[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 21, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H5868-H5869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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            TO AMEND THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM ACT

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (S. 1053) to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to 
extend the termination date.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 1053

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

     SECTION 1. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM ACT.

       Section 4(f) of the National Law Enforcement Museum Act 
     (Public Law 106-492) is amended by striking ``10 years'' and 
     inserting ``13 years''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr. 
Hastings) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from West Virginia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
to include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from West Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RAHALL. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the 106th Congress authorized the National Law 
Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to establish the National Law 
Enforcement Museum on a site selected here in the District of Columbia. 
The authority to begin construction, however, will expire in November 
of this year, and the project has yet to break ground. S. 1053 will 
extend the sunset date for 3 years.
  Given the enormous sacrifices made by the men and women who work in 
law enforcement in order to protect our safety and well-being, this is 
obviously a worthy project, and we support extending its authorization 
so this museum proposal may continue moving forward. I urge my 
colleagues to support this bill.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, S. 1053 has been adequately explained by the ranking 
member of the committee. We are pleased that, despite the difficult 
economic environment, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial 
Fund is committed to completing this project without Federal 
appropriation. So I urge

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my colleagues to support this legislation.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RAHALL. I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, S. 1053.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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