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H.R. 5105 · 108th Congress

To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and related…

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To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and related activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona.

Law · 108-331 · Oct 16, 2004
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  1. House Introduced Sep 17, 2004
  2. House Passed Sep 29, 2004
  3. Senate Passed Oct 1, 2004
  4. President To the President Oct 5, 2004
  5. President Signed Oct 16, 2004
  6. Law Oct 16, 2004

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and related activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 16, 2004

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and related activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona.

Authorizes appropriations of $1 million for FY 2005.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and related activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona.

Latest action (Oct 16, 2004): Became Public Law No: 108-331.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 17, 2004

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  1. House Introduced Sep 17, 2004
  2. House Passed Sep 29, 2004
  3. Senate Passed Oct 1, 2004
  4. President To the President Oct 5, 2004
  5. President Signed Oct 16, 2004
  6. Law Oct 16, 2004

No recorded floor vote found.