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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1949
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 22, 2015
Mr. Butterfield (for himself and Mr. McClintock) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To provide for the consideration and submission of site and design proposals for the National
Liberty Memorial approved for establishment in the District of Columbia.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015.
2.
Compliance with certain standards for commemorative works in establishment of National Liberty Memorial
Section 2860(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112–239; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , except that, under subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 8905, the Secretary of Agriculture, rather than the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, shall be responsible for the consideration of site and design proposals and the submission of such proposals on behalf of the sponsor to the Commission of Fine Arts and National Capital Planning Commission.