[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2879 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H.R. 2879


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 10, 1999

                                Received

                           November 19, 1999

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 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. ADDITION OF PLAQUE AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING MARTIN 
              LUTHER KING, JUNIOR'S, I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH.

    (a) Placement of Plaque.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
insert on the steps 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. The plaque shall be placed at 
the location on the steps where Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered the 
speech on August 28, 1963.
    (b) Acceptance of Contributions.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
accept contributions to help defray the cost of preparing the plaque 
and inserting the plaque on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as 
required by subsection (a). Amounts received shall be credited to the 
appropriation supporting the maintenance and operation of the Lincoln 
Memorial.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 9, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.