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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2725 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National DDay Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America’s National World War II Museum. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 26, 2005 

Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. HYDE, Mr. HALL, Mr. LANTOS, 

Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BAKER, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. JINDAL, and 

Mr. MELANCON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to 

the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities 

and programs of America’s National World War II Museum. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. GRANT TO NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM FOUNDA4 TION FOR AMERICA’S NATIONAL WORLD WAR 

5 II MUSEUM. 

6 (a) GRANT.—The Secretary of Defense shall make a 

7 grant in the amount of $50,000,000 to the National D- 
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1 Day Museum Foundation for use in accordance with sub2 section (b) for the museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, 

3 designated as America’s National World War II Museum 

4 by section 8134 of the Department of Defense Appropria5 tions Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–87; 117 Stat. 1103) (re6 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Museum’’). 

7 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—The grant under subsection (a) 

8 shall be used for the following: 

9 (1) The planning, design, and construction of a 

10 new facility for the Museum, to be known as the 

11 United States Pavilion, and its exhibitions, and the 

12 planning, design, and construction of a new canopy 

13 over the courtyard of the Museum, to be known as 

14 the Canopy of Peace. 

15 (2) The public display of artifacts, photographs, 

16 letters, documents, and personal histories dating 

17 from 1939 to 1945, including exhibits portraying 

18 American sacrifices both on the battlefield and on 

19 the home front and the industrial mobilization of the 

20 American home front. 

21 (3) Educational outreach programs for teachers 

22 and students. 

23 (4) Travelling exhibitions on the history and 

24 lessons of World War II for United States military 

25 facilities. 
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1 (5) Educational programs to foster the expan2 sion of European and Pacific exhibits at the Mu3 seum to be included in the Center for the Study of 

4 the American Spirit. 

5 (6) Projects that enable the Museum to func6 tion as a liaison between museums, scholars, and 

7 members of the general public in the United States 

8 and around the world. 

9 (7) A readily accessible repository of informa10 tion and materials reflecting the historical, social, 

11 and cultural effects of World War II. 

12 (8) The preservation, interpretation, and public 

13 exhibition of memorabilia, models, artifacts of sig14 nificance (and replicas), and oral histories from the 

15 combat experience of members of the United States 

16 Armed Forces. 

17 (9) Other appropriate activities relating to the 

18 management and operation of the United States Pa19 vilion, including the sale of concessions, appropriate 

20 mementos, and other materials, the proceeds of 

21 which would help support the overall operation of 

22 the Museum and the United States Pavilion. 

23 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 months after receiv24 ing a grant under this section, the Secretary shall submit 

25 to Congress a report documenting how the Museum used 
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1 the grants funds and evaluating the success of the projects 

2 and activities funded by the grant. 

3 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec5 essary to carry out this Act. 

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