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Union Calendar No. 230 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1980 

[Report No. 116–286, Part I] 

To establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women’s history 

museum, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 28, 2019 

Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. 

LAWRENCE, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. FRANKEL, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. WILD, Mr. 

YARMUTH, Ms. DEAN, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BARR, Mrs. 

BEATTY, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. TURNER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. MCNERNEY, Miss GONZA ́LEZ COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and Mr. 

ZELDIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 

Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

NOVEMBER 13, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Ms. MOORE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

FOSTER, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 

RUSH, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BASS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SUOZZI, 

Mr. ENGEL, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 

BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. 

COURTNEY, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. CRIST, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mrs. 

DEMINGS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 

SARBANES, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. LEVIN of 

Michigan, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. 

KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 

CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. TONKO, 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. HECK, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. 


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MENG, Mr. LAMB, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. 

KATKO, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 

TED LIEU of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. WELCH, 

Mr. GOLDEN, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CROW, 

Mr. PALLONE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. RYAN, Ms. WILSON of 

Florida, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 

COX of California, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CASE, Ms. PORTER, Mr. PAPPAS, 

Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. MICHAEL F. 

DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 

Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. KAPTUR, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. KILMER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. 

SLOTKIN, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. HARDER of California, 

Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mrs. 

LEE of Nevada, Mr. SIRES, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. PRICE of 

North Carolina, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. 

WEXTON, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

AMODEI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. GREEN

of Texas, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. 

BERA, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. ROUDA, 

Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. GARCI ́A

of Illinois, Mr. KIND, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. TITUS, Mr. LIPINSKI, 

Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. CORREA, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. 

DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. KEATING, Mr. ROSE of New 

York, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TRONE, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. 

OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SOTO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. STANTON, Ms. GABBARD, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. UPTON, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, 

Mr. COSTA, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. 

MOULTON, Ms. OMAR, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Mr. REED, Mr. PANETTA, 

Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. 

MORELLE, Mr. NEAL, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 

New York, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. 

SHALALA, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. STEVENS, 

Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BEYER, Mr. KING of 

New York, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 

THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. VELA, Mr. EVANS, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, 

Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. MAST, Mrs. MILLER, Mr. TIPTON, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. KIM, Ms. 

PLASKETT, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. LONG, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 

SCHWEIKERT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. 

LUETKEMEYER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 

GOODEN, Mr. EMMER, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. 

SMUCKER, Mr. BERGMAN, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. COOK, 


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Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BURCHETT, Mrs. 

LESKO, Mr. BACON, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. MCADAMS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. KELLER, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

OLSON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. GONZALEZ of 

Ohio 

NOVEMBER 13, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration with an amendment 

[Insert the part printed in italic] 

NOVEMBER 13, 2019 

The Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure 

discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[Insert the part printed in italic] 


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A BILL 

To establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive 

women’s history museum, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Smithsonian Women’s 

5 History Museum Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Since its founding, the United States has 

9 greatly benefitted from the contributions of women. 

10 (2) Historical accounts, monuments, memorials, 

11 and museums disproportionately represent men’s 

12 achievements and contributions and often neglect 

13 those of women. For example— 

14 (A) a study of 18 American history text15 books concluded that 10 percent of the material 

16 documented contributions of women; 

17 (B) 9 statues out of 91 in the United 

18 States Capitol’s National Statuary Hall depict 

19 women; and 

20 (C) only one of the 44 monuments oper21 ated by the National Park Service specifically 

22 honors the achievements of women after the 

23 2016 designation of the Belmont-Paul Women’s 

24 Equality National Monument. 


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1 (3) There exists no national museum in the 

2 United States that is devoted to the documentation 

3 of women’s contributions throughout the Nation’s 

4 history. 

5 (4) Establishing a comprehensive women’s his6 tory museum representing a diverse range of view7 points, experience, and backgrounds is necessary to 

8 more accurately depict the history of the United 

9 States and would add value to the Smithsonian In10 stitution. 

11 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF MUSEUM. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

13 the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women’s his14 tory museum, to be named by the Board of Regents in 

15 consultation with the council established under section 4. 

16 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the museum estab17 lished under this section shall be to provide for— 

18 (1) the collection, study, and establishment of 

19 programs relating to women’s contributions to var20 ious fields and throughout different periods of his21 tory that have influenced the direction of the United 

22 States; 

23 (2) collaboration with other Smithsonian Insti24 tution museums and facilities, outside museums, and 

25 educational institutions; and 


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1 (3) the creation of exhibitions and programs 

2 that recognize diverse perspectives on women’s his3 tory and contributions. 

4 SEC. 4. COUNCIL. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 

6 the Smithsonian Institution a council to carry out the du7 ties set forth under subsection (b) and other provisions 

8 of this Act. 

9 (b) DUTIES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The council established 

11 under this section shall— 

12 (A) make recommendations to the Board 

13 of Regents concerning the planning, design, and 

14 construction of the museum established under 

15 section 3; 

16 (B) advise and assist the Board of Regents 

17 on all matters relating to the administration, 

18 operation, maintenance, and preservation of the 

19 museum; 

20 (C) recommend annual operating budgets 

21 for the museum to the Board of Regents; 

22 (D) report annually to the Board of Re23 gents on the acquisition, disposition, and dis24 play of objects relating to women’s art, history, 

25 and culture; and 


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1 (E) adopt bylaws for the operation of the 

2 council. 

3 (2) PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The coun4 cil, subject to the general policies of the Board of 

5 Regents, shall have sole authority to— 

6 (A) purchase, accept, borrow, and other7 wise acquire artifacts for addition to the collec8 tions of the museum; 

9 (B) loan, exchange, sell, and otherwise dis10 pose of any part of the collections of the mu11 seum, but only if the funds generated by that 

12 disposition are used for additions to the collec13 tions of the museum; or 

14 (C) specify criteria with respect to the use 

15 of the collections and resources of the museum, 

16 including policies on programming, education, 

17 exhibitions, and research with respect to— 

18 (i) the life, art, history, and culture of 

19 women; 

20 (ii) the role of women in the history of 

21 the United States; and 

22 (iii) the contributions of women to so23 ciety. 


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1 (3) OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.—The council, 

2 subject to the general policies of the Board of Re3 gents, shall have authority— 

4 (A) to provide for preservation, restoration, 

5 and maintenance of the collections of the mu6 seum; and 

7 (B) to solicit, accept, use, and dispose of 

8 gifts, bequests, and devises of personal property 

9 for the purpose of aiding and facilitating the 

10 work of the museum. 

11 (4) ENSURING DIVERSITY OF POLITICAL VIEW12 POINTS IN EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS.—In carrying 

13 out its duties, the council shall ensure that the exhib14 its and programs of the museum reflect the diversity 

15 of the political viewpoints held by women of the 

16 United States on the events and issues relating to the 

17 history of women in the United States. 

18 (c) COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The council shall be com20 posed of 25 voting members as provided under para21 graph (2). 

22 (2) VOTING MEMBERS.—The council shall in23 clude the following voting members: 

24 (A) The Secretary of the Smithsonian In25 stitution. 


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1 (B) One member of the Board of Regents, 

2 appointed by the Board of Regents. 

3 (C) 23 individuals appointed by the Board 

4 of Regents. In appointing members under this 

5 subparagraph, the Board of Regents should 

6 give special consideration to appointing— 

7 (i) members of the Congressional 

8 Commission; 

9 (ii) board members of the National 

10 Women’s History Museum, a nonprofit, 

11 educational organization described in sec12 tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

13 Code of 1986 that was incorporated in 

14 1996 in the District of Columbia and that 

15 is dedicated for the purpose of establishing 

16 a women’s history museum; and 

17 (iii) scholars and representatives of 

18 organizations that are committed to the 

19 study of women’s history. 

20 (3) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Board of 

21 Regents shall make initial appointments to the coun22 cil under paragraph (2) not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

24 (d) TERMS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 

2 subsection, each appointed member of the council 

3 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. 

4 (2) INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As designated by 

5 the Board of Regents at the time of appointment, of 

6 the voting members first appointed under subpara7 graph (C) of subsection (c)(2)— 

8 (A) 8 members shall be appointed for a 

9 term of 1 year; 

10 (B) 8 members shall be appointed for a 

11 term of 2 years; and 

12 (C) 7 members shall be appointed for a 

13 term of 3 years. 

14 (3) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the coun15 cil may be reappointed, except that no individual 

16 may serve on the council for a total of more than 

17 2 terms. For purposes of this paragraph, the num18 ber of terms an individual serves on the council shall 

19 not include any portion of a term for which an indi20 vidual is appointed to fill a vacancy under paragraph 

21 (4)(B). 

22 (4) VACANCIES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the coun24 cil— 


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1 (i) shall not affect the powers of the 

2 council; and 

3 (ii) shall be filled in the same manner 

4 as the original appointment was made. 

5 (B) TERM.—Any member of the council 

6 appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 

7 expiration of the term for which the member’s 

8 predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 

9 for the remainder of that term. 

10 (e) COMPENSATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2), a member of the council shall serve with13 out pay. 

14 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the 

15 council shall be allowed travel expenses, including 

16 per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 

17 for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of 

18 chapter 57 of title 5, while away from the home or 

19 regular place of business of the member in the per20 formance of the duties of the council. 

21 (f) CHAIRPERSON.—By a majority vote of its voting 

22 members, the council shall elect a chairperson from its 

23 members. 

24 (g) MEETINGS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The council shall meet at 

2 the call of the chairperson or on the written request 

3 of a majority of the voting members of the council, 

4 but not fewer than twice each year. 

5 (2) INITIAL MEETINGS.—During the 1-year pe6 riod beginning on the date of the first meeting of the 

7 council, the council shall meet not fewer than 4 

8 times for the purpose of carrying out the duties of 

9 the council under this subchapter. 

10 (h) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting members of 

11 the council holding office shall constitute a quorum for 

12 the purpose of conducting business, but a lesser number 

13 may receive information on behalf of the council. 

14 SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF THE MUSEUM. 

15 (a) DIRECTOR.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The museum established 

17 under section 3 shall have a Director who shall be 

18 appointed by the Secretary, taking into consideration 

19 individuals recommended by the council established 

20 under section 4. 

21 (2) DUTIES.—The Director shall manage the 

22 museum subject to the policies of the Board of Re23 gents. 

24 (b) STAFF.—The Secretary may appoint two addi25 tional employees to serve under the Director, except that 


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1 such additional employees may be appointed without re2 gard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov3 erning appointments in the competitive service. 

4 (c) PAY.—The employees appointed by the Secretary 

5 under subsection (b) may be paid without regard to the 

6 provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 

7 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification 

8 of positions and General Schedule pay rates. 

9 SEC. 6. EDUCATIONAL AND LIAISON PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the 

11 museum established under section 3 may carry out edu12 cational and liaison programs in support of the goals of 

13 the museum. 

14 (b) COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS.—In carrying 

15 out this section, the Director shall carry out educational 

16 programs in collaboration with elementary schools, sec17 ondary schools, and postsecondary schools. 

18 SEC. 7. BUILDING. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

20 (1) LOCATION.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 

22 months after the date of the enactment of this 

23 Act, the Board of Regents shall designate a site 

24 for the museum established under section 3. 


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1 (B) SITES FOR CONSIDERATION.—In des2 ignating a site under subparagraph (A), the 

3 Board of Regents shall select from among the 

4 following sites in the District of Columbia: 

5 (i) The site known as the ‘‘South 

6 Monument site’’, located on the National 

7 Mall and bordered by 14th Street North8 west, Jefferson Drive Southwest, Raoul 

9 Wallenberg Place Southwest, and Inde10 pendence Avenue Southwest. 

11 (ii) The Northwest United States 

12 Capitol site, bordered by 3rd Street North13 west, Constitution Avenue Northwest, 1st 

14 Street Northwest, and Pennsylvania Ave15 nue Northwest. 

16 (iii) Any other appropriate location as 

17 identified by the Board of Regents in con18 sultation with the council established under 

19 section 4. 

20 (C) AVAILABILITY OF SITE.— 

21 (i) IN GENERAL.—The sites described 

22 in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B) 

23 shall remain available until the date on 

24 which the Board of Regents designates a 


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1 site for the museum under subparagraph 

2 (A). 

3 (ii) TRANSFER TO SMITHSONIAN IN4 STITUTION.—If the site designated for the 

5 museum is in an area that is under the ad6 ministrative jurisdiction of a Federal agen7 cy, as soon as practicable after the date on 

8 which the designation is made, the head of 

9 the Federal agency shall transfer to the 

10 Smithsonian Institution administrative ju11 risdiction over the area. 

12 (D) FACTORS CONSIDERED.—In desig13 nating a site under subparagraph (A), the 

14 Board of Regents shall take into consideration 

15 each of the following factors: 

16 (i) An estimate of the costs associated 

17 with each potential site. 

18 (ii) An assessment of the suitability of 

19 the space of each potential site, including 

20 size, proximity to other buildings and 

21 transportation, and other external environ22 mental conditions, as appropriate. 

23 (iii) The recommendations of the Con24 gressional Commission. 


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1 (E) CONSULTATION.—The Board of Re2 gents shall carry out its duties under this para3 graph in consultation with each of the fol4 lowing: 

5 (i) The Chair of the National Capital 

6 Planning Commission. 

7 (ii) The Chair of the Commission on 

8 Fine Arts. 

9 (iii) The Chair of the Congressional 

10 Commission. 

11 (iv) The chair and ranking minority 

12 member of the Committees on Appropria13 tions and Rules and Administration of the 

14 Senate. 

15 (v) The chair and ranking minority 

16 member of the Committees on Appropria17 tions, House Administration, and Trans18 portation and Infrastructure of the House 

19 of Representatives. 

20 (F) PRIORITY.—In designating a site 

21 under subparagraph (A), the Board of Regents 

22 shall give priority to a site which is on or near 

23 the National Mall. 

24 (b) CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING.—The Board of 

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1 section 4, may plan, design, and construct a building for 

2 the museum, which shall be located at the site designated 

3 by the Board of Regents under subsection (a). 

4 (c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS RELATING

5 TO MONUMENTS AND COMMEMORATIVE WORKS.—Chap6 ter 89 of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply with 

7 respect to the museum. 

8 (d) COST SHARING.—The Board of Regents shall 

9 pay— 

10 (1) 50 percent of the costs of carrying out this 

11 section from Federal funds; and 

12 (2) 50 percent of the costs of carrying out this 

13 section from non-Federal sources. 

14 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act, the following definitions apply: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘Board of Regents’’ means the 

17 Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 

18 (2) The term ‘‘Congressional Commission’’ 

19 means the Commission to Study the Potential Cre20 ation of a National Women’s History Museum, es21 tablished under section 3056 of the Military Con22 struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

23 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3810). 

24 (3) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

25 of the Smithsonian Institution. 


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1 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro3 priated to the Smithsonian Institution to carry out this 

4 Act, including the planning, design, construction, and op5 eration of the museum established under section 3, such 

6 sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020 and each 

7 succeeding fiscal year. 

8 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 

9 to the authorization under this section shall remain avail10 able until expended. 

11 (c) USE OF FUNDS FOR FUNDRAISING.—Amounts 

12 appropriated pursuant to the authorization under this sec13 tion may be used to conduct fundraising in support of the 

14 museum established under section 3 from private sources. 


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Union Calendar No. 230 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1980 

[Report No. 116–286, Part I] 

A BILL 

To establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comother purposes. prehensive women’s history museum, and for 

NOVEMBER 13, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on House Administration 

N

with an amendment 

OVEMBER 13, 2019 

The Committees on Natural Resources and TransporUnion and ordered to be printed Committee of the Whole House on the State of the tation and Infrastructure discharged; committed to the 


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