[House Report 115-548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-548
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NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM EXHIBITS ACT
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February 8, 2018.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1417]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 1417) to amend the National Law Enforcement
Museum Act to allow the Museum to acquire, receive, possess,
collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms, and for
other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably
thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
Purpose of the Bill
The purpose of H.R. 1417 is to amend the National Law
Enforcement Museum Act to allow the Museum to acquire, receive,
possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display
firearms.
Background and Need for Legislation
Congress passed the National Law Enforcement Museum Act
(Public Law 106-492) in 2000 to establish the National Law
Enforcement Museum (NLEM). The NLEM was created to honor and
commemorate the service and sacrifice of law enforcement
officers in the United States.
The mission of the NLEM is to tell the story of American
law enforcement by providing visitors a ``walk in the shoes''
of the law enforcement experience.\1\ The NLEM will showcase
interactive exhibits designed to allow visitors to get a first-
hand experience of the life of law enforcement officers. In
addition to the physical museum space, the NLEM will have
educational programs and experiences to engage schoolchildren
and the public.
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\1\National Law Enforcement Museum website retrieved from http://
lawenforcementmuseum. org/.
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The NLEM is located directly across from the National Law
Enforcement Officers Memorial in downtown Washington, D.C. and
is set to open in Fall 2018.
H.R. 1417 amends the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to
allow the NLEM to acquire, possess, collect, transship, import,
and display firearms only for use in the NLEM.
Committee Action
H.R. 1417 was introduced on March 7, 2017, by Congressman
Don Young (R-AK). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee
on Federal Lands. On January 17, 2018, the Natural Resources
Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee was
discharged by unanimous consent. No amendments were offered,
and the bill was ordered favorably reported to the House of
Representatives by unanimous consent.
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
Compliance With House Rule XIII and Congressional Budget Act
1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act.
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) and (3) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
sections 308(a) and 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, the Committee has received the following estimate for the
bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, February 8, 2018.
Hon. Rob Bishop,
Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1417, the National
Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Janani
Shankaran.
Sincerely,
Keith Hall,
Director.
Enclosure.
H.R. 1417--National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act
H.R. 1417 would allow the National Law Enforcement Museum
(NLEM), which is privately operated on federal land in
Washington, D.C., to acquire firearms of any type for display
in museum exhibits. The bill also would exempt the NLEM from
federal, state, and local firearms laws and regulations. CBO
estimates that enacting H.R. 1417 would have no significant
effect on the federal budget.
Enacting H.R. 1417 would not affect direct spending or
revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1417 would not increase
net direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four
consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028.
H.R. 1417 would impose an intergovernmental mandate as
defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) by
preempting state and local laws that would otherwise impede the
ability of the National Law Enforcement Museum to acquire,
possess, transport, import, and display firearms. Although the
bill would limit the application of state and local laws, it
would impose no duty on state, local, or tribal governments
that would result in additional spending or a loss of revenues.
The bill contains no private-sector mandates as defined in
UMRA.
The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Janani
Shankaran (for federal costs) and Andrew Laughlin (for
mandates). The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss,
Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill is to amend the National Law Enforcement
Museum Act to allow the Museum to acquire, receive, possess,
collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms.
Earmark Statement
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
Compliance With Public Law 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
Compliance With H. Res. 5
Directed Rule Making. This bill does not contain any
directed rule makings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is
printed in italic):
NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM ACT
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SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF MUSEUM TO ACQUIRE, RECEIVE, POSSESS, COLLECT,
SHIP, TRANSPORT, IMPORT, AND DISPLAY FIREARMS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
Federal law, or any law or any rule or regulations of a State
or any political subdivision thereof, the Museum may acquire,
receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display
firearms (as defined in section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United
States Code, or section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986) in fulfilling the purposes of the Museum.
(b) Definition of State.--In subsection (a), the term
``State'' means the several States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,
and the possessions of the United States.
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