I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1330 
To permit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino to 
be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS (for herself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. TONY
GONZALES
of Texas, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. BENTZ, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
LANGWORTHY, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ISSA, Mr. CAREY, Mr. 
BACON, Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. LALOTA, 
Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. BARR, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. 
BUCHANAN, Mr. CORREA, Mrs. KIM, Mr. RULLI, Mr. FRY, Ms. CHU, Mr. 
GIMENEZ, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. MENG, Ms. DELBENE, 
Mr. OWENS, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. JAMES, Mr. MAST, Mr. ROGERS of 
Alabama, Mr. AMODEI of Nevada, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL 
of Florida, Mr. ROUZER, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. MOYLAN, 
Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. 
LEE of Nevada, and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To permit the Smithsonian National Museum of the Amer-
ican Latino to be located within the Reserve of the 
National Mall, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Smithsonian National 
Museum of the American Latino Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SITE OF SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE 
AMERICAN LATINO. 
(a) AUTHORIZING SITE WITHIN RESERVE OF NA-
TIONAL MALL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law or regulation, including section 
8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Smith-
sonian National Museum of the American Latino 
may be located within the Reserve (as defined in sec-
tion 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code). 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
201(g)(4) of division T of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80u(g)(4)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all that follows 
and inserting a period. 
(b) USE OF SITE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF AN-
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY.—Section 201(g)(2) of division 
T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 
U.S.C. 80u(g)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) SITE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF AN-
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION TO OTHER AGENCY OR 
ENTITY.—The Board of Regents shall not des-
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ignate a site for the Museum that is under the 
administrative jurisdiction of another Federal 
agency or entity without first notifying the head 
of the Federal agency or entity. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION
TO
COMMITTEES.— 
Once notified under subparagraph (A), the head 
of the Federal agency or entity shall promptly 
submit written notification to the Chair and 
ranking minority members of the Committee on 
Rules and Administration, the Committee on 
Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate, and the 
Committee on House Administration, the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, stating that the Federal agen-
cy or entity was notified by the Board of Re-
gents that a site under its jurisdiction was des-
ignated and that a transfer will be initiated as 
soon as practicable. 
‘‘(C) TRANSFER.—As soon as practicable 
after the date on which the individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) receive the written 
notification described in such subparagraph, the 
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head of the Federal agency or entity shall 
transfer to the Smithsonian Institution its ad-
ministrative jurisdiction over the land or struc-
ture that has been designated as the site for the 
Museum.’’. 
(c) ENSURING DIVERSITY
OF POLITICAL VIEW-
POINTS
AND
AUTHENTIC
EXPERIENCES.—Section 
201(d)(2)(D) of division T of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80u(d)(2)(D)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) ENSURING DIVERSITY OF POLITICAL 
VIEWPOINTS AND AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Board of 
Trustees shall ensure that the exhibits and 
programs of the Museum accurately and 
comprehensively represent the varied cul-
tures, histories, events, and values of His-
panic or Latino communities. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS.—In 
carrying out its duties, the Board of Trust-
ees shall ensure that it seeks and utilizes 
to its maximum ability guidance from a 
broad array of knowledgeable and re-
spected sources reflecting the diversity of 
the political viewpoints and authentic expe-
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riences held by Hispanics or Latinos in the 
United States, and shall seek such guid-
ance for both the creation and substantial 
revision of exhibits and programs. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara-
graph— 
‘‘(I) the term ‘broad array’ 
means a range of experts and publica-
tions that represent the broad spec-
trum of Hispanic or Latino commu-
nities, to include varied viewpoints, 
political ideologies, cultures, and lived 
experiences in the United States; and 
‘‘(II) the term ‘knowledgeable 
and respected source’ means an indi-
vidual who has gained through edu-
cation, publication, or witnessing an 
important or historical event, the abil-
ity to advise on at least one unique 
viewpoint or experience of a particular 
Hispanic or Latino community, and 
whose knowledge has been relied upon 
by a notable segment of that commu-
nity for education, heritage preserva-
tion, or historical purposes, and in-
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cludes the work of such an individual 
which reflects such ability and knowl-
edge.’’. 
(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 
2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the Smithsonian shall 
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, a report on actions taken 
by the Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of 
the American Latino Museum and the Board of Trustees 
of the Museum to comply with the requirements of the 
amendments made by subsection (c), including a descrip-
tion of actions taken with respect to substantial revisions 
of current exhibits and programs as well the planning of 
future exhibits and programs. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect as if included 
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in the enactment of section 201 of division T of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80u). 
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