[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4817 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4817

  To provide a location in Arlington, Virginia, for construction of a 
   memorial to honor the men and women who have served in the United 
                           States Air Force.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 1998

 Mr. Solomon (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National 
 Security, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide a location in Arlington, Virginia, for construction of a 
   memorial to honor the men and women who have served in the United 
                           States Air Force.

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

SECTION 1. LOCATION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MEMORIAL.

    (a) In General.--The Air Force Memorial Foundation (referred to in 
this section as the ``Foundation'') may construct a memorial to honor 
the men and women who have served in the United States Air Force and 
the predecessors of the United States Air Force.
    (b) General Location.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Foundation, shall provide a site for the memorial described in 
subsection (a) (referred to in this section as the ``memorial'') on a 
portion of the parcel of Federal land located in Arlington County, 
Virginia, and known as the ``Arlington Naval Annex'', which is bounded 
generally by--
            (1) Southgate Road to the north;
            (2) Columbia Pike, to the intersection of Southgate Road, 
        to the east;
            (3) Shirley Memorial Highway (Interstate Route 395) to the 
        south; and
            (4) Oak Street to the west.
    (c) Selection of Specific Site.--
            (1) In general.--The Foundation may--
                    (A) in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
                select the site of the memorial within the parcel 
                described in subsection (b); and
                    (B) provide notification of the selection, and a 
                description of the boundaries of the site selected, to 
                the Secretary of Defense.
            (2) Location.--Upon receipt of the notification described 
        in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of Defense shall permit the 
        use of the site selected by the Foundation under paragraph (1), 
        including land under Wing 8 of Federal Office Building #2, for 
        construction of the memorial and associated facilities.
            (3) Preparation for construction.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
        Defense, in coordination with the Foundation, shall remove all 
        structures and make necessary improvements to the site selected 
        under paragraph (1) in preparation for construction of the 
        memorial.
    (d) Reimbursement of Site-Specific Expenses.--On receipt from the 
Foundation of documentation of site-specific expenses associated with 
the proposal to locate the memorial on the parcel described in section 
2(a), the Secretary of Defense shall reimburse the Foundation for all 
such expenses incurred by the Foundation.

SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF IWO JIMA WAR MEMORIAL.

    (a) In General.--Effective beginning on the date of commencement of 
construction at the site selected under section 1(c), no person 
(including any governmental entity) may construct any monument, 
memorial, or other structure on the parcel of Federal land in Arlington 
County, Virginia, that is bounded generally by--
            (1) Arlington Boulevard (United States Route 50) to the 
        north;
            (2) Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route 110) to the 
        east;
            (3) Marshall Drive to the south; and
            (4) Meade Street to the west.
    (b) Existing Memorials and Structures.--Nothing in subsection (a) 
applies to the United States Marine Corps Memorial (commonly known as 
the ``Iwo Jima Memorial'') or to the Netherlands Carillon.
    (c) Utilities.--Nothing in subsection (a) affects the construction, 
reconstruction, repair, or relocation of any utility facility, 
including any sewer, electrical, water supply, or communication 
facility.
    (d) Relation to Arlington National Cemetery.--Nothing in this 
section affects any use of land described in subsection (a) by the 
Secretary of the Army for incorporation into Arlington National 
Cemetery.
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