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Union Calendar No. 165 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1700 
[Report No. 111–295] 
To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of 
real property in the District of Columbia to provide for the establishment 
of a National Women’s History Museum. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2009 
Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. 
DELAURO, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. WATSON, Ms. 
HIRONO, Ms. FALLIN, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
OCTOBER 8, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MASSA, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. FILNER, Ms. BALDWIN, 
Mr. GRAYSON, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CAO, 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. 
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. CORRINE BROWN 
of Florida, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MOORE of Kan-
sas, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. CASTOR of Flor-
ida, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. STARK, and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia 
OCTOBER 8, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 25, 2009] 
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A BILL 
To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey 
a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia 
to provide for the establishment of a National Women’s 
History Museum. 
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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 Women’s His-
tory Museum Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
(2) CERCLA.—The term ‘‘CERCLA’’ means the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.). 
(3) 
COMMITTEES.—The 
term 
‘‘Committees’’ 
means the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate. 
(4) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the 
National Women’s History Museum, Inc., a District 
of Columbia nonprofit corporation exempt from tax-
ation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(5) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘property’’ means the 
property located in the District of Columbia, subject 
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to survey and as determined by the Administrator, 
generally consisting of Squares 325 and 326. The 
property is generally bounded by 12th Street, Inde-
pendence Avenue, C Street, and the James Forrestal 
Building, all in Southwest Washington, District of 
Columbia, and shall include all associated air rights, 
improvements thereon, and appurtenances thereto. 
SEC. 3. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of 
this Act, the Administrator shall convey the property 
to the Museum on such terms and conditions as the 
Administrator considers reasonable and appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States and fur-
ther the purposes of this Act. 
(2) AGREEMENT.—As soon as practicable, but 
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall enter into an 
agreement with the Museum for the conveyance. 
(3) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The terms and 
conditions of the agreement shall address, among 
other things, mitigation of developmental impacts to 
existing Federal buildings and structures, security 
concerns, and operational protocols for development 
and use of the property. 
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(b) PURCHASE PRICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The purchase price for the 
property shall be its fair market value based on its 
highest and best use as determined by an independent 
appraisal commissioned by the Administrator and 
paid for by the Museum. 
(2) SELECTION OF APPRAISER.—The appraisal 
shall be performed by an appraiser mutually accept-
able to the Administrator and the Museum. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR APPRAISAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
subparagraph (B), the assumptions, scope of 
work, and other terms and conditions related to 
the appraisal assignment shall be mutually ac-
ceptable to the Administrator and the Museum. 
(B) REQUIRED
TERMS.—The appraisal 
shall assume that the property does not contain 
hazardous substances (as defined in section 101 
of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601)) which require re-
sponse action (as defined in such section). 
(c) APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.—The purchase price 
shall be paid into the Federal Buildings Fund established 
under section 592 of title 40, United States Code. Upon de-
posit, the Administrator may expend, in amounts specified 
in appropriations Acts, the proceeds from the conveyance 
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for any lawful purpose consistent with existing authorities 
granted to the Administrator, except that the Administrator 
shall provide the Committees with 30 days advance written 
notice of any expenditure of the proceeds. 
(d) QUIT CLAIM DEED.—The property shall be con-
veyed pursuant to a quit claim deed. 
(e) USE RESTRICTION.—The property shall be dedi-
cated for use as a site for a national women’s history mu-
seum for the 99-year period beginning on the date of convey-
ance to the Museum. 
(f) REVERSION.— 
(1) BASES FOR REVERSION.—The property shall 
revert to the United States, at the option of the 
United States, without any obligation for repayment 
by the United States of any amount of the purchase 
price for the property, if— 
(A) the property is not used as a site for a 
national women’s history museum at any time 
during the 99-year period referred to in sub-
section (e); or 
(B) the Museum has not commenced con-
struction of a museum facility on the property 
in the 5-year period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act, other than for reasons be-
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