[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6541 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6541

  To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 
    plan, design, and construct laboratory space to accommodate the 
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's terrestrial research program 
                           in Gamboa, Panama.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2008

  Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania 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 authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 
    plan, design, and construct laboratory space to accommodate the 
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's terrestrial research program 
                           in Gamboa, Panama.

    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 
              CONSTRUCT LABORATORY SPACE AT TROPICAL RESEARCH 
              INSTITUTE.

    The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized 
to plan, design, and construct laboratory space to accommodate the 
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's terrestrial research program 
in Gamboa, Panama.

SEC. 2. FUNDING.

    (a) Availability of Existing Appropriations.--Of the amount made 
available to the Smithsonian Institution for ``Facilities Capital'' in 
the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-162; 121 Stat. 2140), 
$1,500,000 may be used to carry out section 1.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 1--
            (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
            (2) an aggregate amount of $11,000,000 for all succeeding 
        fiscal years.
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