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108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1092
To authorize the establishment of a national database for purposes of
identifying, locating, and cataloging the many memorials and permanent
tributes to America's veterans.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 21, 2003
Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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A BILL
To authorize the establishment of a national database for purposes of
identifying, locating, and cataloging the many memorials and permanent
tributes to America's veterans.
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 ``National War Permanent Tribute
Historical Database Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on November 13, 2000, Congress agreed to a resolution
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for
cataloging and maintaining public memorials;
(2) there are many thousands of public memorials and
permanent tributes throughout the United States and abroad that
commemorate military conflicts of the United States and the
service of individuals in the Armed Forces;
(3) many of these memorials suffer from neglect and
disrepair, and many have been relocated or stored in facilities
where the memorials are unavailable to the public and subject
to further neglect and damage; and
(4) there exists a need to collect and centralize
information regarding the identification, location, and
description of these memorials, as no such catalog is available
to the public from either the Federal Government or any
nongovernmental entity.
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF DATABASE.
(a) Establishment.--In order to locate, identify, and catalog the
many thousands of permanent tributes that commemorate the military
conflicts of the United States, and the service and sacrifice of
individuals in the Armed Forces of the United States, and to make such
information readily available for the educational benefit of the
public, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may establish and maintain a database
known as the National War Permanent Tribute Historical Database.
(b) Content.--The database shall contain information on--
(1) the location, history, and background of the permanent
tributes;
(2) photographs and other information to enhance the
understanding of the permanent tributes;
(3) information about the veterans in whose honor the
permanent tributes are dedicated; and
(4) any other information the Secretary considers
appropriate and necessary.
(c) Public Access.--The database shall be made accessible to the
public, through the Internet or by other means, in a format that
permits the public to submit information on permanent tributes for the
purpose of updating and expanding the database.
(d) Assistance.--The Secretary of the Interior may seek the
assistance of other Federal agencies and the States and their political
subdivisions, tribal governments, public or private educational
institutions, nonprofit organizations, and individuals or other
entities that the Secretary considers appropriate in carrying out this
Act, and may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to obtain
information or services that assist in the development and
implementation of the database.
(e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``permanent
tribute'' means any statue, structure, or other monument on public
property commemorating the service of any person or persons in the
Armed Forces.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the
Interior such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
Within 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior shall transmit to Congress a report assessing
the efficacy and desirability of establishing a permanent fund within
the Treasury for the repair, restoration, and maintenance of the
memorials identified and catalogued under section 3. The report shall
include recommended criteria regarding appropriate recipients of
expenditures from such a fund as well as proposed funding mechanisms
and any other information considered by the Secretary to be relevant.
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