I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5711 
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the territories of the United 
States for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2010 
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To provide for the furnishing of statues by the territories 
of the United States for display in Statuary Hall in 
the United States Capitol. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FURNISHING OF STATUES FOR STATUARY 
HALL BY TERRITORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President is authorized to in-
vite each territory of the United States to provide and fur-
nish a statue in marble or bronze of a deceased person 
who has been a citizen thereof, and illustrious for the per-
son’s historic renown or for distinguished civic or military 
services, such as the territory may deem to be worthy of 
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this national commemoration; and when so furnished, the 
same shall be placed in Statuary Hall in the United States 
Capitol. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No statue of any individual may 
be placed in Statuary Hall pursuant to this Act until after 
the expiration of the 10-year period which begins on the 
date of the individual’s death. 
SEC. 2. REPLACEMENT OF STATUES. 
(a) REQUEST BY TERRITORY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A territory of the United 
States may request the Joint Committee on the Li-
brary of Congress to approve the replacement of a 
statue the territory has provided for display in Stat-
uary Hall in the United States Capitol under section 
1. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—A request shall be consid-
ered under paragraph (1) only if— 
(A) the request has been approved by a 
resolution adopted by the legislature of the ter-
ritory and the request has been approved by the 
Governor of the territory; and 
(B) the statue to be replaced has been dis-
played in the United States Capitol for at least 
10 years as of the time the request is made, ex-
cept that the Joint Committee may waive this 
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requirement for cause at the request of the ter-
ritory. 
(b) AGREEMENT UPON APPROVAL.—If the Joint 
Committee on the Library of Congress approves a request 
under subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol shall 
enter into an agreement with the territory to carry out 
the replacement in accordance with the request and any 
conditions the Joint Committee may require for its ap-
proval. Such agreement shall provide that— 
(1) the new statue shall be subject to the same 
conditions and restrictions as apply to any statue 
provided by the territory under section 1; and 
(2) the territory shall pay any costs related to 
the replacement, including costs in connection with 
the design, construction, transportation, and place-
ment of the new statue, the removal and transpor-
tation of the statue being replaced, and any unveil-
ing ceremony. 
(c) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF STATUES.—Nothing 
in this section shall be interpreted to permit any territory 
of the United States to have more than 1 statue on display 
in the United States Capitol. 
(d) OWNERSHIP OF REPLACED STATUES.— 
(1) TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP.—Subject to the 
approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, 
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ownership of any statue replaced under this section 
shall be transferred to the territory involved. 
(2) PROHIBITING
SUBSEQUENT
DISPLAY
IN 
CAPITOL.—If any statue is removed from the United 
States Capitol as part of a transfer of ownership 
under paragraph (1), then it may not be returned to 
the Capitol for display unless such display is specifi-
cally authorized by Federal law. 
(e) RELOCATION OF STATUES.—The Architect of the 
Capitol, upon the approval of the Joint Committee on the 
Library and with the advice of the Commission of Fine 
Arts as requested, is authorized and directed to provide 
for the reception, location, and relocation of any statue 
received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
from a territory of the United States under section 1. 
SEC. 3. TERRITORY DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘territory of the United States’’ 
means American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. 
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