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Union Calendar No. 110
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1209
[Report No. 108–203] 
To extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther 
King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2003
Ms. WATSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
JULY 14, 2003
Additional sponsors: Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. CASE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Mr. FROST, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 
York, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. OWENS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. 
NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WYNN, Mr. REYES, Mr. 
WEXLER, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BOYD, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Flor-
ida, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MAR-
KEY, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. CAR-
SON of Indiana, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MOORE, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. COOPER, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. TOWNS, 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. NEY, Mr. ROSS, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. GREEN 
of Texas, Mr. WALSH, Mr. STARK, Mr. HOLT, Ms. MCCOLLUM, MR. 
SCOTT of Virgina, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MORAN of 
Virginia, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SNYDER, Ms. LO-
RETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. 
SABO, Mr. WATT, Mr. FORD, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. DAVIS of Ala-
bama, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CROWLEY, and 
Mr. SPRATT
JULY 14, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To extend the authority for the construction of a memorial 
to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUC-
TION OF MEMORIAL TO MARTIN LUTHER 
KING, JR. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b) of section 508 of 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4157; 40 U.S.C. 
8903 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS
FOR COM-
MEMORATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memo-
rial shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, 
United States Code. Notwithstanding section 8903(e) of 
such title, the authority provided by this section expires 
November 12, 2006.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the Com-
memorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 89 of title 40, United States 
Code’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 8(b) of the Com-
memorative Works Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
8906(b) of title 40, United States Code’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 10(b) of that Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘section 8(b)(1) of that 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘section 8906(b) of such 
title’’.
Union Calendar No. 110
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1209
[Report No. 108–203] 
A BILL 
To extend the authority for the construction of a 
memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
JULY 14, 2003
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed