,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ad  
7legislative day1 ,november #ac71       
#bjbc,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4         
,grassley1 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,mr4        
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,rules and               
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
for the creation of a ,congressional    
time capsule in commemoration of the    
semiquincentennial of the ,united       
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,semiquincentennial ,congressional  
,time ,capsule ,act4  #b4               
,semiquincentennial ,congressional ,time
 ,capsule  7a7 ,creation by ,architect  
of the ,capitol ,the ,architect of the  
,capitol shall create a ,congressional  
time capsule1 to be known as the        
,semiquincentennial ,congressional ,time
 ,capsule 7in this ,act referred to as  

the ,time ,capsule74  7b7 ,contents     
7#a7 ,determination by congressional    
leadership ,the ,office of the ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives1      
,office of the ,minority ,leader of the 
,house of ,representatives1 ,office of  
the ,majority ,leader of the ,senate1   
and ,office of the ,minority ,leader of 
the ,senate shall jointly determine the 
contents of the ,time ,capsule1 taking  
into account the requirements of        
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,specifications   
,the contents of the ,time ,capsule     
shall include-- 7,a7 a representative   
portion of all books1 manuscripts1      
miscellaneous printed matter1           
memorabilia1 relics1 and other materials
 relating to the ,united ,states        
,semiquincentennial2  7,b7 copies or    
representations of important legislative
 and institutional milestones of        
,congress during the time before the    
,time ,capsule is buried2  7,c7 a       
message from ,congress to the future    
,congress when the ,time ,capsule will  

be opened2 and  7,d7 such other content 
as the offices described in paragraph   
7#a7 consider appropriate4  7#c7        
,consultation ,in carrying out this     
subsection1 the offices described in    
paragraph 7#a7 may consult with the     
,architect of the ,capitol1 the         
,secretary of the ,smithsonian          
,institution1 and such other entities of
 the ,federal ,government as the offices
 consider appropriate4  7c7 ,duties of  
,architect ,the ,architect of the       
,capitol shall-- 7#a7 prepare the ,time 
,capsule to be sealed and buried on the 
,west ,lawn of the ,capitol1 at a       
location specified by the ,architect1 on
 or before ,july #dth1 #bjbf1 at a time 
which would permit individuals attending
 this event to also attend the burial of
 a time capsule in ,independence ,mall  
in ,philadelphia1 ,pennsylvania under   
section #g7;f77#a7 of the ,united       
,states ,semiquincentennial ,commission 
,act of #bjaf 7#cf ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note  
prec472 and  7#b7 install a plaque to   

provide such information about the ,time
 ,capsule as the ,architect considers   
appropriate4  7d7 ,unsealing ,the ,time 
,capsule shall be sealed until ,july    
#dth1 #bbgf1 on which date the ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives shall 
present the ,time ,capsule to the #bddth
 ,congress1 and such ,congress shall    
determine how the contents within should
 be preserved or used4  7e7             
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this ,act1 and any amounts so           
appropriated shall remain available     
until expended4