To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct laboratory space to accommodate the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's terrestrial research program in Gamboa, Panama.

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HR 6541

Introduced

Jul 17, 2008

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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Arts, Culture, Religion Authorization Building construction Construction costs Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Environmental research Government Operations and Politics Laboratories Latin America Museums Panama Research centers Science, Technology, Communications Smithsonian Institution

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Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program of the Smithsonian tropical research institute in Gamboa, Panama.

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Jul 18, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 17, 2008

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 17, 2008

Introduced in House

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