Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1175 To provide for additional space and resources for the protection and preserva- tion of national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 18, 2021 Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself and Ms. MATSUI) 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 com- mittee concerned A BILL To provide for additional space and resources for the protec- tion 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smithsonian and Na- 4 tional Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:31 Mar 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1175.IH H1175 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1175 IH SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR NA- 1 TIONAL COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE SMITH- 2 SONIAN INSTITUTION AND BY THE NATIONAL 3 GALLERY OF ART. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 94–98 (20 U.S.C. 50 5 note; 89 Stat. 480) is amended by adding at the end the 6 following new section: 7 ‘‘SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR NA- 8 TIONAL COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE SMITH- 9 SONIAN INSTITUTION AND BY THE NATIONAL 10 GALLERY OF ART. 11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Regents of the 12 Smithsonian Institution and the Board of Trustees of the 13 National Gallery of Art may plan, design, construct, oper- 14 ate, and use a collections storage space at the museum 15 support facility of the Smithsonian Institution in Suitland, 16 Maryland, to accommodate the care, preservation, con- 17 servation, storage, and study of national collections held 18 in trust by the Smithsonian Institution and the National 19 Gallery of Art. 20 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.—The Board of Regents of the 21 Smithsonian Institution and the Board of Trustees of the 22 National Gallery of Art shall carry out this section in ac- 23 cordance with agreements entered into by their respective 24 institutions which set forth the respective roles, rights, 25 and responsibilities of the Boards under this section, in- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:31 Mar 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1175.IH H1175 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1175 IH cluding responsibilities with respect to costs, and their re- 1 spective institutions are hereby authorized to enter into 2 such agreements of any duration or term that the Boards 3 determine necessary to carry out this section. 4 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 5 ‘‘(1) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.—There are 6 authorized to be appropriated to the Board of Re- 7 gents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out 8 this section— 9 ‘‘(A) $7,600,000 for fiscal year 2022; 10 ‘‘(B) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 11 ‘‘(C) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and 12 ‘‘(D) $4,290,000 for fiscal year 2025. 13 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.—There are 14 authorized to be appropriated to the Board of Trust- 15 ees of the National Gallery of Art to carry out this 16 section— 17 ‘‘(A) $11,460,000 for fiscal year 2022; 18 ‘‘(B) $14,210,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 19 ‘‘(C) $13,090,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of Public 21 Law 94–98 (20 U.S.C. 50 note; 89 Stat. 480) is amended 22 by striking ‘‘(other than section 4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(other 23 than sections 4 and 5)’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:31 Mar 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1175.IH H1175 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with BILLS