The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Act authorizes federal funding and support to establish a presidential library dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt in Medora, North Dakota. The federal government, through the Secretary of the Interior, would provide grants to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation to help preserve and display materials about Roosevelt's life and offer educational programs, but only if the Foundation first raises matching funds equal to at least twice the federal grant amount from North Dakota and private sources. The bill also directs federal agencies including the National Park Service, Library of Congress, and National Archives to loan or transfer their Theodore Roosevelt artifacts and objects to the library for public display at no cost. The legislation does not allow federal funds to be used for the library's ongoing maintenance or operations, and it specifies that the federal government will have no role in running the library. Congress authorizes whatever appropriations are necessary beginning in fiscal year 2024 to carry out these provisions.
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