IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1900 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Colum-
bus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Mu-
seum, 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 ‘‘National Veterans Me-
morial and Museum Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL 
AND MUSEUM. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to the condition de-
scribed in subsection (b), the memorial and museum that 
is, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, being con-
structed on an approximately 7-acre area on West Broad 
Street, Columbus, Ohio, bounded by the Scioto River and 
the Scioto Greenway, shall be designated as the ‘‘National 
Veterans Memorial and Museum’’. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.—The designa-
tion under subsection (a) may be withdrawn no earlier 
than 5 years after the date on which the museum opens 
the public, pursuant to an Act of Congress, if the progress 
and operation of the museum are found to be unsatisfac-
tory based on the report submitted under subsection (c). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the des-
ignation 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: 
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(A) The projected budget for the memorial 
and museum for the 5-year period beginning on 
the date the memorial and museum is expected 
to open to the public. 
(B) A description of the outreach con-
ducted by the memorial and museum to vet-
erans across the United States to receive input 
about the design 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 speci-
fied 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. 
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(B) The date that is 30 days before the 
date on which the memorial and museum is 
first open to the public. 
(d) 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 
require Federal funds to be expended for any purpose re-
lated to the national memorial and museum. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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