[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1696 Referred in Senate (RFS)]





107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H.R. 1696


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 16 (legislative day, May 15), 2001

                                Received

                              May 21, 2001

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To expedite the construction of the World War II memorial in the 
                         District of Columbia.

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

SECTION 1. EXPEDITED COMMENCEMENT BY AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS 
              COMMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION OF WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.

    Section 2113 of title 36, United States Code, as added by section 
601(a) of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (Public 
Law 106-117; 113 Stat. 1576), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(i) Congressional Direction to Commence Construction.--(1) The 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.), and all other laws pertaining to the siting and design for the 
World War II memorial having been met, the Commission shall 
expeditiously proceed with the construction of the World War II 
memorial at the dedicated Rainbow Pool site in the District of 
Columbia.
    ``(2) The construction of the World War II memorial authorized by 
paragraph (1) shall be consistent with--
            ``(A) the final architectural submission made to the 
        Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning 
        Commission on June 30, 2000, as supplemented on November 2, 
        2000; and
            ``(B) such reasonable construction permit requirements as 
        may be required by the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
        through the National Park Service.
    ``(3) The decision to construct the World War II memorial at the 
dedicated Rainbow Pool site, decisions implementing this subsection, 
and decisions regarding the design for the World War II memorial are 
final and conclusive and shall not be subject to administrative or 
judicial review.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.