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Union Calendar No. 314
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2982
[Report No. 107–524]
To authorize the establishment of a memorial within the area in the District
of Columbia referred to in the Commemorative Works Act as ‘‘Area
I’’ or ‘‘Area II’’ to the victims of terrorist attacks on the United States,
to provide for the design and construction of such a memorial, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 2, 2001
Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BENT-
SEN, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. WICKER, Ms. WATERS, Mr.
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. FROST, Mr. WOLF, Mr. SANDERS,
Mr. PITTS, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. WYNN, Mr. KING, Mr.
CAMP, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. GIL-
MAN, Mr. WALSH, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. GEPHARDT, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Ms. HOOLEY of
Oregon, Mr. SHIMKUS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. NEAL of
Massachusetts, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania,
Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
ORTIZ, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr.
BACA, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Ms. HARMAN,
Mr. ROSS, Mr. HILL, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr.
BERRY, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. MCINTYRE, Ms.
SANCHEZ, Mr. JOHN, Mr. BOYD, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. STENHOLM,
Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr.
TANNER, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BARRETT of
Wisconsin, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York,
Mr. SPRATT, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. HOYER, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. GREEN of
Texas, and Mr. MEEHAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Resources
JUNE 24, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr.
HOEFFEL, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. MENENDEZ,
Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr.
FATTAH, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. ROTH-
MAN, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr.
SHERMAN, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. DOOLEY of California,
Mr. MOORE, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. BLUNT, Mr.
TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. CARSON
of Oklahoma, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. HONDA, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. THUNE, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. KIND,
and Mr. CULBERSON
JUNE 24, 2002
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 2, 2001]
A BILL
To authorize the establishment of a memorial within the
area in the District of Columbia referred to in the Com-
memorative Works Act as ‘‘Area I’’ or ‘‘Area II’’ to
the victims of terrorist attacks on the United States,
to provide for the design and construction of such a
memorial, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Board established in
section 2(a) is authorized to establish a memorial (referred
to hereafter in this Act as the ‘‘Memorial’’) in accordance
with this Act on Federal lands administered by the Na-
tional Park Service in the District of Columbia and its en-
virons (as defined in section 2(e) of the Commemorative
Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1002(e)) to victims who died as a
result of terrorist acts against the United States or its peo-
ple, at home or abroad, except those individuals identified
by the Attorney General of the United States as partici-
pating or conspiring in terrorist-related activities.
(b) DETAIL OF EMPLOYEES.—The Secretary of the In-
terior (referred to hereafter in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
shall detail to the Advisory Board such support staff as are
necessary to assist the members of the Advisory Board in
carrying out its responsibilities.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMMEMORATIVE WORKS
ACT.—The Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.) shall apply to the Memorial, with the exception of sec-
tion 3(c) of that Act which shall not apply to the Memorial.
SEC. 2. ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an advi-
sory board to be known as the ‘‘Victims of Terrorism Memo-
rial Advisory Board’’ (referred to hereafter in this Act as
the ‘‘Advisory Board’’).
(b) MEMBERS.—The Advisory Board shall consist of
13 members who shall be appointed, not later than 3 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, by the President
(in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Defense) from interested persons, including
representatives of organizations dedicated to assisting vic-
tims of terrorism and their families.
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Advisory
Board shall be one of its Members elected by a majority
of the Members at the first meeting of the Advisory Board.
(d) TERMS; VACANCIES.—Members of the Advisory
Board shall serve for the life of the Advisory Board. The
President shall make appointments to fill any vacancies
that occur.
(e) DUTIES.—The Advisory Board shall—
(1) raise necessary funds to establish, design,
construct, and maintain the Memorial; and
(2) begin consultation under section 7 of the
Commemorative Works Act not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) DONATIONS.—The Advisory Board may accept do-
nations on behalf of the United States for the establishment,
design, construction, and maintenance of the Memorial.
(g) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Board shall termi-
nate not later than 120 days after completion of the Memo-
rial.
(h) FACA.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Board.