[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 123 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S9979]
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                     ``I HAVE A DREAM'' PLAQUE ACT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 2879) to provide for 
the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the 
speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I Have a Dream'' 
speech, which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and insert the part printed in italic.

     SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF PLAQUE AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

       (a) Placement of Plaque.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     install in the area of the Lincoln Memorial in the District 
     of Columbia a suitable plaque to commemorate the speech of 
     Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' 
     speech.
       (2) Relation to commemorative works act.--The Commemorative 
     Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) shall apply to the design 
     and placement of the plaque within the area of the Lincoln 
     Memorial.
       (b) Acceptance of Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior is 
     authorized to accept and expand contributions toward the cost 
     of preparing and installing the plaque, without further 
     appropriation. Federal funds may be used to design, procure, 
     or install the plaque.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 2879), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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