This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress.
The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol.
To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a 
 statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF SHIRLEY CHISHOLM IN UNITED STATES 
              CAPITOL.

    (a) Obtaining Statue.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library 
shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, 
under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers 
appropriate consistent with applicable law. The Joint Committee may 
authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement and 
related contracts required under this subsection on its behalf, under 
such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee may require.
    (b) Placement.--The Joint Committee of Congress on the Library 
shall place the statue obtained under subsection (a) in a public 
permanent location in the United States Capitol.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act, and 
any amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended.
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To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.
To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D.