[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3702 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3702

To provide for additional space for the protection and preservation of 
       national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2015

   Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Becerra) 
 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 provide for additional space for the protection and preservation of 
       national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution.

    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 Collections Space 
Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR NATIONAL COLLECTIONS HELD BY 
              THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

    (a) In General.--Public Law 94-98 (20 U.S.C. 50 note; 89 Stat. 480) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR NATIONAL COLLECTIONS HELD 
              BY THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

    ``(a) In General.--The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution may plan, design, and construct additional storage space 
for collections storage modules and hangar additions to the National 
Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, and 
additional storage and laboratory space at the Museum Support Center at 
the Suitland Collections Center in Suitland, Maryland, to accommodate 
the care, preservation, conservation, deposit, and study of national 
collections held in trust by the Institution.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
            ``(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2017;
            ``(3) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and
            ``(4) $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of Public Law 94-98 (20 U.S.C. 
50 note; 89 Stat. 480) is amended by striking ``(other than section 
4).'' and inserting ``(other than sections 4 and 5).''.
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