[Senate Report 109-227]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 386
109th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     109-227

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           PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER COMMEMORATIVE WORK

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                 April 3, 2006.--Ordered to be printed

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   Mr. Domenici, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany S.J. Res. 28]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 28) approving the 
location of the commemorative work in the District of Columbia 
honoring former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommends that the resolution do pass.

                         PURPOSE OF THE MEASURE

    The purpose of S.J. Res. 28 is to approve the location of a 
memorial honoring Dwight D. Eisenhower in Area I of the 
District of Columbia.

                          BACKGROUND AND NEED

    Dwight David Eisenhower served as the Supreme Commander of 
Allied Forces in Europe during World War II and as the 34th 
President of the United States. As Commander, he led the Allied 
Forces to victory in the largest armed conflict the world has 
ever seen. As President of the United States, he championed 
policies that helped to define the United States in the years 
following World War II. His accomplishments include setting a 
strategy for the Cold War, creating the National Interstate 
Highway System, creating the National Space Agency (later NASA) 
during the Soviet-American space race, and advancing laws, 
court appointments, and policies that improved civil rights for 
Americans.
    The Defense Appropriations Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-79) 
established the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission to 
plan the design and location of a memorial honoring President 
Eisenhower. The Commission has selected a location along 
Maryland Avenue, adjacent to the Department of Education and 
the Air and Space Museum. This location is partially within 
``Area I'', defined as the ``monumental core area'' by the 
Commemorative Works Act.
    Pursuant to the Commemorative Works Act, proposals to 
locate memorials within Area I can only be authorized by an Act 
of Congress. Only proposals approved within 150 days of their 
submission to Congress are considered authorized. In accordance 
with the Commemorative Works Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
has determined the subject to be of ``pre-eminent historical 
and lasting significance to the nation'' and recommends that 
Congress approve the location of the memorial in Area I.

                          LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

    S.J. Res. 28 was introduced by Senator Stevens and others 
on February 7, 2006. The Subcommittee on National Parks held a 
hearing on S.J. Res. 28 on February 16, 2006. At its business 
meeting on March 8, 2006, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources ordered S.J. Res. 28 favorably reported.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in open 
business session on March 8, 2006, by unanimous voice vote of a 
quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S.J. Res. 28, 
as described herein.

                   COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS

    The Congressional Budget Office estimate of the costs of 
this measure has been requested but was not received at the 
time the report was filed. When the report is available, the 
Chairman will request it to be printed in the Congressional 
Record for the advice of the Senate.

                      REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

    In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following 
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred 
incarrying out S.J. Res. 28. The resolution is not a regulatory measure 
in the sense of imposing Government-established standards or 
significant economic responsibilities on private individuals and 
businesses.
    No personal information would be collected in administering 
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal 
privacy.
    Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the 
enactment of S.J. Res. 28, as ordered reported.

                        EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

    The views of the Administration on S.J. Res. 28 were 
included in testimony received by the Committee at a hearing on 
the bill on February 16, 2006. This testimony follows:

   Statement of John Parsons, Associate Regional Director, National 
   Capital Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior

    Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, thank you for 
the opportunity to appear before you today to present the 
Department of the Interior's views on S.J. Res. 28, a joint 
resolution approving the location of the commemorative work in 
the District of Columbia honoring former President Dwight D. 
Eisenhower. The Department strongly supports enactment of S.J. 
Res. 28. The Administration transmitted a similar proposal to 
Congress on January 31, 2006.
    This joint resolution would approve the location of a 
proposed memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower in Area I of the 
District of Columbia and its environs. Legislation authorizing 
the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission to establish this 
memorial on Federal lands in the District of Columbia or its 
environs was signed into law on January 10, 2002.
    The Commemorative Works Act governs the establishment of 
memorials. It sets forth strict requirements for locating a 
memorial in the central monumental core of the Capital City, 
which is designated as ``Area I.'' After seeking the advice of 
the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, the 
Secretary of the Interior determines that the subject of the 
memorial is of preeminent historical and lasting significance 
to the Nation. The Secretary must then notify Congress of the 
determination that the memorial should be located in Area I. 
The location of the commemorative work in Area I is authorized 
only if the recommendation is approved by law within 150 
calendar days after the Secretary's notification is received by 
Congress.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower served with distinction in the United 
States Army as Supreme Allied Commander of the Army in Europe, 
Commander of Allied Forces landing in North Africa, the General 
of the Army, and as Commander of NATO forces. General 
Eisenhower left military service to become the 34th President 
of the United States in 1952. Among President Eisenhower's 
accomplishments were the establishment of the interstate 
highway system and the completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway. 
He also established the Federal Aeronautics Administration, and 
his interest in space led to the creation of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. He established the United 
States Information Agency and made the Voice of America a 
principal component of that agency. His strong belief in 
education and his social and economic advantages led to the 
creation of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 
the predecessor agency to today's Departments of Education and 
Health and Human Services.
    Mr. Chairman, the National Capital Memorial Commission met 
on March 1, 2002, to consider the appropriateness of placing 
this memorial on a site within Area I, and unanimously endorsed 
this proposal to the Secretary. The Secretary has recommended 
authorization of a location in Area I. However, under the 
Commemorative Works Act, the location will be deemed authorized 
only if the recommendation is approved within 150 days of 
February 2, or by July 2, 2006. We, therefore, urge timely and 
favorable action on S.J. Res. 28.
    That concludes my prepared testimony and I would be happy 
to answer any questions you may have.


                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no 
changes in existing law are made by the resolution S.J. Res. 
28, as ordered reported.

                                  
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