[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5937 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5937

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 6, 2016

Mr. Miller of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
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 Lafeyette 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.''.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the American Battle Monuments Commission shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report on implementing section 2115 of 
title 36, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including the 
costs to the United States of acquiring, operating, and maintaining the 
Lafeyette Escadrille Memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, France.
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