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Union Calendar No. 432
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1608
[Report No. 105–753]
To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memo-
rial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have
died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 14, 1997
Mr. LATOURETTE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
Additional sponsors: Mr. MASCARA, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. KING, Mr.
WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. NEY, Mr. HORN, Mr.
MCHUGH, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr.
HILLIARD, Ms. DUNN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms.
PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana, Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado, Mr. REYES, Mr.
TRAFICANT, Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. RAHALL, Mr.
ROHRABACHER, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr.
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. COBURN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. YATES, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. PASTOR,
Mr. GILMAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. BLILEY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New
York, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. MINK of Ha-
waii, Mr. COOK, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. DEAL of Georgia,
Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. ADAM SMITH of Washington, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA,
Mr. STOKES, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi,
Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
PITTS, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SNYDER, Ms.
HOOLEY of Oregon, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mrs. MEEK
of Florida, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. FROST, Mr. CRAMER, Ms.
NORTON, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. GIBBONS, Mrs. FOWLER,
and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to
establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its
environs to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts
other than declared wars.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Pyramid of Remembrance
Foundation is authorized to establish a memorial on Fed-
eral land in the District of Columbia or its environs to
honor members of the Armed Forces of the United States
who were killed while engaged in a military operation,
other than a declared war, which involved conflict with an
opposing foreign force.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO-
RATIVE WORKS.—In establishing the memorial pursuant
to this Act, the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation
shall do so in accordance with the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
to provide standards for placement of commemorative
works on certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia
and its environs, and for other purposes’’ approved No-
vember 14, 1986 (40 U.S.C. 1001, et seq.).
SEC. 2. FUNDS FOR MEMORIAL.
(a) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Except
as provided in section 1(b) of this Act, no Federal funds
may be used to pay any expense of the establishment of
the memorial.
(b) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If—
(1) upon payment of all expenses of the estab-
lishment of the memorial, including payment to the
Treasury of the maintenance and preservation
amount required by section 8(b) of the Act referred
to in section 1(b) of this Act; or
(2) upon expiration of the authority for the me-
morial under section 10(b) of the Act referred to in
section 1(b) of this Act,
there remains a balance of funds received for the establish-
ment of the memorial, the Pyramid of Remembrance
Foundation shall transmit that balance to the Secretary
of the Treasury for deposit in the account provided for
in section 8(b)(1) of the Act referred to in section 1(b)
of this Act.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For the purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘the District
of Columbia and its environs’’ has the meaning given that
term in section 2 of the Act referred to in section 1(b)
of this Act.
Union Calendar No. 432
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1608
[Report No. 105–753]
A BILL
To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foun-
dation to establish a memorial in the District of
Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have
died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1998
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed