Joint resolution to direct the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission to consider possible changes in the winning design for the proposed memorial or the selection of a new design for such memorial.
PL 87-842 (H.J.Res.712), enacted 10/18/1962

76 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 87-842-OCT. 18, 1962 
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Approved October 18, 1962. 
Public Law 87-842 
J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N 
October 18, 1962 
To direct the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission to consider 
[H. J. Res. 712] 
possible changes in the winning design for the proposed memorial or the 
selection of a new design for such memorial. 
Whereas by joint resolution approved August 11, 1955, the Franklin 
69 stat. 694. 
Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission was duly established for 
the purpose of formulating plans for the design, construction, and 
location of a permanent memorial to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 
the city of Washington or its environs; and 
Whereas by joint resolution approved September 1, 1959, there was 
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reserved as a site for said memorial that portion of the West 
Potomac Park in the District of Columbia w^hich lies between 
Independence Avenue and the inlet bridge; and the said Commis-
sion was authorized to hold a competition for the proposed memor-
ial, and to award a prize of $50,000 to the winner thereof; and 
Whereas the competition was duly held, and the winning prize was 
awarded to Pedersen and Tilney, of New York, by the jury of 
award; and 
Whereas the winning design was thereafter approved by the said 
Commission, with the inclusion of a statue or bas-relief of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and the result of the competition and the approval 
of the winning design duly reported to the President and to the 
Congress, as provided by the joint resolution of September 1, 1959; 
and 
Whereas said design has created considerable controversy and is sub-
ject to specific criticism, and lacks the approval of the Commission 
of Fine Arts: Therefore be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assemhled^ That pursuant to Public 
Law 372, Eighty-fourth Congress, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
Memorial Commission is hereby authorized and directed to consult 
with the Commission of Fine Arts to determine whether the winning 
design of Pedersen and Tilney, of New York, may be so changed or 
modified to secure the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts. 
If 
it is determined that such changes or modifications are not practical, 
the Commission is authorized and directed to select, with the advice 
and approval of the Commission of Fine Arts, such other design 
among those already submitted in the competition for the proposed 
memorial, or to consider a living memorial such as the stadium, an 
educational institution, information center, memorial park or any 
other suitable or worthy project. 
SEC. 2. The Commission shall report its findings and recommenda-
tions to the Congress for its approval and to the President not later 
than June 30, 1963. 
SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $25,000 
Appropriation. 
to carry out the provisions of this joint resolution. 
Approved October 18, 1962. 
Franklin Delano 
Roosevelt memo-
rial. 
Changes or mod-
ifications. 
69 Stat. 694. 
Report to 
Congress.