[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9642-9643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AIR FORCE MEMORIAL EXTENSION ACT

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                          HON. JAMES V. HANSEN

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2000

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce the Air Force 
Memorial Extension Act. In December of 1993 the President signed into 
law authorization for the Air Force Memorial Foundation to establish an 
Air Force Memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor 
the men and women who have served in the United States Air Force. This 
memorial was to comply with the provisions of the Commemorative Works 
Act.
  Among other things, the Commemorative Works Act provides that the 
legislative authority for the commemorative work will expire at the end 
of the seven-year period beginning on

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the date of the enactment of such authority, unless a construction 
permit has been issued. To date, no construction permit has been 
issued. Due to unforeseen lawsuits, all work, including the fund 
raising for the memorial was put on hold for approximately 3 years. The 
lawsuits have been settled and work is ready to re-commence regarding 
the memorial. However, due to the delay and the 7-year requirement of 
the Commemorative Works Act, time is about to run out. In fact, the 
authority will expire on December 2 of this year unless Congress passes 
a time extension.
  With considerable work already accomplished and the lawsuits settled 
the memorial needs to be completed. Thus, this bill would extend 
authority to the Air Force Memorial Foundation to complete the well-
deserved memorial. The authority would extend until 2005 giving the 
Foundation the time to fulfill the final construction and dedication of 
the Air Force Memorial.

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