[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 129 (Sunday, October 10, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S11173]
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    REHABILITATION OF THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MEMORIAL IN PHILADELPHIA

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1852) to provide 
financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin 
National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the development of an 
exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin 
Franklin, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:
  (Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 1852

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

     [SECTION 1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

       [(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       [(1) in Public Law 92-551 (86 Stat. 1164), Congress--
       [(A) designated the Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall as the 
     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial; and
       [(B) directed the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a 
     cooperative agreement with the Franklin Institute; and
       [(2) in a memorandum of understanding entered into on 
     November 6, 1973, the Secretary of the Interior agreed to 
     cooperate in the preservation and presentation of the 
     Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall as a national memorial.
       [(b) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     provide a grant to the Franklin Institute to--
       [(1) rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial 
     (including the Franklin statue) in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania; and
       [(2) develop an exhibit featuring artifacts and multimedia 
     collections relating to Benjamin Franklin, to be displayed at 
     a museum adjacent to the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.
       [(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this Act for fiscal years 
     2004 through 2008 $10,000,000.]

     SECTION 1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL.

       The Secretary of the Interior may provide a grant to the 
     Franklin Institute to--
       (1) rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial 
     (including the Franklin statue) in Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania; and
       (2) develop an interpretive exhibit relating to Benjamin 
     Franklin, to be displayed at a museum adjacent to the 
     Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this Act $10,000,000.
       (b) Required Match.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     require the Franklin Institute to match any amounts provided 
     to the Franklin Institute under this Act.

  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1852), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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