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House Calendar No. 99 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1900 
[Report No. 115–399, Part I] 
To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as 
the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2017 
Mr. STIVERS (for himself, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
WENSTRUP, Mr. LATTA, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. DAVID-
SON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. TURNER, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. JORDAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in 
addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. CURBELO 
of Florida, and Mr. CORREA 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
The Committee on Natural Resources discharged; referred to the House 
Calendar and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 4, 2017] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Veterans Me-
morial and Museum Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL 
AND MUSEUM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to the condition described 
in subsection (b), the memorial and museum that is, as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, being constructed on 
an approximately 7-acre area on West Broad Street, Co-
lumbus, Ohio, bounded by the Scioto River and the Scioto 
Greenway, shall be designated as the ‘‘National Veterans 
Memorial and Museum’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the designa-
tion under subsection (a), the director of the memorial 
and museum described in that subsection shall submit 
to Congress a report on the memorial and museum by 
not later than the date specified in paragraph (2). 
Such report shall include each of the following: 
(A) The projected budget for the memorial 
and museum for the five-year period beginning 
on the date the memorial and museum is ex-
pected to open to the public. 
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(B) A description of the outreach conducted 
by the memorial and museum to veterans across 
the United States to receive input about the de-
sign and contents of the memorial and museum. 
(C) A description of the process by which 
decisions are made about the contents of the ex-
hibits displayed at the memorial and museum. 
(D) A description of the organizational 
structure of the memorial and museum. 
(E) A copy of the bylaws and rules of the 
memorial and museum. 
(F) A list of any organizations or entities 
that have accredited the memorial and museum. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR REPORT.—The date specified 
in this paragraph is the earlier of the following dates: 
(A) The date that is 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) The date that is 30 days before the date 
on which the memorial and museum is first open 
to the public. 
(c) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The national memo-
rial and museum designated by subsection (a) is not a unit 
of the National Park System, and the designation of the 
national memorial and museum shall not be construed to 
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require Federal funds to be expended for any purpose re-
lated to the national memorial and museum. 
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House Calendar No. 99 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1900 
[Report No. 115–399, Part I] 
A BILL 
To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum 
in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Me-
morial and Museum, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with 
an amendment 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
The Committee on Natural Resources discharged; 
referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
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