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Union Calendar No. 219 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3525 

[Report No. 117–297, Part I] 

To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National 

Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2021 

Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. LIEU, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 

New York, Mr. CASE, Mr. CARSON, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 

Ms. DELBENE, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. JAYAPAL, 

Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. NADLER, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. 

STRICKLAND, Mr. POCAN, Ms. CHU, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. KAHELE, 

Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. JACOBS of California, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 

and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 

APRIL 25, 2022 

Additional sponsors: Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. BERA, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mrs. 

WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. MFUME, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. 

TRONE, Mr. CORREA, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 

MOULTON, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 

STANSBURY, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. PORTER, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. 

SAN NICOLAS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. KILMER, Mr. JONES, Mr. PAYNE, 

Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. BUSH, Ms. DEAN, Mrs. TORRES of 

California, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. 

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. TITUS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

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BERGER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 

AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. EVANS, Ms. WILD, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. 

KUSTER, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. HOYER, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CLEAVER, 

Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. 

MORELLE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. CASTEN, Mrs. 

BUSTOS, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, 

Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. 

PRESSLEY, Mr. STANTON, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. OMAR, 

Mr. SABLAN, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi 

APRIL 25, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

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

APRIL 25, 2022 

Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 2021] 

A BILL 

To establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation 

of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History 

and Culture, 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 ‘‘Commission To Study 

5 the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pa6 cific American History and Culture Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Commis9 sion to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum 

10 of Asian Pacific American History and Culture (hereafter 

11 in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 

12 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com13 posed of 8 members, of whom— 

14 (1) 2 members shall be appointed by the major15 ity leader of the Senate; 

16 (2) 2 members shall be appointed by the Speaker 

17 of the House of Representatives; 

18 (3) 2 members shall be appointed by the minor19 ity leader of the Senate; and 

20 (4) 2 members shall be appointed by the minor21 ity leader of the House of Representatives. 

22 (c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Commission 

23 shall be appointed to the Commission from among individ24 uals, or representatives of institutions or entities, who pos25 sess— 


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1 (1)(A) a demonstrated commitment to the re2 search, study, or promotion of Asian Pacific Amer3 ican history, art, political or economic status, or cul4 ture; and 

5 (B)(i) expertise in museum administration; 

6 (ii) expertise in fundraising for nonprofit or cul7 tural institutions; 

8 (iii) experience in the study and teaching of 

9 Asian Pacific American history; 

10 (iv) experience in studying the issue of the rep11 resentation of Asian Pacific Americans in art, life, 

12 history, and culture at the Smithsonian Institution; 

13 or 

14 (v) extensive experience in public or elected serv15 ice; 

16 (2) experience in the administration of, or the 

17 planning for, the establishment of, museums; or 

18 (3) experience in the planning, design, or con19 struction of museum facilities. 

20 (d) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—The ini21 tial members of the Commission shall be appointed not later 

22 than the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act. 

24 (e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission— 


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1 (1) shall not affect the powers of the Commission; 

2 and 

3 (2) shall be filled in the same manner as the 

4 original appointment was made. 

5 (f) CHAIRPERSON.—The Commission shall, by major6 ity vote of all of the members, select 1 member of the Com7 mission to serve as the Chairperson of the Commission. 

8 (g) PROHIBITION.—No employee of the Federal Gov9 ernment may serve as a member of the Commission. 

10 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 

11 (a) REPORTS.— 

12 (1) PLAN OF ACTION.—The Commission shall 

13 submit to the President and Congress a report con14 taining the recommendations of the Commission with 

15 respect to a plan of action regarding the feasibility of 

16 establishing and maintaining a National Museum of 

17 Asian Pacific American History and Culture in 

18 Washington, DC, and its environs (hereafter in this 

19 Act referred to as the ‘‘Museum’’). 

20 (2) REPORT ON ISSUES.—The Commission shall 

21 submit to the President and Congress a report that 

22 addresses the following issues: 

23 (A) The availability and cost of collections 

24 to be acquired and housed in the Museum. 


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1 (B) The impact of the Museum on existing 

2 Asian Pacific American history-related muse3 ums. 

4 (C) In consultation with the Smithsonian 

5 Institution, develop criteria for evaluating pos6 sible locations for the Museum in Washington, 

7 DC, and its environs. 

8 (D) The feasibility of the Museum becoming 

9 part of the Smithsonian Institution, taking into 

10 account the Museum’s potential impact on the 

11 Smithsonian’s existing facilities maintenance 

12 backlog, collections storage needs, and identified 

13 construction or renovation costs for new or exist14 ing museums. 

15 (E) The governance and organizational 

16 structure from which the Museum should operate. 

17 (F) Best practices for engaging Asian Pa18 cific Americans in the development and design of 

19 the Museum. 

20 (G) The cost of constructing, operating, and 

21 maintaining the Museum. 

22 (3) DEADLINE.—The reports required under 

23 paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be submitted not later 

24 than the date that is 18 months after the date of the 

25 first meeting of the Commission. 


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1 (b) FUNDRAISING PLAN.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall develop 

3 a fundraising plan that will address the ability to 

4 support the establishment, operation, and mainte5 nance of the Museum through contributions from the 

6 public. 

7 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the fund8 raising plan under paragraph (1), the Commission 

9 shall consider issues relating to funding the oper10 ations and maintenance of the Museum in perpetuity 

11 without reliance on appropriations of Federal funds. 

12 (3) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—The Commission 

13 shall obtain an independent review of the viability of 

14 the plan developed under paragraph (1) and such re15 view shall include an analysis as to whether the plan 

16 is able to achieve the level of resources necessary to 

17 fund the construction of the Museum and the oper18 ations and maintenance of the Museum in perpetuity 

19 without reliance on appropriations of Federal funds. 

20 (4) SUBMISSION.—The Commission shall submit 

21 the plan developed under paragraph (1) and the re22 view conducted under paragraph (3) to the Commit23 tees on House Administration, Natural Resources, 

24 and Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

25 and the Committees on Rules and Administration, 


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1 Energy and Natural Resources, and Appropriations 

2 of the Senate. 

3 (c) LEGISLATION TO CARRY OUT PLAN OF ACTION.— 

4 Based on the recommendations contained in the report sub5 mitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the 

6 Commission shall submit for consideration to the Commit7 tees on House Administration, Natural Resources, and Ap8 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Com9 mittees on Rules and Administration, Energy and Natural 

10 Resources, and Appropriations of the Senate recommenda11 tions for a legislative plan of action on the feasibility of 

12 establishing and constructing the Museum. 

13 (d) NATIONAL CONFERENCE.—Not later than 18 

14 months after the date on which the initial members of the 

15 Commission are appointed under section 2, the Commission 

16 may, in carrying out the duties of the Commission under 

17 this section, convene a national conference relating to the 

18 Museum, to be comprised of individuals committed to the 

19 advancement of the life, art, history, and culture of Asian 

20 Pacific Americans. 

21 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 

22 (a) COMPENSATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Commis24 sion— 


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1 (A) shall not be considered to be a Federal 

2 employee for any purpose by reason of service on 

3 the Commission; and 

4 (B) shall serve without pay. 

5 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Com6 mission shall be allowed a per diem allowance for 

7 travel expenses, at rates consistent with those author8 ized under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

9 United States Code. 

10 (3) GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES.—The Com11 mission may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, 

12 bequests, or devises of money, services, or real or per13 sonal property for the purpose of aiding or facili14 tating the work of the Commission. 

15 (4) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

16 Commission shall not be subject to the Federal Advi17 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

18 (b) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

19 on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the final 

20 versions of the reports required under section 3 are sub21 mitted. 

22 (c) FUNDING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be sole24 ly responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and 

25 payment of the expenses of, the Commission. 


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1 (2) PROHIBITION.—No Federal funds may be ob2 ligated to carry out this Act. 

3 (d) DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION.— 

4 (1) DIRECTOR AND STAFF.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may 

6 employ and compensate an executive director 

7 and any other additional personnel that are nec8 essary to enable the Commission to perform the 

9 duties of the Commission. 

10 (B) RATES OF PAY.—Rates of pay for per11 sons employed under subparagraph (A) shall be 

12 consistent with the rates of pay allowed for em13 ployees of a temporary organization under sec14 tion 3161 of title 5, United States Code. 

15 (2) NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.—Any indi16 vidual employed under this section shall not be con17 sidered a Federal employee for the purpose of any law 

18 governing Federal employment. 

19 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 

21 (B), on request of the Commission, the head of a 

22 Federal agency may provide technical assistance 

23 to the Commission. 

24 (B) PROHIBITION.—No Federal employees 

25 may be detailed to the Commission. 


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Union Calendar No. 219 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3525 

[Report No. 117–297, Part I] 

A BILL 

To establish the Commission to Study the Potential 

purposes. American History and Culture, and for other Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific 

APRIL 25, 2022 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

A

an amendment 

PRIL 25, 2022 

Committee on House Administration discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 


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