IA

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 237

To authorize the construction of an international monument in the District

of Columbia to honor the victims of Communism.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 23, 1993

Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr.

CONDIT, Mr. COX, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DREIER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr.

GALLEGLY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. HYDE, Mr. SAM JOHNSON

of Texas, Mr. KYL, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. MCHALE, Mrs.

MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. PAXON, Mr. PORTER, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SWETT, and Mr. WILSON) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

JOINT RESOLUTION

To authorize the construction of an international monument

in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of

Communism.

Whereas since 1917 the rulers of empires and international

communism led by Vladimir Y. Lenin and Mao Tse-tung

have been responsible for the deaths of over 100,000,000

victims in an unprecedented imperial communist holo-
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caust through conquests, revolutions, civil wars, purges,

wars by proxy, and other violent means;

Whereas the imperialist regimes of international communism

have brutally suppressed the human rights, national independence, religious liberty, intellectual freedom, and cultural life of the peoples of over 40 captive nations;

Whereas there is a danger that the heroic sacrifices of the

victims of communism may be forgotten as international

communism and its imperial bases continue to collapse

and crumble; and

Whereas the sacrifices of these victims should be permanently

memoralized so that never again will nations and peoples

allow so evil a tyranny to terrorize the world: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF MEMORIAL.

4 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The National Captive Nations

5 Committee, Inc., is authorized to construct in the District

6 of Columbia an appropriate international memorial to

7 honor victims of Communism.

8 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO9 RATIVE WORKS.—The design, location, and construction

10 of the memorial authorized by subsection (a) shall be sub11 ject to the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide standards for

12 placement of commemorative works on certain Federal

13 lands in the District of Columbia and its environs, and
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1 for other purposes’’, approved November 14, 1986 (40

2 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

3 SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

4 The National Captive Nations Committee, Inc., shall

5 be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for,

6 and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the

7 memorial. No Federal funds may be used to pay any ex8 pense of the establishment of the memorial.

9 SEC. 3. DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.

10 If, upon payment of all expenses of the establishment

11 of the memorial (including the maintenance and preserva12 tion amount provided for in section 8(b) of the Act re13 ferred to in section 1(b)), or upon expiration of the author14 ity for the memorial under section 10(b) of that Act, there

15 remains a balance of funds received for the establishment

16 of the memorial, the National Captive Nations Committee,

17 Inc., shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Sec18 retary of the Treasury for deposit in the account provided

19 for in section 8(b)(1) of that Act.

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