National Children’s Museum Act

Bill: 117-s-830
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2021-03-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business records

Congressional oversight

District of Columbia

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Public-private cooperation

Tax-exempt organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Children's Museum Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 830 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2021 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Children’s Museum Act . 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: 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. .