    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 115-170
    115th Congress

    An Act

    To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display
    to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the
    Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other purposes. <>

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Admiral Lloyd R. `Joe' Vasey Pacific
    War Commemorative Display Establishment Act''.
    SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
    (1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means Pacific
    Historic Parks, a corporation that is--
    (A) a cooperating association with the National Park
    Service;
    (B) organized under the laws of the State of Hawaii;
    and
    (C) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
    Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under
    section 501(a) of that Code.
    (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
    the National Park Service.
    (3) Commemorative display.--The term ``commemorative
    display'' means the Pacific Theater of World War II
    Commemorative Display authorized to be established under section
    4(a).
    SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are to--
    (1) honor the brave members of the United States Armed
    Forces who fought on behalf of the United States of America in
    the Pacific Theater during World War II;
    (2) provide a place to mourn the more than 150,000 American
    and allied lives lost in the Pacific Theater during World War
    II; and
    (3) educate the public about United States battles in the
    Pacific Theater and its role in World War II.
    SEC. 4. PACIFIC THEATER COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.

    (a) Authorization To Establish Commemorative Display.--The
    Association may establish and maintain a commemorative display to honor
    the members of the United States Armed Forces and Allies who served in
    the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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    (b) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--Federal funds may not be used
    to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the commemorative
    display, but the Director may accept and expend contributions of non-
    Federal funds and resources for such purposes.
    (c) Location of Commemorative Display.--
    (1) In general.--The Director may allow the commemorative
    display to be established at a suitable location at the Pearl
    Harbor site of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National
    Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii.
    (2) <>  Condition.--The commemorative
    display may not be established at any location under the
    jurisdiction of the Director until the Director determines that
    an assured source of non-Federal funding has been established
    for the design, procurement, installation, and maintenance of
    the commemorative display.

    (d) Design of the Commemorative Display.--The final design of the
    commemorative display shall be subject to the approval of the Director.

    Approved May 7, 2018.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4300 (S. 2213):
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-450 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
    SENATE REPORTS: Nos. 115-216 and 115-215, accompanying S. 2213, (both
    from Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 163 (2017):
    Dec. 7, considered and passed House.
    Vol. 164 (2018):
    Apr. 23, considered and passed
    Senate.