[House Report 116-570]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


116th Congress     }                                   {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session        }                                   {       116-570

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                     NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ACT

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 November 16, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. DeFazio, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 5919]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 5919) 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, having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an 
amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.

                                CONTENTS

                                                                   Page
Purpose of Legislation...........................................     2
Background and Need for Legislation..............................     2
Hearings.........................................................     3
Legislative History and Consideration............................     3
Committee Votes..................................................     3
Committee Oversight Findings.....................................     3
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures........................     3
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate........................     4
Performance Goals and Objectives.................................     5
Duplication of Federal Programs..................................     5
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff 
  Benefits.......................................................     5
Federal Mandates Statement.......................................     6
Preemption Clarification.........................................     6
Advisory Committee Statement.....................................     6
Applicability to Legislative Branch..............................     6
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation...................     6
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported............     6

    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

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.''.

                         Purpose of Legislation

    The purpose of H.R. 5919, as amended, is 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.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    The National Children's Museum (NCM), designated by the 
Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-81), is a 
501(c)(3) institution that provides ``learning elements found 
in a science center with children's museum experiences.''\1\ 
H.R. 5919, as amended, directs the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration (GSA) to enter into a cooperative 
agreement with the NCM for the approximately 32,369 square feet 
of space which the Museum currently occupies in the Ronald 
Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, 
D.C., rent free, for the duration of the current lease.
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                                Hearings

    For the purposes of section 103(i) of H. Res. 6 of the 
116th Congress:
    No hearings were used to develop or consider H.R. 5919.

                 Legislative History and Consideration

    H.R. 5919 was introduced in the House on February 14, 2020, 
by Ms. Norton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. Rodney Davis of 
Illinois and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. Within the Committee, H.R. 5919 was referred to 
the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management.
    On September 30, 2020, the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management was 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5919.
    The Committee met in open session to consider H.R. 5919 on 
September 30, 2020, and ordered the measure to be reported to 
the House with a favorable recommendation, as amended, by voice 
vote.
    The following amendment was offered:
    An Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute offered by Ms. 
Norton (#1); was AGREED TO by voice vote.

                            Committee Votes

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires each committee report to include the 
total number of votes cast for and against on each record vote 
on a motion to report and on any amendment offered to the 
measure or matter, and the names of those members voting for 
and against.
    There were no recorded votes taken in connection with 
consideration of H.R. 5919.

                      Committee Oversight Findings

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are 
reflected in this report.

                 New Budget Authority Tax Expenditures

    Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and 
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the 
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is 
included in this report.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 
402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 
received the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5919 from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, November 12, 2020.
Hon. Peter A. DeFazio,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5919, the National 
Children's Museum Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew 
Pickford.
            Sincerely,
                                         Phillip L. Swagel,
                                                          Director.
    Enclosure.

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    H.R. 5919 would direct the General Services Administration 
(GSA) to enter into an agreement with the National Children's 
Museum to operate in space in the Ronald Reagan Building and 
International Trade Center, a mixed-use facility that houses 
both federal and private-sector offices. Under the bill, GSA 
would pay the museum's lease expenses, but could terminate the 
agreement if the museum no longer uses the space as a 
children's museum or ceases operations as a nonprofit 
organization. The museum entered into a 10-year lease agreement 
for the space in 2017 for an annual lease payment of about $1 
million.
    The bill would require GSA to use funds from the 
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation or the 
International Trade Center to pay the museum's lease 
obligations; under current law, those funds are primarily used 
for maintenance costs. By directing the GSA to use those funds 
for lease payments, enacting the bill would increase direct 
spending because the amounts in those funds are not otherwise 
available to be spent.
    CBO expects GSA's obligation to cover the museum's lease 
payments would begin late in calendar year 2021 and continue 
for the period of the current contract plus any renewals of the 
lease agreement. The current contract ends in 2027 but CBO 
expects it will be renewed through at least 2030. Thus, CBO 
estimates implementing the bill would increase direct spending 
by $4 million over the 2021-2025 period and $9 million over the 
2021-2030 period.
    The costs of the legislation fall within budget function 
800 (general government).
    The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 establishes budget-
reporting and enforcement procedures for legislation affecting 
direct spending or revenues. The net changes in outlays that 
are subject to those pay-as-you-go procedures are shown in 
Table 1.

   TABLE 1.--CBO'S ESTIMATE OF THE STATUTORY PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS OF H.R. 5919, THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ACT, AS ORDERED REPORTED BY THE HOUSE
                                          COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
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                                                                                    By fiscal year, millions of dollars--
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                                                     2021    2022    2023    2024    2025    2026    2027    2028    2029    2030   2021-2025  2021-2030
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                                                                Net Increase the Deficit
 
Pay-As-You-Go Effect..............................       0       1       1       1       1       1       1       1       1       1         4          9
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    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Matthew 
Pickford. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, 
Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

                    Performance Goals and Objectives

    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
performance goal and objective of this legislation is to 
provide rent relief to the National Children's Museum.

                    Duplication of Federal Programs

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee finds that no provision 
of H.R. 5919, as amended, establishes or reauthorizes a program 
of the federal government known to be duplicative of another 
federal program, a program that was included in any report from 
the Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to 
section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program related to a 
program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance.

   Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff 
                                Benefits

    In compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no 
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff 
benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of the rule 
XXI.

                       Federal Mandates Statement

    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of federal 
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act (Public Law 104-4).

                        Preemption Clarification

    Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint 
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the 
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, 
or tribal law. The Committee finds that H.R. 5919, as amended, 
does not preempt any state, local, or tribal law.

                      Advisory Committee Statement

    No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this 
legislation.

                  Applicability to Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 
104-1).

             Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation


Sec. 1. Short title

    This section provides that this bill may be cited as the 
``National Children's Museum Act''.

 Sec. 2. National Children's Museum

    This section lists Congress' findings related to the 
National Children's Museum and amends Chapter 67 of title 40 of 
the United States Code by directing the Administrator of 
General Services to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 
National Children's Museum for the operation of the Museum in 
the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for 
the duration of the retail space license agreement. The section 
states that under the cooperative agreement, GSA will provide 
rent for space occupied by the Museum using funds from the 
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation fund or the 
International Trade Center fund. The section also requires the 
Museum to submit an annual report to the House Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on 
Environment and Public Works.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                      TITLE 40, UNITED STATES CODE




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SUBTITLE II--PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS

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PART C--FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES

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CHAPTER 67--PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT

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Sec.
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              SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT

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6735. National Children's Museum.

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SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT

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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.

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