Establishes the United States Holocaust Memorial Council which shall: (1) provide and encourage appropriate ways for the Nation to observe the Days of Remembrance to commemorate the holocaust; (2) plan, erect, and oversee the operation of a memorial museum to the victims of the holocaust; and (3) develop a plan for carrying out the recommendations of the report submitted to the President on September 27, 1979, by the President's Commission on the Holocaust.
Sets forth the composition, compensation, and terms of office of members of the Council.
Authorizes any Government agency or instrumentality to transfer to the Council, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), any real property in the District of Columbia which is deemed by the Council to be suitable for the memorial. Permits the Council to purchase any suitable property in the District of Columbia with the approval of the Secretary in consultation with CFA and NCPC.
Terminates the Council's authority to construct a memorial if the erection of the memorial has not commenced within five years of enactment of this Act and sufficient funds to ensure completion of the memorial have not been certified to be available.
Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 to carry out this Act. States that such funds shall not be available for construction.
Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1347 (Part I).
Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1347 (Part I).
Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
Measure considered in House.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended.
Measure passed House, amended.
Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment.
House agreed to Senate amendment.
Measure enrolled in House.
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public Law 96-388.
Public Law 96-388.
Enacted as Public Law 96-388
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