[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4670 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4670

 To establish a program through which each State may provide a bust to 
           be displayed in one of the House Office Buildings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2010

  Mr. Pitts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a program through which each State may provide a bust to 
           be displayed in one of the House Office Buildings.

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

SECTION 1. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE BUSTS PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Established.--There is established a program under 
which the Architect of the Capitol shall solicit, accept, and place 
busts from each of the States for display in one of the Cannon, 
Rayburn, or Longworth House Office Buildings in accordance with this 
Act.
    (b) Acceptance of Busts.--Any bust accepted for display under this 
program shall be considered a gift to the United States.
    (c) Limitation on Number of State Busts.--No State may have more 
than one bust on display under this Act.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Committee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives shall promulgate regulations to carry out the 
program established in section 1.
    (b) Eligibility of Busts.--In promulgating regulations under 
subsection (a), the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives shall specify standards which must be met by busts 
provided by the States under section 1 in order for such busts to be 
considered for acceptance and placement by the Architect of the 
Capitol. Such standards shall specify at least the following:
            (1) Each bust must portray a leading political, religious, 
        or cultural figure from the history of the State.
            (2) Each bust must conform to roughly uniform dimensions.
            (3) Construction of each bust must be in either bronze or 
        marble.
            (4) The style of each bust must be realistic.
            (5) No bust representing any individual may be accepted for 
        display as part of the program until after the expiration of 
        the 50-year period which begins on the date of the individual's 
        death.
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