To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Foundation of Hellenes under which the Foundation shall provide a statue of Constantino Brumidi to be displayed in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Authorizes the Committee to delegate such requirement to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC).

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5562 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5562

  To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of 
     Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2006

 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Mica) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of 
     Constantino Brumidi for display in the Capitol Visitor Center.

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

SECTION 1. STATUE OF CONSTANTINO BRUMIDI FOR CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.

    (a) Agreement With Foundation of Hellenes.--
            (1) Agreement.--The Joint Committee on the Library shall 
        enter into an agreement with the Foundation of Hellenes under 
        which the Foundation shall provide a statue of Constantino 
        Brumidi and the Joint Committee shall accept the statue on 
        behalf of Congress, under such terms and conditions as the 
        Joint Committee and the Foundation may agree to (consistent 
        with applicable law).
            (2) Delegation of authority to architect of the capitol.--
        The Joint Committee on the Library may authorize the Architect 
        of the Capitol to enter into the agreement required under 
        paragraph (1) on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as 
        the Joint Committee may require.
    (b) Display in Capitol Visitor Center.--The statue provided and 
accepted pursuant to the agreement entered into under subsection (a) 
shall be displayed at a suitable location in the Capitol Visitor 
Center.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act.
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