[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1670 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1670
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen
An Act
To direct the Architect of the Capitol to place in the United States
Capitol a chair honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action.
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 POW/MIA Remembrance Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In recent years, commemorative chairs honoring American
Prisoners of War/Missing in Action have been placed in prominent
locations across the United States.
(2) The United States Capitol is an appropriate location to
place a commemorative chair honoring American Prisoners of War/
Missing in Action.
SEC. 3. PLACEMENT OF A CHAIR IN UNITED STATES CAPITOL HONORING AMERICAN
PRISONERS OF WAR/MISSING IN ACTION.
(a) Obtaining Chair.--The Architect of the Capitol shall enter into
an agreement to obtain a chair featuring the logo of the National
League of POW/MIA Families under such terms and conditions as the
Architect considers appropriate and consistent with applicable law.
(b) Placement.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Architect shall place the chair obtained under
subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in the United States
Capitol.
SEC. 4. FUNDING.
(a) Donations.--The Architect of the Capitol may--
(1) enter into an agreement with any organization described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code to solicit
private donations to carry out the purposes of this Act; and
(2) accept donations of funds, property, and services to carry
out the purposes of this Act.
(b) Costs.--All costs incurred in carrying out the purposes of this
Act shall be paid for with private donations received under subsection
(a).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.