[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6077 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6077

     Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2018

   Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York.

    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 Comedy Center Recognition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IN JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Comedy Center is the first nonprofit 
        cultural institution and national-scale visitor experience 
        dedicated to comedy. Featuring more than 50 immersive exhibits, 
        the Center celebrates comedy in all of its forms, educating and 
        engendering in visitors an appreciation for the art form and 
        its artists.
            (2) The National Comedy Center is a nonprofit entity that 
        plays host to the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, 
        attracting comedic acts nationwide. Jamestown is the birthplace 
        of internationally recognized comedienne Lucille Ball of ``I 
        Love Lucy'' fame.
            (3) The United States currently lacks a national center 
        dedicated to comedy and the role it plays in American culture.
            (4) The Center celebrates comedy and seeks to inspire a new 
        generation of cultural appreciation for the comedic arts.
    (b) Congressional Recognition.--Congress--
            (1) recognizes that the National Comedy Center, located in 
        Jamestown, New York, is the only museum of its kind that exists 
        for the exclusive purpose of celebrating comedy in all its 
        forms; and
            (2) officially designates the National Comedy Center as the 
        National Comedy Center.
    (c) Effect of Recognition.--The National Comedy Center recognized 
in this section is not a unit of the National Park System, and the 
designation shall not be construed to require or permit Federal funds 
to be expended for any purpose related to the center.
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