[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3707 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3707

    To authorize the establishment of a memorial to all victims of 
                               terrorism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2007

  Mr. Bishop of New York (for himself and Mrs. Lowey) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the establishment of a memorial to all victims of 
                               terrorism.

    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 ``Memorial Dedicated to All Victims of 
Terrorism Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Dark Elegy is a memorial created by artist Suse 
        Lowenstein to commemorate victims of terrorism all over the 
        world and is unique in that it was created by individuals 
        affected by terrorism, rather than by an outsider portraying 
        the tragedy of others.
            (2) This memorial made up of larger-than-life sculptures 
        depicts the reaction of 76 mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, 
        and relatives as they responded with shock and grief upon 
        learning of the death of their loved ones after the 1988 
        terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, 
        Scotland.
            (3) The creation of Dark Elegy has, unfortunately, spanned 
        a growing number of terrorist attacks in the United States and 
        around the world.
            (4) This memorial serves to remind the world community of 
        the devastation that terrorism leaves in its wake, serves as a 
        lasting testament to the victims of terrorism worldwide in the 
        unending struggle to eradicate this menace from the globe, and 
        stands as a beacon for all peace-loving people throughout the 
        world to unite.

SEC. 3. MEMORIAL TO HONOR VICTIMS OF TERRORISM.

    (a) Memorial Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
permit Suse and Peter Lowenstein to establish a commemorative work on 
lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary in the 
District of Columbia or its environs to honor victims of terrorism.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the commemorative work authorized under subsection (a) 
shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works Act''), except that the 
commemorative work shall include the memorial known as ``Dark Elegy''.
    (c) Payment of Expenses.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
expense of the establishment of the commemorative work authorized by 
subsection (a). Suse and Peter Lowenstein shall be solely responsible 
for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, 
the establishment of that commemorative work.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If, upon payment of all expenses of 
the establishment of the commemorative work authorized by subsection 
(a) (including the maintenance and preservation amount provided for in 
section 8906(b) of title 40, United States Code), or upon expiration of 
the authority for the commemorative work under chapter 89 of title 40, 
United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the 
establishment of that commemorative work, Suse and Peter Lowenstein 
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 such title.
    (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the terms 
``commemorative work'' and ``the District of Columbia and its 
environs'' have the meanings given to such terms in section 8902(a) of 
title 40, United States Code.
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