[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2982 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2982

  To authorize the establishment of a memorial within the area in the 
  District of Columbia referred to in the Commemorative Works Act as 
 ``Area I'' or ``Area II'' to the victims of terrorist attacks on the 
  United States, to provide for the design and construction of such a 
                   memorial, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2001

    Mr. Turner (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
Bentsen, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Waters, Mr. Moran of 
Virginia, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
 Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Wynn, Mr. King, Mr. Camp, Mr. English, Mr. 
Meeks of New York, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Shows, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Maloney of 
   Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
Delahunt, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Weldon of 
   Pennsylvania, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Portman, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. 
Woolsey, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Israel, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Langevin, 
 Mr. Baca, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
 Ross, Mr. Hill, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Holden, Mr. Berry, Mr. 
 Matheson, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. McIntyre, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. John, 
Mr. Boyd, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Crowley, 
Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Costello, 
 Mr. Gordon, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
McCarthy of New York, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Pallone, 
  Mr. Green of Texas, and Mr. Meehan) introduced the following bill; 
            which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the establishment of a memorial within the area in the 
  District of Columbia referred to in the Commemorative Works Act as 
 ``Area I'' or ``Area II'' to the victims of terrorist attacks on the 
  United States, to provide for the design and construction of such a 
                   memorial, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MEMORIAL; LOCATION AND DESIGN.

    (a) Authorization of Memorial.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish the Memorial 
        in accordance with this Act, on Federal lands administered by 
        the National Park Service in the District of Columbia.
            (2) Location.--The Memorial shall be situated in a location 
        that is--
                    (A) determined by the Commission; and
                    (B) within Area I or Area II (as such Areas are 
                referred to in the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
                1001 et seq.).
    (b) Duties of the National Capital Memorial Commission and the 
Secretary.--The National Capital Memorial Commission and the Secretary 
shall assist the members of the Commission--
            (1) in determining a permanent location for the Memorial; 
        and
            (2) in the selection of a design for the Memorial and the 
        grounds of the Memorial.
    (c) Detail of Department of the Interior Employees.--The Secretary 
shall detail to the Commission such support staff as are necessary to 
assist the members of the Commission in carrying out its 
responsibilities.
    (d) Beginning of Process.--The Commission shall begin the process 
of determining a location and selecting a design for the Memorial no 
later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (e) Marker.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall erect, at the site 
        approved by the Congress for the Memorial, a suitable marker 
        designating the site as the ``Future Site of the Memorial to 
        the Victims of Terrorism''.
            (2) Requirements.--The marker shall be--
                    (A) installed by the Secretary no later than three 
                months after the date of the enactment of a law 
                approving the location for the Memorial;
                    (B) no smaller than three feet square and 
                constructed of durable material suitable to the outdoor 
                environment; and
                    (C) maintained at the location by the Secretary 
                until the Memorial is completed, dedicated, and open to 
                the public.
    (f) Relationship to the Commemorative Works Act.--The Commemorative 
Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) shall apply to the Memorial, with 
the exception of section 3(c) of that Act which shall not apply to the 
Memorial.

SEC. 2. COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known 
as the Victims of Terrorism Memorial Commission. The Commission shall--
            (1) be comprised of--
                    (A) the Chairman of the National Capital Memorial 
                Commission;
                    (B) one member appointed by the Speaker of the 
                House of Representatives by no later than six months 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act;
                    (C) one member appointed by the majority leader of 
                the Senate by no later than six months after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act;
                    (D) one member appointed by the minority leader of 
                the House of Representatives by no later than six 
                months after the date of the enactment of this Act;
                    (E) one member appointed by the minority leader of 
                the Senate by no later than six months after the date 
                of the enactment of this Act; and
                    (F) two members appointed by the President by no 
                later than six months after the date of the enactment 
                of this Act;
            (2) be chaired by one of its members, to be elected at the 
        first meeting of the Commission by a majority of the members of 
        the Commission;
            (3) meet no later than one month after all of its members 
        are appointed, and at such other times as may be necessary; and
            (4) be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
        U.S.C. App.).
    (b) Duties.--The Commission shall--
            (1) raise necessary funds from private sector sources to 
        design, construct, and maintain the Memorial;
            (2) in cooperation with the National Capital Memorial 
        Commission and the Secretary, determine a permanent location 
        for the Memorial;
            (3) select a design for the Memorial from proposals 
        solicited and accepted from qualified American architects; and
            (4) issue a report to the Congress and the President on its 
        activities every six months after its first meeting, and issue 
        a final report to the Congress and the President, including the 
        location and final design for the Memorial, no later than one 
        year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Donations.--The Commission may accept donations on behalf of 
the United States for the design, construction, and maintenance of the 
Memorial.
    (d) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate not later than 120 
days after completion of the Memorial.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        ``Victims of Terrorism Memorial Commission'' established 
        pursuant to section 2.
            (2) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means the memorial 
        authorized by this Act.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
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