[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 995 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 995

      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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2007

Mr. Hare (for himself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Carter, Mr. Bartlett 
of Maryland, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Boren, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Bilirakis, 
Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois, Mr. Rush, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Walz of 
   Minnesota, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Johnson of 
    Illinois, Mr. Hall of New York, and Mr. Roskam) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 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 DISABLED VETERANS 
              MEMORIAL.

    Public Law 106-348 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``The establishment'' and inserting 
                ``Except as provided in subsection (e), the 
                establishment''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Commemorative Works Act (40 
                U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)'' and inserting ``chapter 89 of 
                title 40, United States Code'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 8(b) of the Commemorative 
                Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b))'' and inserting ``section 
                8906 of title 40, United States Code'';
                    (B) by striking ``or upon expiration of the 
                authority for the memorial under section 10(b) of such 
                Act (40 U.S.C. 1010(b)),''; and
                    (C) by striking ``section 8(b)(1) of such Act (40 
                U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)'' and inserting ``8906(b)(2) or (3) 
                of such title''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Termination of Authority.--Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of 
title 40, United States Code, the authority to establish a memorial 
under this section shall expire on October 24, 2015.''.
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