[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2979 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2979

 To authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library of 
                   Congress, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 1997

  Mr. Thomas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library of 
                   Congress, 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. ACQUISITION OF FACILITY IN CULPEPER, VIRGINIA.

    (a) Acquisition.--The Architect of the Capitol may acquire on 
behalf of the United States Government by transfer of title, without 
reimbursement or transfer of funds, the following property:
            (1) Three parcels totaling approximately 41 acres, more or 
        less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified as 
        Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-80D, 
        further described as real estate (consisting of 15.949 acres) 
        conveyed to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by deed from 
        Russell H. Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep, his wife, dated October 
        1, 1964, and recorded October 7, 1964, in the Clerk's Office, 
        Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 177, 
        page 431, and real estate (consisting of 20.498 acres and 
        consisting of 4.502 acres) conveyed to Federal Reserve Bank of 
        Richmond by deed from Russell H. Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep, 
        his wife, dated November 11, 1974, and recorded November 12, 
        1974, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, 
        Virginia, in Deed Book 247, page 246.
            (2) Improvements to such real property.
    (b) Uses.--Effective on the date on which the Architect of the 
Capitol acquires the property under subsection (a), such property shall 
be available to the Librarian of Congress for use as a national 
audiovisual conservation center.

SEC. 2. LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.

    Section 11 of the Act entitled ``An Act relating the policing of 
the buildings of the Library of Congress'' approved August 4, 1950 (2 
U.S.C. 167(j)), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) For the purposes of this Act, the term `Library of Congress 
buildings and grounds' shall include the following property:
            ``(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 41 acres, more 
        or less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified 
        as Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-
        80D, further described as real estate (consisting of 15.949 
        acres) conveyed to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond by deed 
        from Russell H. Inskeep and Jean H. Inskeep, his wife, dated 
        October 1, 1964, and recorded October 7, 1964, in the Clerk's 
        Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed 
        Book 177, page 431; and real estate (consisting of 20.498 acres 
        and consisting of 4.502 acres) conveyed to Federal Reserve Bank 
        of Richmond by deed from Russell H. Inskeep and Jean H. 
        Inskeep, his wife, dated November 11, 1974, and recorded 
        November 12, 1974, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of 
        Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 247, page 246.
            ``(2) Improvements to such real property.''.

SEC. 3. ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFERRED GIFT OR TRUST FUNDS.

    Gifts or trust funds given to the Library or the Library of 
Congress Trust Fund Board for the structural and mechanical work and 
refurbishment of Library buildings and grounds specified in section 1 
shall be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol to be spent in 
accordance with the provisions of the first section of the Act of June 
29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141).

SEC. 4. FUND FOR TRANSFERRED FUNDS.

    There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund 
consisting of those gift or trust funds transferred to the Architect of 
the Capitol under section 3. Amounts in the fund shall be available to 
the Architect of the Capitol, subject to development of a business plan 
by the Library and subject to appropriation, to remain available until 
expended, for the structural and mechanical work and refurbishment of 
Library buildings and grounds. Such funds shall be available for 
expenditure in fiscal year 1998, subject to the prior approval of the 
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
provisions of this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
    (b) Special Rule for Inclusion of Property Within Library Buildings 
and Grounds.--The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect upon 
the acquisition by the Architect of the Capitol of the property 
described in section 1.
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