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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 5897. Mr. HOEVEN proposed an amendment to the bill S. 675, to contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Theodore Roosevelt
Presidential Library Act”.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Foundation.—The term “Foundation” means the Theodore
Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation.
(2) Library.—The term “Library” means the Theodore
Roosevelt Presidential Library to be located in Medora, North
Dakota.
(3) Secretary.—The term “Secretary” means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY.
(a) Grants.—
(1) Authorization.—To the extent provided in advance in
appropriations Acts and subject to paragraphs (2) through
(4), the Secretary may provide to the Foundation grants in an
amount not to exceed a total of $50,000,000 for the
establishment of the Library—
(A) to preserve and make available to the public materials
relating to the life of President Theodore Roosevelt; and
(B) to provide interpretive and educational services that
communicate the meaning of the life of Theodore Roosevelt.
(2) Matching requirement.—The Secretary may not provide a
grant under paragraph (1) until the date on which the
Foundation certifies to the Secretary that the Foundation has
received an amount equal to not less than $100,000,000 from
funds for the Library—
(A) contributed by the State of North Dakota; or
(B) raised from non-Federal sources during the period
beginning on the date on which the Foundation was established
and ending on the date of the certification.
(3) Prohibition on use of funds.—Grant funds provided
under this subsection may not be used for the maintenance or
operation of the Library.
(4) Effect.—Nothing in this subsection requires an
increase in the applicable suballocation made pursuant to
section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
U.S.C. 633(b)).
(b) Federal Artifacts and Objects Relating to Theodore
Roosevelt.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary may enter into 1 or more
agreements with the Foundation to provide for a loan to the
Foundation from Federal agencies under the administrative
jurisdiction of the Secretary (including the National Park
Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service) of
historic, educational, artistic, natural, and other museum
artifacts and objects, particularly artifacts and objects
that are not on display to the public, without monetary
consideration, subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary determines to be necessary for the preservation and
exhibition of the artifacts and objects loaned to the
Foundation.
(c) Non-Federal Operation.—The Secretary or any other
Federal entity shall have no involvement in the operation of
the Library, except at the request of the non-Federal entity
responsible for the operation of the Library in accordance
with applicable laws (including regulations).