[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10730]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY SUBMILLIMETER ARRAY ON MAUNA 
                          KEA AT HILO, HAWAII

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Rules 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2498, and the 
Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2498) to authorize the Smithsonian Institutions 
     to plan, design, construct and equip laboratory, 
     administrative, and support space to house base operations 
     for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter 
     Array located on Mauna Kea at Hilo, Hawaii.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. ALLARD. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2498) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2498

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. FACILITY AUTHORIZED.

       The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is 
     authorized to plan, design, construct, and equip laboratory, 
     administrative, and support space to house base operations 
     for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter 
     Array located on Mauna Kea at Hilo, Hawaii.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Board of 
     Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out this Act, 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $2,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 2002, which shall remain available until expended.

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