[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 87 (Monday, June 27, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H5202]
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   AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT AT ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD OF NEW 
                           HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL

  Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1084) to authorize the establishment at Antietam National 
Battlefield of a memorial to the officers and enlisted men of the 
Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiments and 
the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the 
Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and for other purposes, as 
amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 1084

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

     SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL, ANTIETAM 
                   NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD, MARYLAND.

       (a) Memorial Authorized.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall authorize the establishment, at a suitable location 
     approved by the Secretary within the boundaries of Antietam 
     National Battlefield, of a memorial to the officers and 
     enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire 
     Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire 
     Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam 
     on September 17, 1862.
       (b) Authorized Entity.--The Secretary shall select the 
     persons who will be permitted to establish the memorial 
     authorized by subsection (a).
       (c) Design Approvals.--The size, design, and inscriptions 
     of the memorial authorized by subsection (a) shall be subject 
     to the approval of the Secretary.
       (d) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds for 
     Establishment.--No Federal funds may be expended to design 
     the memorial authorized by subsection (a), to acquire the 
     memorial, to prepare the site selected for the memorial, or 
     to install the memorial.
       (e) Suspension for Misrepresentation in Fundraising.--The 
     Secretary may suspend the authority of the persons selected 
     under subsection (b) to establish the memorial authorized by 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that fundraising 
     efforts relating to the memorial have misrepresented an 
     affiliation with the memorial or the Federal Government.
       (f) Annual Report.--Until the memorial authorized by 
     subsection (a) is installed, the persons selected under 
     subsection (b) to establish the memorial shall submit to the 
     Secretary an annual report of operations related to 
     fundraising efforts for the memorial and progress on the 
     establishment of the memorial.
       (g) Maintenance.--Upon installation of the memorial 
     authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall assume 
     responsibility for the maintenance of the memorial. The 
     Secretary may accept contributions for the maintenance of the 
     memorial from the persons selected under subsection (b) to 
     establish the memorial and from other persons. Amounts 
     accepted under this subsection shall be merged with other 
     funds available to the Secretary for the maintenance of the 
     memorial and credited to a separate account with the National 
     Park Service.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New 
Mexico (Mr. Pearce) and the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce).


                             General Leave

  Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on H.R. 1084, the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New Mexico?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 1084 introduced by the gentleman from 
New Hampshire (Mr. Bradley) would authorize the construction of a 
memorial at the Antietam National Battlefield to members of the New 
Hampshire Infantry that fought in the Battle of Antietam. The bill 
directs the Secretary of the Interior to select persons responsible for 
the establishment of the memorial and prohibits the use of Federal 
funds in the design, acquisition, preparation, and installation of the 
memorial. Additionally, the Secretary must approve the size, design, 
and inscriptions placed on the monument. Once the memorial is in place, 
the Secretary will accept responsibility for maintenance, but will be 
permitted to accept donations into a specific account for the New 
Hampshire memorial.
  I urge passage of the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  (Mr. UDALL of New Mexico asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, as the majority has explained, 
H.R. 1084 authorizes the establishment of a Civil War Memorial to New 
Hampshire soldiers who fought at the Battle of Antietam in 1862.
  Evidently, New Hampshire is the only State that participated in the 
Battle of Antietam that does not have a memorial to its soldiers at the 
site. The citizens of New Hampshire are proud of their ancestors' 
participation in the battle and would like to commemorate their 
participation.
  Mr. Speaker, we have no objection to the adoption of H.R. 1084, as 
amended, by the House today.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the majority and minority staff of 
the House Resources Committee, and especially Rick Healy of the 
Resources Committee, for their diligent work on this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I also thank the staffs from both majority 
and minority to get this bill through.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Pearce) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 1084, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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