Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 675 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 675

      To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt
             Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 20, 2025

Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Cramer) introduced the
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
                      Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

      To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt
             Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.

    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 ``Theodore Roosevelt Presidential
Library Museum Artifacts Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Theodore
        Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation.
            (2) Library.--The term ``Library'' means the Theodore
        Roosevelt Presidential Library to be located in Medora, North
        Dakota.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISHMENT OF THE THEODORE
              ROOSEVELT PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY.

    (a) Grants.--
            (1) Authorization.--To the extent provided in advance in
        appropriations Acts and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the
        Secretary may provide to the Foundation grants in an amount not
        to exceed a total of $50,000,000 for the establishment of the
        Library--
                    (A) to preserve and make available to the public
                materials relating to the life of President Theodore
                Roosevelt; and
                    (B) to provide interpretive and educational
                services that communicate the meaning of the life of
                Theodore Roosevelt.
            (2) Matching requirement.--The Secretary may not provide a
        grant under paragraph (1) until the date on which the
        Foundation certifies to the Secretary that the Foundation has
        received an amount equal to not less than $100,000,000 from
        funds for the Library--
                    (A) contributed by the State of North Dakota; or
                    (B) raised from non-Federal sources during the
                period beginning on the date on which the Foundation
                was established and ending on the date of the
                certification.
            (3) Prohibition on use of funds.--Grant funds provided
        under this subsection may not be used for the maintenance or
        operation of the Library.
    (b) Federal Artifacts and Objects Relating to Theodore Roosevelt.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary may enter into 1 or more agreements with the Foundation to
provide for a loan to the Foundation from Federal agencies under the
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary (including the National
Park Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service) of
historic, educational, artistic, natural, and other museum artifacts
and objects, particularly artifacts and objects that are not on display
to the public, without monetary consideration, subject to such terms
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the
preservation and exhibition of the artifacts and objects loaned to the
Foundation.
    (c) Non-Federal Operation.--The Secretary or any other Federal
entity shall have no involvement in the operation of the Library,
except at the request of the non-Federal entity responsible for the
operation of the Library in accordance with applicable laws (including
regulations).
                                 <all>