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Union Calendar No. 332 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4300 

[Report No. 115–450] 

To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display 

to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in 

the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 

Ms. HANABUSA (for herself and Mr. BISHOP of Utah) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 6, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JONES, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. 

KAPTUR, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. 

EVANS, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. HASTINGS, 

Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. LARSON of 

Connecticut, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. BERA, Mr. 

TED LIEU of California, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CRIST, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE

JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. 

SHEA-PORTER, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. BASS, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. LEE, Mr. 

PALLONE, Ms. MOORE, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 

SHUSTER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SEWELL of 

Alabama, Mr. COSTA, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. KEATING, 

Ms. GABBARD, Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

COOK, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. COFFMAN, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. 

RASKIN, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mrs. TORRES, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 

SINEMA, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

LIPINSKI, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. 

PERLMUTTER, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. GENE GREEN of 

Texas, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. COLE, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. LAMALFA, 

Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. AL GREEN of Texas 


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DECEMBER 6, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor members of the United States 

Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of 

World War II, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Admiral Lloyd R. ‘Joe’ 

5 Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 

10 means Pacific Historic Parks, a corporation that 

11 is— 

12 (A) a cooperating association with the Na13 tional Park Service; 

14 (B) organized under the laws of the State 

15 of Hawaii; and 

16 (C) described in section 501(c)(3) of the 

17 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 

18 from taxation under section 501(a) of that 

19 Code. 

20 (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

21 the Director of the National Park Service. 

22 (3) COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.—The term 

23 ‘‘commemorative display’’ means the Pacific Theater 

24 of World War II Commemorative Display authorized 

25 to be established under section 4(a). 


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1 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

2 The purposes of this Act are to— 

3 (1) honor the brave members of the United 

4 States Armed Forces who fought on behalf of the 

5 United States of America in the Pacific Theater 

6 during World War II; 

7 (2) provide a place to mourn the more than 

8 150,000 American and allied lives lost in the Pacific 

9 Theater during World War II; and 

10 (3) educate the public about United States bat11 tles in the Pacific Theater and its role in World War 

12 II. 

13 SEC. 4. PACIFIC THEATER COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY. 

14 (a) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORA15 TIVE DISPLAY.—The Association may establish and main16 tain a commemorative display to honor the members of 

17 the United States Armed Forces and Allies who served 

18 in the Pacific Theater during World War II. 

19 (b) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Fed20 eral funds may not be used to design, procure, prepare, 

21 install, or maintain the commemorative display, but the 

22 Director may accept and expend contributions of non-Fed23 eral funds and resources for such purposes. 

24 (c) LOCATION OF COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may allow the 

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1 able location at the Pearl Harbor site of the World 

2 War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in 

3 Honolulu, Hawaii. 

4 (2) CONDITION.—The commemorative display 

5 may not be established at any location under the ju6 risdiction of the Director until the Director deter7 mines that an assured source of non-Federal funding 

8 has been established for the design, procurement, in9 stallation, and maintenance of the commemorative 

10 display. 

11 (d) DESIGN OF THE COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.— 

12 The final design of the commemorative display shall be 

13 subject to the approval of the Director. 


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Union Calendar No. 332 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4300 

[Report No. 115–450] 

A BILL 

To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a 

purposes. Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other United States Armed Forces who served in the commemorative display to honor members of the 

DECEMBER 6, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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