[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3198]
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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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