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106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 311
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to
establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I--THE DISABLED VETERANS MEMORIAL
SECTION 101. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3(c) of Public Law 99-652,
as amended (40 U.S.C. 1003(c)), the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial
Foundation is authorized to establish a memorial on Federal land in the
District of Columbia or its environs to honor disabled veterans who
have served in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The
establishment of the memorial authorized by subsection (a) shall be in
accordance with the Act entitled ``An Act to provide standards for
placement of commemorative works on certain Federal lands in the
District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes'',
approved November 14, 1986 (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
SEC. 102. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
The Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation shall be solely
responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the
expenses of, the establishment of the memorial authorized by section
1(a). No Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the
establishment of the memorial.
SEC. 103. DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.
If, upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of the
memorial authorized by section 1(a) (including the maintenance and
preservation amount provided for in section 8(b) of the Act referred to
in section 1(b)), or upon expiration of the authority for the memorial
under section 10(b) of such Act, there remains a balance of funds
received for the establishment of the memorial, the Disabled Veterans'
LIFE Memorial Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to
the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account provided for
in section 8(b)(1) of such Act.
TITLE II--COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT AMENDMENTS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE
This title may be cited as the ``Commemorative Works Clarification
and Revision Act of 2000''.
SEC. 202. REFERENCE TO COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.
(a) In this title the term ``Act'' means the Commemorative Works
Act of 1986, as amended (Public Law 99-652; 40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
SEC. 203. CLARIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS TO THE ACT.
(a) Section 1(b) of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1001(b)) is amended by
striking the semicolon and inserting ``and its environs, and to
encourage the location of commemorative works within the urban fabric
of the District of Columbia;''.
(b) Section 2 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1002) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (c) by striking ``or a structure which is
primarily used for other purposes'' and inserting ``that is not
a commemorative work as defined by this Act'';
(2) In subsection (d) by striking ``person'' and inserting
``sponsor'';
(3) In subsection (e) by striking ``Areas I and II as
depicted on the map numbered 869/86501, and dated May 1, 1986',
and insert ``the Reserve, Area I, and Area II as depicted on
the map numbered 869/86501A, and dated March 23, 2000'';
(4) By redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
(5) By adding a new subsection (e) as follows:
``(e) the term ``Reserve'' means the great cross-axis of the Mall,
which is a substantially completed work of civic art and which
generally extends from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, and
from the White House to the Jefferson Memorial, as depicted on the map
described in subsection (f);''.
(c) Section 3 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1003) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``work commemorating a lesser
conflict'' and inserting ``work solely commemorating a
limited military engagement'';
(B) by striking ``10'' and inserting ``25''; and
(C) by striking ``the event.'' and inserting ``such
war or conflict.''.
(2) In subsection (c) by striking ``other than a military
commemorative work as described in subsection (b) of this
section''; and
(3) In subsection (d) by striking ``House Oversight'' and
inserting ``Resources''.
(d) Section 4 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1004) is amended as follows:
(1) By amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) The National Capital Memorial Commission is hereby
established and shall include the following members or their designees:
``(1) Director, National Park Service (who shall serve as
Chairman);
``(2) Architect of the Capitol;
``(3) Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission;
``(4) Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts;
``(5) Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission;
``(6) Mayor, District of Columbia;
``(7) Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General
Services Administration; and
``(8) Secretary, Department of Defense.''; and
(2) In subsection (b) by striking ``Administrator'' and
inserting ``Administrator (as appropriate)''.
(e) Section 5 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1005) is amended--
(1) By striking ``Administrator'' and inserting
``Administrator (as appropriate)'' and
(2) By striking ``869/8501, and dated May 1, 1986.'' and
inserting ``869/8501A, and dated March 23, 2000.''.
(f) Section 6 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1006) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsection (a) by striking ``3(b)'' and inserting
``3(d)'';
(2) By redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively; and
(3) by adding a new subsection (a) as follows:
``(a) Sites for commemorative works shall not be authorized within
the Reserve after January 1, 2000.''.
(g) Section 7 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1007) is amended as follows:
(1) By striking ``person'' and inserting ``sponsor'' each
place it appears;
(2) In subsection (a) by striking ``designs'' and inserting
``design concepts'';
(3) In subsection (b) by striking ``and Administrator'' and
inserting ``or Administrator (as appropriate)'';
(4) In subsection (b)(2) by striking ``open space and
existing public use; and'' and inserting ``open space, existing
public use, and cultural and natural resources;'';
(5) In subsection (b)(3) by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(6) by adding the following new paragraphs:
``(4) No commemorative work primarily designed as a museum
may be located on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
in Area I or in East Potomac Park as depicted on the map
referenced in subsection 2(f);
``(5) The National Capital Planning Commission and the
Commission of Fine Arts may develop such criteria or guidelines
specified to each site that are mutually agreed upon to ensure
that the design of the commemorative work carries out the
purposes of this Act; and''
``(6) Donor contributions to commemorative works shall not
be acknowledged in any manner as part of the commemorative work
or its site.''.
(h) Section 8 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1008) is amended as follows:
(1) In subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4) and in subsection (b)
by striking ``person'' each place it appears and inserting
``sponsor''.
(2) By amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) In addition to the foregoing criteria, no construction permit
shall be issued unless the sponsor authorized to construct the
commemorative work has donated an amount equal to 10 percent of the
total estimated cost of construction to offset the costs of perpetual
maintenance and preservation of the commemorative work. All such
proceeds shall be available for the nonrecurring repair of the
sponsor's commemorative work pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply in
instances when the commemorative work is constructed by a department or
agency of the Federal Government and less than 50 percent of the
funding for such work is provided by private sources:
``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, money on
deposit in the Treasury on the date of enactment of this
subsection provided by a sponsor for maintenance pursuant to
this subsection shall be credited to a separate account in the
Treasury.
``(2) Money provided by a sponsor pursuant to the
provisions of this subsection after the date of enactment of
the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 2000
shall be credited to a separate account with the National Park
Foundation.
``(3) Upon request, the Secretary of the Treasury or the
National Park Foundation shall make all or a portion of such
moneys available to the Secretary or the Administrator (as
appropriate) for the maintenance of a commemorative work. Under
no circumstances may the Secretary or Administrator request
funds from a separate account exceeding the total money in the
account established under paragraph (1) or (2). The Secretary
and the Administrator shall maintain an inventory of funds
available for such purposes. Funds provided under this
paragraph shall be available without further appropriation and
shall remain available until expended.''.
(3) By amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) The sponsor shall be required to submit to the Secretary or
the Administrator (as appropriate) an annual report of operations,
including financial statements audited by an independent certified
public accountant, paid for by the sponsor authorized to construct the
commemorative work.''.
(i) Section 9 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1009) is hereby repealed.
(j) Section 10 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 1010) is amended as follows:
(1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
``(b) Any legislative authority for a commemorative work shall
expire at the end of the seven-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of such authority, or at the end of the seven-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of legislative authority to
locate the commemorative work within Area I where such addition
authority has been granted, unless:
``(1) the Secretary or the Administrator (as appropriate)
has issued a construction permit for the commemorative work
during that period; or
``(2) the Secretary or the Administrator, in consultation
with the National Capital Memorial Commission, has made a
determination that final design approvals have been obtained
from the National Capital Planning Commission and the
Commission of Fine Arts and that 75 percent of the amount
estimated to be required to complete the memorial has been
raised. If these two conditions have been met, the Secretary or
the Administrator may extend the 7-year legislative authority
for a period not to exceed three years from the date of
expiration. Upon expiration of the legislative authority, any
previous site and design approvals will also expire.''; and
(2) By adding a new subsection (f) as follows:
``(f) The National Capital Planning Commission, in coordination
with the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Memorial
Commission, shall complete its master plan to guide the location and
development of future memorials outside the Reserve for the next 50
years, including evaluation of and guidelines for potential sites.''.
SEC. 204. PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MEMORIALS.
Nothing in this title shall apply to a memorial whose site was
approved, in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act of 1986
(Public Law 99-652; 40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), prior to the date of
enactment of this title.
Passed the Senate July 10, 2000.
Attest:
Secretary.
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 311
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to
establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs, and
for other purposes.
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