Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Reform Act

Bill: 113-hr-5203
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2014-07-25
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure

Military personnel and dependents

Monuments and memorials

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Reform Act - Modifies the membership of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission. </p> <p>Requires each appointment to the Commission to be made in consultation with the Eisenhower Foundation, a public foundation located in Abilene, Kansas. </p> <p>Terminates the membership of the present Commission on the date of enactment of this Act. </p> <p>

action_date: 2014-12-22
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Reform Act - Revises requirements for appointing members to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission to allow the Senate and the House of Representatives to appoint persons instead of only Members of the Senate and the House to the Commission. </p> <p>(Under current law, the President appoints four persons, the Senate appoints four Members of the Senate, and the House appoints four Members of the House. The bill allows the Senate and House appointments to be persons instead of only Members.)</p> <p>Requires each appointment to the Commission to be made in consultation with the Eisenhower Foundation, a public foundation located in Abilene, Kansas. </p> <p>Terminates the membership of the present Commission and the employment of present staff.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5203 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2014 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. McClintock , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Schock , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Stockman , and Mr. Westmoreland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To enhance the operation of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Reform Act . 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (a) Amendments Section 8162 of Public Law 106–79 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended as follows: (1) In subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2) by striking Members of the Senate and inserting persons ; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking Members of the House of Representatives and inserting persons . (2) By redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), and (q) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (o), (p), (q), (r), and (s), respectively. (3) By inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Appointments Each appointment of a Commission member shall be made in consultation with the Eisenhower Foundation, a section 501(c)(3) public foundation located in Abilene, Kansas. . (b) Commission termination; staff; records (1) Membership The membership of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date of enactment of this Act. New members of the Commission shall be appointed in accordance with section 8162 of Public Law 106–79 , this Act, and the amendments made by this Act. (2) Staff The Executive Director and the staff of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission in existence on the date of enactment of this Act shall cease to be employed by the Commission on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) Records Any records of the Commission in existence on the date that the staff is no longer employed by the Commission under paragraph (2) shall be retained by the General Services Administration or the Secretary of the Interior until such time as a new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission is appointed. The records of the former Commission shall be transferred to the newly appointed Commission as soon as possible.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 536 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5203 [Report No. 113–705] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 25, 2014 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. McClintock , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Schock , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Stockman , and Mr. Westmoreland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 22, 2014 Additional sponsor: Mrs. Lummis December 22, 2014 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 For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 25, 2014 A BILL To enhance the operation of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Reform Act . 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (a) Amendments Section 8162 of Public Law 106–79 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended as follows: (1) In subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2) by striking Members of the Senate and inserting persons ; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking Members of the House of Representatives and inserting persons . (2) By redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), and (q) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), and (r), respectively. (3) By inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Appointments Each appointment of a Commission member shall be made in consultation with the Eisenhower Foundation, a section 501(c)(3) public foundation located in Abilene, Kansas. . (b) Termination of commission membership and staff; records (1) Termination of membership The term as a member of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission of each individual serving as such a member on the date of the enactment of this Act is hereby terminated. (2) Staff The employment as Executive Director and other staff of the Commission of each individual so employed on the date of the enactment of this Act is hereby terminated effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) Records Any records of the Commission in existence on the date that the staff is no longer employed by the Commission under paragraph (2) shall be retained by the General Services Administration or the Secretary of the Interior until such time as a new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission is appointed and staffed. The records of the former Commission shall be transferred to the newly appointed Commission as soon as possible.

December 22, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed