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African American History Museum bill

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African American History Museum Act was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2003-11-17 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 108 United States Congress by John R. Lewis in relation with: Art, Arts, culture, religion, Black colleges, Black history, Blacks, Building construction, Civil rights and liberties, minority issues, Civil rights movements, District of Columbia, Education, Educational technology, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Executive reorganization, Finance and financial sector, Fund raising, Government operations and politics, Grants-in-aid, Higher education, Historic sites, History, Interactive media, Minorities, Museums, New York City, Scholarships, Science, technology, communications, Secondary education, Slavery, Smithsonian Institution.

African American History Museum Act became law (1) in the United States on 2003-12-16. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Administration (HSHA)
House Transportation and Infrastructure (HSPW)
House Resources (HSII)

Sponsor

John R. Lewis, member of the US congress
John R. Lewis, Democrat, Representative from Georgia, district 5

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Jack Kingston, Republican, Representative, from Georgia, district 1

Act Overview

Number: 3491 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and for other purposes (4)
Short Title: National Museum of African American History and Culture Act
Popular Title: African American History Museum bill
Date First Introduced: 2003-11-17
Sponsor Name: Jack Kingston
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2003-12-16
Type: hr (7)
Main Topic: Arts, culture, religion
Related Bills: (8)
hr2205-108, Reason: related, Type: bill
s1157-108, Reason: related, Type: bill
Summary of African American History Museum bill: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the African American History Museum bill

National Museum of African American History and Culture Act – (Sec. 4) Establishes within the Smithsonian Institution (SI) the National Museum of African American History and Culture to be operated as a center for scholarship and a location for museum training public education exhibits and collection and study of items and materials relating to the life art history and culture of African Americans that encompass the period of slavery the era of reconstruction the Harlem renaissance the civil rights movement and other periods of the African American diaspora.

(Sec. 5) Establishes the National Museum of African American History and Culture Council to: (1) advise and assist the SI Board of Regents on Museum planning design construction operation and budgets; and (2) have responsibility and authority with respect to the Museum's collections and work subject to the Board of Regents' general policies.(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary of SI to appoint a Director to manage the Museum. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Director of the Museum to carry out educational and liaison programs in support of Museum goals. Requires the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in consultation with the Council and the Director of the Museum to establish specified grant scholarship internship and fellowship programs relating to African American museums. Authorizes appropriations to the IMLS Director for such programs. (Sec. 8) Directs the Board of Regents in consultation with specified Commissions and congressional committee officials to select the Museum's site from one of four specified sites on adjacent to or near the national mall. Requires the Board of Regents to pay costs of planning design and construction of the Museum on the chosen site as follows: 50 percent from Federal funds and 50 percent from non-Federal sources. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 9) Provides for Congressional Budget Act compliance by declaring that authority under this Act to enter into contracts or to make payments shall be effective in any fiscal year only to the extent provided in advance in an appropriations Act except that amounts made available under section 11 of this Act shall remain available until expended. (Sec. 10) Directs the Council and the Board of Regents in carrying out their duties under this Act to consider the reports and plans submitted by the National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission under the National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-106). (Sec. 11) Authorizes appropriations to SI to carry out this Act (except as already provided) in a specified amount for FY 2004 and in necessary amounts for subsequent fiscal years.

Bill Notes

[Note 1] An Act (like African American History Museum bill) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of a bill are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
[Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like African American History Museum bill are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
[Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (African American History Museum bill)
[Note 4] To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2003-11-17) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
[Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
[Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
[Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. An Act originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
[Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to African American History Museum bill, go to THOMAS.

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Art
Arts, culture, religion
Black colleges
Black history
Blacks
Building construction
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Civil rights movements
District of Columbia
Education
Educational technology
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Executive reorganization
Finance and financial sector
Fund raising
Government operations and politics
Grants-in-aid
Higher education
Historic sites
History
Interactive media
Minorities
Museums
New York City
Scholarships
Science, technology, communications
Secondary education
Slavery
Smithsonian Institution

African American History Museum Act

African American History Museum bill