,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edhh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1   
and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,rules   
and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,joint ,committee of         
,congress on the ,library to procure a  
statue of ,benjamin ,franklin for       
placement in the ,united ,states        
,capitol4  #a4 ,procurement and         
placement of statue of ,benjamin        
,franklin in the ,united ,states        
,capitol  7a7 ,obtaining of statue ,not 
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,joint      
,committee of ,congress on the ,library 
7referred to in this section as the     
,joint ,committee7 shall enter into an  
agreement to obtain a statue of         
,benjamin ,franklin1 under such terms   
and conditions as the ,joint ,committee 

considers appropriate consistent with   
applicable law4  7b7 ,placement ,not    
later than ,december #ca1 #bjbf1 the    
,joint ,committee shall place the statue
 obtained under subsection 7a7 in a     
suitable permanent location in the      
,united ,states ,capitol where the      
statue is accessible to the public      
during a guided tour of the ,capitol    
provided by the ,office of the ,capitol 
,visitor ,center4