National Comedy Center Recognition Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 201 Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 3, 2019 Mr. REED introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Comedy Cen- 4 ter Recognition Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IN 6 JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK. 7 (a) CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION.—Congress— 8 (1) recognizes that the National Comedy Cen- 9 ter, located in Jamestown, New York, is the only 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:43 Jan 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H201.IH H201 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 201 IH museum of its kind that exists for the exclusive pur- 1 pose of celebrating comedy in all its forms; and 2 (2) officially designates the National Comedy 3 Center as the National Comedy Center. 4 (b) EFFECT OF RECOGNITION.—The National Com- 5 edy Center recognized in this section is not a unit of the 6 National Park System, and the designation shall not be 7 construed to require or permit Federal funds to be ex- 8 pended for any purpose related to the Center. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:43 Jan 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H201.IH H201 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS