[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 150 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12726]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 311--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SHOULD SUPPORT THE ESABLISHMENT OF A MEMORIAL 
                            TO THOMAS PAINE

  Mr. D'AMATO submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:

                              S. Res. 311

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. THOMAS PAINE MEMORIAL.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the 
     Interior should support the establishment of a memorial to 
     Thomas Paine in the District of Columbia, as authorized by 
     Public Law 102-407 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note).

     SEC. 2. LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.

       The memorial described in section 1 should--
       (1) be established on the National Park Service property in 
     Constitution Gardens within the 1700 block of Constitution 
     Avenue, N.W., in the District of Columbia; and
       (2) specifically include the structure known as the ``Canal 
     House'', to be used by the Thomas Paine National Historical 
     Association U.S.A. Memorial Foundation as an integral part of 
     the memorial, in a manner determined by the National Park 
     Service and the Thomas Paine National Historical Association 
     U.S.A. Memorial Foundation.

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