Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8590 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8590

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 13, 2020

Ms. Roybal-Allard (for herself, Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Shimkus) 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 and resources for the protection and 
     preservation of national collections held by the Smithsonian 
              Institution and the National Gallery of Art.

    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 and National Gallery of 
Art Collections Space Authorization Act''.

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

    (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 new section:

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

    ``(a) In General.--The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution and the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art 
may plan, design, construct, operate, and use a collections storage 
space at the museum support facility of the Smithsonian Institution in 
Suitland, Maryland, to accommodate the care, preservation, 
conservation, storage, and study of national collections held in trust 
by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art.
    ``(b) Agreements.--The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution and the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art 
shall carry out this section in accordance with agreements entered into 
by their respective institutions which set forth the respective roles, 
rights, and responsibilities of the Boards under this section, 
including responsibilities with respect to costs, and their respective 
institutions are hereby authorized to enter into such agreements of any 
duration or term that the Boards determine necessary to carry out this 
section.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Smithsonian institution.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
        Institution to carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                    ``(B) $7,600,000 for fiscal year 2022;
                    ``(C) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2023;
                    ``(D) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
                    ``(E) $4,290,000 for fiscal year 2025.
            ``(2) National gallery of art.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery 
        of Art to carry out this section--
                    ``(A) $1,510,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                    ``(B) $11,460,000 for fiscal year 2022;
                    ``(C) $14,210,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
                    ``(D) $13,090,000 for fiscal year 2024.''.
    (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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