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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2725 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to the National D- 
Day Museum Foundation for facilities and programs of America’s Na-
tional World War II Museum. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2005 
Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. HYDE, Mr. HALL, Mr. LANTOS, 
Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BAKER, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. JEFFER-
SON, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. JINDAL, and 
Mr. MELANCON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to make a grant to 
the National D-Day Museum Foundation for facilities 
and programs of America’s National World War II Mu-
seum. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GRANT TO NATIONAL D-DAY MUSEUM FOUNDA-
TION FOR AMERICA’S NATIONAL WORLD WAR 
II MUSEUM. 
(a) GRANT.—The Secretary of Defense shall make a 
grant in the amount of $50,000,000 to the National D-
Day Museum Foundation for use in accordance with sub-
section (b) for the museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, 
designated as America’s National World War II Museum 
by section 8134 of the Department of Defense Appropria-
tions Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–87; 117 Stat. 1103) (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Museum’’). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The grant under subsection (a) 
shall be used for the following: 
(1) The planning, design, and construction of a 
new facility for the Museum, to be known as the 
United States Pavilion, and its exhibitions, and the 
planning, design, and construction of a new canopy 
over the courtyard of the Museum, to be known as 
the Canopy of Peace. 
(2) The public display of artifacts, photographs, 
letters, documents, and personal histories dating 
from 1939 to 1945, including exhibits portraying 
American sacrifices both on the battlefield and on 
the home front and the industrial mobilization of the 
American home front. 
(3) Educational outreach programs for teachers 
and students. 
(4) Travelling exhibitions on the history and 
lessons of World War II for United States military 
facilities.
(5) Educational programs to foster the expan-
sion of European and Pacific exhibits at the Mu-
seum to be included in the Center for the Study of 
the American Spirit. 
(6) Projects that enable the Museum to func-
tion as a liaison between museums, scholars, and 
members of the general public in the United States 
and around the world. 
(7) A readily accessible repository of informa-
tion and materials reflecting the historical, social, 
and cultural effects of World War II. 
(8) The preservation, interpretation, and public 
exhibition of memorabilia, models, artifacts of sig-
nificance (and replicas), and oral histories from the 
combat experience of members of the United States 
Armed Forces. 
(9) Other appropriate activities relating to the 
management and operation of the United States Pa-
vilion, including the sale of concessions, appropriate 
mementos, and other materials, the proceeds of 
which would help support the overall operation of 
the Museum and the United States Pavilion. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 months after receiv-
ing a grant under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report documenting how the Museum used
the grants funds and evaluating the success of the projects 
and activities funded by the grant. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this Act. 
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