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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5919 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of 
General Services to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National 
Children’s Museum to provide the National Children’s Museum rental 
space without charge in the Ronald Reagan Building and International 
Trade Center, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 14, 2020 
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS 
of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Ad-
ministrator of General Services to enter into a coopera-
tive agreement with the National Children’s Museum to 
provide the National Children’s Museum rental space 
without charge in the Ronald Reagan Building and Inter-
national Trade Center, and for other purposes. 
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 Children’s 
Museum Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 67 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 6735. National Children’s Museum 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 1 month after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
of General Services shall enter into a cooperative agree-
ment with the National Children’s Museum for the oper-
ation of the National Children’s Museum in the space de-
scribed under subsection (c) of the Ronald Reagan Build-
ing and International Trade Center. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The cooperative agreement under 
subsection (a) shall include provisions that— 
‘‘(1) make the space described under subsection 
(c) available to the National Children’s Museum in 
perpetuity without charge; 
‘‘(2) require the General Services Administra-
tion to provide, subject to available appropriations, 
such maintenance (including maintenance of the 
structural portions of the space described in sub-
section (c) and any HVAC, electrical, gas, steam, 
sprinkler, and mechanical facilities or systems), se-
curity, information, janitorial, and other services as 
may be necessary to ensure the preservation and op-
eration of the site; and 
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‘‘(3) provide a right of first refusal to the Na-
tional Children’s Museum for any adjacent rental 
space in the Ronald Reagan Building and Inter-
national Trade Center for an agreed upon rate. 
‘‘(c) MUSEUM SPACE.—The cooperative agreement 
under subsection (a) shall designate the pavilion and the 
occupiable space on the floor adjacent to the pavilion of 
the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Cen-
ter as the space for the National Children’s Museum.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 67 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘6735. National Children’s Museum.’’. 
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