December 28, 2001
On Friday, December 28, 2001, the President was pleased to sign in to law H.R. 3442, the National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act of 2001. This Act authorizes a Commission to develop a plan of action for the establishment of a National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
George W. Bush, Press Release - President Signs National Museum of African American History Act Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/279943