[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5717 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5717

  To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to 
  plan, design, and construct a facility and to enter into agreements 
relating to education programs at the National Zoological Park facility 
           in Front Royal, Virginia, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2010

Mr. Becerra (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. 
    Wolf) 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 a facility and to enter into agreements 
relating to education programs at the National Zoological Park facility 
           in Front Royal, Virginia, 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 Conservation Biology 
Institute Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FACILITY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution is authorized to plan, design, and construct a facility on 
National Zoological Park property in Front Royal, Virginia for the 
purpose of conducting research and educational programs.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out subsection (a)--
            (1) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011; and
            (2) $3,000,000 in the aggregate for all succeeding fiscal 
        years.

SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS FOR HOUSING AND OTHER SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution is authorized to enter into agreements for the provision of 
housing and other services to the participants in the programs 
described in section 1.
    (b) Costs.--The housing and other services described in subsection 
(a) shall be provided at no cost to the Smithsonian Institution.

SEC. 4. ANIMAL HOLDING FACILITY.

    The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized 
to plan, design, and construct animal holding and related program 
facilities on National Zoological Park property in Front Royal, 
Virginia, to be funded from nonfederal sources.
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