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[[underline]]HISTORY OF MALL SITE AQUISITION[[/underline]]

[[underline]]91st Congress[[/underline]]

The Board of Regents at its meeting on November 5, 1969, considered the desirability of proposing legislation to appropriate the last remaining site on the Mall as a site for a museum of man for the Smithsonian Institution.

On December 23, 1969, Mr. Bow introduced H.R 15429 which was referred to the Committee on House Administration. No action was taken by that Committee.

On December 4, 1969, Senators Anderson, Fulbright, and Scott introduced  S. 3206 which was referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. No action was taken by that Committee. 

In the course of seeking clearances from the appropriate check points, we were advised by the Federal Planning and Projects Committee of the National Capital Planning Commission on April 2, 1970, that the Committee recommended that the Commission report favorably to the Bureau of the Budget and to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on the proposed legislation (S. 3206) to appropriate a site for the museum of man on that portion of the Mall bounded by Third Street, Maryland Avenue, Fourth Street, and Jefferson Drive, S. W.

Copy of that memorandum is attached.

[[underline]]92nd Congress[[/underline]]

Identical Legislation was not introduced in the 92nd Congress.

Legislation is presently being proposed as indicated by the attached draft bill and justification statement to reserve the last remaining site on the Mall for museum purposes.

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