[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6332 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6332

 To establish the Sandra Day O'Connor Center on Constitutional Law at 
Stanford Law School and to establish the William H. Rehnquist Center on 
 Constitutional Structures of Government at the University of Arizona 
                     James E. Rogers School of Law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2006

 Mr. Kolbe (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL



 To establish the Sandra Day O'Connor Center on Constitutional Law at 
Stanford Law School and to establish the William H. Rehnquist Center on 
 Constitutional Structures of Government at the University of Arizona 
                     James E. Rogers School of Law.

    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 ``Sandra Day O'Connor and William H. 
Rehnquist Law Centers Establishment Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Law centers.--The term ``Law Centers'' means--
                    (A) the Sandra Day O'Connor Center on 
                Constitutional Law; and
                    (B) the William H. Rehnquist Center on 
                Constitutional Structures of Government.
            (2) Law schools.--The term ``Law Schools'' means--
                    (A) the Stanford Law School; and
                    (B) the University of Arizona James E. Rogers 
                School of Law.

SEC. 3. GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may provide a grant to--
            (1) the Stanford Law School, for use in establishing the 
        Sandra Day O'Connor Center on Constitutional Law; and
            (2) the University of Arizona James E. Rogers School of 
        Law, for use in establishing the William H. Rehnquist Center on 
        Constitutional Structures of Government.
    (b) Application.--To receive assistance under subsection (a), each 
Law School shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such additional information as the 
Attorney General may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--To support the establishment of the Law Centers, 
the Law Schools shall use grant funds provided under subsection (a) to 
fund--
            (1) the employment of a director and staff for each Law 
        Center;
            (2) program operations that meet such requirements as may 
        be established by the Attorney General; and
            (3) permanent allocations for endowment of the Law Center 
        established at the Law School.
    (d) Non-Federal Contribution.--Each Law School shall provide a non-
Federal contribution in the form of--
            (1) direct expenditures;
            (2) facilities;
            (3) in-kind services; or
            (4) permanent allocations for endowment of the Law Center 
        established at the Law School.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Attorney General to carry out this Act $4,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011, of which $2,000,000 is authorized to be 
appropriated to each of the Law Schools for each of those fiscal years.
    (b) Unexpended Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act are 
authorized to remain available until expended. For purposes of this 
subsection, funds used for permanent allocations for endowment of a Law 
Center established at a Law School shall be treated as expended.
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