,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4   
,tillis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,durb97       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
express ! s5se ( ,congress reg>d+       
re/oration & ma9t5ance ( ! ,m>dasson    
,memorial 9 ,ba/ogne1 ,belgium4  #a4    
,s5se ( ,congress reg>d+ agreem5t betwe5
 ! ,am]ican ,battle ,monum5ts           
,commission & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,belgium by 
:i* ! ,commission w\ld acquire1 re/ore1 
op]ate1 & ma9ta9 ! ,m>dasson ,memorial 9
 ,ba/ogne1 ,belgium  7a7 ,f9d+s         
,congress make ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,!  
,battle ( ! ,bulge 0 "o ( ! l>ge/ l&    
battles f\ght by ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+   
,_w ,w> ,,ii1 yield$ m ?an #ge1jjj      
,am]ican casualties ov] ! w9t] (        
#aidd-aide1 & /opp$ ! la/ major ,g]man  
(f5sive on ! ,we/]n ,front4  7#b7 ,!    
,battle ( ! ,bulge is a leg5d>y battle 9
 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army4  7#c7

 ,foll[+ ! w>1 ,belgian gr\ps rais$     
funds to con/ruct ! ,m>dasson ,memorial 
9 ,ba/ogne1 ,belgium1 to honor ,am]icans
 kill$1 w\nd$1 & miss+ 9 action dur+ !  
,battle ( ! ,bulge4  7#d7 ,! ,m>dasson  
,memorial1 inaugurat$ 9 #aiej1 is a     
five-po9t$ ,am]ican /> ) ! hi/ory ( !   
battle1 ! names ( ! units t f\ght1 & !  
names ( ! ,/ates engrav$ 9 gold lett]s  
?r\gh\t4  7#e7 ,! ,m>dasson ,memorial1  
own$ & ma9ta9$ by ! ,gov]nm5t (         
,belgium1 is 9 ne$ ( ext5sive repair to 
re/ore x to a condition comm5surate to !
 s]vice & sacrifice x honors4  7b7 ,s5se
 ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress to
 support an agreem5t betwe5 ! ,am]ican  
,battle ,monum5t ,commission 7h]e9aft]  
ref]r$ to z ,,abmc7 & ! ,gov]nm5t (     
,belgium--  7#a7 "u ! monum5t ma9t5ance 
program ( ! ,,abmc1 & subject to !      
requirem5ts ( su* program1 by :i* !     
,,abmc w\ld use its exp]tise & pres5ce 9
 ,europe to ov]see re/oration ( !       
,m>dasson ,memorial 9 prep>ation = !    
#ge? anniv]s>y ( ! ,battle ( ! ,bulge2 &

  7#b7 "u ! monum5t tru/ fund program ( 
! ,,abmc1 & subject to ! requirem5ts (  
su* program1 by :i* ! ,,abmc assumes    
own]%ip & responsibility = ! ,m>dasson  
,memorial1 ensur+ t ! ,memorial /&s =   
decades to come1 honor+ ,am]ican s]vice 
& sacrifice1 & inspir+ future g5]ations4