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Union Calendar No. 552
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2710
[Report No. 106–918]
To establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in
the District of Columbia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 4, 1999
Mr. HEFLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. GILMAN, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr.
LOBIONDO, Mr. GORDON, Mr. WYNN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. STUPAK, Ms.
STABENOW, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr.
ENGLISH, Mr. HOLT, Mr. BEREUTER, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York,
Mr. STUMP, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. BACA,
Mr. TRAFICANT, Mrs. THURMAN, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr.
JONES of North Carolina, Ms. LEE, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. COYNE, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. WOLF, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.
WEYGAND, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. WEINER, Mr. GONZALEZ,
Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. REYES, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, Mr. PASTOR,
Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. GOODE, Mr.
ETHERIDGE, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WAMP, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. HORN,
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BARR of
Georgia, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr.
GREENWOOD, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. BOYD, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr.
WHITFIELD, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. NEY, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr.
BONIOR, Mr. CLAY, Mr. FROST, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. UDALL of Colorado,
Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. PETRI,
Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. CARSON, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr.
SPRATT, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.
LATHAM, Mr. MCINNIS, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. LATOURETTE,
Mr. BLILEY, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.
NETHERCUTT, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. GALLEGLY,
Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BARRETT of Ne-
braska, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. KASICH, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr.
LAHOOD, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BASS, Mr. BORSKI, Mr.
HYDE, and Mr. ROGERS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
Reported with an amendment, 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]
A BILL
To establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on
Federal land in the District of Columbia.
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 ‘‘National Law Enforce-
ment Museum Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that there should be established a Na-
tional Law Enforcement Museum to honor and commemo-
rate the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers
in the United States.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MEMORIAL
FUND.—The term ‘‘Memorial
Fund’’ means the National Law Enforcement Offi-
cers Memorial Fund.
(2) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the
National
Law
Enforcement
Museum
established
under section 4(a).
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Memorial Fund may con-
struct a National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal
land located on United States Reservation #7, on the
property directly south of the National Law Enforcement
Officers Memorial, bounded by—
(1) E Street, NW., on the north;
(2) 5th Street, NW., on the west;
(3) 4th Street, NW., on the east; and
(4) Indiana Avenue, NW., on the south.
(b) DESIGN AND PLANS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection
(a), the Memorial Fund shall be responsible for
preparation of the design and plans for the Museum.
(2) APPROVAL.—The design and plans for the
Museum shall be subject to the approval of—
(A) the Secretary;
(B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and
(C) the National Capital Planning Com-
mission.
(c)
FUNDING;
EXTERIOR
MAINTENANCE.—The
Secretary—
(1) shall not permit construction of the Mu-
seum to begin unless the Secretary determines that
sufficient amounts are available to complete con-
struction of the Museum in accordance with the de-
sign and plans approved under subsection (b); and
(2) shall maintain the exterior and exterior
grounds of the Museum after completion of con-
struction.
(d) INTERIOR MAINTENANCE.—The Administrator of
General Services shall maintain the interior of the Mu-
seum after completion of construction.
(e) OPERATION.—The Memorial Fund shall operate
the Museum after completion of construction.
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The United States shall pay
no expense incurred in the establishment or construction
of the Museum.
(g) FAILURE TO CONSTRUCT.—If the Memorial
Fund fails to construct the Museum by the date that is
7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the author-
ity to construct the Museum shall terminate on that date,
unless construction of the Museum begins before that
date.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Law Enforce-
ment Museum Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDING.
Congress finds that there should be established a Na-
tional Law Enforcement Museum to honor and commemo-
rate the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in
the United States.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) MEMORIAL
FUND.—The term ‘‘Memorial
Fund’’ means the National Law Enforcement Officers
Memorial Fund, Inc.
(2) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the
National Law Enforcement Museum established under
section 4(a).
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MUSEUM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Memorial Fund may con-
struct a National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal
land located on United States Reservation #7, on the prop-
erty directly south of the National Law Enforcement Offi-
cers Memorial, bounded by—
(1) E Street, NW., on the north;
(2) 5th Street, NW., on the west;
(3) 4th Street, NW., on the east; and
(4) Indiana Avenue, NW., on the south.
(b) DESIGN AND PLANS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection
(a), the Memorial Fund shall be responsible for prepa-
ration of the design and plans for the Museum.
(2) APPROVAL.—The design and plans for the
Museum shall be subject to the approval of—
(A) the Secretary;
(B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and
(C) the National Capital Planning Com-
mission.
(3) DESIGN REQUIREMENT.—The Museum shall
be designed so that not more than 35 percent of the
volume of the structure is above the floor elevation at
the north rear entry of Court Building D, also known
as ‘‘Old City Hall’’.
(c) OPERATION.—The Memorial Fund shall own, oper-
ate, and maintain the Museum after completion of construc-
tion.
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The United States shall pay
no expense incurred in the establishment or construction of
the Museum.
(e) FUNDING VERIFICATION.—The Secretary shall not
permit construction of the Museum to begin unless the Sec-
retary determines that sufficient amounts are available to
complete construction of the Museum in accordance with
the design and plans approved under subsection (b).
(f) FAILURE TO CONSTRUCT.—If the Memorial Fund
fails to begin construction on the Museum by the date that
is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the au-
thority to construct the Museum shall terminate on that
date.
Union Calendar No. 552
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2710
[Report No. 106–918]
A BILL
To establish the National Law Enforcement
Museum on Federal land in the District of
Columbia.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed