Public Law 84–106

That the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution are hereby authorized and directed to have prepared drawings and specifications for, and to construct, a suitable building for a Museum of History and Technology (with requisite equipment, approaches, architectural landscape treatment of the grounds, and connections with public utilities and the Federal heating system) for the use of the Smithsonian Institution, to be located on that part of reservation 3 which is bounded by Twelfth Street northwest on the east, Fourteenth Street Northwest on the west, Constitution Avenue on the north, and Madison Drive on the south, title to which is in the United States, at a cost not to exceed $36,000,000.

Sec. 2.

That the exact location of the building on the site shall be

Approval of site and design.

approved by the National Capital Planning Commission, and the design shall be approved by the Commission of Fine Arts.

Sec. 3.

That the preparation of said drawings and specifications, the design and erection of the building, and all work incidental thereto shall be under the supervision of the Administrator of the General Services Administration in accordance with provisions of the Public Buildings Act of May 25, 1926, as amended.

Sec. 4.

That there is hereby established a Joint Congressional Committee

Joint Congressional Committee.

on Construction of a. Building for a Museum of History and Technology for the Smithsonian Institution. It shall be the duty of the Joint Committee to advise with the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution during the planning and construction of such building. The Joint Committee shall be composed of ten members as follows: Five Senators appointed by the President of the Senate, three of whom shall be the Senate members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; five Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three of whom shall be the Representative members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The Joint Committee shall from time to time, but at least once annually, submit to the Congress a report on the

Reports to Congress.

progress of the planning and construction of the building. Upon completion of the building, the Joint Committee shall submit a final report.

Sec. 5.

That there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the

Appropriation.

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Regents of the Smithsonian Institution such sums, not to exceed $36,000,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this

Transfer to GSA.

Act: Provided, That appropriations for this purpose, except such part as may be necessary for the incidental expenses of the Regents or the Smithsonian Institution in connection with this project, shall be transferred to the General Services Administration for the performance of the work.