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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2923 
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 
JUNE 28, 2007 
Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. REGULA, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. 
HALL of Texas, Mr. BAKER, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. BOUSTANY, and Mr. 
MELANCON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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- 
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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 Freedom 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) Traveling exhibitions on the history and les-
sons of World War II for United States military fa-
cilities. 
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(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 
Freedom Pavilion, including the sale of concessions, 
appropriate mementos, and other materials, the pro-
ceeds of which would help support the overall oper-
ation of the Museum and the United States Free-
dom Pavilion. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 60 months after receiv-
ing a grant under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
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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 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act. 
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