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                                                 Union Calendar No. 171
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1442

                          [Report No. 108-295]

 To authorize the design and construction of a visitor center for the 
                       Vietnam Veterans Memorial.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2003

   Mr. Pombo (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Murtha) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               Resources

                            October 2, 2003

Additional sponsors: Mr. Porter, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
Beauprez, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Platts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Bishop 
of New York, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
 Holden, Mr. Rangel, Mr. John, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Pearce, Mr. 
      Marshall, Mr. Boswell, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Ross, Mr. Neal of 
 Massachusetts, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Cole, Mr. Carson 
   of Oklahoma, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
Doolittle, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gillmor, 
     Mr. Calvert, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. 
LaTourette, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Ruppersberger, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Ford, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
   McInnis, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Sam 
Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Nunes, 
Mr. Israel, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, 
 Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Gutknecht, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
Texas, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Acevedo-Vila, Mr. Udall of New 
   Mexico, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
Florida, Mr. Evans, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Michaud, 
           Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Snyder

                            October 2, 2003

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               26, 2003]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the design and construction of a visitor center for the 
                       Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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

SECTION 1. VISITOR CENTER.

    Public Law 96-297 (16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 6. VISITOR CENTER.

    ``(a) Authorization.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 
        Inc., is authorized to construct a visitor center at or near 
        the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Federal land in the District 
        of Columbia, or its environs, subject to the provisions of this 
        section, in order to better inform and educate the public about 
        the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Vietnam War.
            ``(2) Location.--The visitor center shall be located 
        underground.
    ``(b) Application of Commemorative Works Act.--Chapter 89 of title 
40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Commemorative Works 
Act) shall apply to the siting, design, construction, and maintenance 
of the visitor center, and the visitor center shall be considered a 
commemorative work for the purposes of that Act, except that--
            ``(1) final approval of the visitor center shall not be 
        withheld; and
            ``(2) the provisions of section 8908(b) of title 40, United 
        States Code requiring further approval by law for the location 
        of a commemorative work within Area I shall not apply.
    ``(c) Operation and Maintenance.--The Secretary of the Interior 
shall--
            ``(1) operate the visitor center;
            ``(2) enter into a cooperative agreement with the Vietnam 
        Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. for the routine maintenance of the 
        visitor center;
            ``(3) not later than 120 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this section, in consultation with educators and 
        veterans groups, provide to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 
        Inc. a preliminary plan to guide the design phase of the 
        visitor center exhibits; and
            ``(4) as soon as practicable, in consultation with 
        educators and veterans groups, develop a written interpretive 
        plan for the visitor center in accordance with National Park 
        Service policy.
    ``(d) Funding.--The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. shall be 
solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of 
expenses of, the establishment of the visitor center. No Federal funds 
shall be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the visitor 
center or its maintenance.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 171

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1442

                          [Report No. 108-295]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To authorize the design and construction of a visitor center for the 
                       Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 2, 2003

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed