[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1559 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1559

 To authorize the Benjamin Harrison Society to establish a memorial in 
    the District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the American 
                 Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2011

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Benjamin Harrison Society to establish a memorial in 
    the District of Columbia to honor the patriots of the American 
                 Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

    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 shall be cited as the ``National Patriots Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. MEMORIAL TO HONOR PATRIOTS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND WAR OF 
              1812.

    (a) Authorization.--The Benjamin Harrison Society may establish a 
memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor patriots 
of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 who served in the 
armed forces or who contributed funds in support of the wars of 
independence, and our allies who fought in support of our Nation's 
freedom in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
memorial shall be established in accordance with chapter 89 of title 
40, United States Code.
    (c) Prohibition on the Use of Federal Funds.--The United States 
shall not pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``memorial'' means the memorial authorized to 
        be established under subsection (a); and
            (2) the term ``District of Columbia'' has the meaning given 
        to the term ``District of Columbia and its environs'' by 
        section 8902 of title 40, United States Code.
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