[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1209 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1209


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2003

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin 
 Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, 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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL TO 
              MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

    Subsection (b) of section 508 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4157; 40 U.S.C. 
8903 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of 
title 40, United States Code. Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of such 
title, the authority provided by this section expires November 12, 
2006.''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 508 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4157; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is 
further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Commemorative 
        Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)'' and inserting ``chapter 89 
        of title 40, United States Code''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 8(b) of the Commemorative 
                Works Act'' and inserting ``section 8906(b) of title 
                40, United States Code'';
                    (B) by striking ``section 10(b) of that Act'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``section 8(b)(1) of that Act'' and 
                inserting ``section 8906(b) of such title''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.