[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. Res. 311 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 311

 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior 
 should support the establishment of a memorial to Thomas Paine on the 
National Park Service property in Constitution Gardens within the 1700 
 block of Constitution Avenue, N.W., in the District of Columbia, and 
 that the memorial should specifically include the structure known as 
                          the ``Canal House''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 20 (legislative day, October 2), 1998

 Mr. D'Amato submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
             the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior 
 should support the establishment of a memorial to Thomas Paine on the 
National Park Service property in Constitution Gardens within the 1700 
 block of Constitution Avenue, N.W., in the District of Columbia, and 
 that the memorial should specifically include the structure known as 
                          the ``Canal House''.

SECTION 1. THOMAS PAINE MEMORIAL.

    It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Interior 
should support the establishment of a memorial to Thomas Paine in the 
District of Columbia, as authorized by Public Law 102-407 (40 U.S.C. 
1003 note).

SEC. 2. LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.

    The memorial described in section 1 should--
            (1) be established on the National Park Service property in 
        Constitution Gardens within the 1700 block of Constitution 
        Avenue, N.W., in the District of Columbia; and
            (2) specifically include the structure known as the ``Canal 
        House'', to be used by the Thomas Paine National Historical 
        Association U.S.A. Memorial Foundation as an integral part of 
        the memorial, in a manner determined by the National Park 
        Service and the Thomas Paine National Historical Association 
        U.S.A. Memorial Foundation.
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