NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE.

SEC. 1067. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE. (a) Purpose.— It is the purpose of this section— (1) to display and interpret the collections of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology currently located at Walter Reed Medical Center; (2) to designate the public facility of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology as the National Museum of Health and Medicine; and (3) to designate a site for the relocation of the public facility of the National Museum of Health and Medicine so that it may serve as a central resource of instruction about, and be involved in, the critical health issues which confront all American citizens. (b) Designation and Site of Facility.— The public facility of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology— (1) shall also be known as the National Museum of Health and Medicine; and (2) shall be located on or near the Mall on land owned by the Federal Government or the District of Columbia (or both) in the District of Columbia. 108 STAT. 2852 (c) Rule of Construction.— Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the authority or responsibilities of the National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts. (d) Definition.— As used in this section, the term “the Mall” means— (1) the land designated as “Union Square”, United States Reservation 6A; and (2) the land designate I as the “Mall”, United States Reservations 3, 4, 5, and 6. (e) Sense of the Congress.— (1) Findings.— Congress makes the following findings: (A) The National Museum of Health and Medicine Foundation, Inc. (a private, nonprofit organization having for its primary purpose the relocation to the Mall and revitalization of the National Museum of Health and Medicine), the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and the Public Health Service have jointly supported planning to relocate the Museum to a site on land that is located east of and adjacent to the Hubert H. Humphrey Building (100 Independence Avenue, Southwest, in the District of Columbia). (B) The National Museum of Health and Medicine Foundation, Inc., is deserving of the encouragement and support of the American people in its effort to relocate the National Museum of Health and Medicine to a site on land that is located east of and adjacent to the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, and in its effort to raise funds for a revitalized Museum to inspire increasing numbers of Americans to lead healthy lives through improved public understanding of health and the medical sciences. (2) Location.— It is the sense of Congress that, subject to appropriate approvals by the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Health and Medicine should be relocated to a site on land that is located east of and adjacent to the Hubert H. Humphrey Building for the purpose of educating the American public concerning health and the medical sciences.