Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1329 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1329

To permit the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be located
    within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2025

 Ms. Malliotakis (for herself, Ms. Chu, Ms. De La Cruz, Mrs. Dingell,
  Mr. LaLota, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Fry, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Miller of West
   Virginia, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Gimenez, Ms. Salinas, Mr.
Lawler, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Issa, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Stauber, Ms.
     Sanchez, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Bonamici, Mr.
 Moolenaar, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
 Moylan, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Barr,
 Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Garcia of Illinois,
Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Bynum, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Jacobs,
  Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Rulli, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Ms.
 McClellan, Mr. Langworthy, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Pingree, Mr.
   James, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr.
Vargas, Mr. Carey, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Van
Drew, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Owens, Mr. LaMalfa,
 Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Pfluger,
 Mr. Mast, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. Meng, Mr. Correa, Ms. Clarke
 of New York, Mr. Bentz, Mrs. McBath, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Tokuda, and Ms.
    Rivas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
 Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

To permit the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be located
    within the Reserve of the National Mall, 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 ``Smithsonian American Women's History
Museum Act''.

SEC. 2. SITE OF SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM.

    (a) Authorizing Site Within Reserve of National Mall.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
        or regulation, including section 8908(c) of title 40, United
        States Code, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
        may be located within the Reserve (as defined in section
        8902(a) of title 40, United States Code).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 107(d) of division T of
        the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80t-5(d))
        is amended by striking ``, except that'' and all that follows
        and inserting a period.
    (b) Use of Site Under the Jurisdiction of Another Federal Agency.--
Section 107(b) of division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 (20 U.S.C. 80t-5(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Site Under the Jurisdiction of Another Federal Agency.--
            ``(1) Notification to other agency or entity.--The Board of
        Regents shall not designate a site for the Museum 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 committees.--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.
            ``(3) Transfer.--As soon as practicable after the date on
        which the individuals described in paragraph (2) receive the
        written notification described in such subparagraph, 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.''.
    (c) Ensuring Diversity of Political Viewpoints and Authentic
Experiences.--Section 104(b)(4) of division T of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80t-2(b)(4)) is amended to read as
follows:
            ``(4) Ensuring diversity of political viewpoints and
        authentic experiences.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Council shall ensure that
                the exhibits and programs of the Museum accurately and
                comprehensively represent the varied cultures,
                histories, events, and values held by women in the
                United States.
                    ``(B) Specific requirements.--In carrying out its
                duties, the Council shall ensure that it seeks and
                utilizes to its maximum ability guidance from a broad
                array of knowledgeable and respected sources reflecting
                the diversity of the political viewpoints and authentic
                experiences held by women in the United States, and
                shall seek such guidance for both the creation and
                substantial revision of exhibits and programs.
                    ``(C) Definitions.--In this subparagraph--
                            ``(i) the term `broad array' means a range
                        of experts and publications that represent the
                        broad spectrum of communities of women, to
                        include varied viewpoints, political
                        ideologies, cultures, and lived experiences in
                        the United States; and
                            ``(ii) the term `knowledgeable and
                        respected source' means an individual who has
                        gained through education, publication, or
                        witnessing an important or historical event,
                        the ability to advise on at least one unique
                        viewpoint or experience of a particular
                        community of women in the United States, and
                        whose knowledge has been relied upon by a
                        notable segment of that community for
                        education, heritage preservation, or historical
                        purposes, and includes the work of such an
                        individual which reflects such ability and
                        knowledge.''.
    (d) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of
the Smithsonian shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate, the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
a report on actions taken by the Director of the Smithsonian American
Women's History Museum and the Council of the Museum to comply with the
requirements of the amendments made by subsection (c), including a
description of actions taken with respect to substantial revisions of
current exhibits and programs as well the planning of future exhibits
and programs.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of title I of
division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80t
et seq.).
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