(B) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
``(C) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
``(D) $4,290,000 for fiscal year 2025.
``(2) National gallery of art.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery
of Art to carry out this section--
``(A) $11,460,000 for fiscal year 2022;
``(B) $14,210,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
``(C) $13,090,000 for fiscal year 2024.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of Public Law 94-98 (20 U.S.C.
50 note; 89 Stat. 480) is amended by striking ``(other than section
4)'' and inserting ``(other than sections 4 and 5)''.
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