,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjai,mr4
 ,rose ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to grant a    
,f$]al *>t] to ! ,national ,ligh?\se    
,c5t] & ,museum4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,ligh?\se
 ,c5t] & ,museum ,act4  #b4 ,national   
ligh?\se c5t] & museum ,"p ,b ( subtitle
 ,,ii ( title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] *apt] #aeai !   
foll[+ new *apt]3  #aebj ,national      
,ligh?\se ,c5t] & ,museum  ,sec4        
#aebjja4 ,organization4 #aebjjb4        
,purposes4 #aebjjc4 ,op]ation ( museum4 
#aebjjd4 ,memb]%ip4 #aebjje4 ,gov]n+    
body4 #aebjjf4 ,p[]s4 #aebjjg4          
,re/rictions4 #aebjjh4 ,duty to ma9ta9  
corporate & tax-exempt /atus4 #aebjji4  
,records & inspection4 #aebjaj4 ,s]vice 
( process4 #aebjaa4 ,liability = acts ( 
(fic]s & ag5ts4 #aebjab4 ,annual report4

 #aebjac4 ,def9itions4  #aebjja4        
,organization  7a7 ,f$]al *>t] ,!       
,national ,ligh?\se ,c5t] & ,museum1    
incorporat$ 9 ,new ,york1 is a f$]ally  
*>t]$ corporation4  7b7 ,expiration (   
*>t] ,if ! corporation does n comply )  
any provision ( ?is *apt]1 ! *>t] grant$
 by ?is *apt] expires4  #aebjjb4        
,purposes ,! purposes ( ! corporation   
are z provid$ 9 its con/itution & bylaws
 & include ! foll[+ purposes3  7#a7 ,to 
collect1 pres]ve1 & int]pret objects    
relat$ to ! hi/ory & te*nology (        
ligh?\ses locat$1 9 ! pa/ or pres5t1 at 
sites ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,to
 rese>*1 docum5t1 & dissem9ate in=mation
 on ! hi/ory & te*nology ( ,am]ican     
ligh?\ses4  7#c7 ,to create & ma9ta9 an 
ar*ive ( artifacts & mat]ials relat$ to 
,am]ican ligh?\ses4  7#d7 ,to fo/]      
rese>* ( ,am]ican ligh?\se hi/ory4  7#e7
 ,to s]ve z a contact po9t = public     
inquiry & assi/ance ) respect to        
,am]ican ligh?\se hi/ory1 rese>*1       
education1 collections1 & programs4     

7#f7 ,to celebrate ,am]ica's ligh?\se   
h]itage ?r\gh educational programs1     
publications1 films1 fe/ivals1 liv+     
hi/ory1 ligh?\se trails1 conf]5ces1 &   
o!r su* (f]+s4  7#g7 ,to support o!r    
exi/+ & future ligh?\se museums1        
organizations1 & sites4  7#h7 ,to       
e/abli% p>tn]%ips ) o!r organizations to
 atta9 ! above goals4  7#i7 ,to engage 9
 any lawful act or activity necess>y to 
fur!r ! purposes ( ! corporation "u ?is 
section4  #aebjjc4 ,op]ation ( museum   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! corporation %all op]ate 
a museum to be kn[n z ! ,national       
,ligh?\se ,c5t] & ,museum at ! site ( ! 
=m] ,unit$ ,/ates ,ligh?\se ,depot      
locat$ at :at is n[ kn[n z ,/4 ,george1 
,/at5 ,isl&1 ,new ,york4  7b7 ,/orage   
facility ,! corporation %all op]ate a   
/orage facility locat$ at or ne> ! site 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 = ! c>e1      
cons]vation1 & ma9t5ance ( artifacts 9 !
 collection ( ! corporation4  7c7       
,support to o!r museums ,! corporation  
%all provide support to o!r museums t   

int]pret ! hi/ory ( aids to navigation 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7 ,designation (   
collection ,! collection ( artifacts ( !
 ,national ,ligh?\se ,c5t] & ,museum    
%all be kn[n z ! ,national ,ligh?\se    
,collection4  7e7 ,exclusive "r ,!      
corporation %all h ! sole & exclusive "r
 to use1 9 c>ry+ out its purposes1 ! "n 
,national ,ligh?\se ,c5t] & ,museum & ! 
sole & exclusive "r to ! use ( its      
corporate seal1 emblems1 & badges z     
adopt$ by ! corporation4  #aebjjd4      
,memb]%ip ,eligibility = memb]%ip 9 !   
corporation & ! rights & privileges (   
memb]s are z provid$ 9 ! con/itution &  
bylaws ( ! corporation4  #aebjje4       
,gov]n+ body  7a7 ,bo>d ( tru/ees ,!    
bo>d ( tru/ees ( ! corporation & !      
responsibilities ( ! bo>d are z provid$ 
9 ! con/itution & bylaws ( !            
corporation4  7b7 ,(fic]s ,! (fic]s & ! 
election ( (fic]s ( ! corporation are z 
provid$ 9 ! bylaws ( ! corporation4     
#aebjjf4 ,p[]s ,! corporation has only !
 p[]s provid$ 9 its con/itution1 bylaws1

 & *>t] z grant$ by ! ,bo>d ( ,reg5ts ( 
! ,/ate ( ,new ,york & 9 ! c]tificate ( 
au?ority 9 any o!r ,/ate 9 :i* !        
corporation is1 or %all be1 qualifi$ to 
d bus9ess4  #aebjjg4 ,re/rictions  7a7  
,/ock & divid5ds ,! corporation may n   
issue /ock or decl>e or pay a divid5d4  
7b7 ,political activities ,! corporation
 or a tru/ee or (fic]1 act+ z su* tru/ee
 or (fic]1 may n contribute to1 support1
 or p>ticipate 9 any political activity 
or 9 any mann] attempt to influ5ce      
legislation4  7c7 ,di/ribution ( income 
or assets ,! income or assets ( !       
corporation may n inure to ! b5efit (1  
or be di/ribut$ to1 a tru/ee1 (fic]1 or 
memb] dur+ ! life ( ! *>t] grant$ by ?is
 *apt]4 ,?is subsection does n prev5t ! 
paym5t ( reasonable comp5sation to an   
(fic] or reimbursem5t = actual necess>y 
exp5ses 9 am\nts approv$ by ! bo>d (    
tru/ees4  7d7 ,loans ,! corporation may 
n make a loan to a tru/ee1 (fic]1 or    
employee4  7e7 ,claim ( gov]nm5tal      
,approval or au?orization ,! corporation

 may n claim congressional approval or !
 au?ority ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t = 
any ( its activities4  #aebjjh4 ,duty to
 ma9ta9 corporate & tax-exempt /atus    
7a7 ,corporate /atus ,! corporation %all
 ma9ta9 its corporate /atus z a         
corporation incorporat$ "u ! laws ( !   
,/ate ( ,new ,york4  7b7 ,tax-,exempt   
/atus ,! corporation %all ma9ta9 its    
/atus z an organization exempt f        
taxation "u ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (  
#aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #a et seq474       
#aebjji4 ,records & inspection  7a7     
,records ,! corporation %all keep-- 7#a7
 correct & complete records ( acc\nt2   
7#b7 m9utes ( ! proce$+s ( its memb]s1  
bo>d ( tru/ees1 & committees2 &  7#c7 at
 its pr9cipal (fice1 a record ( ! names 
& addresses ( its memb]s entitl$ to     
vote1 if any4  7b7 ,inspection ,any     
(fic] or tru/ee1 or any memb] entitl$ to
 vote 7if any71 or an ag5t or attorney (
 su* (fic]1 tru/ee1 or memb]1 may       
inspect ! records ( ! corporation = any 
prop] purpose at any reasonable "t4     

#aebjaj4 ,s]vice ( process ,!           
corporation %all comply ) ! law on      
s]vice ( process ( ! ,/ate ( ,new ,york 
& 9 ea* ,/ate 9 :i* x c>ries on         
activities4  #aebjaa4 ,liability = acts 
( (fic]s & ag5ts ,! corporation is      
liable = ! acts ( its (fic]s & ag5ts    
act+ )9 ! scope ( _! au?ority4  #aebjab4
 ,annual report ,! corporation %all     
submit an annual report to ,congress on 
! activities ( ! corporation dur+ !     
prior fiscal ye>4 ,! report %all be     
submitt$ at ! same "t z ! report ( !    
audit requir$ by section #ajaja ( ?is   
title4 ,! report may n be pr9t$ z a     
public docum5t4  #aebjac4 ,def9itions ,=
 purposes ( ?is *apt]-- 7#a7 ! t]m      
corporation means ! ,national ,ligh?\se 
,c5t] & ,museum1 ,inc41 incorporat$ 9   
,new ,york2 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,/ate includes
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia & ! t]ritories &
 possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4  #c4 
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( *apt]s at ! 
beg9n+ ( subtitle ,,ii ( title #cf1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 

aft] ! item relat+ to *apt] #aeai !     
foll[+ new item3  #aebj4,national       
,ligh?\se ,c5t] & ,museum#aebjja4