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 100 STAT. 3226

PUBLIC LAW 99-572—OCT. 28, 1986

Public Law 99-572 99th Congress ^ i . ^ Oct. 28, 1986 [H.R. 2205]

' An Act

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To authorize the erection of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Korean war.

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

40 USC 1003 note.

1. The American Battle Monuments Commission is authorized to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Korean war, particularly those who were killed in action, are still listed as missing in action, or were held as prisoners of war. Such memorial shall be established in accordance with the provisions of H.R. 4378, as approved by the House of Representatives on September 29, 1986. SECTION

ESTABLISHMENT OF KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

40 USC 1003 note.

SEC. 2. (a) There is hereby established a Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board which shall consist of twelve veterans who served in the Korean war. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the President within one hundred and twenty calendar days of enactment of this Act. (b) The Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board shall be responsible for: (1) recommending the site and selecting the design for the memorial, subject to the approval of the American Battle Monuments Commission and in accordance with section 7(a) of H.R. 4378, as approved by the House of Representatives on September 29, 1986; and (2) promoting the establishment of the memorial and encouraging the donation of private funds for the construction and maintenance of the memorial. FEDERAL AUTHORIZATION AND PRIVATE FUNDING

40 USC 1003 note.

Appropriation authorization.

SEC. 3. (a) The American Battle Monuments Commission shall establish the memorial with private funds except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. For the purpose of carrying out this Act, the American Battle Monuments Commission is authorized to solicit and accept private contributions. The Commission is directed to establish an account into which these private funds shall be deposited and to maintain documentation of such contributions. 0)) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated: (1) $500,000 for site preparation, design, planning, and associated administrative costs for the establishment of the memorial; and

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