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        H.R.1945

                     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six


                                 An Act


 
 To designate the America's National Churchill Museum National Historic 
                    Landmark, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``America's National Churchill Museum 
National Historic Landmark Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Fulton, 
    Missouri.
        (2) College.--The term ``College'' means Westminster College, 
    located at 501 Westminster Avenue in the City.
        (3) Landmark.--The term ``Landmark'' means the America's 
    National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark designated by 
    section 3(a).
        (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
        (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Missouri.
SEC. 3. AMERICA'S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.
    (a) Designation.--America's National Churchill Museum located at 
the College, including the Winston Churchill Memorial listed on the 
National Register of Historic Places, is designated as the ``America's 
National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark''.
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the State, 
    the City, and the College, may enter into cooperative agreements 
    with appropriate public or private entities, for the purposes of--
            (A) protecting historic resources at the Landmark; and
            (B) providing educational and interpretive facilities and 
        programs at the Landmark for the public.
        (2) Technical and financial assistance.--The Secretary may 
    provide technical and financial assistance to any entity with which 
    the Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement under 
    paragraph (1).
    (c) No Effect on Actions of Property Owners.--Designation of the 
America's National Churchill Museum as a National Historic Landmark 
shall not prohibit any actions that may otherwise be taken by a 
property owner (including the College and any other owner of the 
Landmark) with respect to the property of the owner.
    (d) No Effect on Administration.--Nothing in this section affects 
the administration of the Landmark by the State, the City, or the 
College.
SEC. 4. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource 
study of the Landmark.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under this section, the 
Secretary shall--
        (1) evaluate the national significance of the Landmark;
        (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating 
    the Landmark as a unit of the National Park System;
        (3)(A) consider alternatives to that designation for the 
    preservation, protection, and interpretation of the Landmark by the 
    Federal Government, the State, the City and other affected units of 
    local government, or private and nonprofit organizations (including 
    the College); and
        (B) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, 
    development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated 
    with the alternatives described in subparagraph (A); and
        (4) consult with interested Federal agencies, the State, the 
    City and other affected units of local government, private and 
    nonprofit entities (including the College), and other interested 
    individuals.
    (c) Requirement.--The Secretary shall conduct the study under this 
section in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 
Code.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are first made available to carry out the study under this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives a report that describes--
        (1) the results of the study; and
        (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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