,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #giib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,armstrong 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,bice1  
,mr4 ,moylan1 ,ms4 ,kamlager-,dove1 ,mr4
 ,stauber1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,zinke1   
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 
and ,mr4 ,hunt7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to authorize funds and         
artifacts to benefit the ,theodore      
,roosevelt ,presidential ,library in    
,medora1 ,north ,dakota1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,theodore ,roosevelt
 ,presidential ,library ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,the ,theodore ,roosevelt        
,association was founded in #aiai and   
chartered by ,congress in #aibj to      
perpetuate the memory of ,theodore      
,roosevelt for the benefit of the people
 of the ,united ,states and the world4  
7#b7 ,the ,theodore ,roosevelt          

,presidential ,library will celebrate   
the unique legacy of one of the most    
influential ,presidents and actively    
bring the lessons of ,theodore          
,roosevelt's life into the ,nation's    
present moment4  7#c7 ,many of ,theodore
 ,roosevelt's artifacts and memorabilia 
are scattered across the country and not
 available to the public for viewing4   
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,foundation ,the term ,foundation means 
the ,theodore ,roosevelt ,presidential  
,library ,foundation4  7#b7 ,library    
,the term ,library means the ,theodore  
,roosevelt ,presidential ,library1 to be
 located in ,medora1 ,north ,dakota4    
7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
#d4 ,federal contributions toward       
establishment of the ,theodore          
,roosevelt ,presidential ,library  7a7  
,grants  7#a7 ,authorization ,to the    
extent provided in advance in           
appropriations ,acts and subject to     
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 the ,secretary

 shall provide a grant to the           
,foundation for the establishment of the
 ,library--  7,a7 to preserve and make  
available to the public materials       
relating to the life of ,president      
,theodore ,roosevelt2 and  7,b7 to      
provide interpretive and educational    
services that communicate the meaning of
 the life of ,theodore ,roosevelt4  7#b7
 ,matching ,requirement ,the ,secretary 
may not provide a grant under paragraph 
7#a7 until the date on which the        
,foundation certifies to the ,secretary 
that the ,foundation has received an    
amount equal to not less than twice the 
amount of the grant funds to be provided
 under that paragraph from funds for the
 ,library-- 7,a7 contributed by the     
,state of ,north ,dakota2 or  7,b7      
raised from non-,federal sources during 
the period beginning on the date on     
which the ,foundation was established   
and ending on the date of the           
certification4  7#c7 ,prohibition on use
 of funds ,grant funds provided under   

this subsection may not be used for the 
maintenance or operation of the         
,library4  7b7 ,federal artifacts and   
objects relating to ,theodore ,roosevelt
  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7  
offer to enter into one or more         
agreements with the ,foundation2 and    
7,b7 enter into any related interagency 
agreements that the ,secretary          
determines to be necessary1 to preserve 
and exhibit at the ,library1 for the    
benefit of the public1 ,federal         
curatorial collections relating to the  
life and legacy of ,theodore ,roosevelt4
  7#b7 ,requirements ,an agreement      
entered into with the ,foundation under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall provide for the    
loan1 transfer1 or conveyance from      
,federal agencies 7including the        
,national ,park ,service1 the ,united   
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1   
the ,library of ,congress1 and the      
,national ,archives and ,records        

,administration7 to the ,foundation of  
historic1 educational1 artistic1        
natural1 and other museum artifacts and 
objects1 particularly artifacts and     
objects of ,federal agencies that are   
not on display to the public1 without   
monetary consideration1 subject to such 
terms and conditions as the ,secretary  
determines to be necessary for the      
preservation and exhibition of the      
artifacts and objects4  7c7             
,non-,federal operation ,the ,secretary 
or any other ,federal entity shall have 
no involvement in the operation of the  
,library1 except at the request of the  
non-,federal entity responsible for the 
operation of the ,library4  7d7         
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
the purpose of carrying out this ,act1  
including providing a grant under       
subsection 7a71 there is authorized to  
be appropriated such sums as may be     
necessary for fiscal year #bjbd and each
 subsequent fiscal year4 ,such          
authorizations of appropriations are in 

addition to other authorizations of     
appropriations that are available for   
such purpose4 ,amounts made available to
 the ,secretary pursuant this subsection
 shall remain available until expended4