[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2495 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2495

    To authorize the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a 
 memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves 
 and other persons that fought for independence, liberty, and justice 
                for all during the American Revolution.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 3, 2006

 Mr. Dodd (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Obama, 
Mr. Allen, and Mrs. Dole) introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a 
 memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves 
 and other persons that fought for independence, liberty, and justice 
                for all during the American Revolution.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Liberty Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL LIBERTY MEMORIAL.

    (a) Authorization.--The National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. may 
establish the National Liberty Memorial (referred to in this Act as the 
``Memorial'') on the Federal land described in subsection (b) to 
honor--
            (1) the thousands of persons of African descent that 
        volunteered as free persons or were compelled as slaves during 
        the American Revolution to--
                    (A) serve as soldiers and sailors; or
                    (B) provide civilian assistance;
            (2) the men, women, and children that fled bondage or filed 
        petitions with courts and legislatures seeking liberty; and
            (3) other people of the United States, including whites and 
        members of Indian tribes, that advocated for liberty, justice, 
        and citizenship for persons of African descent.
    (b) Description of Land.--The Federal land referred to in 
subsection (a) is the portion of Constitution Gardens, located on the 
south side of Constitution Lake and west of the island, that was 
selected as the site for the memorial authorized under section 1 of 
Public Law 99-558 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note; 100 Stat. 3144).
    (c) Applicable Law.--The Memorial shall be established in 
accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code.
                                 <all>