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






                                                 Union Calendar No. 552
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2710

                          [Report No. 106-918]

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 4, 1999

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

                           September 29, 2000

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. 
LoBiondo, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, Ms. Stabenow, 
 Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. English, Mr. Holt, 
 Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Stump, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
  Hutchinson, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Baca, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
  Gejdenson, Mr. Weygand, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Weiner, Mr. 
 Gonzalez, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Gary Miller of California, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Costello, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
  Etheridge, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
  Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. 
   Skelton, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
Skeen, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
 McIntosh, Mr. Ney, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
Bonilla, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Capuano, Mr. LaFalce, 
Mr. Blunt, Mr. Petri, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Carson, Mr. Canady of 
Florida, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sisisky, 
Mr. Latham, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
Bliley, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
   Shays, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
 Meehan, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
Sherman, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Portman, Mr. Porter, 
             Mr. Bass, Mr. Borski, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Rogers

                           September 29, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``National Law Enforcement 
Museum Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>SEC. 4. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) E Street, NW., on the north;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) 5th Street, NW., on the west;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) 4th Street, NW., on the east; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Indiana Avenue, NW., on the south.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Design and Plans.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
        the Memorial Fund shall be responsible for preparation of the 
        design and plans for the Museum.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Approval.--The design and plans for the Museum 
        shall be subject to the approval of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Secretary;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Commission of Fine Arts; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the National Capital Planning 
                Commission.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Funding; Exterior Maintenance.--The Secretary--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) shall maintain the exterior and exterior 
        grounds of the Museum after completion of 
        construction.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Interior Maintenance.--The Administrator of General 
Services shall maintain the interior of the Museum after completion of 
construction.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Operation.--The Memorial Fund shall operate the Museum 
after completion of construction.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Federal Share.--The United States shall pay no expense 
incurred in the establishment or construction of the Museum.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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, Inc.
            (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.
            (3) Design requirement.--The Museum shall be designed so 
        that not more than 35 percent of the volume of the structure is 
        above the floor elevation at the north rear entry of Court 
        Building D, also known as ``Old City Hall''.
    (c) Operation.--The Memorial Fund shall own, operate, and maintain 
the Museum after completion of construction.
    (d) Federal Share.--The United States shall pay no expense incurred 
in the establishment or construction of the Museum.
    (e) Funding Verification.--The Secretary 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).
    (f) Failure To Construct.--If the Memorial Fund fails to begin 
construction on the Museum by the date that is 10 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the authority to construct the Museum shall 
terminate on that date.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 552

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2710

                          [Report No. 106-918]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 29, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed