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SJRES 97 98th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security District of Columbia Korean War, 1950-1953 Monuments and memorials

A joint resolution to authorize the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in honor and commemoration of members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the allied forces who served in the Korean war.

Introduced: May 6, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.
May 6, 1983
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the erection of a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia, or its environs, in honor and commemoration of members of the armed forces who served in the Korean war.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select, with the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, a suitable site on public grounds for such memorial.

Subjects the design and any plans for the memorial to the approval of the Secretary, the National Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission.

Declares that no moneys belonging to the United States or the District of Columbia shall be expended for the erection of such memorial.

Authorizes appropriations for site acquisition and preparation in the event nonpublic land is selected for the memorial.

What's happening now May 6, 1983

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules.

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