National Children’s Museum Act
Bill: S.830 | Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris (D-MD)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
National Children's Museum Act
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to cover the rent of the National Children's Museum for the duration of the museum's current building lease, including renewals. The GSA must use specified funds for such expenses.

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.

    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 Children's Museum Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) section 502 of the Museum and Library Services Act of 
        2003 (20 U.S.C. 956a note; Public Law 108-81) designated the 
        Capital Children's Museum, the predecessor to the National 
        Children's Museum, as the ``National Children's Museum'';
            (2) the National Children's Museum operates under section 
        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is organized 
        under the laws of the District of Columbia;
            (3) the mission of the National Children's Museum is to 
        inspire children to care about and change the world; and
            (4) the National Children's Museum is located in the 
        federally owned Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade 
        Center.
    (b) National Children's Museum.--Subchapter III of chapter 67 of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 6735. National Children's Museum
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator of General Services shall 
enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Children's Museum 
(referred to in this section as the `Museum') for the operation of the 
Museum in the approximately 32,369 square feet of space commonly known 
as suite C-001 (referred to in this section as the `Space') of the 
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for the duration 
of the retail space license agreement between Trade Center Management 
Associates, LLC, or a successor entity, and the Museum, dated December 
4, 2017, including any exercised renewal options.
    ``(b) Contents.--The cooperative agreement under subsection (a) 
shall include provisions that--
            ``(1) require, for the period in which the General Services 
        Administration owns or controls the Space, the General Services 
        Administration to provide rent for the Space; and
            ``(2) terminate the agreement if--
                    ``(A) the Museum does not continue to qualify as a 
                nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
                    ``(B) the Museum no longer uses the Space as a 
                children's museum; and
            ``(3) prohibit the Museum from transferring the interest in 
        the agreement.
    ``(c) Source of Funds.--To carry out this section, the 
Administrator of General Services shall use funds derived from--
            ``(1) the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation fund; 
        or
            ``(2) the International Trade Center fund.
    ``(d) Report.--The cooperative agreement under subsection (a) shall 
require the Museum to submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate an annual report on the 
operations and finances of the Museum.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter III of chapter 
67 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``6735. National Children's Museum.''.
                                 <all>