[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 943 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 943

    To authorize the Administrator of General Services to restore, 
  preserve, and operate the LBJ Presidential Office Suite in Austin, 
                                 Texas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 3, 1999

Mrs. Hutchison introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the Administrator of General Services to restore, 
  preserve, and operate the LBJ Presidential Office Suite in Austin, 
                                 Texas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRESERVATION OF LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE 
              SUITE.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
restore, preserve, and operate, as historic property, the 2,137 square 
feet of office and related space in the Federal building located at 300 
East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, that was used by President Lyndon 
Baines Johnson as a private office and is commonly known as the ``LBJ 
Presidential Office Suite'' (referred to in this section as the 
``Suite'').
    (b) Restoration and Preservation of Suite.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, in carrying out the restoration and preservation of the 
        Suite, the Administrator shall make every reasonable effort to 
        preserve the historical character of the Suite--
                    (A) by restoring the Suite to a condition 
                resembling its condition during the Presidency of 
                Lyndon Baines Johnson; and
                    (B) by preserving and operating the Suite as a 
                memorial to the Johnson Presidency.
            (2) Consultation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Administrator--
                    (A) may consult with the Archivist of the United 
                States; and
                    (B) shall consult with the State Historic 
                Preservation Officer in accordance with the National 
                Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
    (c) Operation of Suite.--The Administrator may--
            (1) operate the Suite as joint-use space in a condition as 
        described in this section;
            (2) make the Suite available, or lease at such rates and on 
        such other terms and conditions as the Administrator determines 
        to be appropriate, to persons, firms, or organizations engaged 
        in commercial activities, cultural activities, educational 
        activities, or recreational activities (as those terms are 
        defined in section 105 of the Public Buildings Cooperative Use 
        Act of 1976 (40 U.S.C. 612a)) for use as a public conference 
        facility and ceremonial meeting place; and
            (3) provide suitable technological and conference equipment 
        for use by users of the Suite.
    (d) Acceptance of Gifts.--In accordance with section 404 of the 
Public Buildings Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 298a), the Administrator may 
accept gifts of real, personal, or other property for the purposes of 
restoring, preserving, and operating the Suite under this section.
    (e) Deposit of Receipts.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator may deposit any amounts 
        or proceeds received under subsections (c) and (d) in the 
        Federal Buildings Fund established by section 210(f) of the 
        Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
        U.S.C. 490(f)).
            (2) Use of funds.--Of the amounts deposited under paragraph 
        (1), the Administrator may expend such sums as are necessary to 
        carry out this section.
    (f) Additional Funding.--In addition to otherwise available funds, 
there are appropriated to the Federal Buildings Fund such sums as are 
necessary for the restoration, preservation, and operation of the Suite 
in accordance with this section.
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