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1 ‘‘The Experience’’. National Comedy Center website. https://comedycenter.org/about/. 2 ‘‘Homepage’’. Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum website. http://www.lucy-desi.com/. 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–854 

NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER RECOGNITION ACT 

JULY 23, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 6077] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 6077) recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, having considered the same, report favorably 

thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 6077 is to recognize the National Comedy 

Center in Jamestown, New York. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

The National Comedy Center in downtown Jamestown, New 

York, is a nonprofit institution that tells the story of comedy in 

America. Opening in August 2018, the Center is a live performance 

space as well as an interactive museum. It is the first nationalscale, non-profit cultural institution with a visitor experience dedicated to comedy. The museum is acquiring the personal archives of 

prominent American comedians and will showcase more than 50 

exhibits on the history of comedy from early vaudeville to today.1

Jamestown is the birthplace of comedienne Lucille Ball of the 

critically acclaimed ‘‘I Love Lucy’’ television show. The National 

Comedy Center hosts the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival each year. 

The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum in Jamestown is also operated by the National Comedy Center.2

H.R. 6077 will officially designate the National Comedy Center 

in Jamestown, New York, as the National Comedy Center. The 

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Center will not be a unit of, or affiliated with, the National Park 

System. The designation will not require federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the Center. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 6077 was introduced on June 12, 2018, by Congressman 

Tom Reed (R–NY). The bill was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 

Federal Lands. On July 11, 2018, the Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee was discharged 

by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered and the bill 

was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by 

unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET

ACT

1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act. With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives and sections 308(a) and 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 

received the following estimate for the bill from the Director of the 

Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, 

Washington, DC, July 19, 2018. 

Hon. ROB BISHOP, Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 6077, the National Comedy Center Recognition Act, as 

ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on 

July 11, 2018. 

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6077 would have no significant effect on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6077 would not increase net 

direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 

10-year periods beginning in 2029. 

H.R. 6077 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Janani Shankaran. 

Sincerely, 

MARK P. HADLEY

(For Keith Hall, Director). 

2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

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of this bill is to recognize the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5

Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any directed 

rule makings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing law.

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