[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4156. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1097. MEMORIAL TO HONOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES THAT 
                   SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION 
                   DESERT STORM OR OPERATION DESERT SHIELD.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) section 8908(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code, 
     provides that the location of a commemorative work in Area I, 
     as depicted on the map entitled ``Commemorative Areas 
     Washington, DC and Environs'', numbered 869/86501 B, and 
     dated June 24, 2003, shall be deemed to be authorized only if 
     a recommendation for the location is approved by law not 
     later than 150 calendar days after the date on which Congress 
     is notified of the recommendation;
       (2) section 3093 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' 
     McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2015 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 113-291) authorized the 
     National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish a 
     memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia, to 
     honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active 
     duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert 
     Shield; and
       (3) the Secretary of the Interior has notified Congress of 
     the determination of the Secretary of the Interior that the 
     memorial should be located in Area I.
       (b) Approval of Location.--The location of a commemorative 
     work to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces 
     that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert 
     Storm or Operation Desert Shield authorized by section 3093 
     of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (40 U.S.C. 
     8903 note; Public Law 113-291), within Area I, as depicted on 
     the map entitled ``Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and 
     Environs'', numbered 869/86501 B, and dated June 24, 2003, is 
     approved.
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