[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 562 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 562


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 17, 2005

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on 
 Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the 
         manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933.

    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 Government of Ukraine is authorized to 
establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to 
honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative 
Works Act''), except that sections 8902(a)(1), 8906(b)(1), 8908(b)(2), 
and 8909(b) shall not apply with respect to the memorial.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

    The United States Government shall not pay any expense for the 
establishment of the memorial or its maintenance.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 16, 2005.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.