[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2879 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2879

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

    (a) 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.
    (b) 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.

SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

    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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.