,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #c1 #bjag  
,ms4 ,meng 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu
 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of     
,california1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4          
,velzquez1 and ,mr4 ,swalwell of        
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration1   
and in addition to the ,committees on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 ,natural ,resources1 for a period to be
 subsequently determined by the         
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish within the     
,smithsonian ,institution the ,national 
,museum of ,asian ,pacific ,american    
,history and ,culture1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,national ,museum of
 ,asian ,pacific ,american ,history and 
,culture ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in    

this ,act3  7#a7 ,board of ,regents ,the
 term ,board of ,regents means the      
,board of ,regents of the ,smithsonian  
,institution4  7#b7 ,council ,the term  
,council means the ,national ,museum of 
,asian ,pacific ,american ,history and  
,culture ,council established by section
 #d4  7#c7 ,museum ,the term ,museum    
means the ,national ,museum of ,asian   
,pacific ,american ,history and ,culture
 established by section #c4  7#d7       
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,smithsonian      
,institution4  #c4 ,establishment of    
,museum  7a7 ,establishment ,there is   
established within the ,smithsonian     
,institution a museum to be known as the
 ,national ,museum of ,asian ,pacific   
,american ,history and ,culture4  7b7   
,purpose ,the purpose of the ,museum    
shall be to provide for--  7#a7 the     
collection1 study1 and establishment of 
programs relating to ,asian ,pacific    
,american life1 art1 history1 and       
culture2  7#b7 the creation and         

maintenance of permanent and temporary  
exhibits documenting the history of     
,asian ,pacific ,american life1 art1    
history1 and culture2  7#c7 the         
collection and study of artifacts and   
documents relating to ,asian ,pacific   
,american life1 art1 history1 and       
culture2 and  7#d7 collaboration between
 the ,museum and other museums1 ,asian  
,american and ,native ,american ,pacific
 ,islander-serving institutions1        
historical societies1 educational       
institutions1 and other organizations   
that promote the study or appreciation  
of ,asian ,pacific ,american life1 art1 
history1 or culture1 including          
collaboration concerning--  7,a7        
development of cooperative programs and 
exhibitions2  7,b7 identification1      
management1 and care of collections2 and
  7,c7 training of museum professionals4
  #d4 ,council  7a7 ,establishment      
,there is established within the        
,smithsonian ,institution a council to  
be known as the ,national ,museum of    

,asian ,pacific ,american ,history and  
,culture ,council4  7b7 ,duties  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,council shall-- 7,a7  
make recommendations to the ,board of   
,regents concerning the planning1       
design1 and construction of the ,museum2
  7,b7 advise and assist the ,board of  
,regents on all matters relating to the 
administration1 operation1 maintenance1 
and preservation of the ,museum2  7,c7  
recommend annual operating budgets for  
the ,museum to the ,board of ,regents2  
7,d7 report annually to the ,board of   
,regents on the acquisition1            
disposition1 and display of objects     
relating to ,asian ,pacific ,american   
life1 art1 history1 and culture2 and    
7,e7 adopt bylaws for the operation of  
the ,council4  7#b7 ,principal          
responsibilities ,the ,council1 subject 
to the general policies of the ,board of
 ,regents1 shall have sole authority    
to--  7,a7 purchase1 accept1 borrow1 and
 otherwise acquire artifacts for        
addition to the collections of the      

,museum2  7,b7 loan1 exchange1 sell1 and
 otherwise dispose of any part of the   
collections of the ,museum1 but only if 
the funds generated by that disposition 
are used for additions to the           
collections of the ,museum2 or  7,c7    
specify criteria with respect to the use
 of the collections and resources of the
 ,museum1 including policies on         
programming1 education1 exhibitions1 and
 research4  7#c7 ,other responsibilities
 ,the ,council1 subject to the general  
policies of the ,board of ,regents1     
shall have authority-- 7,a7 to provide  
for preservation1 restoration1 and      
maintenance of the collections of the   
,museum2 and  7,b7 to solicit1 accept1  
use1 and dispose of gifts1 bequests1 and
 devises of personal property for the   
purpose of aiding and facilitating the  
work of the ,museum4  7c7 ,composition  
and appointment  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,council shall be composed of #ai voting
 members as provided under paragraph    
7#b74  7#b7 ,voting members ,the        

,council shall include the following    
voting members3  7,a7 ,the ,secretary of
 the ,smithsonian ,institution4  7,b7   
,one member of the ,board of ,regents1  
appointed by the ,board of ,regents4    
7,c7 ,seventeen individuals appointed by
 the ,board of ,regents-- 7i7 taking    
into consideration individuals          
recommended by organizations and        
entities that are committed to the      
advancement of knowledge of ,asian      
,pacific ,american life1 art1 history1  
and culture2 and  7ii7 taking into      
consideration individuals recommended by
 the members of the ,council4  7#c7     
,initial appointments ,the ,board of    
,regents shall make initial appointments
 to the ,council under paragraph 7#b7   
not later than #ahj days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act4  7d7 ,terms  
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
this subsection1 each appointed member  
of the ,council shall be appointed for a
 term of #c years4  7#b7 ,initial       
appointees ,as designated by the ,board 

of ,regents at the time of appointment1 
of the voting members first appointed   
under subsection 7c77#b77;,c7--  7,a7   
six members shall be appointed for a    
term of #a year2  7,b7 six members shall
 be appointed for a term of #b years2   
and  7,c7 five members shall be         
appointed for a term of #c years4  7#c7 
,reappointment ,a member of the ,council
 may be reappointed1 except that no     
individual may serve on the ,council for
 a total of more than #b terms4 ,for    
purposes of this paragraph1 the number  
of terms an individual serves on the    
,council shall not include any portion  
of a term for which an individual is    
appointed to fill a vacancy under       
paragraph 7#d77;,b74  7#d7 ,vacancies   
7,a7 ,in general ,a vacancy on the      
,council-- 7i7 shall not affect the     
powers of the ,council2 and  7ii7 shall 
be filled in the same manner as the     
original appointment was made4  7,b7    
,term ,any member of the ,council       
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring   

before the expiration of the term for   
which the member's predecessor was      
appointed shall be appointed for the    
remainder of that term4  7e7            
,compensation  7#a7 ,in general ,except 
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 a member 
of the ,council shall serve without pay4
  7#b7 ,travel expenses ,a member of the
 ,council shall be allowed travel       
expenses1 including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence1 at rates authorized for an 
employee of an agency under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 while away from the home 
or regular place of business of the     
member in the performance of the duties 
of the ,council4  7f7 ,chairperson ,by a
 majority vote of its voting members1   
the ,council shall elect a chairperson  
from its members4  7g7 ,meetings  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,council shall meet at 
the call of the chairperson or on the   
written request of a majority of the    
voting members of the ,council1 but not 
fewer than twice each year4  7#b7       

,initial meetings ,during the #a-year   
period beginning on the date of the     
first meeting of the ,council1 the      
,council shall meet not fewer than #d   
times for the purpose of carrying out   
the duties of the ,council under this   
,act4  7h7 ,quorum ,a majority of the   
voting members of the ,council holding  
office shall constitute a quorum for the
 purpose of conducting business1 but a  
lesser number may receive information on
 behalf of the ,council4  #e4 ,director 
and staff of the ,museum  7a7 ,director 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,museum shall have
 a ,director who shall be appointed by  
the ,secretary1 taking into             
consideration individuals recommended by
 the ,council4  7#b7 ,duties ,the       
,director shall manage the ,museum      
subject to the policies of the ,board of
 ,regents4  7b7 ,staff ,the ,secretary  
may appoint two additional employees to 
serve under the ,director1 except that  
such additional employees may be        
appointed without regard to the         

provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 governing appointments in the    
competitive service4  7c7 ,pay ,the     
employees appointed by the ,secretary   
under subsection 7b7 may be paid without
 regard to the provisions of chapter #ea
 and subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
relating to classification of positions 
and ,general ,schedule pay rates4  #f4  
,educational and liaison programs  7a7  
,in general  7#a7 ,programs authorized  
,the ,director of the ,museum may carry 
out educational and liaison programs in 
support of the goals of the ,museum4    
7#b7 ,specific activities described ,in 
carrying out this section1 the ,director
 shall-- 7,a7 carry out educational     
programs relating to ,asian ,pacific    
,american life1 art1 history1 and       
culture1 including--  7i7 programs using
 digital1 electronic1 and interactive   
technologies2 and  7ii7 programs carried
 out in collaboration with elementary   
schools1 secondary schools1 and         

postsecondary schools2 and  7,b7 consult
 with the ,director of the ,institute of
 ,museum and ,library ,services         
concerning the grant and scholarship    
programs carried out under subsection   
7b74  7b7 ,grant and scholarship        
programs ,in consultation with the      
,council and the ,director of the       
,museum1 the ,director of the ,institute
 of ,museum and ,library ,services shall
 establish--  7#a7 a grant program with 
the purpose of improving operations1    
care of collections1 and development of 
professional management at ,asian       
,pacific ,american museums2  7#b7 a     
grant program with the purpose of       
providing internship and fellowship     
opportunities at ,asian ,pacific        
,american museums2 and  7#c7 a          
scholarship program with the purpose of 
assisting individuals who are pursuing  
careers or carrying out studies in the  
arts1 humanities1 and sciences in the   
study of ,asian ,pacific ,american life1
 art1 history1 and culture4  #g4        

,building for the ,national ,museum of  
,asian ,pacific ,american ,history and  
,culture  7a7 ,in general  7#a7         
,location  7,a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ab months after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,board of   
,regents1 in consultation with the      
,secretary of the ,interior1 the        
,commission of ,fine ,arts1 the         
,national ,capital ,planning            
,commission1 and other ,federal and     
local agencies1 shall designate a site  
for the ,museum4  7,b7 ,transfer to     
,smithsonian ,institution ,if the site  
designated for the ,museum is in an area
 that is under the administrative       
jurisdiction of a ,federal agency1 as   
soon as practicable after the date on   
which the designation is made1 the head 
of the ,federal agency shall transfer to
 the ,smithsonian ,institution          
administrative jurisdiction over the    
area4  7,c7 ,consultation ,the ,board of
 ,regents shall carry out its duties    
under this paragraph in consultation    

with the following3  7i7 ,the ,chair of 
the ,national ,capital ,planning        
,commission4  7ii7 ,the ,chair of the   
,commission on ,fine ,arts4  7iii7 ,the 
,chair of the ,presidential ,commission 
referred to in section #h4  7iv7 ,the   
,chair and ,ranking ,member of each of  
the following committees3  7,i7 ,the    
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
 of the ,senate4  7,,ii7 ,the ,committee
 on ,house ,administration of the ,house
 of ,representatives4  7,,iii7 ,the     
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7,,iv7 ,the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate4  7,v7 ,the ,committee on       
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,construction of
 building ,the ,board of ,regents1 in   
consultation with the ,council1 may     
plan1 design1 and construct a building  
for the ,museum1 which shall be located 
at the site designated by the ,board of 
,regents under this paragraph4  7#c7    

,nonapplicability of provisions relating
 to monuments and commemorative works   
,chapter #hi of title #dj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 shall not apply with     
respect to the ,museum4  7b7 ,cost      
sharing ,the ,board of ,regents shall   
pay--  7#a7 #ej percent of the costs of 
carrying out this section from ,federal 
funds2 and  7#b7 #ej percent of the     
costs of carrying out this section from 
non-,federal sources4  #h4              
,consideration of recommendations of    
,presidential ,commission ,in carrying  
out their duties under this ,act1 the   
,council and the ,board of ,regents     
shall take into consideration the       
reports and plans submitted by the      
,national ,museum of ,asian ,pacific    
,american ,history and ,culture ,plan   
for ,action ,presidential ,commission4