(A) 5 members shall be appointed for a 
term of 1 year; 
(B) 5 members shall be appointed for a 
term of 2 years; and 
(C) 4 members shall be appointed for a 
term of 3 years. 
(3) REAPPOINTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Advi-
sory Council may be reappointed, except that no 
individual may serve on the Advisory Council 
for a total of more than 2 terms. 
(B) VACANCY APPOINTMENTS.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the number of 
terms an individual serves on the Advisory 
Council shall not include any portion of a term 
for which an individual is appointed to fill a va-
cancy under paragraph (4)(B). 
(4) VACANCIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A vacancy on the Advi-
sory Council— 
(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Advisory Council; and 
(ii) shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. 
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(B) TERM.—Any member of the Advisory 
Council appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
before the expiration of the term for which the 
member’s predecessor was appointed shall be 
appointed for the remainder of that term. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall— 
(1) make recommendations to the Secretary on 
the planning, design, and construction of the Mu-
seum; 
(2) advise and assist the Secretary on all mat-
ters relating to the administration, operation, main-
tenance, and preservation of the Museum; 
(3) provide significant opportunities for public 
input with respect to carrying out the duties under 
paragraphs (1) and (2); and 
(4) adopt bylaws for the operation of the Advi-
sory Council. 
(e) COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a member of the Advisory Council shall 
serve without compensation. 
(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—A member of the 
Council shall be allowed travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of 
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chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from the home or regular place of business of 
the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Advisory Council. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council shall 
meet at the call of the chairperson or on the written 
request of a majority of the members of the Advi-
sory Council, but not fewer than 2 times each year. 
(2) INITIAL MEETINGS.—During the 1-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the first meeting of the 
Advisory Council, the Advisory Council shall meet 
not fewer than 4 times for the purpose of carrying 
out the duties of the Advisory Council. 
(g) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Ad-
visory Council shall constitute a quorum for the purpose 
of conducting business, but a lesser number may receive 
information on behalf of the Advisory Council. 
SEC. 8. DIRECTOR AND STAFF. 
(a) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint 
a Director for the Museum, taking into consider-
ation recommendations by the Advisory Council. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Director of the Museum 
shall manage the Museum, in accordance with any 
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policies established by the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Advisory Council. 
(b) STAFF.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary may, with-
out regard to the civil service laws, appoint 2 em-
ployees to assist the Director of the Museum in car-
rying out the duties of the Director. 
(2) COMPENSATION.—The employees appointed 
under subsection (b) may be paid without regard to 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this Act— 
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
(2) such sums as are necessary for each fiscal 
year thereafter. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF MUSEUM SITE.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out section 5. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available under 
subsections (a) and (b) shall remain available, without fis-
cal year limitation, until expended. 
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(d) USE OF FUNDS FOR FUNDRAISING.—Amounts 
made available under this section may be used to raise 
funds from private sources to support and promote the 
Museum. 
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