,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hibg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1 #bjbj  
,ms4 ,norton introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to permit a ,state to impose a sales   
tax on qualifying purchases at any gift 
shop on ,federal property1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,federal ,gift ,shop
 ,tax ,act4  #b4 ,sales tax in gift     
shops  7a7 ,in general ,a ,state may    
levy a sales tax on qualifying purchases
 made from any gift shop located on     
,federal property4  7b7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,federal property   
,the term ,federal property means any   
building1 land1 or other real property  
owned1 leased1 or occupied by a         
department1 agency1 or instrumentality  
of the ,united ,states1 or any other    
instrumentality wholly owned by the     
,united ,states1 including any facility 
or property of the ,smithsonian         

,institution1 the ,national ,gallery of 
,art1 the ,john ,f4 ,kennedy ,center for
 the ,performing ,arts1 and the ,united 
,states ,holocaust ,memorial ,museum4   
7#b7 ,qualifying purchase ,the term     
qualifying purchase means any purchase  
made in the gift shop or made online    
through the gift shop4  7#c7 ,state ,the
 term ,state means each ,state of the   
,united ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the 
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto  
,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin      
,islands1 any other territory or        
possession of the ,united ,states1 and  
any political subdivision of the        
foregoing4