Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemoration Act of 2005.>>
This Act may be cited as the ``Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemoration Act of 2005''.
The Secretary of the Interior may provide a grant to the Franklin Institute to-- (1) rehabilitate the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial (including the Franklin statue) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and (2) develop an interpretive exhibit relating to Benjamin Franklin, to be displayed at a museum adjacent to the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.
(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $10,000,000. (b) Required Match.--The Secretary of the Interior shall require the Franklin Institute to match any amounts provided to the Franklin Institute under this Act.
Approved December 30, 2005.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 652: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SENATE REPORTS: No. 109-147 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005): Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 18, considered and passed House.
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