II 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3646 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2010 Mr. Lieberman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of Columbia for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol.

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.

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.