,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1         
#bjai,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new  
,york 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 & ,mr4
 ,payne7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,concurr5t        
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,congress t ! ,p>!non ,m>bles %\ld be   
return$ to ,greece4  ,:]eas ! ,p>!non 0 
built on ! hill ( ! ,acropolis 9 ,a!ns1 
,greece1 9 ! mid-fif? c5tury ,b4,c4 "u !
 direction ( ! ,a!nian /atesman ,p]icles
 & ! design ( ! sculptor ,phidias2      
,:]eas ! ,p>!non is ! ultimate          
expression ( ! arti/ic g5ius ( ,greece1 
! preem95t symbol ( ! ,greek cultural   
h]itage1 includ+ its art1 ar*itecture1 &
 democracy1 & ( ! contributions t mod]n 
,greeks & _! =efa!rs h made to          
civilization2 ,:]eas ! ,p>!non has s]v$ 
z a place ( wor%ip = anci5t ,greeks1    
,*ri/ians1 & ,muslims2 ,:]eas ! ,p>!non 
has be5 adopt$ by imitation by ! ,unit$ 

,/ates 9 _m preem95t public build+s1    
includ+ ! ,l9coln ,memorial2 ,:]eas ov] 
#ajj pieces ( ! ,p>!non's sculptures1 n[
 kn[n z ! ,p>!non ,m>bles1 7 remov$ f ! 
,p>!non "u que/ionable circum/ances     
betwe5 #ahja & #ahaf by ,briti% nobleman
 ,?omas ,bruce1 sev5? ,e>l ( ,elg91 :ile
 ,greece 0 /ill "u ,ottoman rule2 ,:]eas
 ! removal ( ! ,p>!non ,m>bles1 includ+ 
_! p]il\s voyage to ,great ,brita9 & _! 
c>eless /orage !re = _m ye>s1 greatly   
endang]$ ! ,m>bles2 ,:]eas ! ,p>!non    
,m>bles 7 remov$ to grace ! private home
 ( ,"l ,elg91 :o transf]r$ ! ,m>bles to 
! ,briti% ,museum only aft] sev]e       
p]sonal economic mis=tunes2 ,:]eas !    
sculptures ( ! ,p>!non 7 design$ z an   
integral "p ( ! /ructure ( ! ,p>!non    
temple1 ! c>v+s ( ! friezes1 p$im5ts1 & 
metopes are n m]ely /atu>y1 movable     
decorative art1 b are integral arts ( ! 
,p>!non1 :i* c be/ be appreciat$ if all 
! ,p>!non ,m>bles are reunifi$2 ,:]eas !
 ,p>!non is a univ]sal symbol ( culture1
 democracy1 & fre$om1 mak+ ! ,p>!non    

,m>bles ( conc]n n only to ,greece b to 
all ! _w2 ,:]eas1 s9ce obta9+ indep5d5ce
 9 #ahcj1 ,greece has s\ght ! return ( !
 ,p>!non ,m>bles2 ,:]eas ! return ( !   
,p>!non ,m>bles w\ld be a pr(\nd        
demon/ration by ! ,unit$ ,k+dom ( its   
appreciation & respect = ! ,p>!non &    
classical art2 ,:]eas return+ ! ,p>!non 
,m>bles to ,greece w\ld be a ge/ure (   
good w on ! "p ( ! ,briti% ,p>liam5t1 & 
w\ld set no legal prec$5t1 nor 9 any o!r
 way affect ! own]%ip or disposition (  
o!r objects 9 museums 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
or ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,k+dom   
%\ld return ! ,p>!non ,m>bles 9         
recognition t ! ,p>!non is "p ( !       
cultural h]itage ( ! entire _w &1 z su*1
 %\ld be made :ole2 ,:]eas ,greece w\ld 
provide c>e = ! ,p>!non ,m>bles equal or
 sup]ior to ! c>e provid$ by ! ,briti%  
,museum1 especially consid]+ !          
irrep>able h>m caus$ by attempts by !   
museum to remove ! orig9al color & pat9a
 ( ! ,m>bles ) abrasive clean]s2 ,:]eas 
,greece op5$ ! ,new ,acropolis ,museum 9

 #bjji :i* h\ses ! ,m>bles t 7 n remov$ 
to ! ,unit$ ,k+dom by ,"l ,elg9 &       
displays !m alongside pla/] replicas ( !
 ,m>bles curr5tly 9 ! ,briti% ,museum s 
visitors c see ! entire frieze z x 0    
design$ ar\nd ! ,temple ( ,a!na2 ,:]eas 
x has be5 #bjj ye>s s9ce ! ,briti%      
,gov]nm5t vot$ to pur*ase ! ,m>bles2    
,:]eas ! ,greek ,gov]nm5t has publicly  
support$ work+ ) ! ,briti% ,gov]nm5t 9 a
 diplomatic mann] to negotiate mutually 
agreeable conditions = ! return ( !     
,p>!non ,m>bles2 ,:]eas ! p ( ,greece h 
a great]1 anci5t bond to ! ,p>!non      
,m>bles1 :i* 7 9 ,greece = ov] #b1bjj   
ye>s ( ! ov] #b1dcj-ye> hi/ory ( !      
,p>!non2 & ,:]eas ,briti% ,memb]s (     
,p>liam5t across ! political spectrum h 
support$ legislation to au?orize !      
return ( ! ,m>bles to ,greece3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !         
,congress t ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$      
,k+dom %\ld ent] into negotiations ) !  
,gov]nm5t ( ,greece to facilitate return
 ( ! ,p>!non ,m>bles to ,greece4