[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2236 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2236

      To amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for 
establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of 
                           the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2006

  Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for 
establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of 
                           the United States.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHING MEMORIAL.

    Section 1 of Public Law 106-348 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``Commemorative Works 
        Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).'' and inserting ``chapter 89 of 
        title 40, United States Code, except that section 8903(e) of 
        that title shall not apply, and this Act and the authority 
        provided by this Act shall expire on October 24, 2015.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``under section 8(b)'' 
        and all that follows and inserting ``under section 8906(b) of 
        title 40, United States Code, or upon expiration of the 
        authority for the memorial under subsection (b), there remains 
        a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 
        memorial, the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation shall 
        transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the 
        Treasury for deposit in the account provided for in section 
        8906(b)(1) of that title.''.
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