A bill to establish the America's Living Library Project, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4023 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4023 To establish the America's Living Library Project, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2026 Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Coons, Mr. Daines, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the America's Living Library Project, 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 Living Library Act''. SEC. 2. AMERICA'S LIVING LIBRARY PROJECT. (a) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Control.--The term ``control'' means having the ability, directly or indirectly, to determine (without regard to whether exercised through 1 or more corporate structures) the manner in which an entity conducts activities, through any means, including-- (A) ownership interest; (B) authority to commit the real or financial assets of the entity; (C) position as a director, officer, or partner of the entity; or (D) contractual arrangement. (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department of the Interior. (3) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity of concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 40207 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741). (4) High-priority species.--The term ``high-priority species'' has the meaning given the term by the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, base