,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #difc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #c1 #bjbj,mr4 
,s*atz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to e/abli% a bip>tisan ,presid5tial    
,commission to /udy ! e/abli%m5t ( a    
,national ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p to    
tell ! /ory ab\t ! mak+ ( ! ,am]ican ,p1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,museum 
( ! ,am]ican ,p ,presid5tial ,commission
 ,e/abli%m5t ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,our      
,nation cont9ues to /ruggle ) acceptance
 ( immigrant communities & individuals  
hav+ div]se ance/ry despite _! major    
contributions to our c\ntry4  7#b7 ,our 
,nation is reel+ f grave heal?          
disp>ities among m9ority & immigrant    
communities1 & /ructural inequities :i* 
h be5 expos$ by ! p&emic4  7#c7 ,our    
,nation recognizes its imp]fections yet 
cont9ues to /rive to uphold ! pr9ciples1

 aspirations1 & ideals ^u :i* our       
,nation 0 f\nd$4  7#d7 ,our ,nation is  
se>*+ = unity & a ,national ,museum ( ! 
,am]ican ,p c s]ve z a vehicle to br+   
all ,am]icans toge!r to help heal our   
,nation's divisive w\nds4  7#e7 ,a      
,national ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p w\ld  
tell ! full /ory ab\t ! mak+ ( !        
,am]ican ,p f :]ev] !y came3 ,europe1   
,asia & ! ,pacific ,isl&s1 ,oceania1 !  
,middle ,ea/1 ,africa1 & ! ,am]icas1    
includ+ ! ,fir/ ,peoples4  7#f7 ,!re is 
no national museum 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 t--
 7,a7 tells ! /ory ( all ( ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 tells a hi/ory (
 indig5\s peoples1 colonization1 slav]y1
 immigration1 & migration )9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  7#g7 ,a ,national ,museum ( !  
,am]ican ,p w\ld-- 7,a7 rec\nt ! hi/ory 
( all gr\ps ( p :o came to ! ,unit$     
,/ates & ! contributions ( ^? p to !    
,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 h ! !me ,e         
,pluribus ,unum1 ! orig9al motto ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2  7,c7 celebrate all      
e?nicities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,d7 fo/]

 a s5se ( inclusivity )9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2  7,e7 contribute to a common    
national id5tity z p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
7,f7 recognize ! cont9u$ importance (   
immigrants to our ,nation's success2    
7,g7 highlight ! ,decl>ation (          
,indep5d5ce1 ! ,con/itution1 & ! ,bill (
 ,rights1 ! f\nd+ docum5ts ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7,h7 explore ! ways 9 :i* ^?   
docum5ts %ap$ ! "* ( ! p ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates & infus$ ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) 
common values & a d$ication to a        
democratic =m ( gov]nm5t2  7,i7 be a    
res\rce = ,/ate1 local1 & e?nic museums 
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates t pres5t        
exhibits t celebrate ! h]itage ( ! p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,j7 b5efit all p ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7 ,p f e e?nic gr\p 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w\ld visit a ,national
 ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p to le>n _! own 
hi/ory & ! hi/ory ( e o!r e?nic gr\p 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#i7 ,visitors f e     
c\ntry w\ld visit a ,national ,museum ( 
! ,am]ican ,p to le>n ab\t ! ,am]ican   
exp]i5ce4  7#aj7 ,! goal ( a ,national  

,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p w\ld be to--    
7,a7 be ! be/ /orytell+ museum 9 ! _w2  
7,b7 rec\nt "o ( ! mo/ amaz+ /ories 9   
human hi/ory2  7,c7 honor all ( ! p :o h
 become p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,d7      
ackn[l$ge t our ,nation celebrates      
ju/ice1 equal opportunity1 & respect = !
 human dignity ( all2  7,e7 educate e   
,am]ican ab\t ! immigration /ories t    
contribut$ to ! successes & advancem5t (
 our ,nation2 &  7,f7 fo/] le>n+ at !   
,national ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p &     
?r\gh\t ! ,nation4  7#aa7 ,^u ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 non-,f$]al s\rces w
 be s\ght to support fund+ = a          
,commission to /udy ! e/abli%m5t ( !    
,national ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p4      
7#ab7 ,non-,f$]al s\rces are anticipat$ 
to provide fund+ to design & build !    
,national ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p1 its  
exhibitions1 & its compon5ts4  7#ac7    
,two hundr$ & fifty organizations       
repres5t+ #gc diff]5t e?nic1            
nationality1 m9ority1 & g5ealogical     
gr\ps support ! e/abli%m5t ( a museum to

 tell _! /ories 9 a national ,wa%+ton1  
,,dc1 museum ab\t becom+ ,am]icans4  #c4
 ,commission to /udy e/abli%m5t ( a     
,national ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all e/abli% a    
bip>tisan commission 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is   
section z ! ,commission7 to /udy !      
e/abli%m5t ( a ,national ,museum ( !    
,am]ican ,p 7ref]r$ to z ! ,museum74    
7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,composition ,!     
,commission %all be compos$ ( #bc memb]s
 appo9t$ n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act z foll[s3 7,a7 ,!
 ,presid5t %all appo9t #g vot+ memb]s4  
7,b7 ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 ! m9ority lead] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! majority     
lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! m9ority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate %all ea* appo9t #c vot+ memb]s4  
7,c7 ,9 addition to ! memb]s appo9t$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives1 ! m9ority lead] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! majority     
lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! m9ority lead] ( ! 
,s5ate %all ea* appo9t #a nonvot+ memb]4

  7#b7 ,qualifications ,memb]s ( !      
,commission %all be *os5 f among        
individuals1 or repres5tatives (        
in/itutions or entities1 :o possess     
ei!r-- 7,a7 a demon/rat$ commitm5t to ! 
rese>*1 /udy1 or promotion ( ! ,am]ican 
p z describ$ 9 section #b ( ?is ,act1   
toge!r )-- 7i7 exp]tise 9 museum        
adm9i/ration2  7ii7 exp]tise 9 fundrais+
 = nonpr(it or cultural in/itutions2    
7iii7 exp]i5ce 9 ! /udy & tea*+ (       
,am]ican culture & hi/ory at !          
po/second>y level2  7iv7 exp]i5ce 9     
/udy+ ! issue ( ! ,smi?sonian           
,in/itution's repres5tation ( ,am]ican  
art1 life1 hi/ory1 & culture2 or  7v7   
ext5sive exp]i5ce 9 public or elect$    
s]vice2 or  7,b7 exp]i5ce 9 !           
adm9i/ration (1 or ! plann+ = !         
e/abli%m5t (1 museums devot$ to ! /udy &
 promotion ( ! role ( e?nic1 racial1 or 
cultural gr\ps 9 ,am]ican hi/ory4  7#c7 
,p]iod ( appo9tm5t2 vacancies ,memb]s   
%all be appo9t$ = ! life ( !            
,commission4 ,any vacancy 9 !           

,commission %all n affect its p[]s1 b   
%all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al
 appo9tm5t4  7#d7 ,quorum ,a majority ( 
! memb]s ( ! ,commission %all con/itute 
a quorum1 b a less] numb] ( memb]s may  
hold he>+s4  7#e7 ,initial meet+ ,n lat]
 ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* a      
quorum ( memb]s ( ! ,commission h be5   
appo9t$1 ! ,commission %all hold its    
fir/ meet+4  7#f7 ,meet+s ,! ,commission
 %all meet at ! call ( ! ,*air4  7#g7   
,*air & ,vice ,*air ,! ,commission %all 
select a ,*air & ,vice ,*air f among its
 memb]s4  7c7 ,duties ( ! ,commission   
7#a7 ,/udy ,! ,commission %all conduct a
 ?or\gh /udy ( all matt]s relat+ to !   
e/abli%m5t ( a ,national ,museum ( !    
,am]ican ,p4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,commission %all submit a report
 to ! ,presid5t & ,congress1 :i* %all   
conta9 a detail$ /atem5t ( ! f9d+s &    
conclusions ( ! ,commission1 toge!r ) ! 
,commission's recomm5dations = su*      
legislation or adm9i/rative actions z ! 

,commission consid]s appropriate1 on !  
foll[+ issues3 7,a7 ,! mission ( !      
,national ,museum ( ! ,am]ican ,p1 :i*  
is to advance & %>e k ab\t ! full hi/ory
 ( ! mak+ ( ! ,am]ican ,p :o came f e   
corn] ( our planet & are ti$ toge!r by  
our ,con/itution's fir/ words3 ,we ! ,p4
  7,b7 ,! /ory ab\t ! mak+ ( ! ,am]ican 
,p 9 #d *apt]s3 7i7 ,fir/ ,peoples      
,come3 #aj1jjj ye>s ago 7e/47-#afjg4    
7ii7 ,! ,nation ,takes ,=m3 #afjg-ahbj4 
7iii7 ,! ,great ,9-,ga!r+3 #ahbj-aibd4  
7iv7 ,/ill ,!y ,come3 #aibd-pres5t4     
7,c7 ,! availability & co/ ( collections
 to be acquir$ & h\s$ 9 ! ,museum4  7,d7
 ,possible locations = ! ,museum 9      
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 & its environs1 to be   
consid]$ 9 consultation ) ! ,national   
,capital ,plann+ ,commission & !        
,commission ( ,f9e ,arts1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,int]ior1 & ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution4
  7,e7 ,:e!r ! ,museum %\ld be "p ( !   
,smi?sonian ,in/itution4  7,f7 ,!       
gov]nance & organizational /ructure f   
:i* ! ,museum %\ld op]ate4  7,g7 ,! co/ 

( con/ruct+1 op]at+1 & ma9ta9+ !        
,museum4  7#c7 ,legislation to c>ry out 
plan ( action ,bas$ on ! recomm5dations 
f ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a7 & ! report    
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,commission
 %all submit = consid]ation to !        
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,h\se  
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,rules 
& ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee
 on ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate1 & !    
,committees on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate           
recomm5dations = a legislative plan (   
action to create & con/ruct ! ,museum4  
7#d7 ,fundrais+ plan ,! ,commission %all
 develop a fundrais+ plan = support+ !  
creation & ma9t5ance ( ! ,museum ?r\gh  
contributions by ! ,am]ican p & o!r     
s\rces4  7d7 ,p[]s ( ! ,commission  7#a7
 ,he>+s ,! ,commission may hold su*     

he>+s1 sit & act at su* times & places1 
take su* te/imony1 & receive su* evid5ce
 z ! ,commission consid]s advisable to  
c>ry out ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,in=mation f   
,f$]al ag5cies ,! ,commission may secure
 directly f any ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy
 su* in=mation z ! ,commission consid]s 
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4 ,^u      
reque/ ( ! ,*air ( ! ,commission1 ! head
 ( su* dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all furni% su*
 in=mation to ! ,commission4  7#c7      
,po/al s]vices ,! ,commission may use ! 
,unit$ ,/ates mails 9 ! same mann] & "u 
! same conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts &     
ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#d7     
,gifts ,! ,commission may accept1 use1 &
 dispose ( gifts or donations ( s]vices 
or prop]ty4  7e7 ,commission p]sonnel   
matt]s  7#a7 ,comp5sation ( memb]s ,ea* 
memb] ( ! ,commission :o is n an (fic]  
or employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all be
 comp5sat$ at a rate equal to ! daily   
equival5t ( ! annual rate ( basic pay   
prescrib$ = level ,,iv ( ! ,executive   
,s*$ule "u section #ecae ( title #e1    

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ea* day 7includ+ 
travel "t7 dur+ :i* su* memb] is engag$ 
9 ! p]=mance ( ! duties ( ! ,commission4
 ,all memb]s ( ! ,commission :o are     
(fic]s or employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%all s]ve )\t comp5sation 9 addition to 
t receiv$ = _! s]vices z (fic]s or      
employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7      
,travel exp5ses ,! memb]s ( !           
,commission %all be all[$ travel        
exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (       
subsi/5ce1 at rates au?oriz$ = employees
 ( ag5cies "u sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #eg ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :ile away
 f _! homes or regul> places ( bus9ess 9
 ! p]=mance ( s]vices = ! ,commission4  
7#c7 ,/aff  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,*air ( !  
,commission may1 )\t reg>d to ! civil   
s]vice laws & regulations1 appo9t &     
t]m9ate an executive director & su* o!r 
additional p]sonnel z may be necess>y to
 enable ! ,commission to p]=m its       
duties4 ,! employm5t ( an executive     
director %all be subject to confirmation
 by ! ,commission4  7,b7 ,comp5sation ,!

 ,*air ( ! ,commission may fix !        
comp5sation ( ! executive director & o!r
 p]sonnel )\t reg>d to *apt] #ea &      
sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+ to          
classification ( positions & ,g5]al     
,s*$ule pay rates1 except t ! rate ( pay
 = ! executive director & o!r p]sonnel  
may n exce$ ! rate payable = level ,v ( 
! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecaf ( 
su* title4  7,c7 ,p]sonnel z ,f$]al     
employees  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! executive    
director & any p]sonnel ( ! ,commission 
:o are employees %all be employees "u   
section #baje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 = purposes ( *apt]s #fc1 #ha1    
#hc1 #hd1 #he1 #hg1 #hi1 #hi;,a1 #hi;,b1
 & #ij ( t title4  7ii7 ,memb]s (       
,commission ,clause 7i7 %all n be       
con/ru$ to apply to memb]s ( !          
,commission4  7#d7 ,detail ( ,gov]nm5t  
employees ,any ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t employee
 may be detail$ to ! ,commission )\t    
reimbursem5t1 & su* detail %all be )\t  
int]ruption or loss ( civil s]vice /atus

 or privilege4  7#e7 ,procurem5t (      
tempor>y & int]mitt5t s]vices ,! ,*air (
 ! ,commission may procure tempor>y &   
int]mitt5t s]vices "u section #caji7;b7 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 at     
rates = individuals :i* d n exce$ !     
daily equival5t ( ! annual rate ( basic 
pay prescrib$ = level ,v ( ! ,executive 
,s*$ule "u section #ecaf ( su* title4   
7f7 ,t]m9ation ( ! ,commission ,!       
,commission %all t]m9ate #ij days aft] !
 date on :i* ! ,commission submits its  
recomm5dations "u subsection 7c77#c74   
7g7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = c>ry+  
out ! activities ( ! ,commission        
#b1ajj1jjj = ! fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act &     
#a1ajj1jjj = ! second fiscal ye> beg9n+ 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4