[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1645 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1645

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2005

 Mr. Gerlach (for himself, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Platts, Ms. Hart, Mr. English of 
  Pennsylvania, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Benjamin Franklin National Memorial 
Commemoration Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. 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. 3. 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.
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