A bill to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.

Authorizes the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the armed forces who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.

Prohibits use of Federal funds for such memorial, except as provided by the Commemorative Works Act.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3128 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3128

   To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor members 
  of the Armed Forces of the United States who have lost their lives 
    during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, 
                terrorist attacks, or covert operations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 17, 2002

Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. DeWine) introduced the following 
        bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a 
memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor members 
  of the Armed Forces of the United States who have lost their lives 
    during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, 
                terrorist attacks, or covert operations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map referred to in 
        section 2(e) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
        1002(e)).
            (2) Memorial.--The term ``memorial'' means the memorial 
        authorized to be established under section 2(a).

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MEMORIAL.

    (a) In General.--The Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation may 
establish a memorial on Federal land in the area depicted on the map as 
``Area II'' to honor members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian 
efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with the 
        Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
            (2) Exception.--Subsections (b) and (c) of section 3 of the 
        Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1003) shall not apply to the 
        establishment of the memorial.

SEC. 3. FUNDS FOR MEMORIAL.

    (a) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--Except as provided by the 
Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), no Federal funds may 
be used to pay any expense incurred from the establishment of the 
memorial.
    (b) Deposit of Excess Funds.--The Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation 
shall transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the 
account provided for in section 8(b)(1) of the Commemorative Works Act 
(40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1))--
            (1) any funds that remain after payment of all expenses 
        incurred from the establishment of the memorial (including 
        payment of the amount for maintenance and preservation required 
        under section 8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 
        1008(b))); or
            (2) any funds that remain on expiration of the authority 
        for the memorial under section 10(b) of that Act (40 U.S.C. 
        1010(b)).
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