[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 14, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10439]
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                           FDR DOCUMENTS ACT

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 172, S. 692.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 692) to provide that claims of the United States 
     to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
     shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain 
     circumstances.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. BROWN. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no 
intervening action or debate and any statements be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 692) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 692

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

     SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS 
                   RELATING TO FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT.

       (a) In General.--If any person or entity makes a gift of 
     any property described in subsection (b) to the National 
     Archives and Records Administration, then any claim of the 
     United States to such property shall be treated as having 
     been waived and relinquished on the day before the date of 
     such gift.
       (b) Property Described.--Property is described in this 
     subsection if such property--
       (1) is a part of the collection of documents, papers, and 
     memorabilia relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt or any 
     member of his family or staff; and
       (2) was in the possession of Grace Tully and retained by 
     her at the time of her death.
       (c) Date of Gift.--The date of a gift referred to in 
     subsection (a) is any date specified by the donor so long as 
     such date is subsequent to the physical delivery of the 
     property described in subsection (b) to the National Archives 
     and Records Administration.

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