[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 422 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 422

   To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
 memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who 
  have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian 
      efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2003

Mr. LaTourette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
 memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who 
  have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian 
      efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.

    (a) In General.--The Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation is 
authorized to establish a memorial on Federal land within the area 
designated as ``Area II'' on the map referred to in section 2(e) of the 
Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1002(e)), to honor members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States who have lost their lives during 
peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, terrorist 
attacks, or covert operations.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The Pyramid 
of Remembrance Foundation shall establish the memorial authorized by 
this Act in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
1001, et seq.), except that subsection (b) and (c) of section 3 of that 
Act shall not apply.

SEC. 2. FUNDS FOR MEMORIAL.

    (a) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--Except as provided by the 
Commemorative Works Act, no Federal funds may be used to pay any 
expense of the establishment of the memorial.
    (b) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If--
            (1) upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of 
        the memorial, including payment to the Treasury of the 
        maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8(b) of 
        the Commemorative Works Act; or
            (2) upon expiration of the authority for the memorial under 
        section 10(b) of the Commemorative Works Act,
there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
memorial, the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation shall transmit that 
balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account 
provided for in section 8(b)(1) of the Commemorative Works Act.
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