,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,tillis 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4     
,padilla7 introduced the following bill2
 which was considered1 read the third   
time1 and passed  ,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 ,contents  7,a7   
,in general ,the contents of the ,time  
,capsule shall include-- 7i7 a single1  
joint letter from the offices described 
in paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 any other  
item that the offices described in      
paragraph 7#a7 jointly determine        
appropriate4  7,b7 ,limitations ,any    
item included in the ,time ,capsule     
under subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 shall be  
made of materials that pose a low risk  
of degrading1 such as metal or archival 
paper2 and  7ii7 shall not be made of   
any organic or inorganic material that  
poses a high risk of degrading4  7#c7   
,size ,the ,time ,capsule shall be not  
more than #ej inches wide1 #cb inches   

deep1 and #dh inches high4  7#d7        
,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 in the 
,capitol ,visitor ,center1 at a location
 specified by the ,architect1 with the  
approval of the ,committee on ,rules and
 ,administration of the ,senate and the 
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives1 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 ,pennsylvania1 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 ,architect1 with the   
approval of the ,committee on ,rules and
 ,administration of the ,senate and the 
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives1         
considers appropriate4  7d7 ,unsealing  
,the ,time ,capsule shall be sealed     
until ,july #dth1 #bbgf1 on which date  
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives and the ,majority      
,leader of the ,senate shall present the
 ,time ,capsule to the #bddth ,congress1
 and such ,congress shall determine how 
the contents within should be preserved 
or used4