[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 199 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10022-S10023]
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SA 6616. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cortez Masto,
Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Lujan) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 6552 proposed by Mr. Leahy to the bill H.R.
2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend
the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
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DIVISION KK--SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM SITES
SEC. 101. SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM SITES.
(a) Commemorative Works Act.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or regulation (including section 8908(c) of
title 40, United States Code, and division T of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public law 116-260))
the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum and the
National Museum of the American Latino may be located within
the Reserve (as defined in section 8902(a) of title 40,
United States Code).
(b) Written Notification of Transfer.--
(1) Notification to federal agency or entity .--The Board
of Regents shall not designate a site for the Smithsonian
American Women's History Museum and the National Museum of
the American Latino that is under the administrative
jurisdiction of another Federal agency or entity without
first notifying the head of the Federal agency or entity.
(2) Notification to congress.--Once notified under
paragraph (1), the head of the Federal agency or entity shall
promptly submit written notification to the Chair and ranking
minority members of the Committee on Rules and
Administration, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, and
the Committee on House Administration, the Committee on
Natural Resources, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, stating that the Federal agency or
entity was notified by the Board of Regents that a site under
its jurisdiction was designated and that a transfer will be
initiated as soon as practicable.
(c) Transfer.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
as soon as practicable after the date on which Congress
receives the written notification described in subsection
(b)(2), the head of the Federal agency or entity shall
transfer to the Smithsonian Institution its administrative
jurisdiction over the land or structure that has been
designated as the site for the Museum.
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