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.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Women's History Museum Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) CERCLA.--The term ``CERCLA'' means the Comprehensive 
        Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
        (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
            (3) Committees.--The term ``Committees'' means the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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 taxation 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 to survey and as 
        determined by the Administrator, generally consisting of 
        Squares 325 and 326. The Property is generally bounded by 12th 
        Street, Independence 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 further 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.
    (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 acceptable 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 acceptable 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 response 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 deposit, the Administrator may expend, in 
amounts specified in authorizations and appropriations acts, the 
proceeds from the conveyance for any lawful purpose consistent with 
existing authorities granted to the Administrator.
    (d) Quit Claim Deed.--The Property shall be conveyed pursuant to a 
quit claim deed.
    (e) Use Restriction.--The Property shall be dedicated for use as a 
site for a national women's history museum for the 99-year period 
beginning on the date of conveyance to the Museum.
    (f) Funding Restriction.--No Federal funds shall be made available 
to the Museum for the purchase of the Property or the design and 
construction of any facility on the Property.
    (g) 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 subsection (e); or
                    (B) the Museum has not commenced construction of a 
                museum facility on the Property in the 5-year period 
                beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, other 
                than for reasons beyond the control of the Museum as 
                reasonably determined by the Administrator.
            (2) Enforcement.--The Administrator may perform any acts 
        necessary to enforce the reversionary rights provided in this 
        section.
            (3) Custody of property upon reversion.--If the Property 
        reverts to the United States pursuant to this section, such 
        property shall be under the custody and control of the 
        Administrator.
    (h) Closing.--The conveyance pursuant to this Act shall occur not 
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. The 
Administrator may extend that period for such time as is reasonably 
necessary for the Museum to perform its obligations under section 4(a).

SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.

    (a) Authorization To Contract for Environmental Response Actions.--
The Administrator is authorized to contract with the Museum or an 
affiliate thereof for the performance (on behalf of the Administrator) 
of response actions on the Property.
    (b) Crediting of Response Costs.--Any costs incurred by the Museum 
or an affiliate thereof pursuant to subsection (a) shall be credited to 
the purchase price for the Property.
    (c) No Effect on Compliance With Environmental Laws.--Nothing in 
this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, affects or limits the 
application of or obligation to comply with any environmental law, 
including section 120(h) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).

SEC. 5. INCIDENTAL COSTS.

    Subject to section 4, the Museum shall bear any and all costs 
associated with complying with the provisions of this Act, including 
studies and reports, surveys, relocating tenants, and mitigating 
impacts to existing Federal buildings and structures resulting directly 
from the development of the property by the Museum.

SEC. 6. LAND USE APPROVALS.

    (a) Existing Authorities.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
as limiting or affecting the authority or responsibilities of the 
National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts.
    (b) Cooperation.--
            (1) Zoning and land use.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Administrator shall reasonably cooperate with the Museum with 
        respect to any zoning or other land use matter relating to 
        development of the Property in accordance with this Act. Such 
        cooperation shall include consenting to applications by the 
        Museum for applicable zoning and permitting with respect to the 
        property.
            (2) Limitations.--The Administrator shall not be required 
        to incur any costs with respect to cooperation under this 
        subsection and any consent provided under this subsection shall 
        be premised on the property being developed and operated in 
        accordance with this Act.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter until the end of the 5-year period following 
conveyance of the Property or until substantial completion of the 
museum facility (whichever is later), the Museum shall submit annual 
reports to the Administrator and the Committees detailing the 
development and construction activities of the Museum with respect to 
this Act.

Summary: National Women's History Museum Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property in the District of Columbia, on terms which the Administrator deems appropriate.

Requires the purchase price for the property to be: (1) its market value based on its highest and best use, as determined by an independent appraisal; and (2) paid into the Federal Buildings Fund.

Requires the property to be dedicated for use as a site for a national women's history museum for a 99-year period.

Provides for the reversion of the property to the United States without any obligation for repayment of any amount of the purchase price if: (1) it is not used as a site for a national women's history museum during the 99-year period, and (2) the Museum has not commenced construction of a museum facility on such property in a 5-year period other than for reasons beyond the Museum's control.