[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 1442 Reported in House (RH)]
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]
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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