,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjah,mr4  
,re$ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,recogniz+ !      
,national ,com$y ,c5t] 9 ,jame/[n1 ,new 
,york4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,national ,com$y ,c5t]        
,recognition ,act4  #b4 ,designation (  
,national ,com$y ,c5t] 9 ,jame/[n1 ,new 
,york  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,national ,com$y ,c5t] 
is ! fir/ nonpr(it cultural in/itution &
 national-scale visitor exp]i5ce d$icat$
 to com$y4 ,featur+ m ?an #ej imm]sive  
exhibits1 ! ,c5t] celebrates com$y 9 all
 ( its =ms1 educat+ & eng5d]+ 9 visitors
 an appreciation = ! art =m & its       
arti/s4  7#b7 ,! ,national ,com$y ,c5t] 
is a nonpr(it entity t plays ho/ to !   
annual ,lucille ,ball ,com$y ,fe/ival1  
attract+ com$ic acts nationwide4        
,jame/[n is ! bir?place ( int]nationally
 recogniz$ com$i5ne ,lucille ,ball ( ,i 

,love ,lucy fame4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates
 curr5tly lacks a national c5t] d$icat$ 
to com$y & ! role x plays 9 ,am]ican    
culture4  7#d7 ,! ,c5t] celebrates com$y
 & seeks to inspire a new g5]ation (    
cultural appreciation = ! com$ic arts4  
7b7 ,congressional recognition          
,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes t !         
,national ,com$y ,c5t]1 locat$ 9        
,jame/[n1 ,new ,york1 is ! only museum (
 its k9d t exi/s = ! exclusive purpose (
 celebrat+ com$y 9 all its =ms2 &  7#b7 
(ficially designates ! ,national ,com$y 
,c5t] z ! ,national ,com$y ,c5t]4  7c7  
,effect ( recognition ,! ,national      
,com$y ,c5t] recogniz$ 9 ?is section is 
n a unit ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em1 & ! 
designation %all n be con/ru$ to require
 or p]mit ,f$]al funds to be exp5d$ =   
any purpose relat$ to ! c5t]4