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DRAFT

A BILL

To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institute to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes.

[[underlined] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled [[/underlined]], that the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan, design, construction, and equip approximately 80,000 square feet of space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building.

Sec. 2. Effective October 1, 1990 there is authorized to be appropriated to the Smithsonian Institution not to exceed $30,000,000 to carry out the purposes of this act. 

[[underlined] PROPOSAL TO NAME THE NATIONAL ZOO'S ELEPHANT HOUSE FOR THEODORE H. REED [[/underlined]]

The Secretary introduced the following proposal, and it was, 

VOTED that the Board of Regents, with deep affection and respect, and in recognition of his efforts to transform the National Zoo into the preeminent zoological park it is today, proudly renames the Zoo's Elephant House the Theodore H. Reed Large Mammal Exhibit.

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Theodore H. Reed served the National Zoological Park for 30 years, 28 as Director. He was the architect of the National Zoo's transformation from a menagerie-type of zoo with antiquated facilities to one of the world's preeminent zoological parks featuring large, modern exhibits with naturalistic environments and animal populations. Dr. Reed is largely responsible for developing the master plan that was integral to this transformation.

Dr. Reed was a tireless advocate in the 1960s and '70s to secure funding to modernize the Zoo. Nearly all of the Zoo's current major facilities were either constructed or underwent renovation during his tenure. The last structure built before his retirement was the Great Ape House in 1981.