,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #h1 #bjac ,ms4  
,norton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to revise !  
composition ( ! ,bo>d ( ,reg5ts ( !     
,smi?sonian ,in/itution s t all memb]s  
are individuals appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t f
 a li/ ( nom9ees submitt$ by ! lead]%ip 
( ! ,congress1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,smi?sonian ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjac4 
#b4 ,appo9tm5t ( ,memb]s ( ,smi?sonian  
,bo>d ( ,reg5ts  7a7 ,numb] ( ,memb]s2  
,appo9tm5t ( ,all ,memb]s ,f ,li/ (     
,nom9ees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section        
#eehj7;a7 ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #db7;a77 is
 am5d$ by /rik+ to be compos$ ( & all t 
foll[s & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 to be compos$ 
( #ba memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t f   
among ! li/ ( nom9ees submitt$ "u       
subsection 7b71 ( :om #b %all be        
resid5ts ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia44     

7#b7 ,li/ ( ,nom9ees ,section #eehj ( ! 
,revis$ ,/atutes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #db7;a77 is am5d$--  7,a7 by  
r$esignat+ subsection 7b7 z subsection  
7c72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7a7 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7b7 ,!    
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
,majority ,lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all ea*    
submit to ! ,presid5t a li/ ( #ab       
nom9ees = appo9tm5t z memb]s ( ! ,bo>d (
 ,reg5ts4  4  7#c7 ,revision ( quorum   
,section #eehb ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #dd7 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ eight %all con/itute a   
quorum & ins]t+ #ag %all con/itute a    
quorum4  7#d7 ,no effect on curr5t      
citiz5 ,reg5ts ,no?+ 9 ! am5dm5ts made  
by ?is subsection may be con/ru$ to     
affect ! au?ority ( any individual :o   
s]ves z a ,reg5t ( ! ,smi?sonian        
,in/itution z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act pursuant to a jo9t resolution (
 ! ,congress to cont9ue to s]ve z a     
,reg5t aft] t date4  7b7 ,uni=m ,t]m (  
,s]vice ,section #eeha ( ! ,revis$      

,/atutes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #dc7 is am5d$ to read z       
foll[s3  #eeha4 7a7 ,except z provid$ 9 
subsections 7b7 & 7c71 ea* ,reg5t ( !   
,smi?sonian ,in/itution %all be appo9t$ 
= a t]m ( #f ye>s1 & may be reappo9t$ = 
additional t]ms4  7b7 ,( ! ,reg5ts :o   
are appo9t$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !
 ,smi?sonian ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjac 
:o 7 n s]v+ z ,reg5ts prior to t date-- 
7#a7 #d %all be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #b    
ye>s 7z designat$ 9 ! jo9t resolution "u
 :i* !y are appo9t$7 & may be reappo9t$ 
= additional t]ms ( #f ye>s2 &  7#b7 #d 
%all be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #d ye>s 7z    
designat$ 9 ! jo9t resolution "u :i* !y 
are appo9t$7 & may be reappo9t$ =       
additional t]ms ( #f ye>s4  7c7 ,any    
,reg5t appo9t$ to fill a vacancy occurr+
 be=e ! expiration ( ! t]m = :i* !      
,reg5t's pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$ %all be   
appo9t$ only = ! rema9d] ( t t]m4 ,a    
,reg5t may s]ve aft] ! expiration ( t   
,reg5t's t]m until a successor has tak5 
(fice4  4