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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2213 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 7, 2017 

Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. SCHATZ) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

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. 

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: 


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

2 means Pacific Historic Parks, a corporation that 

3 is— 

4 (A) a cooperating association with the Na5 tional Park Service; 

6 (B) organized under the laws of the State 

7 of Hawaii; and 

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

9 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 

10 from taxation under section 501(a) of that 

11 Code. 

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

13 the Director of the National Park Service. 

14 (3) COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.—The term 

15 ‘‘commemorative display’’ means the Pacific Theater 

16 of World War II Commemorative Display authorized 

17 to be established under section 4(a). 

18 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

19 The purposes of this Act are to— 

20 (1) honor the brave members of the United 

21 States Armed Forces who fought on behalf of the 

22 United States of America in the Pacific Theater 

23 during World War II; 


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

2 150,000 American and allied lives lost in the Pacific 

3 Theater during World War II; and 

4 (3) educate the public about United States bat5 tles in the Pacific Theater and its role in World War 

6 II. 

7 SEC. 4. PACIFIC THEATER COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORA9 TIVE DISPLAY.—The Association may establish and main10 tain a commemorative display to honor the members of 

11 the United States Armed Forces and Allies who served 

12 in the Pacific Theater during World War II. 

13 (b) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Fed14 eral funds may not be used to design, procure, prepare, 

15 install, or maintain the commemorative display, but the 

16 Director may accept and expend contributions of non-Fed17 eral funds and resources for such purposes. 

18 (c) LOCATION OF COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.— 

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

20 commemorative display to be established at a suit21 able location at the Pearl Harbor site of the World 

22 War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in 

23 Honolulu, Hawaii. 

24 (2) CONDITION.—The commemorative display 

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1 risdiction of the Director until the Director deter2 mines that an assured source of non-Federal funding 

3 has been established for the design, procurement, in4 stallation, and maintenance of the commemorative 

5 display. 

6 (d) DESIGN OF THE COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.— 

7 The final design of the commemorative display shall be 

8 subject to the approval of the Director. 

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