[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 863 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 863

 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 1997

 Mr. Moynihan (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural 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 is authorized to establish 
a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi on the Federal land in the District 
of Columbia described in subsection (b).
    (b) Location of Memorial.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the triangle of land in the District of Columbia that 
is bordered by 21st Street, NW., Q Street, NW., and Massachusetts 
Avenue, NW., and designated as plot number 58 in Area II on the map 
numbered 869/86501 and dated May 1, 1986, which is located across 
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., from the Embassy of India.
    (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.).
    (d) Limitation on Payment of Expenses.--The Government of the 
United States shall not pay any expense of the establishment of the 
memorial.
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