[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1608 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1608

   To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
 memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who 
        have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 1997

Mr. LaTourette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
 memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who 
        have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.

    (a) In General.--The Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation is 
authorized to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia or its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States who were killed while engaged in a military operation, 
other than a declared war, which involved conflict with an opposing 
foreign force.
    (b) Compliance With Standards For Commemorative Works.--In 
establishing the memorial pursuant to this Act, the Pyramid of 
Remembrance Foundation shall do so in accordance with the Act entitled 
``An Act to provide standards for placement of commemorative works on 
certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
for other purposes'' approved November 14, 1986 (40 U.S.C. 1001, et 
seq.).

SEC. 2. FUNDS FOR MEMORIAL.

    (a) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--Except as provided in section 
1(b) of this Act, no Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of 
the establishment of the memorial.
    (b) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If--
            (1) upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of 
        the memorial, including payment to the Treasury of the 
        maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8(b) of 
        the Act referred to in section 1(b) of this Act; or
            (2) upon expiration of the authority for the memorial under 
        section 10(b) of the Act referred to in section 1(b) of this 
        Act,
there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
memorial, the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation shall transmit that 
balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account 
provided for in section 8(b)(1) of the Act referred to in section 1(b) 
of this Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    For the purposes of this Act, the term ``the District of Columbia 
and its environs'' has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 
Act referred to in section 1(b) of this Act.

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