National Treasures Act of 2021
Bill: S.2862 | Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger (R-KS)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
National Treasures Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the National Archives and Records Administration from including content warnings alongside items associated with the founding fathers of the United States.
Content warning is defined as any message preceding or attached to the document labeling it as dangerous, harmful, anachronistic, or any other terms implying harm associated with the documents; disparaging the documents; assuming malicious intent on the part of the authors; or discouraging potential readers from reading the documents.
Founding father means any individual who signed the Declaration of Independence, served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, attended the Second Continental Congress, attended the Constitutional Convention, or was granted a charter for one of the original 13 colonies of the United States.

To prohibit the National Archives and Records Administration from 
 including content warnings alongside founding documents of the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Treasures Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 
              CONTENT WARNINGS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 2121. PROHIBITING CONTENT WARNINGS ON FOUNDING FATHERS 
              DOCUMENTS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Content warning.--The term `content warning' includes 
        any message preceding or attached to a document that identifies 
        or labels the document as dangerous, harmful, anachronistic, or 
        any other term implying harm associated with the document, 
        disparaging the document, assuming malicious intent on the part 
        of the authors of the document, or discouraging potential 
        readers from reading the document.
            ``(2) Founding father of the united states.--The term 
        `Founding Father' means any individual who--
                    ``(A) signed the Declaration of Independence;
                    ``(B) served as an officer in the Revolutionary 
                War;
                    ``(C) attended the Second Continental Congress;
                    ``(D) attended the Constitutional Convention; or
                    ``(E) was granted a charter for one of the original 
                13 colonies of the United States.
            ``(3) Qualifying document.--The term `qualifying document' 
        means any document, text, manuscript, book, letter, pamphlet, 
        government document, artifact, article of clothing, costume, or 
        item written in whole or in part, once belonging to, or 
        associated with in public display a Founding Father of the 
        United States.
    ``(b) Prohibition.--The Archivist shall not--
            ``(1) attach to or associate with any qualifying document 
        written by a Founding Father of the United States any content 
        warning;
            ``(2) display a content warning as part of an exhibition of 
        any qualifying document is any public display operated by the 
        Administration;
            ``(3) display a content warning on the website of the 
        Administration or on any other website operated by the 
        Administration; or
            ``(4) make any changes to the rotunda of the Administration 
        or any other space under their jurisdiction of the 
        Administration that displays qualifying documents to the public 
        except insofar as changes are necessary for maintenance, 
        routine operations, or repairs.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 21 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``2221. Prohibiting content warnings on founding fathers documents.''.
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