Volume 86
Public Law 92–551
To designate Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hail at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.
Approved October 25, 1972
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
To designate Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hail at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.
Whereas the American people feel a deep debt of gratitude to Benjamin Franklin for his outstanding services to this Nation as a statesman and for his achievements as a scientist and inventor;
Whereas the Franklin Institute, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has played a leading role in promoting the development of science and technology in the United States;
Whereas the said Franklin Institute named the Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall in honor of Benjamin Franklin over thirty years ago;
Whereas the year 1974 is the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the said Franklin Institute;
Whereas the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a most appropriate location for a national memorial to Benjamin Franklin since Philadelphia was his home for many years;
Whereas Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall is a fitting memorial to this great American: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Benjamin Franklin Memorial Hall located in the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is hereby designated as Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.
Sec. 2.
The designation made by the first section of this resolution shall become effective upon conclusion of a cooperative agreement satisfactory to the governing body of the Franklin Institute and the Secretary of the Interior.
Approved October 25, 1972.