National Treasures Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.5330 | Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan (R-TX)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

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 amend title 44 of the United States Code to prohibit the National 
  Archives and Records Administration from including content warnings 
           alongside founding documents of the United States.

    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) Chapter 21 of title 44 of the United States Code is amended by 
adding at the end of section 2109 the following:
            ``(1) The National Archives and Records Administration may 
        not attach to or associate with any document drafted in whole 
        or in part by a Founding Father of the United States any 
        content warning.
                    ``(A) Content warnings may not be displayed as part 
                of the exhibition of any qualifying documents in any 
                public display operated by the National Archives and 
                Records Administration.
                    ``(B) Content warnings may not be displayed on the 
                website of the National Archives and Records 
                Administration nor on any other website operated by the 
                agency.
                    ``(C) The National Archives and Records 
                Administration is prohibited from making any changes to 
                the Archives' Rotunda or other spaces under its 
                jurisdiction that display documents or artifacts to the 
                public except insofar as changes are necessary for 
                maintenance, routine operations, or repairs.
            ``(2) Definitions.--
                    ``(A) `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.
                    ``(B) `Founding Father of the United States' is 
                defined as 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 an individual granted 
                a charter for one of the original thirteen colonies.
                    ``(C) `Qualifying document' is defined as 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.''.
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