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Union Calendar No. 534

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4800

[Report No. 106–884]

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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2000

Additional sponsors: Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, and Mr.

BARR of Georgia

SEPTEMBER 22, 2000

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 29, 2000]

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
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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,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Memo5 rial Act of 2000’’.

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

7 The Congress finds the following:

8 (1) Ronald Reagan is an American hero deserv9 ing of recognition by this and future generations of

10 Americans and visitors from around the world.

11 (2) As President, Ronald Reagan initiated poli12 cies that won the Cold War, protected and restored

13 freedom and democracy around the globe, lowered

14 taxes on American citizens, tamed the economic

15 threats of inflation and economic stagnation, and

16 ushered in an unprecedented era of peace and pros17 perity across the Nation, and his contributions merit

18 permanent memorialization.

19 (3) The legacies of Ronald Reagan include re20 storing faith in our system of democracy and cap21 italism, returning pride in being an American, and
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1 renewing the honor and decency of the American

2 Presidency, and are deserving of national recognition.

3 (4) The contributions of former President Ronald

4 Reagan, and his status as a preeminent twentieth5 century American statesman and one of the greatest

6 American Presidents, merit and require a permanent

7 memorialization alongside the other great American

8 leaders memorialized on the Mall in the District of

9 Columbia.

10 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL;

11 LOCATION AND DESIGN.

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF RONALD REAGAN MEMO13 RIAL.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Ronald Reagan Memorial

15 Commission is authorized to establish the Ronald

16 Reagan Memorial in accordance with this Act, on

17 Federal lands administered by the National Park

18 Service in the District of Columbia.

19 (2) LOCATION.—The memorial shall be situated

20 in a location that is—

21 (A) recommended by the Ronald Reagan

22 Memorial Commission; and

23 (B) in the area on the Mall west of the Cap24 itol and east of the Lincoln Memorial, and with-
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1 in the area referred to in the Commemorative

2 Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) as Area I.

3 (b) DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIAL

4 COMMISSION AND THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—

5 The National Capital Memorial Commission and the Sec6 retary of the Interior shall assist the members of the Ronald

7 Reagan Memorial Commission—

8 (1) in the preparation of a recommendation to

9 the Congress of a permanent location for the memo10 rial; and

11 (2) the selection of a design for the memorial and

12 the grounds of the memorial.

13 (c) DETAIL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EM14 PLOYEES.—The Secretary of the Interior shall detail to the

15 Ronald Reagan Memorial Commission such support staff

16 as are necessary to assist the members of the commission

17 in carrying out its responsibilities.

18 (d) BEGINNING OF PROCESS.—The Ronald Reagan

19 Memorial Commission shall begin the process of recom20 mending a location and selecting a design for the memorial

21 no later than six months after the date of enactment of this

22 Act.

23 (e) MARKER.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall erect, at

25 the site approved by the Congress for the memorial,
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1 a suitable marker designating the site as the ‘‘Future

2 Site of the Ronald Reagan Memorial’’.

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The marker shall be—

4 (A) installed by the Secretary no later than

5 3 months after the date of the enactment of a law

6 approving the location for the memorial;

7 (B) no smaller than 3 feet square and con8 structed of durable material suitable to the out9 door environment; and

10 (C) maintained at the location by the Sec11 retary until the memorial is completed, dedi12 cated, and open to the public.

13 (f) RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMMEMORATIVE WORKS

14 ACT.—Sections 3(c), 7(a)(2), and 8(a)(1) of the Commemo15 rative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1003(c), 1007(a)(2),

16 1008(a)(1)) shall not apply to the memorial.

17 SEC. 4. RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL COMMISSION.

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a commis19 sion, to be known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Commis20 sion. The commission shall—

21 (1) be comprised of—

22 (A) the Chairman of the National Capital

23 Memorial Commission;

24 (B) one member appointed by the Speaker

25 of the House of Representatives by no later than
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1 6 months after the date of the enactment of this

2 Act; and

3 (C) one member appointed by the majority

4 leader of the Senate by no later than 6 months

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act;

6 (2) be chaired by one of its members, to be des7 ignated jointly by the Speaker of the House of Rep8 resentatives and the majority leader of the Senate;

9 (3) meet no later than one month after its mem10 bers are appointed, and at such other times as may

11 be necessary; and

12 (4) be exempt from the Federal Advisory Com13 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

14 (b) DUTIES.—The Ronald Reagan Memorial Commis15 sion shall—

16 (1) raise necessary funds from private sector

17 sources to design, construct, and maintain the memo18 rial;

19 (2) in cooperation with the National Capital Me20 morial Commission and the Secretary of the Interior,

21 determine and recommend to the Congress a perma22 nent location for the memorial;

23 (3) select a design for the memorial from pro24 posals solicited and accepted from qualified American

25 architects; and
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1 (4) issue a report to the Congress and the Presi2 dent on its activities every six months after its first

3 meeting, and issue a final report to the Congress and

4 the President, including a recommended location and

5 final design for the memorial, no later than February

6 6, 2002.

7 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

8 In this Act:

9 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘memorial’’ means

10 the Ronald Reagan Memorial authorized by this Act.

11 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

12 the Secretary of the Interior.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize

the establishment of a memorial to former President

Ronald Reagan within the area in the District of Columbia referred to in the Commemorative Works Act as

‘Area I’, to provide for the design and construction of

such memorial, and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 534

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4800

[Report No. 106–884]

A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to identify

appropriate lands within the area designated assection 1 of the Mall in Washington, DC, as thelocation of a future memorial to former PresidentRonald Reagan, to identify a suitable location, toselect a suitable design, to raise private-sectordonations for such a memorial, to create a Commission to assist in these activities, and for otherpurposes.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2000

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee

of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed