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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4817

To provide a location in Arlington, Virginia, for construction of a memorial

to honor the men and women who have served in the United States

Air Force.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 12, 1998

Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security,

and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To provide a location in Arlington, Virginia, for construction

of a memorial to honor the men and women who have

served in the United States Air Force.

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

3 SECTION 1. LOCATION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ME4 MORIAL.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Air Force Memorial Founda6 tion (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Foundation’’) may

7 construct a memorial to honor the men and women who
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1 have served in the United States Air Force and the prede2 cessors of the United States Air Force.

3 (b) GENERAL LOCATION.—The Secretary of Defense,

4 in coordination with the Foundation, shall provide a site

5 for the memorial described in subsection (a) (referred to

6 in this section as the ‘‘memorial’’) on a portion of the par7 cel of Federal land located in Arlington County, Virginia,

8 and known as the ‘‘Arlington Naval Annex’’, which is

9 bounded generally by—

10 (1) Southgate Road to the north;

11 (2) Columbia Pike, to the intersection of

12 Southgate Road, to the east;

13 (3) Shirley Memorial Highway (Interstate

14 Route 395) to the south; and

15 (4) Oak Street to the west.

16 (c) SELECTION OF SPECIFIC SITE.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may—

18 (A) in consultation with the Secretary of

19 Defense, select the site of the memorial within

20 the parcel described in subsection (b); and

21 (B) provide notification of the selection,

22 and a description of the boundaries of the site

23 selected, to the Secretary of Defense.

24 (2) LOCATION.—Upon receipt of the notifica25 tion described in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of
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1 Defense shall permit the use of the site selected by

2 the Foundation under paragraph (1), including land

3 under Wing 8 of Federal Office Building #2, for

4 construction of the memorial and associated facili5 ties.

6 (3) PREPARATION FOR CONSTRUCTION.—Not

7 later than 2 years after the date of enactment of

8 this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination

9 with the Foundation, shall remove all structures and

10 make necessary improvements to the site selected

11 under paragraph (1) in preparation for construction

12 of the memorial.

13 (d) REIMBURSEMENT OF SITE-SPECIFIC EX14 PENSES.—On receipt from the Foundation of documenta15 tion of site-specific expenses associated with the proposal

16 to locate the memorial on the parcel described in section

17 2(a), the Secretary of Defense shall reimburse the Foun18 dation for all such expenses incurred by the Foundation.

19 SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF IWO JIMA WAR MEMORIAL.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date

21 of commencement of construction at the site selected

22 under section 1(c), no person (including any governmental

23 entity) may construct any monument, memorial, or other

24 structure on the parcel of Federal land in Arlington Coun25 ty, Virginia, that is bounded generally by—
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1 (1) Arlington Boulevard (United States Route

2 50) to the north;

3 (2) Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route

4 110) to the east;

5 (3) Marshall Drive to the south; and

6 (4) Meade Street to the west.

7 (b) EXISTING MEMORIALS AND STRUCTURES.—

8 Nothing in subsection (a) applies to the United States Ma9 rine Corps Memorial (commonly known as the ‘‘Iwo Jima

10 Memorial’’) or to the Netherlands Carillon.

11 (c) UTILITIES.—Nothing in subsection (a) affects the

12 construction, reconstruction, repair, or relocation of any

13 utility facility, including any sewer, electrical, water sup14 ply, or communication facility.

15 (d) RELATION TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEME16 TERY.—Nothing in this section affects any use of land de17 scribed in subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Army for

18 incorporation into Arlington National Cemetery.

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