[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6627 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 6627


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 18 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 
    carry out certain construction projects, and for other purposes.

    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 Institution Facilities 
Authorization Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. LABORATORY AND SUPPORT SPACE, EDGEWATER, MARYLAND.

    (a) Authority To Design and Construct.--The Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution is authorized to design and construct 
laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory at 
the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section a total of $41,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2009 through 2011. Such sums shall remain available until 
expended.

SEC. 3. LABORATORY SPACE, GAMBOA, PANAMA.

    (a) Authority To Construct.--The Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution is authorized to construct laboratory space to 
accommodate the terrestrial research program of the Smithsonian 
tropical research institute in Gamboa, Panama.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section a total of $14,000,000 for 
fiscal years 2009 and 2010. Such sums shall remain available until 
expended.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2008.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.