A bill to establish the National Military Museum Foundation, and for other purposes.

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM FOUNDATION.

    (a) In General.--(1) Part B of subtitle II of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 1519 the following 
new chapter:

          ``CHAPTER 1520--NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM FOUNDATION

``Sec.
``151951. Establishment.
``151952. Purposes.
``151953. Membership.
``151954. Governing body.
``151955. Organizational matters.
``151956. Officers and employees.
``151957. Powers.
``151958. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status.
``151959. Additional annual reports.
``Sec. 151951. Establishment
    ``There is established a nonprofit corporation to be known as the 
National Military Museum Foundation (in this chapter referred to as the 
`Foundation'). The Foundation is not an agency or instrumentality of 
the United States.
``Sec. 151952. Purposes
    ``The Foundation shall have the following purposes:
            ``(1) To encourage and facilitate the preservation of 
        military artifacts having historical or technological 
        significance.
            ``(2) To promote innovative solutions to the problems 
        associated with the preservation of such artifacts.
            ``(3) To facilitate research on and educational activities 
        relating to military history.
            ``(4) To promote voluntary partnerships between the Federal 
        Government and the private sector for the preservation of such 
        artifacts and of military history.
            ``(5) To facilitate the display of such artifacts for the 
        education and benefit of the public.
            ``(6) To develop publications and other interpretive 
        materials pertinent to the historical collections of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States that will supplement similar 
        publications and materials available from public, private, and 
        corporate sources.
            ``(7) To provide financial support for educational, 
        interpretive, and conservation programs of the Armed Forces 
        relating to such artifacts.
            ``(8) To broaden public understanding of the role of the 
        military in United States history.
            ``(9) To recognize and honor the individuals who have 
        served in the Armed Forces.
``Sec. 151953. Membership
    ``Eligibility for membership in the Foundation and the rights, 
privileges, and designation of classes of members of the Foundation 
shall be as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the Foundation.
``Sec. 151954. Governing body
    ``(a) Board of Directors.--(1) The Foundation shall have a Board of 
Directors (in this chapter referred to as the `Board') composed of nine 
individuals appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among 
individuals who are United States citizens.
    ``(2) Of the individuals appointed under paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) at least one shall have an expertise in historic 
        preservation;
            ``(B) at least one shall have an expertise in military 
        history;
            ``(C) at least one shall have an expertise in the 
        administration of museums; and
            ``(D) at least one shall have an expertise in military 
        technology and materiel.
    ``(b) Chairperson.--(1) The Secretary shall designate one of the 
individuals first appointed to the Board under subsection (a) as the 
chairperson of the Board. The individual so designated shall serve as 
chairperson for a term of 2 years.
    ``(2) Upon the expiration of the term of chairperson of the 
individual designated as chairperson under paragraph (1), or of the 
term of a chairperson elected under this paragraph, the members of the 
Board shall elect a chairperson of the Board from among its members.
    ``(c) Term.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), members appointed to the 
Board shall serve on the Board for a term of 4 years.
    ``(2) If a member of the Board misses three consecutive meetings of 
the Board, the Board may remove the member from the Board for that 
reason.
    ``(d) Vacancy.--Any vacancy in the Board shall not affect its 
powers but shall be filled, not later than 60 days after the vacancy, 
in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
    ``(e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
constitute a quorum.
    ``(f) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
chairperson of the Board. The Board shall meet at least once a year.
``Sec. 151955. Organizational matters
    ``The members of the Board first appointed under section 151954(a) 
of this title shall--
            ``(1) adopt a constitution and bylaws for the Foundation;
            ``(2) serve as incorporators of the Foundation; and
            ``(3) take whatever other actions the Board determines 
        appropriate in order to establish the Foundation as a nonprofit 
        corporation.
``Sec. 151956. Officers and employees
    ``(a) Executive Director.--The Foundation shall have an executive 
director appointed by the Board and such other officers as the Board 
may appoint. The executive director and the other officers of the 
Foundation shall be compensated at rates fixed by the Board and shall 
serve at the pleasure of the Board.
    ``(b) Employees.--Subject to the approval of the Board, the 
Foundation may employ such individuals, and at such rates of 
compensation, as the executive director determines appropriate.
    ``(c) Volunteers.--Subject to the approval of the Board, the 
Foundation may accept the services of volunteers in the performance of 
the functions of the Foundation.
    ``(d) Service of Federal Employees.--A person who is a full-time or 
part-time employee of the Federal Government may not serve as a full-
time or part-time employee of the Foundation and shall not be 
considered for any purpose an employee of the Foundation.
``Sec. 151957. Powers
    ``In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the 
Foundation may--
            ``(1) accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any gift, 
        devise, or bequest of real or personal property made to the 
        Foundation;
            ``(2) enter into contracts with individuals, public or 
        private organizations, professional societies, and government 
        agencies for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the 
        Foundation; and
            ``(3) enter into such other contracts, leases, cooperative 
        agreements, and other transactions as the executive director of 
        the Foundation considers appropriate to carry out the 
        activities of the Foundation.
``Sec. 151958. Duty to maintain tax-exempt status
    ``The Foundation shall maintain its status as an organization 
exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
1 et seq.).
``Sec. 151959. Additional annual reports
    ``In addition to the annual report required by section 10101(b) of 
this title, the Foundation shall submit to the Secretary of Defense on 
an annual basis a report on the activities of the Foundation during the 
preceding fiscal year, including a full and complete statement of the 
receipts, expenditures, investment activities, and other financial 
activities of the Foundation during such fiscal year.''.
    (2) The table of chapters at the beginning of subtitle II of title 
36, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to chapter 1519 the following new item:

``1520. National Military Museum Foundation.................  151951''.
    (b) Initial Support.--(1) There is authorized to be appropriated 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000, $250,000 for the 
purpose of making a grant to the National Military Museum Foundation 
established by chapter 1520 of title 36, United States Code (as added 
by subsection (a)), in order to assist the Foundation in defraying the 
costs of its activities. Such amount shall be available for such 
purpose until expended.
    (2) In each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002, the Secretary of 
Defense may provide, without reimbursement, personnel, facilities, and 
other administrative services of the Department to the Foundation.

Summary: Establishes as a nonprofit corporation the National Military Museum Foundation to: (1) preserve military artifacts having historical or technological significance, (2) facilitate research on military history. (3) promote partnerships between the Federal Government and the private sector for the preservation of such artifacts, (4) engage in related military history documentation and preservation activities. And (5) recognize and honor the individuals who have served in the armed forces. Authorizes appropriations.