[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3014 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3014

  To provide financial assistance for the establishment of a Richard 
               Bolling Center for the Study of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 1993

  Mr. Wheat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide financial assistance for the establishment of a Richard 
               Bolling Center for the Study of Congress.

    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 ``Richard Bolling Center for the Study 
of Congress Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) one of the most honored and highly respected members of 
        the United States House of Representatives, Richard Bolling 
        served the institution he cherished with great distinction and 
        excellence from 1949 to 1982;
            (2) renowned for his knowledge of the procedures and 
        history of the House of Representatives, Richard Bolling was a 
        teacher, a mentor and an inspiration to his colleagues and to 
        others outside of the Congress;
            (3) one of the true architects of real change in the 
        Congress, Richard Bolling was dedicated to democracy and saw it 
        not as a state attained, but as a continuing journey and a goal 
        still to be reached;
            (4) nationally known as a brilliant and insightful student 
        of Congress, Richard Bolling had a deep devotion for sharing 
        his love of the Congress an encouraging others to study and 
        understand the institution and its democratic principles;
            (5) placing great value on the play of ideas and the 
        pursuit of the ideal in self-governance, Richard Bolling 
        returned to the University of Missouri-Kansas City after he 
        retired from the Congress and taught every semester until he 
        died;
            (6) Richard Bolling achieved great and important things for 
        this country; in the depths of his political soul, the fire 
        never went out; and
            (7) it is a fitting tribute to Richard Bolling's legacy, to 
        his leadership, vision, scholarly passion and dedication to 
        democracy, that the fire be kept alive by the establishment of 
        the Richard Bolling Center for the Study of Congress.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority To Provide Funds.--The Secretary of Education is 
authorized to provide funds in accordance with the provisions of this 
section to assist in the development and construction of the Richard 
Bolling Center for the Study of Congress at the University of Missouri, 
Kansas City, Missouri.
    (b) Application Required.--No payment may be made under this 
section except upon an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary of 
Education may require in order to certify the amount of eligible funds. 
Such application shall contain assurances satisfactory to the Secretary 
that there will be available for the purposes described in subsection 
(c) from non-Federal sources an amount equal to not less than twice the 
amount available under this Act.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may be used 
for construction and program support, and for the establishment of an 
endowment for the provision of fellowships for Bolling scholars.
    (d) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to this 
section shall be made available to the University of Missouri on or 
after October 1, 1994, and prior to the close of the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for each of the two 
succeeding fiscal years, except that the aggregate amount so 
appropriated shall not exceed $15,000,000. Funds appropriated pursuant 
to this section are authorized to remain available until expended.

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