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Public Law 106 - 84th Congress
Chapter 201 - 1st Session
H. R. 6410

AN ACT

To authorize the construction of a building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Institution, including the preparation of plans and specifications, and all other work incidental thereto.

[[margin]] Smithsonian Institution. Museum of History and Technology. Construction authority. [[/margin]]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are hereby authorized and directed to have prepared drawings and specifications for, and to construct, a suitable building for a Museum of History and Technology (with requisite equipment, approaches, architectural landscape treatment of the grounds, and connections with public utilities and the Federal heating system) for the use of the Smithsonian Institution, to be located on that part of reservation 3 which is bounded by Twelfth Street Northwest on the east, Fourteenth Street Northwest on the west, Constitution Avenue on the north, and Madison Drive on the south, title to which is in the United States, at a cost not to exceed $36,000,000.
    
[[margin]] Approval of site and design. [[/margin]]

SEC. 2. That the exact location of the building on the site shall be approved by the National Capital Planning Commission, and the design shall be approved by the Commission of Fine Arts.

SEC. 3. That the preparation of said drawings and specifications, the design and erection of the building, and all work incidental thereto shall be under the supervision of the Administrator of the General Services Administration in accordance with provisions of the Public Buildings Act of May 25, 1926, as amended.

[[margin]] Joint Congressional Committee. [[/margin]]

SEC. 4. That there is hereby established a Joint Congressional Committee on Construction of a Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Institution.  It shall be the duty of the Joint Committee to advise with the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution during the planning and construction of such building.  The Joint Commission shall be composed of ten members as follows: Five Senators appointed by the President of the Senate, three of whom shall be the Senate members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; five Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three of whom shall be the Representative members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.  The Joint Committee shall from time to time, but at least once annually, [[underlined]] submit to the Congress a report on the [[/underlined]] progress of the planning and construction of the building.  [[margin]] Reports to Congress. 69 Stat. 189. 69 Stat. 190.[[/margin]]  Upon completion of the building, the Joint Committee shall submit a final report.

[[margin]] Appropriation. [[/margin]]

SEC. 5.  That there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution such sums, not to exceed $36,000,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act:  Provided, That appropriations for this purpose, except such part as may be necessary for the incidental expenses of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution in connection with this project, shall be transferred to the General Services Administration for the performance of the work [[margin]] Transfer to GSA. [[/margin]]

Approved June 28, 1955.

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