[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 282 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 282

   To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
 memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who 
  have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian 
      efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2001

Mr. LaTourette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
 memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who 
  have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian 
      efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.

    (a) In General.--The Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation is 
authorized to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia or its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, 
humanitarian efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert 
operations.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The Pyramid 
of Remembrance Foundation shall establish the memorial authorized by 
this Act in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
1001, et seq.), except that section 3(c) of that Act shall not apply.

SEC. 2. FUNDS FOR MEMORIAL.

    (a) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--Except as provided by the 
Commemorative Works Act, no Federal funds may be used to pay any 
expense of the establishment of the memorial.
    (b) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If--
            (1) upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of 
        the memorial, including payment to the Treasury of the 
        maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8(b) of 
        the Commemorative Works Act; or
            (2) upon expiration of the authority for the memorial under 
        section 10(b) of the Commemorative Works Act,
there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
memorial, the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation shall transmit that 
balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account 
provided for in section 8(b)(1) of the Commemorative Works Act.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

    For the purposes of this Act, the term ``the District of Columbia 
and its environs'' has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 
Commemorative Works Act.
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