,,ib  ,house ,calendar ,no4 #agb  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#fjgg  ,report ,no4 #aae-hed  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june  
#ab1 #bjah ,mr4 ,reed introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,july #bc1 #bjah;,additional sponsors3  
,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york and ,mr4    
,collins of ,new ,york  ,july #bc1 #bjah
 ,referred to the ,house ,calendar and  
ordered to be printed  ,a ,,bill        
,recognizing the ,national ,comedy      
,center in ,jamestown1 ,new ,york4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,comedy ,center           
,recognition ,act4  #b4 ,designation of 
,national ,comedy ,center in ,jamestown1
 ,new ,york  7a7 ,findings ,congress    
finds the following3  7#a7 ,the         
,national ,comedy ,center is the first  
nonprofit cultural institution and      
national-scale visitor experience       
dedicated to comedy4 ,featuring more    
than #ej immersive exhibits1 the ,center

 celebrates comedy in all of its forms1 
educating and engendering in visitors an
 appreciation for the art form and its  
artists4  7#b7 ,the ,national ,comedy   
,center is a nonprofit entity that plays
 host to the annual ,lucille ,ball      
,comedy ,festival1 attracting comedic   
acts nationwide4 ,jamestown is the      
birthplace of internationally recognized
 comedienne ,lucille ,ball of ,i ,love  
,lucy fame4  7#c7 ,the ,united ,states  
currently lacks a national center       
dedicated to comedy and the role it     
plays in ,american culture4  7#d7 ,the  
,center celebrates comedy and seeks to  
inspire a new generation of cultural    
appreciation for the comedic arts4  7b7 
,congressional recognition ,congress--  
7#a7 recognizes that the ,national      
,comedy ,center1 located in ,jamestown1 
,new ,york1 is the only museum of its   
kind that exists for the exclusive      
purpose of celebrating comedy in all its
 forms2 and  7#b7 officially designates 
the ,national ,comedy ,center as the    

,national ,comedy ,center4  7c7 ,effect 
of recognition ,the ,national ,comedy   
,center recognized in this section is   
not a unit of the ,national ,park       
,system1 and the designation shall not  
be construed to require or permit       
,federal funds to be expended for any   
purpose related to the center4  ,july   
#bc1 #bjah ,referred to the ,house      
,calendar and ordered to be printed