IIB
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5717
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 29, 2010
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
AN ACT
To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a facility and to enter into agreements relating to education programs at the National Zoological Park facility in Front Royal, Virginia, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute Enhancement Act
.
Facility for research and educational programs
In general
The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan, design, and construct a facility on National Zoological Park property in Front Royal, Virginia for the purpose of conducting research and educational programs.
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)—
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011; and
$3,000,000 in the aggregate for all succeeding fiscal years.
Agreements for housing and other services
In general
The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to enter into agreements for the provision of housing and other services to the participants in the programs referenced in section 2.
Costs
The housing and other services described in subsection (a) shall be provided at no cost to the Smithsonian Institution.
Animal holding facility
The Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution is authorized to plan, design, and construct animal holding and related program facilities on National Zoological Park property in Front Royal, Virginia, to be funded from nonfederal sources.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2010.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.