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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4817
To provide a location in Arlington, Virginia, for construction of a memorial
to honor the men and women who have served in the United States
Air Force.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 12, 1998
Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on National Security,
and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To provide a location in Arlington, Virginia, for construction
of a memorial to honor the men and women who have
served in the United States Air Force.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LOCATION OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ME-
MORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Air Force Memorial Founda-
tion (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Foundation’’) may
construct a memorial to honor the men and women who
have served in the United States Air Force and the prede-
cessors of the United States Air Force.
(b) GENERAL LOCATION.—The Secretary of Defense,
in coordination with the Foundation, shall provide a site
for the memorial described in subsection (a) (referred to
in this section as the ‘‘memorial’’) on a portion of the par-
cel of Federal land located in Arlington County, Virginia,
and known as the ‘‘Arlington Naval Annex’’, which is
bounded generally by—
(1) Southgate Road to the north;
(2) Columbia Pike, to the intersection of
Southgate Road, to the east;
(3) Shirley Memorial Highway (Interstate
Route 395) to the south; and
(4) Oak Street to the west.
(c) SELECTION OF SPECIFIC SITE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation may—
(A) in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, select the site of the memorial within
the parcel described in subsection (b); and
(B) provide notification of the selection,
and a description of the boundaries of the site
selected, to the Secretary of Defense.
(2) LOCATION.—Upon receipt of the notifica-
tion described in paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of
Defense shall permit the use of the site selected by
the Foundation under paragraph (1), including land
under Wing 8 of Federal Office Building #2, for
construction of the memorial and associated facili-
ties.
(3) PREPARATION
FOR
CONSTRUCTION.—Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Foundation, shall remove all structures and
make necessary improvements to the site selected
under paragraph (1) in preparation for construction
of the memorial.
(d) 
REIMBURSEMENT
OF
SITE-SPECIFIC
EX-
PENSES.—On receipt from the Foundation of documenta-
tion of site-specific expenses associated with the proposal
to locate the memorial on the parcel described in section
2(a), the Secretary of Defense shall reimburse the Foun-
dation for all such expenses incurred by the Foundation.
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF IWO JIMA WAR MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date
of commencement of construction at the site selected
under section 1(c), no person (including any governmental
entity) may construct any monument, memorial, or other
structure on the parcel of Federal land in Arlington Coun-
ty, Virginia, that is bounded generally by—
(1) Arlington Boulevard (United States Route
50) to the north;
(2) Jefferson Davis Highway (Virginia Route
110) to the east;
(3) Marshall Drive to the south; and
(4) Meade Street to the west.
(b) EXISTING
MEMORIALS
AND
STRUCTURES.—
Nothing in subsection (a) applies to the United States Ma-
rine Corps Memorial (commonly known as the ‘‘Iwo Jima
Memorial’’) or to the Netherlands Carillon.
(c) UTILITIES.—Nothing in subsection (a) affects the
construction, reconstruction, repair, or relocation of any
utility facility, including any sewer, electrical, water sup-
ply, or communication facility.
(d) RELATION
TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEME-
TERY.—Nothing in this section affects any use of land de-
scribed in subsection (a) by the Secretary of the Army for
incorporation into Arlington National Cemetery.
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