117 STAT. 888
PUBLIC LAW 108–72—AUG. 15, 2003
Public Law 108–72 108th Congress An Act Aug. 15, 2003 [H.R. 2195] Smithsonian Facilities Authorization Act. 20 USC 41 note.
To provide for additional space and resources for national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution, 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 Facilities 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. 4. 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, construct, and equip additional special use storage and laboratory space at the museum support facility of the Smithsonian Institution 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) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; ‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and ‘‘(3) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of Public Law 94– 98 (20 U.S.C. 50 note; 89 Stat. 480) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the purposes of this Act.’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act (other than section 4).’’. 20 USC 75b note.
SEC. 3. PATENT OFFICE BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF FUNDS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution may plan, design, and construct improvements to the interior and exterior of the Patent Office Building (including the construction of a roof covering for the courtyard), using funds available to the Institution from nonappropriated sources. (2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Patent Office Building’’ means the building transferred to the Smithsonian Institution pursuant to Public Law 85–357. (b) DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS.—The design and specifications for any exterior alterations authorized by subsection (a) shall be—
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