,,id  ,house ,calendar ,no4 #ahb  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #bheg   
,report ,no4 #aae-ica  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#g1 #bjah ,referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,september #aj1   
#bjah ,referred to the ,house ,calendar 
and ordered to be printed  ,,an ,,act   
,to designate the ,nordic ,museum in    
,seattle1 ,washington1 as the ,national 
,nordic ,museum1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,national ,nordic ,museum  
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds    
that--  7#a7 the ,nordic ,museum in     
,seattle1 ,washington1 is the only      
museum in the ,united ,states dedicated 
to ,nordic history1 culture1 and art2   
7#b7 ,nordic people have long           
contributed to the rich cultural        
heritage of the ,united ,states2  7#c7  
the ,nordic ,museum serves as a unique  
and valuable resource locally and       
nationally for expanding knowledge      
relating to--  7,a7 ,nordic heritage2   

and  7,b7 the impact ,nordic heritage   
has had throughout the ,united ,states2 
7#d7 a new state-of-the-art facility was
 opened to house the ,nordic ,museum on 
,may #e1 #bjah1 making ,nordic history1 
culture1 and art even more engaging and 
accessible to the public2  7#e7 to      
provide funds and exhibits for the new  
,nordic ,museum1 numerous public and    
private entities and many private       
individuals partnered together1         
including--  7,a7 the ,state of         
,washington2  7,b7 ,king ,county1       
,washington2  7,c7 the ,nordic ,council1
 which is composed of representatives   
from the national parliaments of ,nordic
 countries2 and  7,d7 the national      
museums of ,denmark1 ,finland1 ,iceland1
 ,norway1 and ,sweden2  7#f7 the ,nordic
 ,museum is--  7,a7 a significant       
resource for preserving and celebrating 
the history1 culture1 and art of ,nordic
 immigrants in the ,united ,states2 and 
7,b7 the only museum in the ,united     
,states that exists for the exclusive   

purpose of preserving1 interpreting1 and
 providing education about ,nordic      
culture and heritage2 and  7#g7 the     
,nordic ,museum promotes valuable       
international relations between the     
,united ,states and the ,nordic         
countries of ,denmark1 ,finland1        
,iceland1 ,norway1 and ,sweden4  #c4    
,designation of ,national ,nordic       
,museum  7a7 ,designation ,the ,nordic  
,museum located at #bfee ,n4,w4 ,market 
,street1 ,seattle1 ,washington1 is      
designated as the ,national ,nordic     
,museum4  7b7 ,effect of designation    
7#a7 ,in general ,the museum designated 
by subsection 7a7 is not a unit of the  
,national ,park ,system4  7#b7 ,use of  
federal funds ,the designation of the   
museum by subsection 7a7 shall not      
require ,federal funds to be expended   
for any purpose related to the museum4  
,september #aj1 #bjah ,referred to the  
,house ,calendar and ordered to be      
printed