future memorial to former President Ronald Reagan,
to identify a suitable location, to select a suitable design,
to raise private-sector donations for such a memorial,
to create a Commission to assist in these activities, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Memo-
rial Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Ronald Reagan is an American hero deserv-
ing of recognition by this and future generations of
Americans and visitors from around the world.
(2) As President, Ronald Reagan initiated poli-
cies that won the Cold War, protected and restored
freedom and democracy around the globe, lowered
taxes on American citizens, tamed the economic
threats of inflation and economic stagnation, and
ushered in an unprecedented era of peace and pros-
perity across the Nation, and his contributions merit
permanent memorialization.
(3) The legacies of Ronald Reagan include re-
storing faith in our system of democracy and cap-
italism, returning pride in being an American, and
renewing the honor and decency of the American
Presidency, and are deserving of national recognition.
(4) The contributions of former President Ronald
Reagan, and his status as a preeminent twentieth-
century American statesman and one of the greatest
American Presidents, merit and require a permanent
memorialization alongside the other great American
leaders memorialized on the Mall in the District of
Columbia.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL;
LOCATION AND DESIGN.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF RONALD REAGAN MEMO-
RIAL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Ronald Reagan Memorial
Commission is authorized to establish the Ronald
Reagan Memorial in accordance with this Act, on
Federal lands administered by the National Park
Service in the District of Columbia.
(2) LOCATION.—The memorial shall be situated
in a location that is—
(A) recommended by the Ronald Reagan
Memorial Commission; and
(B) in the area on the Mall west of the Cap-
itol and east of the Lincoln Memorial, and with-
in the area referred to in the Commemorative
Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) as Area I.
(b) DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIAL
COMMISSION AND THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—
The National Capital Memorial Commission and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall assist the members of the Ronald
Reagan Memorial Commission—
(1) in the preparation of a recommendation to
the Congress of a permanent location for the memo-
rial; and
(2) the selection of a design for the memorial and
the grounds of the memorial.
(c) DETAIL OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EM-
PLOYEES.—The Secretary of the Interior shall detail to the
Ronald Reagan Memorial Commission such support staff
as are necessary to assist the members of the commission
in carrying out its responsibilities.
(d) BEGINNING OF PROCESS.—The Ronald Reagan
Memorial Commission shall begin the process of recom-
mending a location and selecting a design for the memorial
no later than six months after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(e) MARKER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall erect, at
the site approved by the Congress for the memorial,
a suitable marker designating the site as the ‘‘Future
Site of the Ronald Reagan Memorial’’.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The marker shall be—
(A) installed by the Secretary no later than
3 months after the date of the enactment of a law
approving the location for the memorial;
(B) no smaller than 3 feet square and con-
structed of durable material suitable to the out-
door environment; and
(C) maintained at the location by the Sec-
retary until the memorial is completed, dedi-
cated, and open to the public.
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMMEMORATIVE WORKS
ACT.—Sections 3(c), 7(a)(2), and 8(a)(1) of the Commemo-
rative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1003(c), 1007(a)(2),
1008(a)(1)) shall not apply to the memorial.
SEC. 4. RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a commis-
sion, to be known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Commis-
sion. The commission shall—
(1) be comprised of—
(A) the Chairman of the National Capital
Memorial Commission;
(B) one member appointed by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives by no later than
6 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act; and
(C) one member appointed by the majority
leader of the Senate by no later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act;
(2) be chaired by one of its members, to be des-
ignated jointly by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the majority leader of the Senate;
(3) meet no later than one month after its mem-
bers are appointed, and at such other times as may
be necessary; and
(4) be exempt from the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(b) DUTIES.—The Ronald Reagan Memorial Commis-
sion shall—
(1) raise necessary funds from private sector
sources to design, construct, and maintain the memo-
rial;
(2) in cooperation with the National Capital Me-
morial Commission and the Secretary of the Interior,
determine and recommend to the Congress a perma-
nent location for the memorial;
(3) select a design for the memorial from pro-
posals solicited and accepted from qualified American
architects; and
(4) issue a report to the Congress and the Presi-
dent on its activities every six months after its first
meeting, and issue a final report to the Congress and
the President, including a recommended location and
final design for the memorial, no later than February
6, 2002.
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘memorial’’ means
the Ronald Reagan Memorial authorized by this Act.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize
the establishment of a memorial to former President
Ronald Reagan within the area in the District of Colum-
bia referred to in the Commemorative Works Act as
‘Area I’, to provide for the design and construction of
such memorial, and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 534
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4800
[Report No. 106–884]
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Interior to identify
appropriate lands within the area designated as
section 1 of the Mall in Washington, DC, as the
location of a future memorial to former President
Ronald Reagan, to identify a suitable location, to
select a suitable design, to raise private-sector
donations for such a memorial, to create a Com-
mission to assist in these activities, and for other
purposes.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2000
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed