[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1506 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1506

   To provide that claims of the United States to certain documents 
 relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and 
                 relinquished in certain circumstances.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2009

 Ms. Slaughter (for herself and Mr. Burton of Indiana) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide that claims of the United States to certain documents 
 relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and 
                 relinquished in certain circumstances.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RELATING TO 
              FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.

    (a) In General.--If any person or entity makes a gift of any 
property described in subsection (b) to the National Archives and 
Records Administration, then any claim of the United States to such 
property shall be treated as having been waived and relinquished on the 
day before the date of such gift.
    (b) Property Described.--Property is described in this subsection 
if such property--
            (1) is a part of the collection of documents, papers, and 
        memorabilia relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt or any member 
        of his family or staff; and
            (2) was in the possession of Grace Tully and retained by 
        her at the time of her death.
    (c) Date of Gift.--The date of a gift referred to in subsection (a) 
is any date specified by the donor so long as such date is subsequent 
to the physical delivery of the property described in subsection (b) to 
the National Archives and Records Administration.
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