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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4800

To require the Secretary of the Interior to identify appropriate lands within

the area designated as section 1 of the Mall in Washington, DC, as

the location of a future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan,

to identify a suitable location, to select a suitable design, to raise privatesector donations for such a memorial, to create a Commission to assist

in these activities, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 29, 2000

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, and Mr. DELAY) introduced

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to identify appropriate lands within the area designated as section 1

of the Mall in Washington, DC, as the location of a

future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan,

to identify a suitable location, to select a suitable design,

to raise private-sector donations for such a memorial,

to create a Commission to assist in these activities, and

for other purposes.

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Rec3 ognition Act of 2000’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 The Congress finds that—

6 (a) Ronald Reagan is an American hero deserv7 ing of recognition by this and future generations of

8 Americans and visitors from around the world;

9 (b) as President, Ronald Reagan initiated poli10 cies that won the Cold War, protected and restored

11 freedom and Democracy around the globe, lowered

12 taxes on American citizens, tamed the economic

13 threats of inflation and economic stagnation, and

14 ushered in an unprecedented era of peace and pros15 perity across the nation, and his contributions merit

16 permanent memorialization;

17 (c) the legacies of Ronald Reagan include re18 storing faith in our system of Democracy and cap19 italism, returning pride in being an American, and

20 renewing the honor and decency of the American

21 Presidency, and are deserving of national recogni22 tion; and

23 (d) the contributions of former President Ron24 ald Reagan, and his status as a preeminent twen25 tieth-century American statesman and one of the

26 greatest American Presidents, merit and require a
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1 permanent memorialization alongside the other great

2 American leaders memorialized on the Mall in Wash3 ington, DC.

4 SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION OF THE SITE AND

5 SELECTION OF THE DESIGN FOR A FUTURE

6 RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL.

7 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Fed8 eral regulations, or policy, the National Capitol Memorial

9 Commission is hereby directed:

10 (1) to create and recognize an exception to the

11 moratorium on new memorials on the Washington,

12 DC, mall for a future memorial to former President

13 Ronald Reagan;

14 (2) to work with the members of the Ronald

15 Reagan Memorial Commission created under section

16 4 of this Act, and the Secretary of the Interior, to

17 recommend to the Congress a permanent location for

18 a memorial to former President Ronald Reagan, to

19 be situated in the area on the mall west of the

20 United States Capitol and east of the Lincoln Me21 morial within the area designated by section 2 of the

22 Commemorative Works Act as Area I; and

23 (3) to cooperate with the members of the Ron24 ald Reagan Memorial Commission and the Secretary

25 of the Interior in designing and locating a suitable
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1 memorial and grounds for the Ronald Reagan me2 morial.

3 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Fed4 eral regulations, or policy, the Secretary of the Interior

5 is hereby directed:

6 (1) to create an exception to any moratorium

7 on new memorials on the Washington, DC, mall for

8 a future memorial to former President Ronald

9 Reagan;

10 (2) to work with the members of the National

11 Capitol Memorial Commission and the members of

12 the Ronald Reagan Memorial Commission created

13 under section 4 of this Act to recommend to the

14 Congress a permanent location for a memorial to

15 former President Ronald Reagan, to be situated in

16 the area on the mall west of the United States Cap17 itol and east of the Lincoln Memorial within the

18 area designated by section 2 of the Commemorative

19 Works Act as Area I;

20 (3) to cooperate with the members of the Na21 tional Capitol Memorial Commission and the mem22 bers of the Ronald Reagan Memorial Commission in

23 designing and locating a suitable memorial and

24 grounds for the Ronald Reagan memorial; and
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1 (4) to assign by detail such support staff as are

2 necessary to assist the members of the Ronald

3 Reagan Memorial Commission in carrying out its re4 sponsibilities.

5 (c) Designation of a permanent location for a future

6 memorial to former President Ronald Reagan under this

7 Act shall be made in a report to the Congress and to the

8 President no later than February 6, 2002.

9 (d) The process of selection of a suitable design for

10 a future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan

11 under this Act shall begin no later than six months after

12 passage of this Act, and a final design for the Ronald

13 Reagan Memorial shall be selected and reported to the

14 Congress and the President no later than February 6,

15 2002.

16 (e) A marker—to be no smaller than three feet

17 square, and to be constructed of durable material suitable

18 to the outdoor environment—shall be erected at the future

19 site of the memorial by the Secretary of the Interior, des20 ignating the area as the ‘‘Future Site of the Ronald

21 Reagan Memorial’’ no later than three months after selec22 tion of the site, and such marker shall remain at the site

23 and be maintained by the Secretary until the Memorial

24 is completed, dedicated, and open to the public.
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1 (f) Construction of the memorial will be completed

2 according to the schedule set forth in, and in accordance

3 with, the Commemorative Works Act.

4 SEC. 4. CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE RONALD

5 REAGAN MEMORIAL COMMISSION.

6 (a) There is hereby created a federal commission, to

7 be known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Commission,

8 which shall:

9 (1) be exempt from the Federal Advisory Com10 mittee Act (FACA);

11 (2) be comprised of three members, including:

12 (A) the Chairman of the National Capitol

13 Memorial Commission;

14 (B) one member appointed by the Speaker

15 of the House no later than September 1, 2000;

16 and

17 (C) one member appointed by the Majority

18 Leader of the Senate no later than September

19 1, 2000;

20 (3) be chaired by one of its members, to be so

21 designated jointly by the Speaker of the House and

22 the Majority Leader of the Senate;

23 (4) meet no later than one month after its

24 members are appointed, and at such other times as

25 may be necessary;
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1 (5) raise appropriate funds from private sector

2 sources necessary to design, construct, and maintain

3 a memorial to former President Ronald Reagan;

4 (6) work with the members of the National

5 Capitol Memorial Commission and the Secretary of

6 the Interior to recommend to the Congress a perma7 nent location as described in section 3 of this Act for

8 a future memorial to former President Ronald

9 Reagan;

10 (7) cooperate with the members of the National

11 Capitol Memorial Commission and the Secretary of

12 the Interior in determining a suitable location and

13 grounds for the Ronald Reagan Memorial;

14 (8) select a design from proposals solicited and

15 accepted from qualified American architects; and

16 (9) issue a report to Congress and the Presi17 dent on its activities every six months from its first

18 meeting, and issue a final report to the Congress

19 and the President including the proposed final de20 sign and location for the Ronald Reagan Memorial

21 no later than February 6, 2002.

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