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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4846 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4846

To authorize a grant for contributions toward the establishment of the 
                  Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2006

 Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Goode, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
   Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cantor, Mrs. 
  Drake, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. Smith of Texas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

 
To authorize a grant for contributions toward the establishment of the 
                  Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.

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

SECTION 1. GRANT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WOODROW WILSON PRESIDENTIAL 
              LIBRARY.

    (a) Grant Authorized.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the 
Archivist of the National Archives and Records Administration shall 
make a grant to contribute funds for the establishment in Staunton, 
Virginia, of a library to preserve and make available materials related 
to the life of President Woodrow Wilson and to provide interpretive and 
educational services that communicate the meaning of the life of 
Woodrow Wilson.
    (b) Conditions on Grant.--
            (1) Matching requirement.--A grant under subsection (a) may 
        not be made until such time as the entity selected to receive 
        the grant certifies to the Archivist that funds have been 
        raised from non-Federal sources for use to establish the 
        library in an amount equal to at least double the amount of the 
        grant.
            (2) Relation to other woodrow wilson sites and museums.--
        The Archivist shall further condition the grant under 
        subsection (a) on the agreement of the grant recipient to 
        operate the resulting library in cooperation with other Federal 
        and non-Federal historic sites, parks, and museums that 
        represent significant locations or events in the life of 
        Woodrow Wilson. Cooperative efforts to promote and interpret 
        the life of Woodrow Wilson may include the use of cooperative 
        agreements, cross references, cross promotion, and shared 
        exhibits.
    (c) Prohibition of Contribution of Operating Funds.--Grant amounts 
may not be used for the maintenance or operation of the library.
    (d) Non-Federal Operation.--The Archivist shall have no involvement 
in the actual operation of the library, except at the request of the 
non-Federal entity responsible for the operation of the library.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Archivist such sums as may be necessary to make a 
grant under subsection (a). Amounts so appropriated shall remain 
available for expenditure through fiscal year 2010.
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