110 HR 5424 IH: To prohibit the charging of any fee for admission to any U.S. House of Representatives 2008-02-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5424 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2008 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To prohibit the charging of any fee for admission to any permanent exhibit in any museum or facility of the Smithsonian Institution.

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Short Title

This Act may be cited as the Smithsonian Free Admission Act.

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Prohibiting Admission Fees for Permanent Exhibits at Smithsonian Institution

(a)

Prohibiting Admission Fees

No fee may be charged for admission to any exhibit which is part of the permanent collection of any museum or facility which is part of any bureau established in or under the Smithsonian Institution, including the National Gallery of Art. (b)

Exception

Subsection (a) does not apply to the exhibition entitled Butterflies and Plants: Partners in Evolution at the National Museum of Natural History.