A bill to authorize the Society of the Third Infantry Division to erect a Memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
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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.
Hearings Held by the Task Force on Libraries and Memorials.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2440: A bill to authorize the Society of the Third Infantry Division to erect a Memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2440/
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