[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 1900 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1900


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 8, 2017

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 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(a) may be withdrawn no earlier than 5 years after the date on which 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.