[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 571 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 571

To provide for the location of the National Museum of the United States 
                                 Army.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2001

 Mr. Thurmond (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Allen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the location of the National Museum of the United States 
                                 Army.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Museum of the United States 
Army Site Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Nation does not have adequate knowledge of the role 
        of the Army in the development and protection of the United 
        States.
            (2) The Army, the oldest United States military service, 
        lacks a primary museum with public exhibition space and is in 
        dire need of a permanent facility to house and display its 
        historical artifacts.
            (3) Such a museum would serve to enhance the preservation, 
        study, and interpretation of Army historical artifacts.
            (4) Many Army artifacts of historical significance and 
        national interest which are currently unavailable for public 
        display would be exhibited in such a museum.
            (5) While the Smithsonian Institution would be able to 
        assist the Army in developing programs of presentations 
        relating to the mission, values, and heritage of the Army, such 
        a museum would be a more appropriate institution for such 
        programs.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to provide for a permanent site for a museum to serve 
        as the National Museum of the United States Army;
            (2) to ensure the preservation, maintenance, and 
        interpretation of the artifacts and history collected by such 
        museum;
            (3) to enhance the knowledge of the American people of the 
        role of the Army in United States history; and
            (4) to provide a facility for the public display of the 
        artifacts and history of the Army.

SEC. 3. LOCATION OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

    The Secretary of the Army shall provide for the location of the 
National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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