[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3334 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3334

 To extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work 
  to honor enslaved and free black persons who served in the American 
                  Revolution, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 8, 2021

  Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the authority for the establishment of a commemorative work 
  to honor enslaved and free black persons who served in the American 
                  Revolution, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Liberty Memorial 
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    Congress finds that the period preceding the 250th anniversary of 
the founding of the United States on July 4, 1776, offers the best 
conditions in 10 generations to honor and preserve the contributions of 
enslaved and free black soldiers and civilians to independence by the 
triumph of a permanent National Liberty Memorial representing deeds 
that, on 2 previous occasions, Congress declared to be of ``preeminent 
historical and lasting significance to the nation''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, 
the authority provided by section 2860 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 
112-239) shall continue to apply through September 30, 2027.
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