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HR 2440 99th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security District of Columbia Infantry Korean War, 1950-1953 Monuments and memorials World War I World War II

A bill to authorize the Society of the Third Infantry Division to erect a Memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.

Introduced: May 8, 1985 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 1986
Hearings Held by the Task Force on Libraries and Memorials.
May 8, 1985
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
May 8, 1985
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Society of the Third Infantry Division to erect a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia or its environs in honor of the men of the "Rock of the Marne" of the Third Infantry Division who served in both World Wars, Korea, and maintaining peace.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to select a site for the memorial subject to the approval of the National Commission of Fine Arts, the National Capital Planning Commission, and, under certain circumstances, the Mayor of the District of Columbia. Subjects the design and plans for the memorial to the approval of the Secretary, the National Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Directs that the maintenance and care of the memorial shall be the Secretary's responsibility unless the memorial is on public grounds under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia in which case such duties fall on the District of Columbia.

Provides that funds of the United States or the District of Columbia may not be used to erect the memorial. Directs that the authority to establish the memorial is contingent upon its erection beginning within five years with funds sufficient to ensure its completion.

What's happening now September 29, 1986

Hearings Held by the Task Force on Libraries and Memorials.

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