[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2879 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                       October 5 (legislative day, September 22), 2000.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2879) entitled ``An Act to provide for the placement at the Lincoln 
Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, 
Jr., known as the `I Have A Dream' speech.'', do pass with the 
following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

    (a) Placement of Plaque.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        install in the area of the Lincoln Memorial in the District of 
        Columbia a suitable plaque to commemorate the speech of Martin 
        Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' speech.
            (2) Relation to commemorative works act.--The Commemorative 
        Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) shall apply to the design 
        and placement of the plaque within the area of the Lincoln 
        Memorial.
    (b) Acceptance of Contributions.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
        authorized to accept and expand contributions toward the cost 
        of preparing and installing the plaque, without further 
        appropriation. Federal funds may be used to design, procure, or 
        install the plaque.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2879

_______________________________________________________________________

                               AMENDMENT