[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 629 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 629

 Establishing a procedure for affixing and removing permanent artwork 
and semi-permanent artwork in the Senate wing of the Capitol and in the 
                        Senate office buildings.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2006

     Mr. Frist (for himself and Mr. Reid) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION



 Establishing a procedure for affixing and removing permanent artwork 
and semi-permanent artwork in the Senate wing of the Capitol and in the 
                        Senate office buildings.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. STANDARDS FOR PERMANENT ARTWORK AND SEMI-PERMANENT ARTWORK.

    No permanent artwork or semi-permanent artwork may be affixed to or 
removed from the walls, floors, or ceilings of the public spaces and 
committee rooms of the Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate office 
buildings unless--
            (1) the Senate Commission on Art--
                    (A) has recommended the affixation or removal; and
                    (B) in the case of an affixation of permanent 
                artwork or semi-permanent artwork--
                            (i) has recommended an appropriate location 
                        for the affixation; and
                            (ii) has determined that--
                                    (I) not less than 25 years have 
                                passed since the death of any subject 
                                in a portrait included in the permanent 
                                artwork or semi-permanent artwork; and
                                    (II) not less than 25 years have 
                                passed since the commemorative event 
                                that is to be portrayed in the 
                                permanent artwork or semi-permanent 
                                artwork; and
            (2) the Senate has passed a Senate resolution approving the 
        recommendation of the Senate Commission on Art.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

    It is the sense of the Senate that prior to making a recommendation 
to affix any permanent artwork or semi-permanent artwork to the walls, 
floors, or ceilings of the public spaces and committee rooms of the 
Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate office buildings, the Senate 
Commission on Art should consider, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) The significance of the original, intended, or existing 
        permanent artwork or semi-permanent artwork in the installation 
        space proposed for the additional permanent artwork or semi-
        permanent artwork.
            (2) The existing conditions of the surface of the proposed 
        installation space.
            (3) The last time fixed art was added to the proposed 
        installation space.
            (4) The amount of area available for the installation of 
        permanent artwork or semi-permanent artwork in the proposed 
        installation space.
            (5) The opinion of the Curatorial Advisory Board on such 
        affixation.

SEC. 3. CREATION OF ARTWORK.

    If a request to affix permanent artwork or semi-permanent artwork 
to the walls, floors, or ceilings of the public spaces and committee 
rooms of the Senate wing of the Capitol and the Senate office buildings 
meets the requirements of section 1, the Senate Commission on Art shall 
select the artist and shall supervise and direct the creation of the 
artwork and the application of the artwork to the selected surface.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this resolution--
            (1) Permanent artwork.--The term ``permanent artwork'' 
        means artwork that when applied directly to a wall, ceiling, or 
        floor has become part of the fabric of the building, based on a 
        consideration of relevant factors including--
                    (A) the original intent when the artwork was 
                applied;
                    (B) the method of application;
                    (C) the adaptation or essentialness of the artwork 
                to the building; and
                    (D) whether the removal of the artwork would cause 
                damage to either the artwork or the surface that 
                contains it.
            (2) Semi-permanent artwork.--The term ``semi-permanent 
        artwork'' means artwork that when applied directly to the 
        surface of a wall, ceiling, or floor can be removed without 
        damaging the artwork or the surface to which the artwork is 
        applied.
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