[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4846 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 4846


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2006

                                Received

                           November 13, 2006

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT



 To authorize grants for contributions toward the establishment of the 
                  Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.

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

SECTION 1. GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WOODROW WILSON PRESIDENTIAL 
              LIBRARY.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), 
the Archivist of the National Archives and Records Administration may 
make grants to contribute funds for the establishment in Staunton, 
Virginia, of a library to preserve and make available materials related 
to the life of President Woodrow Wilson and to provide interpretive and 
educational services that communicate the meaning of the life of 
Woodrow Wilson.
    (b) Limitation.--A grant may be made under subsection (a) only from 
funds appropriated to the Archivist specifically for that purpose.
    (c) Conditions on Grants.--
            (1) Matching requirement.--A grant under subsection (a) may 
        not be made until such time as the entity selected to receive 
        the grant certifies to the Archivist that funds have been 
        raised from non-Federal sources for use to establish the 
        library in an amount equal to at least double the amount of the 
        grant.
            (2) Relation to other woodrow wilson sites and museums.--
        The Archivist shall further condition a grant under subsection 
        (a) on the agreement of the grant recipient to operate the 
        resulting library in cooperation with other Federal and non-
        Federal historic sites, parks, and museums that represent 
        significant locations or events in the life of Woodrow Wilson. 
        Cooperative efforts to promote and interpret the life of 
        Woodrow Wilson may include the use of cooperative agreements, 
        cross references, cross promotion, and shared exhibits.
    (d) Prohibition of Contribution of Operating Funds.--Grant amounts 
may not be used for the maintenance or operation of the library.
    (e) Non-Federal Operation.--The Archivist shall have no involvement 
in the actual operation of the library, except at the request of the 
non-Federal entity responsible for the operation of the library.
    (f) Authority Through Fiscal Year 2011.--The Archivist may not use 
the authority provided under subsection (a) after September 30, 2011.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.