[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5919 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5919


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2020

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of 
    General Services to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
 National Children's Museum to provide the National Children's Museum 
     rental space without charge in the Ronald Reagan Building and 
          International Trade Center, 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 Children's Museum Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 (Public Law 
        108-81) designated the Capital Children's Museum, the 
        predecessor to the National Children's Museum, as the 
        ``National Children's Museum'';
            (2) the National Children's Museum operates under section 
        501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is organized 
        under the laws of the District of Columbia;
            (3) the mission of the National Children's Museum is to 
        inspire children to care about and change the world; and
            (4) the National Children's Museum is located in the 
        federally-owned Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade 
        Center.
    (b) National Children's Museum.--Chapter 67 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 6735. National Children's Museum
    ``(a) In General.-- Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator of General Services shall 
enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Children's Museum 
for the operation of the National Children's Museum in the 
approximately 32,369 square feet of space commonly known as suite C-001 
(hereinafter referred to as the `Space') of the Ronald Reagan Building 
and International Trade Center for the duration of the retail space 
license agreement between Trade Center Management Associates, LLC, or a 
successor entity, and the Museum, dated December 4, 2017, including any 
exercised renewal options.
    ``(b) Contents.--The cooperative agreement under subsection (a) 
shall include provisions that--
            ``(1) require, for the period in which the General Services 
        Administration owns or controls the Space, the General Services 
        Administration to provide rent for the Space; and
            ``(2) terminate such agreement if--
                    ``(A) the Museum does not continue to qualify as a 
                nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
                    ``(B) the Museum no longer uses the Space as a 
                children's museum; and
            ``(3) prohibits the Museum from transferring the interest 
        in such agreement.
    ``(c) Source of Funds.--To carry out this section, the 
Administrator shall use funds derived from--
            ``(1) the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation fund; 
        or
            ``(2) the International Trade Center fund.
    ``(d) Report.--The cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall 
require the National Children's Museum to submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate an annual 
report on the operations and finances of the Museum.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 67 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``6735. National Children's Museum.''.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2020.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.