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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2782

To authorize funds to further the public service mission of the Joseph W.

Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and Society.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DECEMBER 14, 1995

Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. BLUTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

A BILL

To authorize funds to further the public service mission

of the Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and Society.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.

4 In recognition of the legacy of public service with

5 which the former Speaker of the United States House of

6 Representatives, Joseph W. Martin, Jr., endowed the

7 American people and of the need for furthering the public

8 service mission of the Institute for Law and Society which

9 bears his name, the Secretary is authorized to provide

10 funds in accordance with the provisions of this Act to the
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1 Institute for Law and Society at Stonehill College, located

2 in North Easton, Massachusetts. The Secretary is author3 ized to provide these funds to the Institute for Law and

4 Society at Stonehill College to assist in the construction

5 of a facility and the sponsorship of programming which

6 will promote the coordination and availability of responsive

7 community-based services for the citizens of southeastern

8 Massachusetts. The main objective of the facility shall be

9 to provide nonprofit organizations within the community

10 with conference space, database information on sources of

11 public funding and volunteer networks, and education pro12 grams in the areas of staff development, finance, planning,

13 and management.

14 SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.

15 No payment may be made under this Act except upon

16 an application at such time, in such manner, and contain17 ing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary

18 may require in order to certify the amount of eligible

19 funds. All such payments may be used in the furtherance

20 of the public service mission of the Joseph W. Martin, Jr.

21 Institute for Law and Society, a national academic center

22 for scholarship and applied research on the development

23 of domestic and foreign policy during the career of Joseph

24 W. Martin, Jr., and a regional resource for education,

25 public policy, and community service.
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1 SEC. 3. DURATION OF ASSISTANCE.

2 Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be

3 made available to the Institute for Law and Society at

4 Stonehill College on or after October 1, 1995, and prior

5 to the close of the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

6 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.

7 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums

8 as may be necessary to carry out this Act for the fiscal

9 year ending September 30, 1996, and for each of the 3

10 succeeding fiscal years, except that the aggregate amount

11 so appropriated shall not exceed $7,500,000. Funds ap12 propriated pursuant to this section shall remain available

13 until expended.

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