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Calendar No. 723

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1852

[Report No. 108–364] 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. SANTORUM) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2004

Reported by Mr. DOMENICI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

3 (1) in Public Law 92–551 (86 Stat. 1164), 

4 Congress—

5 (A) designated the Benjamin Franklin Me6 morial Hall as the Benjamin Franklin National 

7 Memorial; and 

8 (B) directed the Secretary of the Interior 

9 to enter into a cooperative agreement with the 

10 Franklin Institute; and 

11 (2) in a memorandum of understanding entered 

12 into on November 6, 1973, the Secretary of the In13 terior agreed to cooperate in the preservation and 

14 presentation of the Benjamin Franklin Memorial 

15 Hall as a national memorial. 

16 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 

17 shall provide a grant to the Franklin Institute to—

18 (1) rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin National 

19 Memorial (including the Franklin statue) in Phila20 delphia, Pennsylvania; and 

21 (2) develop an exhibit featuring artifacts and 

22 multimedia collections relating to Benjamin Frank23 lin, to be displayed at a museum adjacent to the 

24 Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. 
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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act for 

3 fiscal years 2004 through 2008 $10,000,000.

4 SECTION 1. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL. 

5 The Secretary of the Interior may provide a grant to 

6 the Franklin Institute to—

7 (1) rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin National 

8 Memorial (including the Franklin statue) in Phila9 delphia, Pennsylvania; and 

10 (2) develop an interpretive exhibit relating to 

11 Benjamin Franklin, to be displayed at a museum ad12 jacent to the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial. 

13 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro15 priated to carry out this Act $10,000,000. 

16 (b) REQUIRED MATCH.—The Secretary of the Interior 

17 shall require the Franklin Institute to match any amounts 

18 provided to the Franklin Institute under this Act. 
Calendar No. 723

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1852

[Report No. 108–364] 

A BILL

To provide financial assistance for the rehabilitaanniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. opment of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th rial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the devel- tion of the Benjamin Franklin National MemoSEPTEMBER 28, 2004

Reported with an amendment