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

                                                       Calendar No. 668
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2879

                          [Report No. 106-334]


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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

                             July 10, 2000

              Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. ADDITION OF PLAQUE AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL 
              COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR'S, I HAVE A 
              DREAM SPEECH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>

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.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 9, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 668

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2879

                          [Report No. 106-334]

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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.

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                             July 10, 2000

                       Reported with an amendment