[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5493 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5493

 To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia 
       for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2010

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia 
       for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.

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

SECTION 1. FURNISHING OF STATUES FOR STATUARY HALL BY DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA.

    (a) In General.--The President is authorized to invite the District 
of Columbia to provide and furnish statues, in marble or bronze, not 
exceeding 2 in number, of deceased persons who have been citizens 
thereof, and illustrious for their historic renown or for distinguished 
civic or military services, such as the District of Columbia may deem 
to be worthy of this national commemoration; and when so furnished, the 
same shall be placed in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.
    (b) Limitation.--No statue of any individual may be placed in 
Statuary Hall pursuant to this Act until after the expiration of the 
10-year period which begins on the date of the individual's death.

SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF STATUES.

    (a) Request by District of Columbia.--
            (1) In general.--The District of Columbia may request the 
        Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the 
        replacement of a statue the District has provided for display 
        in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol under section 1.
            (2) Conditions.--A request shall be considered under 
        paragraph (1) only if--
                    (A) the request has been approved by a resolution 
                adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia and 
                the request has been approved by the Mayor of the 
                District of Columbia; and
                    (B) the statue to be replaced has been displayed in 
                the United States Capitol for at least 10 years as of 
                the time the request is made, except that the Joint 
                Committee may waive this requirement for cause at the 
                request of the District of Columbia.
    (b) Agreement Upon Approval.--If the Joint Committee on the Library 
of Congress approves a request under subsection (a), the Architect of 
the Capitol shall enter into an agreement with the District of Columbia 
to carry out the replacement in accordance with the request and any 
conditions the Joint Committee may require for its approval. Such 
agreement shall provide that--
            (1) the new statue shall be subject to the same conditions 
        and restrictions as apply to any statue provided by the 
        District of Columbia under section 1; and
            (2) the District of Columbia shall pay any costs related to 
        the replacement, including costs in connection with the design, 
        construction, transportation, and placement of the new statue, 
        the removal and transportation of the statue being replaced, 
        and any unveiling ceremony.
    (c) Limitation on Number of Statues.--Nothing in this section shall 
be interpreted to permit the District of Columbia to have more than 2 
statues on display in the United States Capitol.
    (d) Ownership of Replaced Statues.--
            (1) Transfer of ownership.--Subject to the approval of the 
        Joint Committee on the Library, ownership of any statue 
        replaced under this section shall be transferred to the 
        District of Columbia.
            (2) Prohibiting subsequent display in capitol.--If any 
        statue is removed from the United States Capitol as part of a 
        transfer of ownership under paragraph (1), then it may not be 
        returned to the Capitol for display unless such display is 
        specifically authorized by Federal law.
    (e) Relocation of Statues.--The Architect of the Capitol, upon the 
approval of the Joint Committee on the Library and with the advice of 
the Commission of Fine Arts as requested, is authorized and directed to 
provide for the reception, location, and relocation of any statues 
received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act from the 
District of Columbia under section 1.
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