,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajebg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ba1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,/ansbury 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4  
,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4
 ,lyn*1 & ,ms4 ,pressley7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a   
,,bill  ,to protect ! indep5d5ce ( !    
,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,smi?sonian ,integrity &
 ,hi/orical ,indep5d5ce ,act ( #bjbf4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,museums1 ar*ives1 & cultural      
in/itutions support$ by ! taxpay] s]ve !
 ,am]ican p by pres]v+1 rese>*+1 &      
int]pret+ ! ,nation's hi/ory & h]itage4 
7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has a             
responsibility to ensure t ^!           
in/itutions pres5t accurate1            
evid5ce-bas$ acc\nts ( ,am]ican hi/ory1 
includ+ a*ievem5ts1 conflicts1          
inju/ices1 & ! exp]i5ces ( div]se       

communities4  7#c7 ,s*ol>ly indep5d5ce &
 pr(essional /&>ds 9 museums are        
ess5tial to ma9ta9+ public tru/4  7#d7  
,gov]nm5t (ficials h a legitimate role 9
 ov]sight ( taxpay]-fund$ in/itutions b 
%\ld n direct hi/orical conclusions1    
suppress s*ol>%ip1 or require           
in/itutions to adopt p>ticul> political 
viewpo9ts4  7#e7 ,public confid5ce 9    
museums1 ar*ives1 & cultural in/itutions
 dep5ds on transp>5cy1 acc\ntability1 & 
fre$om f p>tisan int]f]5ce4  7#f7       
,am]ica's hi/ory includes bo?           
extraord9>y a*ievem5ts & pa9ful *apt]s4 
7#g7 ,museums %\ld n avoid difficult    
hi/orical tru?s1 nor %\ld !y s]ve z     
in/rum5ts ( p>tisan political messag+4  
#c4 ,prohibition on political int]f]5ce 
( ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,a ,f$]al (ficial may n c>ry out  
any ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,require !        
,smi?sonian ,in/itution to adopt a      
p>ticul> int]pretation ( ev5ts bas$     
solely on ! political pref]5ce or belief
 ( ! (ficial4  7#b7 ,reque/1 cause1     

direct1 ord]1 or c>ry out ! removal1    
alt]ation1 or prohibition ( ! cont5t ( a
 mat]ial1 an exhibit1 educational       
programm+1 a rese>* publication1 or a   
hi/orical item 9 ! ,smi?sonian          
,in/itution solely because ! cont5t     
includes a discussion or ref]5ce to a   
controv]sial or politically s5sitive    
aspect ( ,am]ican hi/ory4  7#c7 ,impose1
 z a t]m or condition = ,f$]al fund+1 a 
requirem5t t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution  
endorse or include a p>ticul> viewpo9t4 
7b7 ,duty ,to report int]f]5ce attempts 
,an employee or ag5t (1 or an individual
 affiliat$ )1 ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 
%all report any action describ$ 9       
subsection 7a7 or an attempt or ?reat to
 c>ry out su* action to ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 9 accordance ) 
proc$ures to be prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y
 ?r\gh regulations4  7c7 ,notification (
 int]f]5ce attempts to ! ,congress ,n   
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! ,secret>y ( !  
,smi?sonian ,in/itution receives a      
report "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y1  

or a designee ( ! ,secret>y1 %all submit
 to ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !         
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( !
 ,s5ate a notice ( ! report4  7d7 ,f$]al
 (ficial def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
,f$]al (ficial means ! ,presid5t1 !     
,vice ,presid5t1 or an individual 9 !   
civil s]vice or ! uni=m$ s]vices1 z su* 
t]ms are def9$ 9 section #baja ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 :o is n any ( !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( !         
,smi?sonian ,in/itution4  7#b7 ,an      
individual :o is a memb] ( ! ,bo>d (    
,reg5ts ( ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :5 
su* individual is act+ 9 ! (ficial      
capacity ( su* memb]4  7#c7 ,an employee
 or ag5t (1 or an individual affiliat$  
)1 ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution4