An act to authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other purposes
PL 115-170 (H.R.4300), enacted 05/07/2018

132 STAT. 1286 
PUBLIC LAW 115–170—MAY 7, 2018 
Public Law 115–170 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor 
members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater 
of World War II, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Admiral Lloyd R. ‘Joe’ Vasey 
Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ means Pacific 
Historic Parks, a corporation that is— 
(A) a cooperating association with the National Park 
Service; 
(B) organized under the laws of the State of Hawaii; 
and 
(C) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of that Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director 
of the National Park Service. 
(3) COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.—The term ‘‘commemorative 
display’’ means the Pacific Theater of World War II Commemo-
rative Display authorized to be established under section 4(a). 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) honor the brave members of the United States Armed 
Forces who fought on behalf of the United States of America 
in the Pacific Theater during World War II; 
(2) provide a place to mourn the more than 150,000 Amer-
ican and allied lives lost in the Pacific Theater during World 
War II; and 
(3) educate the public about United States battles in the 
Pacific Theater and its role in World War II. 
SEC. 4. PACIFIC THEATER COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.— 
The Association may establish and maintain a commemorative dis-
play to honor the members of the United States Armed Forces 
and Allies who served in the Pacific Theater during World War 
II. 
Admiral Lloyd R. 
‘Joe’ Vasey 
Pacific War 
Commemorative 
Display 
Establishment 
Act. 
Hawaii. 
54 USC 320301 
note. 
May 7, 2018 
[H.R. 4300] 
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132 STAT. 1287 
PUBLIC LAW 115–170—MAY 7, 2018 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4300 (S. 2213): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115–450 (Comm. on Natural Resources). 
SENATE REPORTS: Nos. 115–216 and 115–215, accompanying S. 2213, (both from 
Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 163 (2017): Dec. 7, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 164 (2018): Apr. 23, considered and passed Senate. 
(b) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Federal funds may 
not be used to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the 
commemorative display, but the Director may accept and expend 
contributions of non-Federal funds and resources for such purposes. 
(c) LOCATION OF COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may allow the commemora-
tive display to be established at a suitable location at the 
Pearl Harbor site of the World War II Valor in the Pacific 
National Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii. 
(2) CONDITION.—The commemorative display may not be 
established at any location under the jurisdiction of the Director 
until the Director determines that an assured source of non- 
Federal funding has been established for the design, procure-
ment, installation, and maintenance of the commemorative dis-
play. 
(d) DESIGN OF THE COMMEMORATIVE DISPLAY.—The final design 
of the commemorative display shall be subject to the approval 
of the Director. 
Approved May 7, 2018. 
Determination. 
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