[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5711 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5711

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2010

 Mr. Faleomavaega 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 territories 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 TERRITORIES.

    (a) In General.--The President is authorized to invite each 
territory of the United States to provide and furnish a statue in 
marble or bronze of a deceased person who has been a citizen thereof, 
and illustrious for the person's historic renown or for distinguished 
civic or military services, such as the territory 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 Territory.--
            (1) In general.--A territory of the United States may 
        request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to 
        approve the replacement of a statue the territory 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 territory and the 
                request has been approved by the Governor of the 
                territory; 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 territory.
    (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 territory 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 
        territory under section 1; and
            (2) the territory 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 territory of the United States 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 
        territory 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 statue 
received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act from a 
territory of the United States under section 1.

SEC. 3. TERRITORY DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``territory of the United States'' means 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
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