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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1868 

To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the Smithsonian American 

Latino Museum, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2011 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. REID, Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. 

SCHUMER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. AKAKA, Mrs. HAGAN, and Mr. UDALL of New 

Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

A BILL 

To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the Smithsonian American Latino Museum, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smithsonian American 

5 Latino Museum Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF MUSEUM. 

7 There is established within the Smithsonian Institu8 tion a museum to be known as the ‘‘Smithsonian Amer9 ican Latino Museum’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. LOCATION AND AUTHORIZATION. 

2 (a) ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING.—The Arts 

3 and Industries Building of the Smithsonian Institution, lo4 cated on the National Mall at 900 Jefferson Drive, South5 west, Washington, District of Columbia, including a new 

6 underground annex facility, is designated as the location 

7 of the Smithsonian American Latino Museum. 

8 (b) PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION.—The Board of 

9 Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, in consultation 

10 with the Secretary of the Interior, the Commission of Fine 

11 Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission, and 

12 with other appropriate Federal and local agencies, is au13 thorized to prepare plans, design, renovate, rehabilitate, 

14 and construct the Smithsonian American Latino Museum 

15 facility, as referred to in the May 2011 Report to Congress 

16 of the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a 

17 National Museum of the American Latino. 

18 (c) SCHEDULE AND FUNDING.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Regents is au20 thorized to prepare a plan of action for the Smithso21 nian American Latino Museum, and to identify and 

22 evaluate viable funding models for both construction 

23 and operation of the Museum. 

24 (2) TIMING.—The plan of action authorized in 

25 paragraph (1) shall be concluded not later than 18 

26 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 4. AGREEMENT WITH SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 

2 The Secretary of the Interior and the Board of Re3 gents of the Smithsonian Institution shall enter into an 

4 agreement that— 

5 (1) allows for the planning, design, and con6 struction of the underground annex facility by the 

7 Board of Regents, in a manner harmonious with and 

8 to protect the open space and visual sightlines of the 

9 Mall; and 

10 (2) provides a timeline for the transfer of ad11 ministrative jurisdiction, if necessary, of the appro12 priate subsurface area from the Secretary of the In13 terior to the Smithsonian Institution. 

14 SEC. 5. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF COM15 MISSION. 

16 In carrying out its duties under this Act, the Board 

17 of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution shall take into 

18 consideration the reports and plans submitted by the Com19 mission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Mu20 seum of the American Latino under section 333 of the 

21 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 

22 110–229; 122 Stat. 784). 

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