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[H.R. 5937 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.5937

                     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 amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Battle 
  Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette 
    Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF THE AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION TO 
ACQUIRE, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN THE LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE MEMORIAL.
    (a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2115. Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of Lafayette 
    Escadrille Memorial
    ``The American Battle Monuments Commission may enter into an 
agreement with the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation to acquire, 
operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-
Coquette, France. Under such an agreement, the Commission shall make 
necessary arrangements to ensure the ongoing maintenance of the 
memorial, including the cemetery at the memorial that contains the 
remains of 49 aviators of the United States who died during World War 
I.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 21 of such title is amended by adding at the end of the 
following new item:

``2115. Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of Lafayette Escadrille 
          Memorial.''.


                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.