119-hr1330

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1330 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1330

To permit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino to be 
 located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 13, 2025

 Ms. Malliotakis (for herself, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. De La Cruz, Mrs. 
Dingell, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. 
 Tenney, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Lawler, Mr. 
 Bilirakis, Mr. Issa, Mr. Carey, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mrs. 
Miller of West Virginia, Mr. LaLota, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Barr, Mr. Meuser, 
 Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Rulli, Mr. 
Fry, Ms. Chu, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
DelBene, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. James, Mr. Mast, Mr. Rogers of 
 Alabama, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Lois Frankel of 
 Florida, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Moylan, Mrs. 
Ramirez, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Lee of Nevada, 
and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
 Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
 within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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 A BILL

To permit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino to be 
 located within the Reserve of the National Mall, 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 ``Smithsonian National Museum of the 
American Latino Act''.

SEC. 2. SITE OF SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN LATINO.

    (a) Authorizing Site Within Reserve of National Mall.--

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
 or regulation, including 

section 8908
            (c) of title 40, United 
 States Code, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American 
 Latino may be located within the Reserve (as defined in 

section 8902

    (a) of title 40, United States Code).

    (2) Conforming amendment.--

Section 201

    (g)

    (4) of division T 
 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 
 80u

    (g)

    (4) ) is amended by striking ``, except that'' and all 
 that follows and inserting a period.

    (b) Use of Site Under the Jurisdiction of Another Federal Agency.--

Section 201

    (g)

    (2) of division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2021 (20 U.S.C. 80u

    (g)

    (2) ) is amended to read as follows:
 ``

    (2) Site under the jurisdiction of another federal 
 agency.--
 ``
        (A) Notification to other agency or entity.--The 
 Board of Regents shall not designate a site for the 
 Museum that is under the administrative jurisdiction of 
 another Federal agency or entity without first 
 notifying the head of the Federal agency or entity.
 ``
        (B) Notification to committees.--Once notified 
 under subparagraph
        (A) , the head of the Federal agency 
 or entity shall promptly submit written notification to 
 the Chair and ranking minority members of the Committee 
 on Rules and Administration, the Committee on 
 Appropriations, and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
 Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on House 
 Administration, the Committee on Natural Resources, the 
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
 Representatives, stating that the Federal agency or 
 entity was notified by the Board of Regents that a site 
 under its jurisdiction was designated and that a 
 transfer will be initiated as soon as practicable.
 ``
            (C) Transfer.--As soon as practicable after the 
 date on which the individuals described in subparagraph
        (B) receive the written notification described in such 
 subparagraph, the head of the Federal agency or entity 
 shall transfer to the Smithsonian Institution its 
 administrative jurisdiction over the land or structure 
 that has been designated as the site for the Museum.''.
            (c) Ensuring Diversity of Political Viewpoints and Authentic 
Experiences.--

Section 201
            (d) (2)
            (D) of division T of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 U.S.C. 80u
            (d) (2)
            (D) ) is amended to read as 
follows:
 ``
            (D) Ensuring diversity of political viewpoints 
 and authentic experiences.--
 ``
            (i) In general.--The Board of Trustees 
 shall ensure that the exhibits and programs of 
 the Museum accurately and comprehensively 
 represent the varied cultures, histories, 
 events, and values of Hispanic or Latino 
 communities.
 ``
            (ii) Specific requirements.--In carrying 
 out its duties, the Board of Trustees shall 
 ensure that it seeks and utilizes to its 
 maximum ability guidance from a broad array of 
 knowledgeable and respected sources reflecting 
 the diversity of the political viewpoints and 
 authentic experiences held by Hispanics or 
 Latinos in the United States, and shall seek 
 such guidance for both the creation and 
 substantial revision of exhibits and programs.
 ``
            (iii) === Definitions. ===
-In this 
 subparagraph--
 ``
            (I) the term `broad array' means 
 a range of experts and publications 
 that represent the broad spectrum of 
 Hispanic or Latino communities, to 
 include varied viewpoints, political 
 ideologies, cultures, and lived 
 experiences in the United States; and
 ``
            (II) the term `knowledgeable and 
 respected source' means an individual 
 who has gained through education, 
 publication, or witnessing an important 
 or historical event, the ability to 
 advise on at least one unique viewpoint 
 or experience of a particular Hispanic 
 or Latino community, and whose 
 knowledge has been relied upon by a 
 notable segment of that community for 
 education, heritage preservation, or 
 historical purposes, and includes the 
 work of such an individual which 
 reflects such ability and knowledge.''.
            (d) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of 
the Smithsonian shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate, the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
a report on actions taken by the Director of the Smithsonian National 
Museum of the American Latino Museum and the Board of Trustees of the 
Museum to comply with the requirements of the amendments made by 
subsection
            (c) , including a description of actions taken with respect 
to substantial revisions of current exhibits and programs as well the 
planning of future exhibits and programs.

    (e) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of 

section 201 of division T of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (20 
U.S.C. 80u).
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