WASHINGTON – Like a joke with a very delayed punchline, Jamestown's National Comedy Center is finally about to become the real, official National Comedy Center.

The House on Tuesday passed legislation that includes Rep. Tom Reed's resolution to officially designate the new museum in Jamestown as the National Comedy Center – and that larger legislation now goes to President Trump, who is expected to sign it.

Reed's measure was included in a bill settling national resources management policy, which passed the House by a 363-62 vote.

The Senate passed that larger measure earlier this month.

That means the Jamestown museum will soon have the prestige of a national designation from Congress, just like famous facilities such as the National Gallery of Art, the National Air and Space Museum and National Museum of African American History and Culture.

And of course, the comedy center's marketing staff can use that designation to promote the facility as a truly national tourist destination.