[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1297 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1297

    To require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery of a 
             memorial to the crew of the Columbia Orbiter.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2003

Mr. Young of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery of a 
             memorial to the crew of the Columbia Orbiter.

    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 ``Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL TO CREW OF COLUMBIA ORBITER AT 
              ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

    (a) Construction Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, construct at an appropriate place in Arlington 
National Cemetery, Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the seven 
members of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 1, 
2003, over the State of Texas during the landing of space shuttle 
mission STS-107.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 
made available by title II of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 2003 (Public Law 107-248) under the heading ``Operation and 
Maintenance, Army'', $500,000 shall be available for the construction 
of the memorial marker required by subsection (a).

SEC. 3. DONATIONS FOR MEMORIAL FOR CREW OF COLUMBIA ORBITER.

    (a) Authority To Accept Donations.--The Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration may accept gifts and 
donations of services, money, and property (including personal, 
tangible, or intangible property) for the purpose of an appropriate 
memorial or monument to the seven members of the crew of the Columbia 
Orbiter who died on February 1, 2003, over the State of Texas during 
the landing of space shuttle mission STS-107, whether such memorial or 
monument is constructed by the Administrator or is the memorial marker 
required by section 2.
    (b) Transfer.--(1) The Administrator may transfer to the Secretary 
of the Army any services, money, or property accepted by the 
Administrator under subsection (a) for the purpose of the construction 
of the memorial marker required by section 2.
    (2) Any moneys transferred to the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
shall be merged with amounts in the account referred to in subsection 
(b) of section 2, and shall be available for the purpose referred to in 
that subsection.
    (c) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Administrator to 
accept gifts and donations under subsection (a) shall expire five years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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