[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2725 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2725

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National D-
Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National 
                          World War II Museum.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2005

 Mr. Regula (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hall, Mr. Lantos, 
Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Baker, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
  Wicker, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Jindal, and Mr. Melancon) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National D-
Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America's National 
                          World War II Museum.

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

SECTION 1. GRANT TO NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM FOUNDATION FOR AMERICA'S 
              NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM.

    (a) Grant.--The Secretary of Defense shall make a grant in the 
amount of $50,000,000 to the National D-Day Museum Foundation for use 
in accordance with subsection (b) for the museum in New Orleans, 
Louisiana, designated as America's National World War II Museum by 
section 8134 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 
(Public Law 108-87; 117 Stat. 1103) (referred to in this section as the 
``Museum'').
    (b) Use of Funds.--The grant under subsection (a) shall be used for 
the following:
            (1) The planning, design, and construction of a new 
        facility for the Museum, to be known as the United States 
        Pavilion, and its exhibitions, and the planning, design, and 
        construction of a new canopy over the courtyard of the Museum, 
        to be known as the Canopy of Peace.
            (2) The public display of artifacts, photographs, letters, 
        documents, and personal histories dating from 1939 to 1945, 
        including exhibits portraying American sacrifices both on the 
        battlefield and on the home front and the industrial 
        mobilization of the American home front.
            (3) Educational outreach programs for teachers and 
        students.
            (4) Travelling exhibitions on the history and lessons of 
        World War II for United States military facilities.
            (5) Educational programs to foster the expansion of 
        European and Pacific exhibits at the Museum to be included in 
        the Center for the Study of the American Spirit.
            (6) Projects that enable the Museum to function as a 
        liaison between museums, scholars, and members of the general 
        public in the United States and around the world.
            (7) A readily accessible repository of information and 
        materials reflecting the historical, social, and cultural 
        effects of World War II.
            (8) The preservation, interpretation, and public exhibition 
        of memorabilia, models, artifacts of significance (and 
        replicas), and oral histories from the combat experience of 
        members of the United States Armed Forces.
            (9) Other appropriate activities relating to the management 
        and operation of the United States Pavilion, including the sale 
        of concessions, appropriate mementos, and other materials, the 
        proceeds of which would help support the overall operation of 
        the Museum and the United States Pavilion.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 60 months after receiving a grant under 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
documenting how the Museum used the grants funds and evaluating the 
success of the projects and activities funded by the grant.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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