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House Calendar No. 182 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2857 

[Report No. 115–931] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 2018 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 


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AN ACT 

To designate the Nordic Museum in Seattle, Washington, 

as the ‘‘National Nordic 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 ‘‘National Nordic Mu5 seum Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

8 (1) the Nordic Museum in Seattle, Washington, 

9 is the only museum in the United States dedicated 

10 to Nordic history, culture, and art; 

11 (2) Nordic people have long contributed to the 

12 rich cultural heritage of the United States; 

13 (3) the Nordic Museum serves as a unique and 

14 valuable resource locally and nationally for expand15 ing knowledge relating to— 

16 (A) Nordic heritage; and 

17 (B) the impact Nordic heritage has had 

18 throughout the United States; 

19 (4) a new state-of-the-art facility was opened to 

20 house the Nordic Museum on May 5, 2018, making 

21 Nordic history, culture, and art even more engaging 

22 and accessible to the public; 

23 (5) to provide funds and exhibits for the new 

24 Nordic Museum, numerous public and private entiVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:11 Sep 11, 2018 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2857.RH S2857

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1 ties and many private individuals partnered to2 gether, including— 

3 (A) the State of Washington; 

4 (B) King County, Washington; 

5 (C) the Nordic Council, which is composed 

6 of representatives from the national parliaments 

7 of Nordic countries; and 

8 (D) the national museums of Denmark, 

9 Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden; 

10 (6) the Nordic Museum is— 

11 (A) a significant resource for preserving 

12 and celebrating the history, culture, and art of 

13 Nordic immigrants in the United States; and 

14 (B) the only museum in the United States 

15 that exists for the exclusive purpose of pre16 serving, interpreting, and providing education 

17 about Nordic culture and heritage; and 

18 (7) the Nordic Museum promotes valuable 

19 international relations between the United States 

20 and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Ice21 land, Norway, and Sweden. 

22 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM. 

23 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Nordic Museum located at 

24 2655 N.W. Market Street, Seattle, Washington, is des25 ignated as the ‘‘National Nordic Museum’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The museum designated by 

3 subsection (a) is not a unit of the National Park 

4 System. 

5 (2) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—The designation 

6 of the museum by subsection (a) shall not require 

7 Federal funds to be expended for any purpose re8 lated to the museum. 


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House Calendar No. 182 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2857 

[Report No. 115–931] 

AN ACT 

To designate the Nordic Museum in Seattle, Washfor other purposes. ington, as the ‘‘National Nordic Museum’’, and 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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