[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5493 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5493


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 16, 2010

                                Received

                           December 22, 2010

  Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia 
  and territories and possessions of the United States 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 AND TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS.

    (a) In General.--The President is authorized to invite each 
jurisdiction described in section 3 to provide and furnish a statue, in 
marble or bronze, of a deceased person who has been a citizen of the 
jurisdiction, and illustrious for his or her historic renown or for 
distinguished civic or military services, such as the jurisdiction 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 Jurisdiction.--
            (1) In general.--A jurisdiction described in section 3 may 
        request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to 
        approve the replacement of a statue the jurisdiction 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 legislature of the jurisdiction (or its 
                equivalent) and the request has been approved by the 
                chief executive of the jurisdiction; 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 jurisdiction.
    (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 jurisdiction 
involved 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 
        jurisdiction under section 1; and
            (2) the jurisdiction 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 any jurisdiction described in section 3 to 
have more than 1 statue 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 
        jurisdiction involved.
            (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 a 
jurisdiction under section 1.

SEC. 3. JURISDICTIONS DESCRIBED.

    The jurisdictions described in this section are as follows:
            (1) The District of Columbia.
            (2) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
            (3) Guam.
            (4) American Samoa.
            (5) The United States Virgin Islands.
            (6) The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.