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the unanimous recommendation of the [[underlined]] ad hoc [[/underlined]] Committee, of the strong interest expressed by the Board of Regents, and of the fact that the proposed legislation fully meets the conditions laid down by the Board of Regents, it was recommended that the following motion be approved by the Board of Regents, and it was

VOTED that the Board of Regents supports the Bill "To authorize the Smithsonian Institution to acquire the Frederick Douglass Museum of African Art, and for other purposes," and requests the Congressional members of the Board to join in introducing this Bill.  The Secretary is authorized to conclude an Agreement with the Trustees of the Museum for acquisition of the Museum on terms consistent with the recommendations of the [[underlined]] ad hoc [[/underlined]] Committee of the Board, and to accept the deed or instrument of donation referred to in the above Bill.

The text of the Senate bill, S. 2507, follows.