Duties of the Commission

(a) Reports (1) Plan of action The Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a report containing the recommendations of the Commission with respect to a plan of action regarding the feasibility of establishing and maintaining a National Museum of Italian American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., and the environs of such museum (in this Act referred to as the Museum). (2) Report on issues The Commission shall submit to the President and Congress a report that addresses the following: (A) The availability and cost of collections to be acquired and housed in the Museum. (B) The impact of the Museum on existing Italian American history-related museums. (C) The development of criteria, in consultation with the Smithsonian Institution, for evaluating possible locations for the Museum in Washington, D.C., and the environs of such Museum. (D) The feasibility of the Museum becoming part of the Smithsonian Institution, taking into account the potential impact of the Museum on the Smithsonian’s existing facilities maintenance backlog, collections storage needs, and identified construction or renovation costs for new or existing museums. (E) The governance and organizational structure from which the Museum should operate. (F) Best practices for engaging Italian Americans in the development and design of the Museum. (G) The cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the Museum. (3) Deadline Not later than the date that is 18 months after the date of the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit the reports required under paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Fundraising plan (1) In general The Commission shall develop a fundraising plan that shall address the ability to support the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Museum through contributions from the public. (2) Considerations In developing the fundraising plan under paragraph (1), the Commission shall consider issues relating to funding the operations and maintenance of the Museum in perpetuity without reliance on appropriations of Federal funds. (3) Independent review (A) In general The Commission shall obtain an independent review of the viability of the plan developed under paragraph (1). (B) Contents The independent review under subparagraph (A) shall include an analysis as to whether the plan is able to achieve the level of resources necessary to fund the construction of the Museum and the operations and maintenance of the Museum in perpetuity without reliance on appropriations of Federal funds. (4) Submission The Commission shall submit to the Committees on House Administration, Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Rules and Administration, Energy and Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the Senate the plan developed under paragraph (1) and the review conducted under paragraph (3). (c) Legislation to carry out plan of action Based on the recommendations contained in the report submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the Commission shall submit for consideration to the Committees on House Administration, Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Rules and Administration, Energy and Natural Resources, and Appropriations of the Senate recommendations for a legislative plan of action on the feasibility of establishing and constructing the Museum. (d) National conference Not later than 18 months after the date on which the initial members of the Commission are appointed under section 2(b), the Commission may, in carrying out the duties of the Commission under this section, convene a national conference relating to the Museum, to be comprised of individuals committed to the advancement of the life, art, history, and culture of Italian Americans.