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[H.R. 1900 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1900

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the 
     National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``National Veterans Memorial and 
Museum Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM.
    (a) Designation.--Subject to the condition described in subsection 
(b), the memorial and museum that is, as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act, being constructed on an approximately 7-acre area on West 
Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, bounded by the Scioto River and the 
Scioto Greenway, shall be designated as the ``National Veterans 
Memorial and Museum''.
    (b) Withdrawal of Designation.--The designation under subsection 
(a) may be withdrawn no earlier than 5 years after the date on which 
the museum opens the public, pursuant to an Act of Congress, if the 
progress and operation of the museum are found to be unsatisfactory 
based on the report submitted under subsection (c).
    (c) Report to Congress.--
        (1) In general.--As a condition of the designation under 
    subsection (a), the director of the memorial and museum described 
    in that subsection shall submit to Congress a report on the 
    memorial and museum by not later than the date specified in 
    paragraph (2). Such report shall include each of the following:
            (A) The projected budget for the memorial and museum for 
        the 5-year period beginning on the date the memorial and museum 
        is expected to open to the public.
            (B) A description of the outreach conducted by the memorial 
        and museum to veterans across the United States to receive 
        input about the design and contents of the memorial and museum.
            (C) A description of the process by which decisions are 
        made about the contents of the exhibits displayed at the 
        memorial and museum.
            (D) A description of the organizational structure of the 
        memorial and museum.
            (E) A copy of the bylaws and rules of the memorial and 
        museum.
            (F) A list of any organizations or entities that have 
        accredited the memorial and museum.
        (2) Deadline for report.--The date specified in this paragraph 
    is the earlier of the following dates:
            (A) The date that is 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (B) The date that is 30 days before the date on which the 
        memorial and museum is first open to the public.
    (d) Effect of Designation.--The national memorial and museum 
designated by subsection (a) is not a unit of the National Park System, 
and the designation of the national memorial and museum shall not be 
construed to require Federal funds to be expended for any purpose 
related to the national memorial and museum.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.