[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2710 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2710

To establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the 
                         District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Law Enforcement Museum 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    Congress finds that there should be established a National Law 
Enforcement Museum to honor and commemorate the service and sacrifice 
of law enforcement officers in the United States.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Memorial fund.--The term ``Memorial Fund'' means the 
        National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
            (2) Museum.--The term ``Museum'' means the National Law 
        Enforcement Museum established under section 4(a).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Memorial Fund may construct a National Law 
Enforcement Museum on Federal land located on United States Reservation 
#7, on the property directly south of the National Law Enforcement 
Officers Memorial, bounded by--
            (1) E Street, NW., on the north;
            (2) 5th Street, NW., on the west;
            (3) 4th Street, NW., on the east; and
            (4) Indiana Avenue, NW., on the south.
    (b) Design and Plans.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
        Memorial Fund shall be responsible for preparation of the 
        design and plans for the Museum.
            (2) Approval.--The design and plans for the Museum shall be 
        subject to the approval of--
                    (A) the Secretary;
                    (B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and
                    (C) the National Capital Planning Commission.
    (c) Funding; Exterior Maintenance.--The Secretary--
            (1) shall not permit construction of the Museum to begin 
        unless the Secretary determines that sufficient amounts are 
        available to complete construction of the Museum in accordance 
        with the design and plans approved under subsection (b); and
            (2) shall maintain the exterior and exterior grounds of the 
        Museum after completion of construction.
    (d) Interior Maintenance.--The Administrator of General Services 
shall maintain the interior of the Museum after completion of 
construction.
    (e) Operation.--The Memorial Fund shall operate the Museum after 
completion of construction.
    (f) Federal Share.--The United States shall pay no expense incurred 
in the establishment or construction of the Museum.
    (g) Failure To Construct.--If the Memorial Fund fails to construct 
the Museum by the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the authority to construct the Museum shall terminate on that 
date, unless construction of the Museum begins before that date.
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