African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the historical significance of the African Burial Ground and the need for a memorial museum facility, defines definitions of key terms for the African Burial Ground Museum Act including Secretary, Administrator, Advisory Council, Museum, and expansion property, and establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the National Monument for permanent and temporary exhibits, artifact collection, and collaboration with educational. It relies on appropriations, definition changes, procurement rules, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Cultural Heritage, Education, Housing, and Trade.
Who Benefits and How
African Burial Ground Museum could gain revenue opportunities, Museum director and staff appointees could face lower compliance burdens, and Construction and real estate firms in Lower Manhattan could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Park Service would take on compliance duties, Federal taxpayers could face higher costs, and Department of the Interior would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings establishing the historical significance of the African Burial Ground and the need for a memorial museum facility.
- Defines definitions of key terms for the African Burial Ground Museum Act including Secretary, Administrator, Advisory Council, Museum, and expansion property.
- Establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the National Monument for permanent and temporary exhibits, artifact collection, and collaboration with educational...
- Authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at 22 Reade Street for the museum, with the federal government paying 2/3 of total acquisition and construction costs, and incorporating expansion property into the National...
- Authorizes the Secretary to operate the museum including acquiring artifacts, managing collections, soliciting gifts, and administering the National Monument as a unit of the National Park System.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the historical significance of the African Burial Ground and the need for a memorial museum facility, defines definitions of key terms for the African Burial Ground Museum Act including Secretary, Administrator, Advisory Council, Museum, and expansion property, and establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the National Monument for permanent and temporary exhibits, artifact collection, and collaboration with educational.
Key Policy Areas
Cultural Heritage, Education, Housing, Trade
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings establishing the historical significance of the African Burial Ground and the need for a memorial museum facility, defines definitions of key terms for the African Burial Ground Museum Act including Secretary, Administrator, Advisory Council, Museum, and expansion property, and establishes the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center at the National Monument for permanent and temporary exhibits, artifact collection, and collaboration with educational.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- African Burial Ground Museum
- Museum director and staff appointees
- Construction and real estate firms in Lower Manhattan
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Educational program providers and curriculum developers
Identified Costs
- National Park Service
- Federal taxpayers
- Department of the Interior
- Federal civil service workforce
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of the Interior, Federal civil service workforce, Museum director and staff appointees
Positive-direction: Museum director and staff appointees
Negative-direction: Department of the Interior, Federal civil service workforce, National Park Service
African Burial Ground Museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Community organizations committed to African Burial Ground legacy
Construction and real estate firms in Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan businesses and tourism sector
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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