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Calendar No. 611 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4129 

To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential 

Library in Medora, North Dakota. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 16, 2024 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. HEINRICH, 

and Mr. ROMNEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt 

Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt 

5 Presidential Library Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) the Theodore Roosevelt Association was 

4 founded in 1919 and chartered by Congress in 1920 

5 to perpetuate the memory of Theodore Roosevelt for 

6 the benefit of the people of the United States and 

7 the world; 

8 (2) the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library 

9 would— 

10 (A) celebrate the unique legacy of 1 of the 

11 most influential Presidents; and 

12 (B) actively bring the lessons of the life of 

13 Theodore Roosevelt to present and future gen14 erations; and 

15 (3) many of the artifacts and memorabilia of 

16 Theodore Roosevelt— 

17 (A) are scattered across the United States; 

18 and 

19 (B) are not available to the public for view20 ing. 

21 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this Act: 

23 (1) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

24 means the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library 

25 Foundation. 


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1 (2) LIBRARY.—The term ‘‘Library’’ means the 

2 Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library to be lo3 cated in Medora, North Dakota. 

4 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 SEC. 4. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISH7 MENT OF THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRESI8 DENTIAL LIBRARY. 

9 (a) GRANTS.— 

10 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—To the extent provided 

11 in advance in appropriations Acts and subject to 

12 paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall provide 

13 a grant to the Foundation for the establishment of 

14 the Library— 

15 (A) to preserve and make available to the 

16 public materials relating to the life of President 

17 Theodore Roosevelt; and 

18 (B) to provide interpretive and educational 

19 services that communicate the meaning of the 

20 life of Theodore Roosevelt. 

21 (2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

22 may not provide a grant under paragraph (1) until 

23 the date on which the Foundation certifies to the 

24 Secretary that the Foundation has received an 

25 amount equal to not less than double the amount of 


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1 the grant funds to be provided under that paragraph 

2 from funds for the Library— 

3 (A) contributed by the State of North Da4 kota; or 

5 (B) raised from non-Federal sources dur6 ing the period beginning on the date on which 

7 the Foundation was established and ending on 

8 the date of the certification. 

9 (3) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Grant 

10 funds provided under this subsection may not be 

11 used for the maintenance or operation of the Li12 brary. 

13 (b) FEDERAL ARTIFACTS AND OBJECTS RELATING

14 TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary shall— 

18 (A) offer to enter into 1 or more agree19 ments with the Foundation; and 

20 (B) enter into any related interagency 

21 agreements that the Secretary determines to be 

22 necessary, to preserve and exhibit at the Li23 brary, for the benefit of the public, Federal cu24 ratorial collections relating to the life and leg25 acy of Theodore Roosevelt. 


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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

2 into with the Foundation under paragraph (1) shall 

3 provide for the loan, transfer, or conveyance from 

4 Federal agencies (including the National Park Serv5 ice, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the 

6 Library of Congress, and the National Archives and 

7 Records Administration) to the Foundation of his8 toric, educational, artistic, natural, and other mu9 seum artifacts and objects, particularly artifacts and 

10 objects of Federal agencies that are not on display 

11 to the public, without monetary consideration, sub12 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

13 determines to be necessary for the preservation and 

14 exhibition of the artifacts and objects. 

15 (c) NON-FEDERAL OPERATION.—The Secretary or 

16 any other Federal entity shall have no involvement in the 

17 operation of the Library, except at the request of the non18 Federal entity responsible for the operation of the Library. 

19 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi20 tion to other amounts made available to carry out the pur21 poses of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 

22 such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act (includ23 ing providing a grant under subsection (a)) for fiscal year 

24 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, to remain available 

25 until expended. 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Pres3 idential Library Museum Artifacts Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 

7 means the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library 

8 Foundation. 

9 (2) LIBRARY.—The term ‘‘Library’’ means the 

10 Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library to be located 

11 in Medora, North Dakota. 

12 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

14 SEC. 3. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISH15 MENT OF THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRESI16 DENTIAL LIBRARY. 

17 (a) GRANTS.— 

18 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—To the extent provided in 

19 advance in appropriations Acts and subject to para20 graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide to the 

21 Foundation grants in an amount not to exceed a total 

22 of $50,000,000 for the establishment of the Library— 

23 (A) to preserve and make available to the 

24 public materials relating to the life of President 

25 Theodore Roosevelt; and 


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1 (B) to provide interpretive and educational 

2 services that communicate the meaning of the life 

3 of Theodore Roosevelt. 

4 (2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

5 may not provide a grant under paragraph (1) until 

6 the date on which the Foundation certifies to the Sec7 retary that the Foundation has received an amount 

8 equal to not less than $100,000,000 from funds for the 

9 Library— 

10 (A) contributed by the State of North Da11 kota; or 

12 (B) raised from non-Federal sources during 

13 the period beginning on the date on which the 

14 Foundation was established and ending on the 

15 date of the certification. 

16 (3) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Grant 

17 funds provided under this subsection may not be used 

18 for the maintenance or operation of the Library. 

19 (b) FEDERAL ARTIFACTS AND OBJECTS RELATING TO

20 THEODORE ROOSEVELT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may enter into 

22 1 or more agreements with the Foundation to provide for 

23 a loan to the Foundation from Federal agencies under the 

24 administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary (including the 

25 National Park Service and the United States Fish and 


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1 Wildlife Service) of historic, educational, artistic, natural, 

2 and other museum artifacts and objects, particularly arti3 facts and objects that are not on display to the public, with4 out monetary consideration, subject to such terms and con5 ditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the 

6 preservation and exhibition of the artifacts and objects 

7 loaned to the Foundation. 

8 (c) NON-FEDERAL OPERATION.—The Secretary or any 

9 other Federal entity shall have no involvement in the oper10 ation of the Library, except at the request of the non-Federal 

11 entity responsible for the operation of the Library in ac12 cordance with applicable laws (including regulations). 


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Calendar No. 611 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4129 

A BILL 

To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore 

Dakota. Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North 

NOVEMBER 21, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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