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 PUBLIC LAW 99-620—NOV. 6, 1986 Public Law 99-620 99th Congress

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100 STAT. 3493 '

^ Joint Resolution

Authorizing establishment of a memorial to honor the American Armored Force.

Nov. 6, 1986 [S.J. Res. 43]

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL.

40 USC 1003

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the organizations District of specified in subsection (b) are authorized jointly to establish a Columbia. memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the American Armored Force who have served in armored units. The memorial shall commemorate the exceptional professionalism of the members of the American Armored Force and their efforts to maintain peace worldwide. (b) ORGANIZATIONS.—The organizations referred to in subsection (a) are: the Armored Force Monument Committee, the United States Armor Association, the United States Field Artillery Association, the World Wars Tank Corps Association, the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Association, the Tank Destroyer Association, the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 16th Armored Division Associations, the Council of Armored Division Associations, and the National Association of Uniformed Services. (c) STANDARDS.—The memorial shall be established in accordance with the standards set forth in H.R. 4378, as passed by the Senate Ante, p. 3650. with amendments on September 10, 1986, and further amended by the House of Representatives on September 29, 1986, except that section 6(b)(l) of H.R. 4378 shall not apply to the memorial. SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.

The United States shall not pay any expense of establishment of the memorial. Approved November 6, 1986.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 43: SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-127 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 131 (1985): Sept. 20, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 132 (1986): Oct. 16, considered and passed House, amended. Oct. 17, Senate concurred in House amendment.

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