[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 13 (Thursday, January 23, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E113]
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                      S. 230, PEACE CORPS MEMORIAL

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                           HON. DOC HASTINGS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 23, 2014

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Natural 
Resources ordered S. 230 favorably reported on December 4, 2013, 
without amendment. However, when the bill was passed by a vote of 387-7 
by the House on January 13, 2014, the Committee had not filed its bill 
report.
  For this reason, I wanted to take this opportunity to briefly 
elaborate on the substance of the legislation. S. 230 authorizes the 
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work 
on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs. The 
project must be planned and constructed with non-federal funds and 
executed consistently with the Commemorative Works Act (CWA). 
Accordingly, the work is not eligible for placement in the Reserve as 
defined by the CWA. This legislation would not have been approved by 
the Committee on Natural Resources without this clear inclusion of 
language affirming the moratorium on new memorials within the Reserve.
  That being said, I am pleased that the House has enacted yet another 
bi-partisan bill from the Committee on Natural Resources and I look 
forward to future successes.