,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ae1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,becerra 7for himself and ,ms4     
,ros-,lehtinen7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure and 
,natural ,resources1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish within the     
,smithsonian ,institution the           
,smithsonian ,american ,latino ,museum1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,smithsonian ,american ,latino ,museum  
,act4  #b4 ,establishment of museum     
,there is established within the        
,smithsonian ,institution a museum to be
 known as the ,smithsonian ,american    
,latino ,museum4  #c4 ,location and     

authorization  7a7 ,arts and ,industries
 ,building ,the ,arts and ,industries   
,building of the ,smithsonian           
,institution1 located on the ,national  
,mall at #ijj ,jefferson ,drive1        
,southwest1 ,washington1 ,district of   
,columbia1 including a new underground  
annex facility1 is designated as the    
location of the ,smithsonian ,american  
,latino ,museum4  7b7 ,planning and     
,construction ,the ,board of ,regents of
 the ,smithsonian ,institution1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary of the 
,interior1 the ,commission of ,fine     
,arts1 and the ,national ,capital       
,planning ,commission1 and with other   
appropriate ,federal and local agencies1
 is authorized to prepare plans1 design1
 renovate1 rehabilitate1 and construct  
the ,smithsonian ,american ,latino      
,museum facility1 as referred to in the 
,may #bjaa ,report to ,congress of the  
,commission to ,study the ,potential    
,creation of a ,national ,museum of the 
,american ,latino4  7c7 ,schedule and   

funding  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,board of
 ,regents is authorized to prepare a    
plan of action for the ,smithsonian     
,american ,latino ,museum1 and to       
identify and evaluate viable funding    
models for both construction and        
operation of the ,museum4  7#b7 ,timing 
,the plan of action authorized in       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be concluded not   
later than #ah months after the date of 
enactment of this ,act4  #d4 ,agreement 
with ,secretary of the interior ,the    
,secretary of the ,interior and the     
,board of ,regents of the ,smithsonian  
,institution shall enter into an        
agreement that--  7#a7 allows for the   
planning1 design1 and construction of   
the underground annex facility by the   
,board of ,regents1 in a manner         
harmonious with and to protect the open 
space and visual sightlines of the      
,mall2 and  7#b7 provides a timeline for
 the transfer of administrative         
jurisdiction1 if necessary1 of the      
appropriate subsurface area from the    

,secretary of the ,interior to the      
,smithsonian ,institution4  #e4         
,consideration of recommendations of    
commission ,in carrying out its duties  
under this ,act1 the ,board of ,regents 
of the ,smithsonian ,institution shall  
take into consideration the reports and 
plans submitted by the ,commission to   
,study the ,potential ,creation of a    
,national ,museum of the ,american      
,latino under section #ccc of the       
,consolidated ,natural ,resources ,act  
of #bjjh 7,public ,law #aaj-bbi2 #abb   
,stat4 #ghd74