20 U.S.C. § 80r–6 — Building for the National Museum of African American History and Culture

(a) General: (1) Location: (A) Within 12 months after December 16, 2003, the Board of Regents had to designate a site for the Museum. (B) The Board had to choose from these sites in Washington, D.C.: (i) the Arts and Industries Building, on the National Mall at 900 Jefferson Drive SW; (ii) the area bounded by Constitution Avenue, Madison Drive, and 14th and 15th Streets NW; (iii) the "Liberty Loan site" on 14th Street SW at the foot of the 14th Street Bridge; and (iv) the "Banneker Overlook site" on 10th Street SW at the foot of the L'Enfant Plaza Promenade. (C) Availability: (i) Each listed site stayed available until the Board designated the Museum's actual site. (ii) Once designated (unless it's the site in (B)(i)), if the site was under another federal agency's control, that agency's head had to transfer administrative control to the Smithsonian as soon as practical. (D) Consultation: The Board had to consult with: (i) the Chair of the National Capital Planning Commission; (ii) the Chair of the Commission on Fine Arts; (iii) the Chair and Vice Chair of the Presidential Commission mentioned in section 80r–8; (iv) the Chair of that Commission's Building and Site Subcommittee; and (v) the Chair and ranking minority member of (I) the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, (II) the House Administration Committee, (III) the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, (IV) the House Appropriations Committee, and (V) the Senate Appropriations Committee. (2) Construction: The Board of Regents, working with the Council, may plan, design, and build the Museum's building at the designated site. (3) Chapter 89 of title 40 (rules for monuments and commemorative works) does not apply to the Museum. (b) Cost sharing: The Board of Regents pays: (1) 50 percent of this section's costs from federal funds; and (2) 50 percent from non-federal sources. (c) Appropriations: Congress authorized whatever sums are needed to carry out this section.