[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 293 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 293

     To provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 3 (legislative day, January 5), 1993

 Mr. McCain (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Simon, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. 
    Akaka, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Daschle) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                   Select Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American Veterans' Memorial 
Establishment Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that:
            (1) Native Americans across the Nation, have a long, proud 
        and distinguished tradition of service in the armed forces of 
        the United States.
            (2) Native Americans have historically served in the armed 
        forces of the United States in numbers which far exceed their 
        representation in the population of the United States.
            (3) Native Americans have lost their lives in the service 
        of their Nation, and in the cause of peace.
            (4) The National Museum of the American Indian was 
        established as a living memorial to Native Americans.
            (5) The National Museum of the American Indian is an 
        extraordinary site and is an ideal location to establish a 
        National Native American Veterans' Memorial.
            (6) A National Native American Veterans' Memorial would 
        further the purposes of the National Museum of the American 
        Indian by giving all Americans the opportunity to learn of the 
        proud and courageous tradition of service of Native Americans 
        in the armed forces of the United States.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL.

    (a) Memorial.--The Board of Trustees of the National Museum of the 
American Indian is authorized to design, construct, and maintain a 
National Native American Veterans' Memorial (hereafter referred to in 
this section as the ``Memorial'').
    (b) Site.--The Board of Trustees shall select a suitable site for 
the Memorial within the interior structure of the facility provided for 
by section 7(a) of the National Museum of the American Indian Act to 
house the portion of the National Museum to be located in the District 
of Columbia.
    (c) Design and Plans.--The Board of Trustees is authorized to hold 
a competition to select the design of the Memorial.
    (d) Donations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Board of Trustees may accept, retain, and expend donations of funds, 
property, or services from individuals, foundations, corporations, or 
public entities for the purpose of designing, constructing, or 
maintaining the Memorial.
    (e) Payment of Expenses.--The United States Government shall not 
pay any of the expenses of the establishment of the Memorial other than 
providing the site referred to in subsection (b).

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) The term ``Native American'' means an Indian, a Native 
        Hawaiian, and an Alaska Native.
            (2) The term ``Indian'' means a member of an Indian tribe.
            (3) The term ``Native Hawaiian'' means any individual who 
        is a descendant of the aboriginal people who, prior to 1778, 
        occupied and exercised sovereignty in the area that now 
        comprises the State of Hawaii.
            (4) The term ``Alaska Native'' means any Eskimo, Aleut, or 
        Alaska Indian.

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