perform such other functions as may be assigned
from time to time by the Council, the Executive
Committee of the Council, or the Chairperson of the
Council, consistent with this legislation.
‘‘SEC. 2306. MEMORIAL MUSEUM.
‘‘(a) ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN APPROVAL.—The ar-
chitectural design for the memorial museum shall be sub-
ject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the
National Capital Planning Commission.
‘‘(b) INSURANCE.—The Museum shall maintain in-
surance on the memorial museum to cover such risks, in
such amount, and containing such terms and conditions
as the Museum deems necessary.
‘‘SEC. 2307. GIFTS, BEQUESTS, AND DEVISES OF PROPERTY;
TAX TREATMENT.
‘‘The Museum may solicit, and the Museum may ac-
cept, hold, administer, invest, and use gifts, bequests, and
devises of property, both real and personal, and all reve-
nues received or generated by the Museum to aid or facili-
tate the operation and maintenance of the memorial mu-
seum. Property may be accepted pursuant to this section,
and the property and the proceeds thereof used as nearly
as possible in accordance with the terms of the gift, be-
quest, or devise donating such property. Funds donated
to and accepted by the Museum pursuant to this section
or otherwise received or generated by the Museum are not
to be regarded as appropriated funds and are not subject
to any requirements or restrictions applicable to appro-
priated funds. For the purposes of Federal income, estate,
and gift taxes, property accepted under this section shall
be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the United
States.
‘‘SEC. 2308. ANNUAL REPORT.
‘‘The Director shall transmit to Congress an annual
report on the Director’s stewardship of the authority to
operate and maintain the memorial museum. Such report
shall include the following:
‘‘(1) An accounting of all financial transactions
involving donated funds.
‘‘(2) A description of the extent to which the
objectives of this chapter are being met.
‘‘(3) An examination of future major endeavors,
initiatives, programs, or activities that the Museum
proposes to undertake to better fulfill the objectives
of this chapter.
‘‘(4) An examination of the Federal role in the
funding of the Museum and its activities, and any
changes that may be warranted.
‘‘SEC. 2309. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.
‘‘Financial transactions of the Museum, including
those involving donated funds, shall be audited by the
Comptroller General as requested by Congress, in accord-
ance with generally accepted auditing standards. In con-
ducting any audit pursuant to this section, appropriate
representatives of the Comptroller General shall have ac-
cess to all books, accounts, financial records, reports, files
and other papers, items or property in use by the Museum,
as necessary to facilitate such audit, and such representa-
tives shall be afforded full facilities for verifying trans-
actions with the balances.
‘‘SEC. 2310. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘To carry out the purposes of this chapter, there are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none
of the funds authorized to carry out this chapter may be
made available for construction. Authority to enter into
contracts and to make payments under this chapter, using
funds authorized to be appropriated under this chapter,
shall be effective only to the extent, and in such amounts,
as provided in advance in appropriations Acts.’’.
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