[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3477 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3477
To amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for
Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 11, 2008
Mr. Warner (for himself and Mr. Webb) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for
Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.
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 ``Presidential Historical Records
Preservation Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 2504 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by--
(1) redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);
(2) amending subsection (g)(1) (as so redesignated by
paragraph (1))--
(A) in subparagraph (R), by striking ``and'';
(B) in subparagraph (S), by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(T) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.''; and
(3) inserting after subsection (e), the following:
``(f) Grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.--
``(1) In general.--The Archivist, with the recommendation
of the Commission, shall make grants, on a competitive basis
and in accordance with this subsection, to eligible entities to
promote the historical preservation of, and public access to,
historical records and documents relating to any President who
does not have a Presidential archival depository currently
managed and maintained by the Federal Government pursuant to
section 2112 (commonly known as the `Presidential Libraries Act
of 1955').
``(2) Eligible entity.--For purposes of this subsection, an
eligible entity is--
``(A) an organization described under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code;
or
``(B) a State or local government of the United
States.
``(3) Use of funds.--Amounts received by an eligible entity
under paragraph (1) shall be used to promote the historical
preservation of, and public access to, historical records or
historical documents relating to any President covered under
paragraph (1).
``(4) Prohibition on use of funds.--Amounts received by an
eligible entity under paragraph (1) may not be used for the
maintenance, operating costs, or construction of any facility
to house the historical records or historical documents
relating to any President covered under paragraph (1).
``(5) Application.--
``(A) In general.--An eligible entity seeking a
grant under this subsection shall submit to the
Commission an application at such time, in such manner,
and containing or accompanied by such information as
the Commission may require, including a description of
the activities for which a grant under this subsection
is sought.
``(B) Approval of application.--The Commission
shall not consider or recommend a grant application
submitted under subparagraph (A) unless an eligible
entity establishes that such entity--
``(i) possesses, with respect to any
President covered under paragraph (1),
historical works and collections of historical
sources that the Commission considers
appropriate for preserving, publishing, or
otherwise recording at the public expense;
``(ii) has appropriate facilities and space
for preservation of, and public access to, the
historical works and collections of historical
sources;
``(iii) shall ensure preservation of, and
public access to, such historical works and
collections of historical sources at no charge
to the public;
``(iv) has educational programs that make
the use of such documents part of the mission
of such entity;
``(v) has raised funds from non-Federal
sources in support of the efforts of the entity
to promote the historical preservation of, and
public access to, such historical works and
collections of historical sources in an amount
equal to the amount of the grant the entity
seeks under this subsection;
``(vi) shall coordinate with any relevant
Federal program or activity, including programs
and activities relating to Presidential
archival depositories;
``(vii) shall coordinate with any relevant
non-Federal program or activity, including
programs and activities conducted by State and
local governments and private educational
historical entities; and
``(viii) has a workable plan for preserving
and providing public access to such historical
works and collections of historical sources.''.
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