[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 348 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 241
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 348

                          [Report No. 106-416]

  To authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who have 
  served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 1999

   Mr. Bartlett of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

                            October 27, 1999

Additional sponsors: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
   Boehlert, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
                        Thurman, and Mr. Inslee

                            October 27, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who have 
  served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY.

     (a) Grant of Authority.--The United States National Civil Defense 
Monument Commission (in this Act referred to as the ``Commission''), a 
private nonprofit organization organized under the laws of the State of 
Pennsylvania, is authorized to construct a Monument to honor those who 
have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management 
programs.
    (b) Expiration.--The authority granted by this section shall expire 
7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless before the 
expiration of such 7-year period--
            (1) the approvals required by sections 2(a) and (b) have 
        been obtained; and
            (2) the construction of the Monument has begun.

SEC. 2. SITE AND DESIGN.

    (a) Site.--Subject to the approval of the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Commission may select the site upon 
which the Monument will be constructed. Such site shall be on Federal 
land controlled by the Federal Emergency Management Agency at 
Emmitsburg, Maryland.
    (b) Design.--Subject to the approval of the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Commission may develop the design of 
the Monument.

SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

    The costs of constructing the Monument shall be paid out of 
contributions to the Commission.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 241

106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 348

                          [Report No. 106-416]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who have 
  served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 27, 1999

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed