[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4284 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4284

 To authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to honor 
              Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 1998

  Mr. McCollum (for himself and Mr. Pallone) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Government of India to establish a memorial to honor 
              Mahatma Gandhi in the District of Columbia.

    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 Government of India may establish a memorial 
to honor Mahatma Gandhi on the Federal land in the District of 
Columbia.
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior or any 
other head of a Federal agency may enter into cooperative agreements 
with the Government of India to maintain features associated with the 
memorial.
    (c) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with the 
Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except that sections 
2(c) and 6(b) of that Act shall not apply with respect to the memorial.
    (d) Limitation on Payment of Expenses.--The Government of the 
United States shall not pay any expense of the establishment of the 
memorial or its maintenance.
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