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Union Calendar No. 40
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1297
[Report No. 108–62, Part I] 
To require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery of a memorial 
to the crew of the Columbia Orbiter. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
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Additional sponsors: Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MURPHY, 
Mr. EVANS, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. REYES, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms. 
BERKLEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 
RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. 
DAVIS of California, and Mr. SNYDER
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Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
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Referral to the Committee on Science extended for a period ending not later 
than April 8, 2003
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The Committee on Science discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL 
To require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery 
of a memorial to the crew of the Columbia Orbiter.
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 ‘‘Columbia Orbiter Me-
morial Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL TO CREW OF CO-
LUMBIA ORBITER AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL 
CEMETERY. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Army shall, in consultation with the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, con-
struct at an appropriate place in Arlington National Cem-
etery, Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the seven 
members of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died 
on February 1, 2003, over the State of Texas during the 
landing of space shuttle mission STS–107. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount appro-
priated or otherwise made available by title II of the De-
partment of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public 
Law 107–248) under the heading ‘‘OPERATION
AND 
MAINTENANCE, ARMY’’, $500,000 shall be available for
the construction of the memorial marker required by sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 3. DONATIONS FOR MEMORIAL FOR CREW OF COLUM-
BIA ORBITER. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATIONS.—The Ad-
ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration may accept gifts and donations of services, 
money, and property (including personal, tangible, or in-
tangible property) for the purpose of an appropriate me-
morial or monument to the seven members of the crew 
of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 1, 2003, 
over the State of Texas during the landing of space shuttle 
mission STS–107, whether such memorial or monument 
is constructed by the Administrator or is the memorial 
marker required by section 2. 
(b) TRANSFER.—(1) The Administrator may transfer 
to the Secretary of the Army any services, money, or prop-
erty accepted by the Administrator under subsection (a) 
for the purpose of the construction of the memorial mark-
er required by section 2. 
(2) Any moneys transferred to the Secretary under 
paragraph (1) shall be merged with amounts in the ac-
count referred to in subsection (b) of section 2, and shall 
be available for the purpose referred to in that subsection.
(c) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of 
the Administrator to accept gifts and donations under 
subsection (a) shall expire five years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 40
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1297
[Report No. 108–62, Part I] 
A BILL 
To require the construction at Arlington National 
Cemetery of a memorial to the crew of the Co-
lumbia Orbiter. 
APRIL 8, 2003
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
APRIL 8, 2003
Referral to the Committee on Science extended for a 
period ending not later than April 8, 2003
APRIL 8, 2003
The Committee on Science discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed