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HJRES 485 97th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Advisory bodies District of Columbia Federal advisory bodies Law enforcement officers Monuments and memorials

A joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to construct a National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial.

Introduced: May 13, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
May 13, 1982
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to construct a memorial to honor and recognize law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. Directs that such memorial be known as the National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial and be located near the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, District of Columbia.

Establishes the National Law Enforcement Heroes Memorial Advisory Committee to study and make recommendations to the Secretary on the appropriate location and design of the Memorial, not later than six months after the last appointment to the Committee.

Requires approval of such Memorial by the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, unless they fail to notify the Secretary of approval or disapproval within 90 days of receipt of plans or proposals.

Prohibits the use of Federal or District of Columbia funds to carry out this resolution.

Requires the Secretary to provide maintenance for the Memorial and to begin construction, if funds are available, not later than two years after enactment of this resolution.

What's happening now May 13, 1982

Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

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