To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to support operation of the Museum.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation for generating revenue for Museum activities and to support Museum operations.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4034 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4034

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
   the Army to lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations 
     Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum 
             Foundation to support operation of the Museum.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 5, 2009

 Mr. Kissell (for himself and Mr. Etheridge) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
   the Army to lease portions of the Airborne and Special Operations 
     Museum facility to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum 
             Foundation to support operation of the Museum.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LEASE OF AIRBORNE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS MUSEUM FACILITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 449 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 4772 the following new section:
``Sec. 4773. Lease of Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility
    ``(a) Authorization of Lease.--Under such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate, the Secretary may 
lease portions of the facility of the Airborne and Special Operations 
Museum to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation to be 
used by the Foundation, consistent with the purpose of the Museum, 
for--
            ``(1) generating revenue for activities of the Museum 
        through rental use by the public, commercial and nonprofit 
        entities, State and local governments, and other Federal 
        agencies; and
            ``(2) such administrative purposes as may be necessary for 
        the support of the Museum.
    ``(b) Limitation on Annual Consideration for Lease.--The annual 
amount of consideration paid to the Secretary of the Army by the 
Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation for a lease under 
subsection (a) may not exceed an amount equal to the actual cost, as 
determined by the Secretary, of the annual operations and maintenance 
of the Airborne and Special Operations Museum.
    ``(c) Use of Proceeds of Lease.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of the Army shall use amounts paid 
under subsection (b) to cover the costs of operation of the Airborne 
and Special Operations Museum.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
4772 the following new item:

``4773. Lease of Airborne and Special Operations Museum facility.''.
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