114 HR 1670 IH: National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015 U.S. House of Representatives 2015-03-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2015 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Jones, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Lance, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and Ms. Tsongas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To direct the Architect of the Capitol to place in the United States Capitol a chair honoring American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015.

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.

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.

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).