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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8590 
To provide for additional space and resources for the protection and preserva-
tion of national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution and 
the National Gallery of Art. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 13, 2020 
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. SHIMKUS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for additional space and resources for the protec-
tion and preservation of national collections held by the 
Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smithsonian and Na-
tional Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR NA-
TIONAL COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE SMITH-
SONIAN INSTITUTION AND BY THE NATIONAL 
GALLERY OF ART. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Public Law 94–98 (20 U.S.C. 50 
note; 89 Stat. 480) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RESOURCES FOR NA-
TIONAL COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE SMITH-
SONIAN INSTITUTION AND BY THE NATIONAL 
GALLERY OF ART. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution and the Board of Trustees of the 
National Gallery of Art may plan, design, construct, oper-
ate, and use a collections storage space at the museum 
support facility of the Smithsonian Institution in Suitland, 
Maryland, to accommodate the care, preservation, con-
servation, storage, and study of national collections held 
in trust by the Smithsonian Institution and the National 
Gallery of Art. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.—The Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution and the Board of Trustees of the 
National Gallery of Art shall carry out this section in ac-
cordance with agreements entered into by their respective 
institutions which set forth the respective roles, rights, 
and responsibilities of the Boards under this section, in-
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cluding responsibilities with respect to costs, and their re-
spective institutions are hereby authorized to enter into 
such agreements of any duration or term that the Boards 
determine necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) SMITHSONIAN
INSTITUTION.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Board of Re-
gents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out 
this section— 
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(B) $7,600,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(C) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(D) $37,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
and 
‘‘(E) $4,290,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Board of Trust-
ees of the National Gallery of Art to carry out this 
section— 
‘‘(A) $1,510,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(B) $11,460,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(C) $14,210,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(D) $13,090,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3 of Public 
Law 94–98 (20 U.S.C. 50 note; 89 Stat. 480) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘(other than section 4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(other 
than sections 4 and 5)’’. 
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