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 92 STAT. 2444

PUBLIC LAW 95-569—NOV. 2, 1978

Public Law 95-569 95th Congress An Act Nov. 2, 1978 [S. 1029] Smithsonian Institution. Construction of support museum facilities. 20 USC 50 note.

Appropriation authorization. Transfers to GSA.

To authorize the Smithsonian Institution to construct support museum facilities.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americofn in Congress assembled, That (a) the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to plan museum support facilities", approved September 19, 1975 (Public Law 94—98), is amended by inserting ", and to construct," after "to prepare plans for". (b) The first section of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "No appropriation shall be made to construct the facilities authorized by this Act until the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Eules and Administration of the Senate, by resolution approve the final plans and specifications of such facilities.". (c) Effective October 1, 1979, section 3 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution $21,500,000 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Any portion of the sums appropriated for such purposes may be transferred to the General Services Administration which, in consultation with the Smithsonian Institution, is authorized to enter into contracts and take such other action, to the extent of the sums so transferred to it, as may be necessary to carry out such purposes.". Approved November 2, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1559 (Comm. on Public Works and Transportation). SENATE REPORT No. 95-783 (Comm. on Rules and Administration). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): May 9, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 25, considered and passed House, amended. Oct. 2, Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment. Oct. 14, House concurred in Senate amendment.

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