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                                                       Calendar No. 723
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1852

                          [Report No. 108-364]

To provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin 
   Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the 
 development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the 
                      birth of Benjamin Franklin.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Santorum) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 28, 2004

              Reported by Mr. Domenici, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin 
   Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the 
 development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the 
                      birth of Benjamin Franklin.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in Public Law 92-551 (86 Stat. 1164), 
        Congress--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) designated the Benjamin Franklin 
                Memorial Hall as the Benjamin Franklin National 
                Memorial; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) directed the Secretary of the Interior 
                to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Franklin 
                Institute; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in a memorandum of understanding entered into 
        on November 6, 1973, the Secretary of the Interior agreed to 
        cooperate in the preservation and presentation of the Benjamin 
        Franklin Memorial Hall as a national memorial.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
provide a grant to the Franklin Institute to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin National 
        Memorial (including the Franklin statue) in Philadelphia, 
        Pennsylvania; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) develop an exhibit featuring artifacts and 
        multimedia collections relating to Benjamin Franklin, to be 
        displayed at a museum adjacent to the Benjamin Franklin 
        National Memorial.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this Act for fiscal years 2004 through 
2008 $10,000,000.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

    The Secretary of the Interior may provide a grant to the Franklin 
Institute to--
            (1) rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial 
        (including the Franklin statue) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 
        and
            (2) develop an interpretive exhibit relating to Benjamin 
        Franklin, to be displayed at a museum adjacent to the Benjamin 
        Franklin National Memorial.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act $10,000,000.
    (b) Required Match.--The Secretary of the Interior shall require 
the Franklin Institute to match any amounts provided to the Franklin 
Institute under this Act.




                                                       Calendar No. 723

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1852

                          [Report No. 108-364]

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                                 A BILL

To provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin 
   Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the 
 development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the 
                      birth of Benjamin Franklin.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 28, 2004

                       Reported with an amendment