Board of Trustees, but not fewer than twice each 
year. 
(2) MEETING
FORMAT.—Regularly scheduled 
meetings and special meetings may be conducted in- 
person, telephonically, electronically, or by any 
means appropriate as determined by the chairperson. 
(h) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting members of 
the Board of Trustees holding office shall constitute a 
quorum for the purpose of conducting business, but a less-
er number may receive information on behalf of the Board 
of Trustees. 
SEC. 6. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF MUSEUM. 
(a) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Museum shall have a 
Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary in 
consultation with the Board of Trustees. The Sec-
retary may appoint an interim Director to oversee 
the initial activity of establishing the Museum until 
a permanent Director is selected. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall manage the 
Museum subject to the policies of the Board of Re-
gents and the Board of Trustees. 
(b) STAFF.—The Secretary may appoint 2 additional 
employees to serve under the Director, except that such 
additional employees may be appointed without regard to 
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the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
appointments in the competitive service. 
(c) PAY.—The employees appointed by the Secretary 
under subsection (b) may be paid without regard to the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification 
of positions and General Schedule pay rates. 
SEC. 7. EDUCATIONAL AND LIAISON PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—The Director of 
the Museum may carry out educational and liaison 
programs in support of the goals of the Museum. 
(2) SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this 
section, the Director shall— 
(A) carry out educational programs relat-
ing to Latino life, art, history, and culture, in-
cluding— 
(i) programs using digital, electronic, 
and interactive technologies; and 
(ii) programs carried out in collabora-
tion with elementary schools, secondary 
schools, and postsecondary schools; and 
(B) consult with the Director of the Insti-
tute of Museum and Library Services con-
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cerning the grant programs carried out under 
subsection (b). 
(b) GRANT PROGRAMS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Director of the Institute of Museum 
and Library Services, in consultation with the Museum 
Director, is authorized to use funds from the appropria-
tions account appropriated under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF 
MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES: GRANTS AND ADMINIS-
TRATION’’ under the heading ‘‘INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM 
AND LIBRARY SERVICES’’ to award grants in accordance 
with the purposes described in section 4(b). 
SEC. 8. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN LATINO 
BUILDING AND SUPPORT FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) LOCATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 24 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Board of Regents shall designate a site 
for the Museum. 
(B) SITES FOR CONSIDERATION.—In des-
ignating a site under subparagraph (A), the 
Board of Regents shall select from among the 
following sites in the District of Columbia: 
(i) The Arts and Industries Building 
of the Smithsonian Institution, located on 
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the National Mall at 900 Jefferson Drive, 
Southwest, Washington, District of Colum-
bia. 
(ii) A vacant area bounded by Inde-
pendence Avenue, Jefferson Drive, Raoul 
Wallenberg Place, and 14th Street South-
west, currently under the jurisdiction of 
the National Park Service. 
(iii) The area bounded by 3rd Street 
and 1st Street, Northwest, and Constitu-
tion Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
Northwest, as measured from curb to curb, 
currently under the jurisdiction of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol. 
(iv) The facility and grounds on the 
National Mall between 12th and 14th 
Streets, Southwest, and Jefferson Drive 
and Independence Avenue, Southwest, cur-
rently under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
(v) Any other appropriate location as 
identified by the Board of Trustees or 
Board of Regents. 
(C) TRANSFER TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITU-
TION.—Except with respect to a site described 
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in clause (i) of subparagraph (B), if the site 
designated for the Museum is in an area that 
is under the administrative jurisdiction of an-
other Federal entity, as soon as practicable 
after the date on which the designation is made, 
the head of the Federal entity shall transfer to 
the Smithsonian Institution administrative ju-
risdiction over the area selected for the site of 
the Museum. 
(D) CONSULTATION.—The Board of Re-
gents shall carry out its duties under this para-
graph in consultation with the following: 
(i) The Chair of the National Capital 
Planning Commission. 
(ii) The Chair of the Commission of 
Fine Arts. 
(iii) The Chair and Vice Chair of the 
Commission referred to in section 9. 
(iv) The Chair of the Building and 
Site Subcommittee of the Commission re-
ferred to in section 9. 
(v) The Chair and ranking minority 
member of each of the following Commit-
tees: 
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(I) The Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate. 
(II) The Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(III) The Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives. 
(IV) The Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(V) The Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate. 
(vi) The Architect of the Capitol. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING.—The Board 
of Regents, in consultation with the Board of Trust-
ees, the National Park Service, the Architect of the 
Capitol, the Capitol Police, the Commission of Fine 
Arts, the National Capitol Planning Commission, 
and with other appropriate Federal and local agen-
cies is authorized to prepare plans, design, and con-
struct a building or modify an existing building for 
the Museum, which shall be located at the site se-
lected by the Board of Regents under this sub-
section. 
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(3) NONAPPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELAT-
ING TO MONUMENTS, COMMEMORATIVE, AND OTHER 
WORKS ON THE NATIONAL MALL.—Chapter 89 of 
title 40, United States Code, shall not apply with re-
spect to the Museum. 
(b) COST SHARING.—The Board of Regents shall 
pay— 
(1) 50 percent of the costs of carrying out this 
section from Federal funds; and 
(2) 50 percent of the costs of carrying out this 
section from non-Federal sources. 
SEC. 9. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF COM-
MISSION. 
In carrying out their duties under this Act, the Board 
of Trustees and the Board of Regents shall take into con-
sideration the reports and plans submitted by the Commis-
sion to Study the Potential Creation of a National Mu-
seum of the American Latino established under section 
333 of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 784). 
SEC. 10. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT COMPLIANCE. 
Authority under this Act to enter into contracts or 
to make payments shall be effective in any fiscal year only 
to the extent provided in advance in an appropriations 
Act. 
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SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING. 
(a) MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Board of Regents is authorized 
to allocate funds from the appropriations account appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘FACILITIES CAPITAL’’ under 
the heading ‘‘SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION’’ for design, 
planning, and construction of the Museum established by 
this Act. 
(b) MUSEUM
OPERATION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Board of Regents is authorized 
to allocate funds from the appropriations account appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ 
under the heading ‘‘SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION’’ for the 
operation of the Museum established by this Act. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR FUNDRAISING.—Amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization under this sec-
tion may be used to conduct fundraising in support of the 
Museum from private sources. 
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