[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 164 (Sunday, December 18, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H12215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL COMMEMORATION ACT OF 2005

  Mr. POMBO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Resources be discharged from further consideration of the Senate bill 
(S. 652) to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the 
Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 
the development of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of 
the birth of Benjamin Franklin, and ask for its immediate consideration 
in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the Senate bill, as follows:

                                 S. 652

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Benjamin Franklin National 
     Memorial Commemoration Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 2. 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. 3. 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 Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 
third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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