[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 87 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6397-S6400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DISABLED VETERANS' LIFE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 516, S. 311.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 311) to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE 
     Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District 
     of Columbia or its environs, and for other purposes.

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill which had been reported 
from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with amendments, as 
follows:.
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italic.)

                                 S. 311

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

            TITLE I--THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS MEMORIAL

     [SECTION 1.] SECTION 101. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.

       (a) In General.--[The Disabled] Notwithstanding section 
     3(c) of Public Law 99-652, as amended (40 U.S.C. 1003(c)), 
     the Disabled  Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation is 
     authorized to establish a memorial on Federal land in the 
     District of Columbia or its environs to honor disabled 
     American veterans who have served in the Armed Forces of the 
     United States.
       (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
     establishment of the memorial authorized by subsection (a)

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     shall be in accordance with the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide standards for placement of commemorative works on 
     certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its 
     environs, and for other purposes'', approved November 14, 
     1986 (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

     SEC. [2.] 102. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

       The Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation shall be 
     solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and 
     payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial 
     authorized by section 1(a). No Federal funds may be used to 
     pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial.

     SEC. [3.] 103. DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.

       If, upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of 
     the memorial authorized by section 1(a) (including the 
     maintenance and preservation amount provided for in section 
     8(b) of the Act referred to in section 1(b)), or upon 
     expiration of the authority for the memorial under section 
     10(b) of such Act, there remains a balance of funds received 
     for the establishment of the memorial, the Disabled Veterans' 
     LIFE Memorial Foundation shall transmit the amount of the 
     balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the 
     account provided for in section 8(b)(1) of such Act.

              TITLE II--COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 201. REFERENCE TO COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.

       (a) In this title the term ``Act'' means the Commemorative 
     Works Act of 1986, as amended (Public Law 99-652; 40 U.S.C. 
     1001 et seq.).

     SEC. 202. CLARIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS TO THE ACT.

       (a) Section 1(b) of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1001(b)) is amended 
     by striking the semicolon and inserting ``and its environs, 
     and to encourage the location of commemorative works within 
     the urban fabric of the District of Columbia;''.
       (b) Section 2 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1002) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (c) by striking ``or a structure which is 
     primarily used for other purposes'' and inserting ``that is 
     not a commemorative work as defined by this Act'';
       (2) In subsection (d) by striking ``person'' and inserting 
     ``sponsor'';
       (3) In subsection (e) by striking ``Areas I and II as 
     depicted on the map numbered 869/86501, and dated May 1, 
     1986', and insert ``the Reserve, Area I, and Area II as 
     depicted on the map numbered 869/86501A, and dated March 23, 
     2000'';
       (4) By redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (5) By adding a new subsection (e) as follows:
       ``(e) the term ``Reserve'' means the great cross-axis of 
     the Mall, which is a substantially completed work of civic 
     art and which generally extends from the U.S. Capitol to the 
     Lincoln Memorial, and from the White House to the Jefferson 
     Memorial, as depicted on the map described in subsection 
     (f);''.
       (c) Section 3 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1003) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``work commemorating a lesser conflict'' 
     and inserting ``work solely commemorating a limited military 
     engagement'';
       (B) by striking ``10'' and inserting ``25''; and
       (C) by striking ``the event.'' and inserting ``such war or 
     conflict.''.
       (2) In subsection (c) by striking ``other than a military 
     commemorative work as described in subsection (b) of this 
     section''; and
       (3) In subsection (d) by striking ``House Oversight'' and 
     inserting ``Resources''.
       (d) Section 4 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1004) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) By amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) The National Capital Memorial Commission is hereby 
     established and shall include the following members or their 
     designees:
       ``(1) Director, National Park Service (who shall serve as 
     Chairman);
       ``(2) Architect of the Capitol;
       ``(3) Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission;
       ``(4) Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts;
       ``(5) Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission;
       ``(6) Mayor, District of Columbia;
       ``(7) Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General 
     Services Administration; and
       ``(8) Secretary, Department of Defense.''; and
       (2) In subsection (b) by striking ``Administrator'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator (as appropriate)''.
       (e) Section 5 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1005) is amended--
       (1) By striking ``Administrator'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator (as appropriate)'' and
       (2) By striking ``869/8501, and dated May 1, 1986.'' and 
     inserting ``869/8501A, and dated March 23, 2000.''.
       (f) Section 6 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1006) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (a) by striking ``3(b)'' and inserting 
     ``3(d)'';
       (2) By redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively; and
       (3) by adding a new subsection (a) as follows:
       ``(a) Sites for commemorative works shall not be authorized 
     within the Reserve after January 1, 2000.''.
       (g) Section 7 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1007) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) By striking ``person'' and inserting ``sponsor'' each 
     place it appears;
       (2) In subsection (a) by striking ``designs'' and inserting 
     ``design concepts'';
       (3) In subsection (b) by striking ``and Administrator'' and 
     inserting ``or Administrator (as appropriate)'';
       (4) In subsection (b)(2) by striking ``open space and 
     existing public use; and'' and inserting ``open space, 
     existing public use, and cultural and natural resources;'';
       (5) In subsection (b)(3) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (6) by adding the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) No commemorative work primarily designed as a museum 
     may be located on lands under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary in Area I or in East Potomac Park as depicted on 
     the map referenced in subsection 2(f);
       ``(5) The National Capital Planning Commission and the 
     Commission of Fine Arts may develop such criteria or 
     guidelines specified to each site that are mutually agreed 
     upon to ensure that the design of the commemorative work 
     carries out the purposes of this Act; and''
       ``(6) Donor contributions to commemorative works shall not 
     be acknowledged in any manner as part of the commemorative 
     work or its site.''.
       (h) Section 8 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1008) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (a)(3) and (a)(4) and in subsection (b) 
     by striking ``person'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``sponsor'';
       (2) In subsection (b)(1) and (b)(2) by striking ``persons'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``a sponsor'';
       (3) By adding at the end of subsection (b)(1), ``All such 
     proceeds shall be available, without further appropriation, 
     for the non-recurring repair of the sponsor's commemorative 
     work.'';
       (4) In subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Congress authorizes 
     and directs that,'' and inserting ``Congress authorizes and 
     directs that, upon request,'';
       (5) In subsection (b)(2) in the first sentence strike 
     ``Administrator'', and inserting ``Administrator (as 
     appropriate)''; and
       (6) By amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) The sponsor shall be required to submit to the 
     Secretary or the Administrator (as appropriate) an annual 
     report of operations, including financial statements audited 
     by an independent certified public accountant, paid for by 
     the sponsor authorized to construct the commemorative 
     work.''.
       (i) Section 9 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1009) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (j) Section 10 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1010) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Any legislative authority for a commemorative work 
     shall expire at the end of the seven-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of such authority, or at the end of 
     the seven-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
     of legislative authority to locate the commemorative work 
     within Area I where such addition authority has been granted, 
     unless:
       ``(1) the Secretary or the Administrator (as appropriate) 
     has issued a construction permit for the commemorative work 
     during that period; or
       ``(2) the Secretary or the Administrator, in consultation 
     with the National Capital Memorial Commission, has made a 
     determination that final design approvals have been obtained 
     from the National Capital Planning Commission and the 
     Commission of Fine Arts and that 75 percent of the amount 
     estimated to be required to complete the memorial has been 
     raised. If these two conditions have been met, the Secretary 
     or the Administrator may extend the 7-year legislative 
     authority for a period not to exceed three years from the 
     date of expiration. Upon expiration of the legislative 
     authority, any previous site and design approvals will also 
     expire.''; and
       (2) By adding a new subsection (f) as follows:
       ``(f) The National Capital Planning Commission, in 
     coordination with the Commission of Fine Arts and the 
     National Capital Memorial Commission, shall complete its 
     master plan to guide the location and development of future 
     memorials outside the Reserve for the next 50 years, 
     including evaluation of and guidelines for potential 
     sites.''.


                           Amendment No. 3777

 (Purpose: To clarify that the sites for memorials previously approved 
are not affected by the amendments to the Commemorative Works Act made 
        in title II of the bill, and to make clarifying changes)

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I send an amendment to the desk and ask 
for its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Virginia [Mr. Warner], for Mr. Thomas, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 3777.

  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 2, line 1, strike ``American''.
       On page 2, line 10, strike ``American''.
       On page 3, after line 16, insert the following new section 
     and redesignate the following sections accordingly:

     ``SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This title may be cited as the ``Commemorative Works 
     Clarification and Revision Act of 2000''.
       On page 8, line 6, through page 9, line 6, strike 
     subsection (h) in its entirety and insert the following:
       ``(h) Section 8 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1008) is amended as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In subsection (a)(3) and (a)(4) and in subsection (b) 
     by striking ``person'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``sponsor'';
       ``(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) In addition to the foregoing criteria, no 
     construction permit shall be issued unless the sponsor 
     authorized to construct the commemorative work has donated an 
     amount equal to 10 percent of the total estimated cost of 
     construction to offset the costs of perpetual maintenance and 
     preservation of the commemorative work. All such proceeds

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     shall be available for the nonrecurring repair of the 
     sponsor's commemorative work pursuant to the provisions of 
     this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall not 
     apply in instances when the commemorative work is constructed 
     by a Department or agency of the Federal Government and less 
     than 50 percent of the funding for such work is provided by 
     private sources.
       ``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money on 
     deposit in the Treasury on the date of enactment of this 
     subsection provided by a sponsor for maintenance pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be credited to a separate account in 
     the Treasury.
       ``(2) Money provided by a sponsor pursuant to the 
     provisions of this subsection after the date of enactment of 
     the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 
     2000 shall be credited to a separate account with the 
     National Park Foundation.
       ``(3) Upon request, the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     National Park Foundation shall make all or a portion of such 
     moneys available to the Secretary or the Administrator (as 
     appropriate) for the maintenance of a commemorative work. 
     Under no circumstances may the Secretary or Administrator 
     request funds from a separate account exceeding the total 
     money in the account established under paragraph (1) or (2). 
     The Secretary and the Administrator shall maintain an 
     inventory of funds available for such purposes. Funds 
     provided under this paragraph shall be available without 
     further appropriation and shall remain available until 
     expended.''; and
       ``(3) By amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) The sponsor shall be required to submit to the 
     Secretary or the Administrator (as appropriate) an annual 
     report of operations, including financial statements audited 
     by an independent certified public accountant, paid for by 
     the sponsor authorized to construct the commemorative 
     work.''.
       On page 10, after line 17, insert the following:

     ``SEC. 204. PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MEMORIALS.

       ``Nothing in this title shall apply to a memorial whose 
     site was approved, in accordance with the Commemorative Works 
     Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-652; 40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), 
     prior to the date of enactment of this title.''.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment 
be agreed to, the committee amendments be agreed to, the bill be read 
the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill appear in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 3777) was agreed to.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 311), as amended, was read the third time and passed, as 
follows:

                                 S. 311

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

                TITLE I--THE DISABLED VETERANS MEMORIAL

     SECTION 101. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3(c) of Public Law 
     99-652, as amended (40 U.S.C. 1003(c)), the Disabled 
     Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation is authorized to establish 
     a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its 
     environs to honor disabled veterans who have served in the 
     Armed Forces of the United States.
       (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
     establishment of the memorial authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be in accordance with the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide standards for placement of commemorative works on 
     certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its 
     environs, and for other purposes'', approved November 14, 
     1986 (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

     SEC. 102. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

       The Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation shall be 
     solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and 
     payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial 
     authorized by section 1(a). No Federal funds may be used to 
     pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial.

     SEC. 103. DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.

       If, upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of 
     the memorial authorized by section 1(a) (including the 
     maintenance and preservation amount provided for in section 
     8(b) of the Act referred to in section 1(b)), or upon 
     expiration of the authority for the memorial under section 
     10(b) of such Act, there remains a balance of funds received 
     for the establishment of the memorial, the Disabled Veterans' 
     LIFE Memorial Foundation shall transmit the amount of the 
     balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the 
     account provided for in section 8(b)(1) of such Act.

              TITLE II--COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE

       This title may be cited as the ``Commemorative Works 
     Clarification and Revision Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 202. REFERENCE TO COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.

       (a) In this title the term ``Act'' means the Commemorative 
     Works Act of 1986, as amended (Public Law 99-652; 40 U.S.C. 
     1001 et seq.).

     SEC. 203. CLARIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS TO THE ACT.

       (a) Section 1(b) of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1001(b)) is amended 
     by striking the semicolon and inserting ``and its environs, 
     and to encourage the location of commemorative works within 
     the urban fabric of the District of Columbia;''.
       (b) Section 2 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1002) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (c) by striking ``or a structure which is 
     primarily used for other purposes'' and inserting ``that is 
     not a commemorative work as defined by this Act'';
       (2) In subsection (d) by striking ``person'' and inserting 
     ``sponsor'';
       (3) In subsection (e) by striking ``Areas I and II as 
     depicted on the map numbered 869/86501, and dated May 1, 
     1986', and insert ``the Reserve, Area I, and Area II as 
     depicted on the map numbered 869/86501A, and dated March 23, 
     2000'';
       (4) By redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (5) By adding a new subsection (e) as follows:
       ``(e) the term ``Reserve'' means the great cross-axis of 
     the Mall, which is a substantially completed work of civic 
     art and which generally extends from the U.S. Capitol to the 
     Lincoln Memorial, and from the White House to the Jefferson 
     Memorial, as depicted on the map described in subsection 
     (f);''.
       (c) Section 3 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1003) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``work commemorating a lesser conflict'' 
     and inserting ``work solely commemorating a limited military 
     engagement'';
       (B) by striking ``10'' and inserting ``25''; and
       (C) by striking ``the event.'' and inserting ``such war or 
     conflict.''.
       (2) In subsection (c) by striking ``other than a military 
     commemorative work as described in subsection (b) of this 
     section''; and
       (3) In subsection (d) by striking ``House Oversight'' and 
     inserting ``Resources''.
       (d) Section 4 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1004) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) By amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) The National Capital Memorial Commission is hereby 
     established and shall include the following members or their 
     designees:
       ``(1) Director, National Park Service (who shall serve as 
     Chairman);
       ``(2) Architect of the Capitol;
       ``(3) Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission;
       ``(4) Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts;
       ``(5) Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission;
       ``(6) Mayor, District of Columbia;
       ``(7) Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General 
     Services Administration; and
       ``(8) Secretary, Department of Defense.''; and
       (2) In subsection (b) by striking ``Administrator'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator (as appropriate)''.
       (e) Section 5 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1005) is amended--
       (1) By striking ``Administrator'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator (as appropriate)'' and
       (2) By striking ``869/8501, and dated May 1, 1986.'' and 
     inserting ``869/8501A, and dated March 23, 2000.''.
       (f) Section 6 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1006) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (a) by striking ``3(b)'' and inserting 
     ``3(d)'';
       (2) By redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively; and
       (3) by adding a new subsection (a) as follows:
       ``(a) Sites for commemorative works shall not be authorized 
     within the Reserve after January 1, 2000.''.
       (g) Section 7 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1007) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) By striking ``person'' and inserting ``sponsor'' each 
     place it appears;
       (2) In subsection (a) by striking ``designs'' and inserting 
     ``design concepts'';
       (3) In subsection (b) by striking ``and Administrator'' and 
     inserting ``or Administrator (as appropriate)'';
       (4) In subsection (b)(2) by striking ``open space and 
     existing public use; and'' and inserting ``open space, 
     existing public use, and cultural and natural resources;'';
       (5) In subsection (b)(3) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (6) by adding the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) No commemorative work primarily designed as a museum 
     may be located on lands under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary in Area I or in East Potomac Park as depicted on 
     the map referenced in subsection 2(f);
       ``(5) The National Capital Planning Commission and the 
     Commission of Fine Arts may develop such criteria or 
     guidelines specified to each site that are mutually agreed 
     upon to ensure that the design of the commemorative work 
     carries out the purposes of this Act; and''
       ``(6) Donor contributions to commemorative works shall not 
     be acknowledged in any manner as part of the commemorative 
     work or its site.''.
       (h) Section 8 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1008) is amended as 
     follows:

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       (1) In subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4) and in subsection (b) 
     by striking ``person'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``sponsor''.
       (2) By amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) In addition to the foregoing criteria, no 
     construction permit shall be issued unless the sponsor 
     authorized to construct the commemorative work has donated an 
     amount equal to 10 percent of the total estimated cost of 
     construction to offset the costs of perpetual maintenance and 
     preservation of the commemorative work. All such proceeds 
     shall be available for the nonrecurring repair of the 
     sponsor's commemorative work pursuant to the provisions of 
     this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall not 
     apply in instances when the commemorative work is constructed 
     by a department or agency of the Federal Government and less 
     than 50 percent of the funding for such work is provided by 
     private sources:
       ``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money on 
     deposit in the Treasury on the date of enactment of this 
     subsection provided by a sponsor for maintenance pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be credited to a separate account in 
     the Treasury.
       ``(2) Money provided by a sponsor pursuant to the 
     provisions of this subsection after the date of enactment of 
     the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 
     2000 shall be credited to a separate account with the 
     National Park Foundation.
       ``(3) Upon request, the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     National Park Foundation shall make all or a portion of such 
     moneys available to the Secretary or the Administrator (as 
     appropriate) for the maintenance of a commemorative work. 
     Under no circumstances may the Secretary or Administrator 
     request funds from a separate account exceeding the total 
     money in the account established under paragraph (1) or (2). 
     The Secretary and the Administrator shall maintain an 
     inventory of funds available for such purposes. Funds 
     provided under this paragraph shall be available without 
     further appropriation and shall remain available until 
     expended.''.
       (3) By amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) The sponsor shall be required to submit to the 
     Secretary or the Administrator (as appropriate) an annual 
     report of operations, including financial statements audited 
     by an independent certified public accountant, paid for by 
     the sponsor authorized to construct the commemorative 
     work.''.
       (i) Section 9 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1009) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (j) Section 10 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1010) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Any legislative authority for a commemorative work 
     shall expire at the end of the seven-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of such authority, or at the end of 
     the seven-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
     of legislative authority to locate the commemorative work 
     within Area I where such addition authority has been granted, 
     unless:
       ``(1) the Secretary or the Administrator (as appropriate) 
     has issued a construction permit for the commemorative work 
     during that period; or
       ``(2) the Secretary or the Administrator, in consultation 
     with the National Capital Memorial Commission, has made a 
     determination that final design approvals have been obtained 
     from the National Capital Planning Commission and the 
     Commission of Fine Arts and that 75 percent of the amount 
     estimated to be required to complete the memorial has been 
     raised. If these two conditions have been met, the Secretary 
     or the Administrator may extend the 7-year legislative 
     authority for a period not to exceed three years from the 
     date of expiration. Upon expiration of the legislative 
     authority, any previous site and design approvals will also 
     expire.''; and
       (2) By adding a new subsection (f) as follows:
       ``(f) The National Capital Planning Commission, in 
     coordination with the Commission of Fine Arts and the 
     National Capital Memorial Commission, shall complete its 
     master plan to guide the location and development of future 
     memorials outside the Reserve for the next 50 years, 
     including evaluation of and guidelines for potential 
     sites.''.

     SEC. 204. PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MEMORIALS.

       Nothing in this title shall apply to a memorial whose site 
     was approved, in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act 
     of 1986 (Public Law 99-652; 40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), prior to 
     the date of enactment of this title.

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I am proud and pleased that today the 
Senate has voted to authorize a memorial in our Nation's Capital to 
honor disabled American veterans.
  I must say that it is humbling for me to be a co-sponsor of this bill 
alongside some of the very people we are honoring--my fellow Senators 
Max Cleland, Daniel Inouye and Bob Kerrey. I know there are thousands 
of others across our country--some of whom I know personally--and they 
deserve much more than a monument. They all have had their lives 
disrupted, sometimes painfully, as a result of their willingness to 
fight for America and all that it stands for.
  But we cannot undo the damage to limb and spirit that has already 
been inflicted. So we now authorize a permanent monument that will call 
attention to the special esteem we hold for our disabled veterans--
living and dead. It is my sincere hope that we can create a singular 
commemorative site that will encourage all Americans to come, pause, 
and reflect on the meaning of sacrifice, patriotism, and the place of 
disabled citizens in our society.
  Mr. President, wish the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation 
all the best in the hard work to come, and I look forward to the day 
when the people of America can admire the memorial and reflect on the 
significant sacrifices it represents.

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