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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, and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the Theodore Roosevelt Association was 

9 founded in 1919 and chartered by Congress in 1920 

10 to perpetuate the memory of Theodore Roosevelt for 


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1 the benefit of the people of the United States and 

2 the world; 

3 (2) the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library 

4 would— 

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

6 most influential Presidents; and 

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

8 Theodore Roosevelt to present and future gen9 erations; and 

10 (3) many of the artifacts and memorabilia of 

11 Theodore Roosevelt— 

12 (A) are scattered across the United States; 

13 and 

14 (B) are not available to the public for view15 ing. 

16 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

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

19 means the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library 

20 Foundation. 

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

22 Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library to be lo23 cated in Medora, North Dakota. 

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

25 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 SEC. 4. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISH2 MENT OF THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRESI3 DENTIAL LIBRARY. 

4 (a) GRANTS.— 

5 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—To the extent provided 

6 in advance in appropriations Acts and subject to 

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

8 a grant to the Foundation for the establishment of 

9 the Library— 

10 (A) to preserve and make available to the 

11 public materials relating to the life of President 

12 Theodore Roosevelt; and 

13 (B) to provide interpretive and educational 

14 services that communicate the meaning of the 

15 life of Theodore Roosevelt. 

16 (2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 

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

18 the date on which the Foundation certifies to the 

19 Secretary that the Foundation has received an 

20 amount equal to not less than double the amount of 

21 the grant funds to be provided under that paragraph 

22 from funds for the Library— 

23 (A) contributed by the State of North Da24 kota; or 

25 (B) raised from non-Federal sources dur26 ing the period beginning on the date on which 


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1 the Foundation was established and ending on 

2 the date of the certification. 

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

4 funds provided under this subsection may not be 

5 used for the maintenance or operation of the Li6 brary. 

7 (b) FEDERAL ARTIFACTS AND OBJECTS RELATING

8 TO THEODORE ROOSEVELT.— 

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

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall— 

12 (A) offer to enter into 1 or more agree13 ments with the Foundation; and 

14 (B) enter into any related interagency 

15 agreements that the Secretary determines to be 

16 necessary, to preserve and exhibit at the Li17 brary, for the benefit of the public, Federal cu18 ratorial collections relating to the life and leg19 acy of Theodore Roosevelt. 

20 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

21 into with the Foundation under paragraph (1) shall 

22 provide for the loan, transfer, or conveyance from 

23 Federal agencies (including the National Park Serv24 ice, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the 

25 Library of Congress, and the National Archives and 


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1 Records Administration) to the Foundation of his2 toric, educational, artistic, natural, and other mu3 seum artifacts and objects, particularly artifacts and 

4 objects of Federal agencies that are not on display 

5 to the public, without monetary consideration, sub6 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

7 determines to be necessary for the preservation and 

8 exhibition of the artifacts and objects. 

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

10 any other Federal entity shall have no involvement in the 

11 operation of the Library, except at the request of the non12 Federal entity responsible for the operation of the Library. 

13 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi14 tion to other amounts made available to carry out the pur15 poses of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 

16 such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act (includ17 ing providing a grant under subsection (a)) for fiscal year 

18 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, to remain available 

19 until expended. 

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