[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4509 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4509

  To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 
  carry out activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic 
Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak 
                         near Tucson, Arizona.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2004

  Mr. Regula (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Matsui) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 
  carry out activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic 
Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak 
                         near Tucson, Arizona.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING BOARD OF REGENTS OF SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TO 
              CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF VERITAS ASTROPHYSICAL 
              OBSERVATORY PROJECT.

    The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized 
to carry out activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic 
Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak 
near Tucson, Arizona, including developing the site, constructing an 
astrophysical observatory instrumentation support facility, and 
installing necessary utilities and equipment housings.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
2005 to carry out section 1.
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