[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1085 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1085
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
eight
An Act
To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general
and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances,
ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code,
``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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Certain general and permanent laws of the United States, related to
patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, are
revised, codified, and enacted as title 36, United States Code,
``Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations'',
as follows:
TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Subtitle                                                            Sec.
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES....................101
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS...............................10101
TREATY OBLIGATION ORGANIZATIONS...................................300101
SUBTITLE I--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
PART A--OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
Chapter                                                             Sec.
PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES...................................101
NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, AND MARCH.....................301
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES....................................501
FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS......................
CLEANUP DAY........................................................701
MISCELLANEOUS........................................................901
PART B--UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH
OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION................................2101
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL............................2301
PRESIDENT'S   COMMITTEE   ON   EMPLOYMENT   OF PEOPLE...................
WITH DISABILITIES.................................................2501
PART A--OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
CHAPTER 1--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES
Sec.
101. American Heart Month.
102. Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.
103. Cancer Control Month.
104. Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day.
105. Child Health Day.
106. Citizenship Day.
107. Columbus Day.
108. Constitution Week.
109. Father's Day.
110. Flag Day.
111. Gold Star Mother's Day.
112. Honor America Days.
113. Law Day, U.S.A.
114. Leif Erikson Day.
115. Loyalty Day.
116. Memorial Day.
117. Mother's Day.
118. National Aviation Day.
119. National Day of Prayer.
120. National Defense Transportation Day.
121. National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
122. National Flag Week.
123. National Forest Products Week.
124. National Freedom Day.
125. National Grandparents Day.
126. National Hispanic Heritage Month.
127. National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.
128. National Maritime Day.
129. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
130. National Poison Prevention Week.
131. National Safe Boating Week.
132. National School Lunch Week.
133. National Transportation Week.
134. Pan American Aviation Day.
135. Parents' Day.
136. Peace Officers Memorial Day.
137. Police Week.
138. Save Your Vision Week.
139. Steelmark Month.
140. Stephen Foster Memorial Day.
141. Thomas Jefferson's birthday.
142. White Cane Safety Day.
143. Wright Brothers Day.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating February as American Heart Month;
(2) inviting the chief executive officers of the States,
territories, and possessions of the United States to issue
proclamations designating February as American Heart Month; and
(3) urging the people of the United States to recognize the
nationwide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases and to
support all essential programs required to solve the problem.

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(a) Designation.--May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.
(b) Proclamations.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation calling on the people of the United States, and the chief
executive officers of each State of the United States, the District of
Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau
are requested to issue each year proclamations calling on the people of
their respective jurisdictions, to observe Asian/Pacific American
Heritage Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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(a) General.--The President is requested--
(1) to issue each year a proclamation designating April as
Cancer Control Month; and
(2) to invite each year the chief executive officers of the
States, territories, and possessions of the United States to issue
proclamations designating April as Cancer Control Month.
(b) Contents of Proclamations.--As part of those proclamations, the
chief executive officers and President are requested to invite the
medical profession, the press, and all agencies and individuals
interested in a national program for the control of cancer by education
and other cooperative means to unite during Cancer Control Month in a
public dedication to the program and in a concerted effort to make the
people of the United States aware of the need for the program.

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(a) Designation.--The first Saturday after Labor Day is Carl Garner
Federal Lands Cleanup Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President shall issue a proclamation calling
on the people of the United States to observe Carl Garner Federal Lands
Cleanup Day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
However, activities may be undertaken in individual States on a day
other than the first Saturday after Labor Day if a manager of Federal
land decides that an alternative date is more appropriate because of
climatological or other factors.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the first Monday in October as Child Health
Day; and
(2) inviting all agencies and organizations interested in child
welfare to unite on Child Health Day in observing exercises that
will make the people of the United States aware of the fundamental
necessity of a year-round program to protect and develop the health
of the children of the United States.

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(a) Designation.--September 17 is Citizenship Day.
(b) Purpose.--Citizenship Day commemorates the formation and
signing on September 17, 1787, of the Constitution and recognizes all
who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.
(c) Proclamation.--The President may issue each year a proclamation
calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of
the United States on all Government buildings on Citizenship Day and
inviting the people of the United States to observe Citizenship Day, in
schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate
ceremonies.
(d) State and Local Observances.--The civil and educational
authorities of States, counties, cities, and towns are urged to make
plans for the proper observance of Citizenship Day and for the complete
instruction of citizens in their responsibilities and opportunities as
citizens of the United States and of the State and locality in which
they reside.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the second Monday in October as Columbus Day;
(2) calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
Columbus Day; and
(3) inviting the people of the United States to observe
Columbus Day, in schools and churches, or other suitable places,
with appropriate ceremonies that express the public sentiment
befitting the anniversary of the discovery of America.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating September 17 through September 23 as
Constitution Week; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe
Constitution Week, in schools, churches, and other suitable places,
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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(a) Designation.--The third Sunday in June is Father's Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation--
(1) calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
Father's Day;
(2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the
United States to observe Father's Day with appropriate ceremonies;
and
(3) urging the people of the United States to offer public and
private expressions of Father's Day to the abiding love and
gratitude they have for their fathers.

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(a) Designation.--June 14 is Flag Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation--
(1) calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Flag
Day; and
(2) urging the people of the United States to observe Flag Day
as the anniversary of the adoption on June 14, 1777, by the
Continental Congress of the Stars and Stripes as the official flag
of the United States.

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(a) Designation.--The last Sunday in September is Gold Star
Mother's Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings, and the
people of the United States to display the flag and hold appropriate
meetings at homes, churches, or other suitable places, on Gold Star
Mother's Day as a public expression of the love, sorrow, and reverence
of the people for Gold Star Mothers.

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(a) Designation.--The 21 days from Flag Day through Independence
Day is a period to honor America.
(b) Congressional Declaration.--Congress declares that there be
public gatherings and activities during that period at which the people
of the United States can celebrate and honor their country in an
appropriate way.

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(a) Designation.--May 1 is Law Day, U.S.A.
(b) Purpose.--Law Day, U.S.A., is a special day of celebration by
the people of the United States--
(1) in appreciation of their liberties and the reaffirmation of
their loyalty to the United States and of their rededication to the
ideals of equality and justice under law in their relations with
each other and with other countries; and
(2) for the cultivation of the respect for law that is so vital
to the democratic way of life.
(c) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation--
(1) calling on all public officials to display the flag of the
United States on all Government buildings on Law Day, U.S.A.; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Law
Day, U.S.A., with appropriate ceremonies and in other appropriate
ways, through public entities and private organizations and in
schools and other suitable places.

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The President may issue each year a proclamation designating
October 9 as Leif Erikson Day.

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(a) Designation.--May 1 is Loyalty Day.
(b) Purpose.--Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of
loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of
American freedom.
(c) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation--
(1) calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
Loyalty Day; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty
Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable
places.

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(a) Designation.--The last Monday in May is Memorial Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation--
(1) calling on the people of the United States to observe
Memorial Day by praying, according to their individual religious
faith, for permanent peace;
(2) designating a period of time on Memorial Day during which
the people may unite in prayer for a permanent peace;
(3) calling on the people of the United States to unite in
prayer at that time; and
(4) calling on the media to join in observing Memorial Day and
the period of prayer.

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(a) Designation.--The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings, and on the
people of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other
suitable places, on Mother's Day as a public expression of love and
reverence for the mothers of the United States.

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The President may issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating August 19 as National Aviation Day;
(2) calling on United States Government officials to display
the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
National Aviation Day; and
(3) inviting the people of the United States to observe
National Aviation Day with appropriate exercises to further
stimulate interest in aviation in the United States.

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The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the
first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people
of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at
churches, in groups, and as individuals.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the third Friday in May as National Defense
Transportation Day; and
(2) urging the people of the United States, including labor,
management, users, and investors, in all communities served by the
various forms of transportation to observe National Defense
Transportation Day by appropriate ceremonies that will give
complete recognition to the importance to each community and its
people of the transportation system of the United States and the
maintenance of the facilities of the system in the most modern
state of adequacy to serve the needs of the United States in times
of peace and in national defense.

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(a) Designation.--October is National Disability Employment
Awareness Month.
(b) Ceremonies.--Appropriate ceremonies shall be held throughout
the United States during National Disability Employment Awareness Month
to enlist public support for, and interest in, the employment of
workers with disabilities who are otherwise qualified. Governors,
mayors, heads of other governmental entities, and interested
organizations and individuals are invited to participate in the
ceremonies.
(c) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
suitable proclamation.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the week in which June 14 falls as National
Flag Week; and
(2) calling on citizens to display the flag of the United
States during National Flag Week.

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(a) Designation.--The week beginning on the third Sunday in October
is National Forest Products Week.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe
National Forest Products Week with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.

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The President may issue each year a proclamation designating
February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate the signing by
Abraham Lincoln on February 1, 1865, of the joint resolution adopted by
the Senate and the House of Representatives that proposed the 13th
amendment to the Constitution.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the first Sunday in September after Labor Day
as National Grandparents Day; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States and interested
groups and organizations to observe National Grandparents Day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating September 15 through October 15 as National
Hispanic Heritage Month; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States, especially the
educational community, to observe National Hispanic Heritage Month
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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(a) Designation.--July 27 of each year until 2003 is National
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation calling on--
(1) the people of the United States to observe National Korean
War Veterans Armistice Day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities; and
(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
United States Government, and interested organizations, groups, and
individuals, to fly the flag of the United States at halfstaff on
July 27 of each year until 2003 in honor of the individuals who
died as a result of their service in Korea.

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(a) Designation.--May 22 is National Maritime Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation calling on--
(1) the people of the United States to observe National
Maritime Day by displaying the flag of the United States at their
homes or other suitable places; and
(2) United States Government officials to display the flag on
all Government buildings on National Maritime Day.

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(a) Designation.--December 7 is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation calling on--
(1) the people of the United States to observe National Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities;
and
(2) all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the
United States Government, and interested organizations, groups, and
individuals, to fly the flag of the United States at halfstaff each
December 7 in honor of the individuals who died as a result of
their service at Pearl Harbor.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation
designating the third week in March as National Poison Prevention Week
to aid in encouraging the people of the United States to learn of the
dangers of accidental poisoning and to take preventive measures that
are warranted by the seriousness of the danger.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation
designating the 7-day period ending on the last Friday before Memorial
Day as National Safe Boating Week.

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(a) Designation.--The week beginning on the second Sunday in
October is National School Lunch Week.
(b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe
National School Lunch Week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the week that includes the third Friday of May
as National Transportation Week; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe
National Transportation Week with appropriate ceremonies and
activities as a tribute to the men and women who, night and day,
move goods and individuals throughout the United States.

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The President may issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating December 17 as Pan American Aviation Day; and
(2) calling on all officials of the United States Government,
the chief executive offices of the States, territories, and
possessions of the United States, and all citizens to participate
in the observance of Pan American Aviation Day to further, and
stimulate interest in, aviation in the American countries as an
important stimulus to the further development of more rapid
communications and a cultural development between the countries of
the Western Hemisphere.

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(a) Designation.--The fourth Sunday in July is Parents' Day.
(b) Recognition.--All private citizens, organizations, and Federal,
State, and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged
to recognize Parents' Day through proclamations, activities, and
educational efforts in furtherance of recognizing, uplifting, and
supporting the role of parents in bringing up their children.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor
of Federal, State, and local officers killed or disabled in the
line of duty;
(2) directing United States Government officials to display the
flag of the United States at halfstaff on all Government buildings
on Peace Officers Memorial Day, as provided by section 7(m) of
title 4, United States Code; and
(3) inviting State and local governments and the people of the
United States to observe Peace Officers Memorial Day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities, including the display of the
flag at halfstaff.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the week in which May 15 occurs as Police Week
in recognition of the service given by men and women who stand
guard to protect the people of the United States through law
enforcement; and
(2) inviting State and local governments and the people of the
United States to observe Police Week with appropriate ceremonies
and activities, including the display of the flag at halfstaff.

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The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating the first week in March as Save Your Vision
Week;
(2) inviting the governors and mayors of State and local
governments to issue proclamations designating the first week in
March as Save Your Vision Week;
(3) inviting the communications media, health care professions,
and other agencies and individuals concerned with programs for the
improvement of vision to unite during Save Your Vision Week in
public activities to convince the people of the United States of
the importance of vision to their welfare and the welfare of the
United States; and
(4) urging the media, health care professions, and other
agencies and individuals to support programs to improve and protect
the vision of the people of the United States.

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(a) Designation.--May is Steelmark Month.
(b) Purpose.--Steelmark Month recognizes the tremendous
contribution made by the steel industry in the United States to
national security and defense.
(c) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a
proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe
Steelmark Month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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The President may issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating January 13 as Stephen Foster Memorial Day; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States to observe
Stephen Foster Memorial Day with appropriate ceremonies,
pilgrimages to his shrines, and musical programs featuring his
compositions.

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The President shall issue each year a proclamation--
(1) calling on officials of the United States Government to
display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings
on April 13; and
(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe April
13 in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with
appropriate ceremonies in commemoration of Thomas Jefferson's
birthday.

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The President may issue each year a proclamation--
(1) designating October 15 as White Cane Safety Day; and
(2) calling on the people of the United States to observe White
Cane Safety Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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(a) Designation.--December 17 is Wright Brothers Day.
(b) Purpose.--Wright Brothers Day commemorates the first successful
flights in a heavier than air, mechanically propelled airplane, that
were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17, 1903, near Kitty
Hawk, North Carolina.
(c) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue each year a
proclamation inviting the people of the United States to observe Wright
Brothers Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
CHAPTER 3--NATIONAL ANTHEM, MOTTO, FLORAL EMBLEM, AND MARCH
Sec.
301. National anthem.
302. National motto.
303. National floral emblem.
304. National march.

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(a) Designation.--The composition consisting of the words and music
known as the Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem.
(b) Conduct During Playing.--During a rendition of the national
anthem--
(1) when the flag is displayed--
(A) all present except those in uniform should stand at
attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart;
(B) men not in uniform should remove their headdress with
their right hand and hold the headdress at the left shoulder,
the hand being over the heart; and
(C) individuals in uniform should give the military salute
at the first note of the anthem and maintain that position
until the last note; and
(2) when the flag is not displayed, all present should face
toward the music and act in the same manner they would if the flag
were displayed.

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``In God we trust'' is the national motto.

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The flower commonly known as the rose is the national floral
emblem.

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The composition by John Philip Sousa entitled ``The Stars and
Stripes Forever'' is the national march.
CHAPTER 5--PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES
Sec.
501. Definitions.
502. Regulations, licenses, and registration tags.
503. Use of reservations, grounds, and public spaces.
504. Installation and removal of electrical facilities.
505. Extension of wires along parade routes.
506. Duration of regulations and licenses and publication of
regulations.
507. Application to other property.
508. Enforcement.
509. Penalty.
510. Authorization of appropriations.

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For purposes of this chapter--
(1) ``Inaugural Committee'' means the committee appointed by
the President-elect to be in charge of the Presidential inaugural
ceremony and functions and activities connected with the ceremony;
and
(2) ``inaugural period'' means the period that includes the day
on which the Presidential inaugural ceremony is held, the 5
calendar days immediately preceding that day, and the 4 calendar
days immediately following that day.

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(a) Regulations and Licenses.--For each inaugural period, the
Council of the District of Columbia shall--
(1) prescribe reasonable regulations necessary to preserve
public order and protect life, health, and property;
(2) prescribe special regulations related to the standing,
movement, and operation of vehicles; and
(3) grant special licenses to peddlers and vendors to sell
merchandise in places the Council considers proper, subject to
conditions and fees for the licenses the Council considers proper.
(b) Registration Tags.--The Mayor of the District of Columbia may
issue, for any motor vehicle made available for the use of the
Inaugural Committee, special registration tags, valid for not more than
90 days, designed to celebrate the inauguration of the President and
Vice President.

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(a) Permit for Use.--With the approval of the officer having
jurisdiction over any of the Federal reservations or grounds in the
District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior may grant to the
Inaugural Committee a permit to use the reservations or grounds during
the inaugural period, including a reasonable time before and after the
inaugural period. The Mayor of the District of Columbia may grant a
similar permit to use public space under the Mayor's jurisdiction. Each
permit granted under this subsection is subject to conditions the
grantor of the permit prescribes.
(b) Reviewing Stands and Commercial Stands and Structures.--A
reviewing stand or a stand or structure for the sale of merchandise,
food, or drink may be built on public grounds in the District of
Columbia only if approved by the Inaugural Committee and by the
Secretary or the Mayor, as appropriate.
(c) Restoration After Inaugural Period.--After the inaugural
period, the reservation, ground, or public space occupied by a stand or
structure shall be restored promptly to its prior condition.
(d) Indemnification.--The Inaugural Committee shall indemnify and
save harmless the District of Columbia and the appropriate department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government against any
loss or damage to, and against any liability arising from the use of,
the reservation, ground, or public space, by the Inaugural Committee or
a licensee of the Inaugural Committee.

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(a) Installation.--The Mayor of the District of Columbia may allow
the Inaugural Committee to install suitable overhead conductors and
electrical facilities, with adequate supports. The official in charge
of a park or reservation in the District of Columbia in which it is
necessary to place wires shall supervise the placing and removal of
those wires.
(b) Removal.--The conductors and supports shall be removed not
later than 5 days after the end of the inaugural period.
(c) Indemnification.--The United States Government and the District
of Columbia may not incur any expense or damage from the installation,
operation, or removal of a temporary overhead conductor or electrical
facility. The Inaugural Committee shall indemnify and hold harmless the
District of Columbia and the appropriate department, agency, or
instrumentality of the Government against any loss or damage, and
against any liability arising, from any act of the Inaugural Committee
or any agent, licensee, servant, or employee of the Inaugural Committee
in connection with the installation, operation, or removal of a
temporary overhead conductor or electrical facility.

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The Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the
Interior, and the Inaugural Committee may allow communications
companies to extend overhead wires to places along a parade route that
are considered convenient for use in connection with the parade and
other inaugural purposes. The wires shall be removed not later than 10
days after the inaugural period ends.

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regulations
Regulations prescribed and licenses authorized under this chapter
are effective only during the inaugural period. The regulations shall
be published in at least one daily newspaper published in the District
of Columbia. A penalty prescribed for violating such a regulation may
not be enforced until 5 days after publication.

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This chapter does not apply to the United States Capitol Buildings
or Grounds or other property under the jurisdiction of Congress or a
committee, commission, or officer of Congress. A service or facility
authorized by or under this chapter is available for the property on
request or approval of the joint committee of the Senate and House of
Representatives appointed by the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the inauguration
of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect.

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The Mayor of the District of Columbia, or other official having
jurisdiction in the premises, shall enforce this chapter, take
necessary precautions to protect the public, and ensure that the
pavement of any street, sidewalk, avenue, or alley disturbed or damaged
is restored to its prior condition.

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A person violating a regulation prescribed under this chapter shall
be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days. A
separate violation occurs under this section for each day the violation
continues.

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(a) Authorization.--Necessary amounts are authorized to be
appropriated--
(1) to enable the Mayor of the District of Columbia to provide
additional municipal services in the District of Columbia during
the inaugural period, including--
(A) employment of personal services without regard to
chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5;
(B) travel expenses of enforcement personnel, including
sanitarians, from other jurisdictions;
(C) the hiring of the means of transportation;
(D) meals for policemen, firemen, and other municipal
employees;
(E) the cost of removing and relocating streetcar loading
platforms, construction, rent, maintenance, and expenses
incident to the operation of temporary public comfort stations,
first-aid stations, and information booths; and
(F) other incidental expenses in the discretion of the
Mayor; and
(2) to enable the Secretary of the Interior to provide meals
for the members of the United States Park Police during the
inaugural period.
(b) Payment.--Amounts appropriated under--
(1) subsection (a)(1) of this section are payable in the same
way as other appropriations for the expenses of the District of
Columbia; and
(2) subsection (a)(2) of this section are payable in the same
way as other appropriations for the expenses of the Department of
the Interior.
CHAPTER 7--FEDERAL PARTICIPATION IN CARL GARNER FEDERAL LANDS CLEANUP
DAY
Sec.
701. Findings.
702. Definition.
703. Duties of Federal land management agency.
704. Activities.

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Congress finds that--
(1) Federal lands, parks, recreation areas, and waterways
provide recreational opportunities for millions of Americans each
year;
(2) Federal lands administered by Federal land management
agencies contain valuable wildlife, scenery, natural and historic
features, and other resources which may be damaged by litter and
misuse;
(3) it is in the best interest of the United States and its
citizens to maintain and preserve the beauty, safety, and
availability of these Federal lands;
(4) these Federal land management agencies have been designated
as the caretakers of these Federal lands and are responsible for
maintaining and preserving those areas and facilities;
(5) there is great value in volunteer involvement in
maintaining and preserving Federal lands for recreational use;
(6) the Federal land management agencies should be concerned
with promoting a sense of pride and ownership among citizens toward
these lands;
(7) the use of citizen volunteers in a national cleanup effort
promotes these goals and encourages the thoughtful use of these
Federal lands and facilities;
(8) the positive impact of annual cleanup events held at
various recreation sites has already been proven by steadily
declining levels of litter at these sites; and
(9) a national program for cleaning and maintaining Federal
lands using volunteers will save millions of tax dollars.

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For purposes of this chapter, ``Federal land management agency''
includes--
(1) the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture;
(2) the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the
Interior;
(3) the National Park Service of the Department of the
Interior;
(4) the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the
Interior;
(5) the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the
Interior; and
(6) the Army Corps of Engineers.

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To observe Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day at the Federal
level, each Federal land management agency shall organize, coordinate,
and participate with citizen volunteers and State and local authorities
in cleaning and providing for the maintenance of Federal public land,
recreation areas, and waterways within the jurisdiction of the agency.

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In cooperation with appropriate State and local government
authorities, each Federal land management agency shall plan for and
carry out activities on Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day that--
(1) encourage continuing public and private sector cooperation
in preserving the beauty and safety of areas within the
jurisdiction of the agency;
(2) increase citizens' sense of ownership and community pride
in those areas;
(3) reduce litter on Federal lands, along trails and waterways,
and within those areas; and
(4) maintain and improve trails, recreation areas, waterways,
and facilities.
CHAPTER 9--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec.
901. Service flag and service lapel button.
902. National League of Families POW/MIA flag.

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(a) Individuals Entitled To Display Service Flag.--A service flag
approved by the Secretary of Defense may be displayed in a window of
the place of residence of individuals who are members of the immediate
family of an individual serving in the Armed Forces of the United
States during any period of war or hostilities in which the Armed
Forces of the United States are engaged.
(b) Individuals Entitled To Display Service Lapel Button.--A
service lapel button approved by the Secretary may be worn by members
of the immediate family of an individual serving in the Armed Forces of
the United States during any period of war or hostilities in which the
Armed Forces of the United States are engaged.
(c) License To Manufacture and Sell Service Flags and Service Lapel
Buttons.--Any person may apply to the Secretary for a license to
manufacture and sell the approved service flag, or the approved service
lapel button, or both. Any person that manufactures a service flag or
service lapel button without having first obtained a license, or
otherwise violates this section is liable to the United States
Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe regulations necessary
to carry out this section.

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(a) Designation.--The National League of Families POW/MIA flag is
designated as the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to
resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still prisoner,
missing, and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, thus ending the
uncertainty for their families and the Nation.
(b) Display.--The flag shall be displayed--
(1) at each national cemetery and at the National Vietnam
Veterans Memorial each year on Memorial Day and Veterans Day and on
any day designated by law as National POW/MIA Recognition Day; and
(2) on, or on the grounds of, the buildings containing the
primary offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Veterans
Affairs, and the Director of the Selective Service System on any
day designated by law as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
(c) Termination of Flag Display Requirement.--Subsection (b) of
this section ceases to apply when the President decides that the
fullest possible accounting has been made of all members of the Armed
Forces and civilian employees of the United States Government who have
been identified as prisoners of war or missing in action in Southeast
Asia.
PART B--UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED WITH
OBSERVANCES AND CEREMONIES
CHAPTER 21--AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
Sec.
2101. Membership.
2102. Employment of personnel.
2103. Administrative.
2104. Military cemeteries in foreign countries.
2105. Monuments built by the United States Government.
2106. War memorials not built by the United States Government.
2107. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
2108. Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial sites on
Corregidor.
2109. Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account.
2110. Claims against the Commission.
2111. Presidential duties and powers.
2112. Care and maintenance of Surrender Tree site.

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(a) Composition and Terms.--The American Battle Monuments
Commission has not more than 11 members appointed by the President. The
President also shall appoint one officer of the Regular Army to serve
as secretary of the Commission. The members and secretary serve at the
pleasure of the President. The President shall fill any vacancies that
occur. Notwithstanding any other law, members of the Armed Forces may
be appointed members of the Commission.
(b) Pay and Expenses.--The members of the Commission serve without
compensation. However, the members of the Commission may receive, from
an amount appropriated to carry out this chapter or acquired by another
authorized way--
(1) their actual expenses related to the work of the
Commission;
(2) when in a travel status outside the continental United
States, a per diem at the rate authorized to be paid for members of
the uniformed services under section 405 of title 37, United States
Code, instead of subsistence; and
(3) when in a travel status in the continental United States, a
per diem at the rate authorized to be paid under sections 5702 and
5703 of title 5, United States Code, instead of subsistence.
(c) Expenses of Officers of Armed Forces Serving on Commission.--An
officer of the Armed Forces serving as a member or as secretary of the
Commission may be reimbursed for expenses when traveling on business of
the Commission in the same way as civilian members of the Commission.

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(a) General.--Within the limits of an appropriation made to employ
personnel, the American Battle Monuments Commission may employ
personnel necessary to carry out this chapter. To ensure adequate care
and maintenance of cemeteries, monuments, and memorials, the
Commission, subject to the availability of appropriations, shall
employ--
(1) at least 50 individuals in the competitive service (as
defined in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code), of whom at
least 43 shall be assigned to duty in foreign countries where the
cemeteries, monuments, and memorials are located; and
(2) at least 348 individuals who are citizens of the countries
where the cemeteries, monuments, and memorials are located.
(b) Detailed Personnel.--On request of the Commission, the heads of
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States
Government may make available to the Commission their personnel and
facilities to assist in carrying out this chapter, and may expend for
that purpose amounts appropriated to the department, agency, and
instrumentality. The Commission shall reimburse the department, agency,
or instrumentality for the pay and allowances of designated personnel.
(c) Station Allowance for Officers Assigned to the Commission.--For
officers of the Armed Forces assigned to the Commission, the same
station allowance shall be authorized for serving at foreign stations
as the Secretary of the Army has authorized for officers of the Army.
(d) Citizenship Requirement.--An individual may be employed as the
superintendent, or as an assistant superintendent, of a cemetery
operated by the Commission only if the individual is a citizen of the
United States.

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(a) General Authority.--Subject to appropriations made to carry out
this chapter, the American Battle Monuments Commission may--
(1) acquire land or an interest in land in a foreign country to
carry out the purposes of this chapter, or an executive order
conferring duties and powers on the Commission, without submission
to the Attorney General under section 355 of the Revised Statutes
(40 U.S.C. 255);
(2) maintain, repair, and operate motor-propelled passenger-
carrying vehicles and other property that another department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government provides
to the Commission;
(3) establish offices in the District of Columbia and elsewhere
in or outside the United States;
(4) rent office and garage space, which may be paid for in
advance, in foreign countries; and
(5) procure printing, binding, engraving, lithographing,
photographing, and typewriting, including the publication of
information on United States activities, battlefields, memorials,
and cemeteries with respect to which the Commission may exercise
any duties and powers.
(b) Disposition of Land.--Under conditions and in the manner the
Commission decides is proper, the Commission may dispose of land or an
interest in land in a foreign country that the Commission acquires in
connection with its work.
(c) Contracting Out.--Notwithstanding the requirements of existing
laws or regulations, the Commission, under conditions the Commission
decides are necessary and proper, may contract for work, supplies,
materials, and equipment outside or for use outside the United States
and engage the services of architects and other technical and
professional personnel.
(d) Delegation.--Under conditions the Commission may prescribe, the
Commission may delegate to its chairman, secretary, or officials in
charge of any of its offices any of its authority it considers
necessary and proper.
(e) Authority To Receive State, Local, or Private Amounts.--The
Commission may receive State, local, or private amounts to carry out
this chapter. The Commission shall deposit the amounts with the
Treasurer of the United States. The Treasurer shall keep the amounts in
separate accounts and shall disburse the amounts on vouchers approved
by the chairman.
(f) Limitation on Use of Contributions.--The Commission may not
obligate, withdraw, or expend amounts received as contributions before
March 1, 1998.
(g) Statements to President.--The Commission shall transmit to the
President on October 1 of each year a statement of all its financial
and other transactions during the prior fiscal year.
(h) Financial Statements and Audits.--(1) The Commission shall have
a system of financial controls to enable the Commission to comply with
the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection and with section
2106(d)(4) of this title.
(2) The Commission shall--
(A) by March 1 of each year (beginning with 1998)--
(i) prepare a financial statement which covers all accounts
and associated activities of the Commission for the prior
fiscal year and is consistent with the requirements of section
3515 of title 31, United States Code; and
(ii) submit the financial statement, together with a
narrative summary, to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of
the Senate and House of Representatives; and
(B) obtain an audit by the Comptroller General of each
financial statement prepared under subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph, which shall be conducted in accordance with applicable
generally accepted government auditing standards and shall be in
lieu of any audit otherwise required by law.
(i) Disposition of Records and Archives.--When no longer required
by the Commission, the records and archives of the Commission shall be
deposited with the National Archives in accordance with section 2107 of
title 44, United States Code.
(j) Seal.--The Commission shall have a seal that shall be
judicially noticed.
(k) Disbursements Outside Continental United States.--Disbursements
for expenditures outside the continental United States may be made by a
special disbursing agent designated by the Commission under regulations
it prescribes.

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When, as a result of combat operations, the Armed Forces establish
military cemeteries in zones of operations outside the United States
and the territories and possessions of the United States, the American
Battle Monuments Commission and the Secretary of the Army, immediately
on the cessation of hostilities, shall decide which of the cemeteries
will become permanent cemeteries or, if they decide it is desirable,
shall select new sites for the cemeteries at any other location. The
Commission is solely responsible for the design and construction of the
permanent cemeteries, and of all buildings, plantings, headstones, and
other permanent improvements incidental to the cemeteries, except
that--
(1) the Armed Forces are responsible for maintaining the
permanent cemeteries until the Commission declares its readiness to
assume the authorized administrative duties and powers;
(2) all construction undertaken by the Armed Forces in
establishing and maintaining the cemetery prior to its transfer to
the Commission shall be nonpermanent;
(3) burials and reburials by the Armed Forces shall be carried
out in accordance with plans prepared by the Commission; and
(4) the Armed Forces have the right to re-enter a cemetery
transferred to the Commission to exhume or re-inter a body if they
decide it is necessary.

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(a) Memorials.--The American Battle Monuments Commission shall
prepare plans and estimates to build suitable memorials commemorating
the service of American Armed Forces, and shall build and maintain
memorials in the United States and, as the Commission decides, at any
place outside the United States where the Armed Forces have served
since April 6, 1917.
(b) Architecture and Art.--The Commission shall build and maintain
works of architecture and art in United States cemeteries located
outside the United States and the territories and possessions of the
United States that are permanent cemeteries. The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall maintain works of architecture and art built by the
Commission in the National Cemetery System, as described in section
2400(b) of title 38.
(c) Control and Supervision of Materials, Design, and Building.--
(1) The Commission shall control the materials and design and prescribe
regulations for, and supervise the building of, all memorial monuments
and buildings in United States cemeteries located outside the United
States and the territories and possessions of the United States.
(2) The Commission shall control the design and prescribe
regulations for the building of all memorial monuments and buildings
commemorating the service of American Armed Forces that are built in a
foreign country or political division of the foreign country that
authorizes the Commission to carry out those duties and powers.
(d) Approval by National Commission of Fine Arts.--A design for a
memorial must be approved by the National Commission of Fine Arts
before the Commission can accept it.

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(a) Cooperation With Others.--The American Battle Monuments
Commission may cooperate with citizens of the United States, States,
municipalities, or associations desiring to build war memorials outside
the continental limits of the United States in the way the Commission
decides. An administrative agency of the United States Government may
give assistance to build the memorial only if a plan for the memorial
has been approved under this chapter.
(b) Control, Administration, and Maintenance of War Memorials.--(1)
The Commission may assume responsibility for the control,
administration, and maintenance of any war memorial built outside the
United States by a citizen of the United States, a State, a political
subdivision of a State, a governmental authority (except a department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government), a foreign
agency, or a private association to commemorate the services of any of
the Armed Forces in hostilities occurring since April 6, 1917, if--
(A) the memorial is not built on the territory of the
applicable former enemy; and
(B) the sponsors of the memorial consent to the Commission
assuming those responsibilities and transfer to the Commission all
their rights and interests in the memorial.
(2) If reasonable effort fails to locate the sponsors of a
memorial, the Commission may assume responsibility for the memorial
under this subsection by agreement with the appropriate foreign
authorities. A decision of the Commission to assume responsibility for
a war memorial under this subsection is final.
(3) Sponsors of a war memorial for which the Commission assumes
responsibility under this subsection may transfer amounts accumulated
to maintain and repair the memorial to the Commission for use in
carrying out this chapter. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this
section, the Commission shall deposit transferred amounts as provided
in section 2103(e) of this title.
(c) Arrangements for Repair or Long-Term Maintenance of
Memorials.--In assuming responsibility for a war memorial under
subsection (b)(1) or (2) of this section, the Commission may arrange
with the sponsors of the memorial to provide for repair or long-term
maintenance of the memorial. An amount transferred to the Commission
for the purpose of this subsection shall be deposited by the Commission
in the fund established under subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Fund for Arrangements for Repair or Long-Term Maintenance of
Memorials.--(1) There is a fund in the Treasury that is available to
the Commission for expenses of repair and long-term maintenance of
memorials for which the Commission has made arrangements under
subsection (c) of this section. The fund consists of--
(A) amounts deposited into, and interest and proceeds credited
to, the fund under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
(B) obligations obtained under paragraph (3) of this
subsection.
(2) The Commission shall deposit into the fund the amounts that are
accepted under subsection (c) of this section. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall credit to the fund the interest on, and the proceeds
from the sale or redemption of, obligations held in the fund.
(3) The Secretary shall invest any part of the fund that the
Commission decides is not required to meet current expenses. Each
investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the
United States Government, or an obligation that has its principal and
interest guaranteed by the Government, that the Commission decides has
a maturity suitable for the fund.
(4) The Commission shall separately account for all amounts
deposited in and expended from the fund for each war memorial for which
an arrangement for repair or long-term maintenance is made under
subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Demolition of War Memorial Built in a Foreign Country and
Disposition of Site.--The Commission may take necessary action to
demolish any war memorial built outside the United States by a citizen
of the United States, a State, a political subdivision of a State, a
governmental authority (except a department, agency, or instrumentality
of the United States Government), a foreign agency, or a private
association and to dispose of the site of the memorial in a way the
Commission decides is proper, if--
(1) the appropriate foreign authorities agree to the
demolition; and
(2)(A) the sponsor of the memorial consents to the demolition;
or
(B) the memorial has fallen into disrepair and a reasonable
effort by the Commission has failed--
(i) to persuade the sponsor to maintain the memorial at a
standard acceptable to the Commission; or
(ii) to locate the sponsor.

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With the consent of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the American
Battle Monuments Commission may build works of architecture and art in
the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

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on Corregidor
(a) General.--After an agreement is made between the Government of
the Republic of the Philippines and the United States Government, the
American Battle Monuments Commission shall restore, operate, and
maintain the Pacific War Memorial and other historical and memorial
sites on Corregidor.
(b) Personnel.--The Commission may employ necessary personnel to
carry out this section.
(c) Use of Other Departments, Agencies, and Instrumentalities.--
Departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States
Government may assist the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, in
carrying out this section.
(d) Authority To Solicit Contributions.--To carry out this section,
the Commission may solicit and accept private contributions and shall
deposit the contributions in the fund established by subsection (f) of
this section.
(e) Use of Private Amounts.--The Commission shall carry out this
section with private amounts except to the extent amounts are
appropriated under subsection (g) of this section.
(f) Fund.--(1) There is a fund in the Treasury that is available to
the Commission only to carry out this section. The fund consists of--
(A) amounts deposited into, and interest and proceeds credited
to, the fund under paragraph (2) of this subsection; and
(B) obligations obtained under paragraph (3) of this
subsection.
(2) The Chairman of the Commission shall deposit into the fund the
amounts that are accepted under subsection (d) of this section. The
Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to the fund the interest on, and
the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, obligations held in the
fund.
(3) The Secretary shall invest any part of the fund that the
Chairman decides is not required to meet current expenses. Each
investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the
United States Government, or an obligation that has its principal and
interest guaranteed by the Government, that the Chairman decides has a
maturity suitable for the fund.
(4) Amounts in the fund exceeding the cost of carrying out this
section, as decided by the Chairman, shall be deposited in the Treasury
as miscellaneous receipts to reimburse the United States Government for
amounts appropriated under subsection (g) of this section.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated--
(1) $6,000,000 for site preparation, design, planning,
construction, and associated administrative costs for the
restoration of the Memorial and other historical and memorial sites
referred to in subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) amounts necessary to operate and maintain the Memorial and
those other historical and memorial sites.

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(a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is an account in the Treasury
known as the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, American Battle Monuments
Commission, Account''. The Account shall be used to provide amounts, in
addition to amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses of the
Commission, to pay the cost of salaries and expenses that exceeds the
amount appropriated for salaries and expenses because of fluctuations
in currency exchange rates of foreign countries occurring after a
budget request for the Commission is submitted to Congress. The Account
may not be used for any other purpose.
(b) Increase in Permissible Obligations of Amounts.--A provision of
law limiting the amounts the Commission may obligate in a fiscal year
shall be increased to the extent necessary to reflect fluctuations in
exchange rates from those used in preparing the budget submission.
(c) Transferred Amounts.--(1) Amounts in the Account may be
transferred to amounts appropriated for salaries and expenses of the
Commission. Transferred amounts shall be merged with, and are available
for the same time period as, the appropriation to which they are
applied.
(2) Amounts transferred from the Account may be transferred back--
(A) if the amounts are not needed to pay obligations incurred
because of fluctuations in currency exchange rates of foreign
countries in the appropriation to which the amounts were originally
transferred; or
(B) because of subsequent favorable fluctuations in the rates
or because other amounts are, or become, available to pay the
obligations.
(3) Amounts transferred to an appropriation under this subsection
may not be transferred back to the Account after the end of the 2d
fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the appropriation was
available for obligation.
(d) Recording of Obligations and Fluctuations in Exchange Rates.--
An obligation of the Commission payable in the currency of a foreign
country may be recorded as an obligation based on exchange rates used
in preparing a budget submission. A change reflecting fluctuations in
exchange rates may be recorded as a disbursement is made.
(e) Unobligated Balances.--The unobligated balance of an
appropriation for salaries and expenses may be transferred to the
Account not later than the end of the second fiscal year following the
fiscal year for which the appropriation was made. The unobligated
balance shall be merged with, and be available for the same period and
purposes as, the Account.
(f) Annual Report.--The Commission each year shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on amounts transferred
under this section.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $3,000,000 to the Account.

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A claim against the American Battle Monuments Commission that is
similar to a claim described in section 2734 of title 10, that is based
on damage to, or loss or destruction of, property, or personal injury
or death of an individual, and that is caused by the negligent or
wrongful act or omission of an officer or civilian employee of the
Commission acting within the scope of the officer's or employee's
office or employment, may be settled, decided, and paid as provided in
section 2734 for the settlement of Army claims. However, the Secretary
of the Army may appoint an officer or employee of the Commission to a
claims commission or as an officer to approve settlements of claims
made by the claims commission. All payments in settlement of a claim
shall be made out of appropriations made to carry out this chapter.

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(a) Arrangements With Foreign Countries.--The President is
requested to make the necessary arrangements with the proper
authorities of the appropriate foreign countries to enable the American
Battle Monuments Commission to carry out this chapter.
(b) Transfer of Administrative Duties and Powers and Supplies,
Material, and Equipment to Commission.--(1) The President by executive
order may transfer to the Commission--
(A) the same administrative duties and powers related to a
permanent military cemetery located outside the United States and
the territories and possessions of the United States that were
transferred to the Commission by Executive Order 6614, February 26,
1934, and Executive Order 10057, May 14, 1949, as amended by
Executive Order 10087, December 3, 1949; and
(B) supplies, material, and equipment located in the permanent
military cemetery or in a military depot overseas that--
(i) the Department of Defense does not need; and
(ii) the Commission requests to carry out the duties and
powers specified in clause (A) of this paragraph.
(2) After a transfer under this subsection, the Commission shall
maintain the cemetery and all improvements in it.

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The American Battle Monuments Commission is responsible for the
care and maintenance of the Surrender Tree site in Santiago, Cuba.
CHAPTER 23--UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
Sec.
2301. Establishment and purposes.
2302. Membership.
2303. Executive Director.
2304. Gifts, bequests, and devises of property.
2305. Memorial museum.
2306. Audits.
2307. Administrative.
2308. Annual report.
2309. Authorization of appropriations.

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Council is an independent
establishment of the United States Government. The Council shall--
(1) provide for appropriate ways for the Nation to commemorate
the Days of Remembrance as an annual, national, civic commemoration
of the Holocaust;
(2) encourage and sponsor appropriate observances of the Days
of Remembrance throughout the United States;
(3) plan, construct, and operate a permanent living memorial
museum to the victims of the Holocaust in cooperation with the
Secretary of the Interior and other departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities of the United States Government as provided in
section 2305 of this title; and
(4) develop a plan for carrying out the recommendations of the
President's Commission on the Holocaust in its report to the
President of September 27, 1979, to the extent the recommendations
are not otherwise provided for in this chapter.

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(a) Composition.--(1) The United States Holocaust Memorial Council
consists of 65 voting members and the following ex officio nonvoting
members:
(A) one appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
(B) one appointed by the Secretary of State.
(C) one appointed by the Secretary of Education.
(2) Of the 65 voting members--
(A) the President of the United States appoints 55;
(B) the Speaker of the House of Representatives appoints five
from among members of the House of Representatives; and
(C) the President pro tempore of the Senate appoints five, on
the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders, from among
members of the Senate.
(b) Terms of Office.--(1) Except as provided in this subsection,
Council members serve for terms of 5 years.
(2) The terms of the five members of the House of Representatives
and the five members of the Senate appointed during a term of Congress
expire at the end of that term of Congress.
(c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The President of the United
States shall appoint the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the
Council from among the members of the Council. The Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson serve for terms of 5 years.
(d) Vacancies.--(1) A vacancy on the Council shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointment was made.
(2) A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
expiration of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed only for the remainder of the term. A member, except a Member
of Congress appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or
the President pro tempore of the Senate, may serve after the expiration
of a term until a successor takes office.
(3) The President of the United States fills a vacancy in the
offices of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.
(e) Reappointment.--A member whose term expires may be reappointed.
The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson may be reappointed to those
offices.
(f) Pay and Expenses.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of
this subsection, members of the Council may be paid the daily
equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable under
section 5376 of title 5 for each day (including traveltime) during
which they perform duties of the Council. A member is entitled to
travel expenses, including a per diem allowance, as provided under
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Members who are full-time officers or employees of the United
States Government or Members of Congress may not receive additional pay
because of their service on the Council.
(g) Associated Committees.--Subject to appointment by the
Chairperson, an individual who is not a member of the Council may be
designated as a member of a committee associated with the Council. The
individual serves without cost to the Government.

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(a) Appointment and Pay.--The Chairperson of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Council shall appoint an Executive Director, subject
to confirmation by the Council. The Executive Director may be paid with
nonappropriated funds. However, if the Executive Director is paid with
appropriated funds, the rate of pay shall be a rate that is not more
than the maximum rate of basic pay payable under section 5376 of title
5, United States Code. The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of
the Council.
(b) Duties and Powers.--The Executive Director may--
(1) appoint employees in the competitive service subject to
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code;
(2) appoint and fix the compensation (at a rate that is not
more than the maximum rate of basic pay payable under section 5376
of title 5, United States Code) of not more than three employees,
notwithstanding any other law; and
(3) implement decisions of the Council, in the manner the
Council directs, and carry out other functions the Council, the
Executive Committee of the Council, or the Chairperson assigns.

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(a) General.--The United States Holocaust Memorial Council may
solicit, accept, own, administer, invest, and use gifts, bequests, and
devises of property to aid or facilitate the construction, maintenance,
and operation of the memorial museum. The property and the proceeds of
the property shall be used as nearly as possible in accordance with the
terms of the gift, bequest, or devise donating the property. Funds
donated to and accepted by the Council under this section are not
considered appropriated funds and are not subject to any requirements
or restrictions applicable to appropriated funds.
(b) Tax Treatment.--For the purposes of Federal income, estate, and
gift taxes, property accepted under this section is deemed to be a
gift, bequest, or devise to the United States Government.

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(a) Transfer or Purchase of Real Property in the District of
Columbia.--For the purpose of establishing the memorial museum, and
with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with
the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning
Commission--
(1) a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government may transfer to the administrative jurisdiction
of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, any real property
in the District of Columbia that is under the administrative
jurisdiction of the department, agency, or instrumentality and that
the Council considers suitable for the memorial museum; and
(2) the Council may purchase, with the consent of the owner,
any real property within the District of Columbia that the Council
considers suitable for the memorial museum.
(b) Architectural Design Approval.--The architectural design for
the memorial museum is subject to the approval of the Secretary of the
Interior, in consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and the
National Capital Planning Commission.
(c) Insurance.--The Council shall maintain insurance on the
memorial museum to cover the risks, in the amount, and containing the
terms the Council considers necessary.

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When requested by Congress, the Comptroller General shall audit
financial transactions of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council,
including those involving donated funds, under generally accepted
auditing standards. The Council shall make available for an audit under
this section all records, items, or property used by the Council that
are necessary for the audit. The Council shall provide facilities for
verifying transactions with the balances.

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(a) Bylaws.--(1) The United States Holocaust Memorial Council shall
adopt bylaws to carry out its functions under this chapter.
(2) The Chairperson of the Council may waive a bylaw when the
Chairperson decides the waiver is in the best interest of the Council.
Immediately after waiving a bylaw, the Chairperson shall send written
notice to every voting member of the Council. The waiver becomes final
30 days after the notice is sent unless a majority of Council members
disagrees in writing before the end of the 30-day period.
(b) Quorum.--One-third of the members of the Council is a quorum. A
vacancy in the Council does not affect its power to function.
(c) Experts and Consultants.--The Council may procure the temporary
or intermittent services of experts or consultants under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, at rates that are not more than the
daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable under
section 5376 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Contract Authority.--In accordance with applicable law, the
Council may make contracts or other arrangements with public agencies
or authorities and with private organizations and persons and may make
payments necessary to carry out its functions under this chapter.
(e) Assistance From Other United States Government Departments,
Agencies, and Instrumentalities.--The Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, the Library of Congress, and all departments, agencies,
and instrumentalities in the executive branch of the United States
Government may assist the Council in carrying out its functions under
this chapter.
(f) Administrative Services and Support.--The Secretary of the
Interior may provide administrative services and support to the Council
on a reimbursable basis.

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Each year, the Executive Director of the United States Holocaust
Memorial Council shall submit to Congress a report on the Executive
Director's stewardship of the authority to construct, maintain, and
operate the memorial museum, including an accounting of all financial
transactions involving donated funds.

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(a) General.--Amounts necessary to carry out this chapter are
authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years ending
September 30, 1997-2000. Notwithstanding any other law, necessary
amounts are authorized to be appropriated to the Council to obtain,
from a private insurance carrier, insurance against loss in connection
with the memorial museum and related property and exhibits.
(b) Use of Amounts for Construction Barred.--Amounts authorized
under this chapter may not be used for construction.
(c) Prior Authority Required.--Authority to make contracts and to
make payments under this chapter, using amounts authorized to be
appropriated under this section, are effective only to the extent, and
in amounts, provided in advance in an appropriations law.
CHAPTER 25--PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
Sec.
2501. Acceptance of voluntary services and money or property.
2502. Authorization of appropriations.

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The President's Committee on Employment of People With
Disabilities--
(1) notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, may accept
voluntary and uncompensated services; and
(2) may accept, use, and dispose of any money or property the
Committee receives.

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(a) General.--Amounts necessary for the work of the President's
Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities are authorized to
be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, to be
expended in the manner and by agencies the President may direct.
(b) Uses.--Amounts appropriated under this section are to be used
to carry out the purposes of the National Disability Employment
Awareness Month and to enable the President to provide the Committee
with adequate personnel to assist in its activities, and otherwise to
provide the Committee with the means of carrying out a program to
promote the employment of individuals with disabilities, by--
(1) creating interest throughout the United States in the
rehabilitation and employment of such individuals; and
(2) obtaining and maintaining cooperation from all public and
private groups in the field.
SUBTITLE II--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PART A--GENERAL
Chapter                                                             Sec.
GENERAL............................................................10101
PART B--ORGANIZATIONS
AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME..........................................20101
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS...............................20301
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY..........................................20501
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES..............................20701
AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.......................................20901
AMERICAN GOLD STAR MOTHERS, INCORPORATED...........................21101
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION....................................21301
AMERICAN HOSPITAL OF PARIS.........................................21501
THE AMERICAN LEGION................................................21701
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATER AND ACADEMY..........................21901
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW..........................22101
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE.................................22301
AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS...............................................22501
AMVETS (AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II, KOREA,.......................
AND VIETNAM).....................................................22701
ARMY AND NAVY UNION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER-.......................
ICA..............................................................22901
AVIATION HALL OF FAME..............................................23101
BIG BROTHERS--BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA...............................30101
BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION.......................................30301
BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC..................................30501
BOARD FOR FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION....................................30701
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA..............................................30901
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA......................................31101
CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER-.....................
ICA, INCORPORATED................................................40101
CIVIL AIR PATROL...................................................40301
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY OF THE UNIT-.......................
ED STATES OF AMERICA.............................................40501
CORPORATION   FOR   THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE.....................
AND FIREARMS SAFETY..............................................40701
DAUGHTERS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-......................
1865.............................................................50101
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS.........................................50301
82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED...................60101
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION..........................................70101
FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.........................................70301
THE FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION......................70501
FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL AND HISTORICAL ASSO-........................
CIATION..........................................................70701
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA..........................................70901
GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS................................80101
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA........................80301
GOLD STAR WIVES OF AMERICA.........................................80501
[RESERVED].........................................................90101
ITALIAN AMERICAN WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES................100101
JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER-.......................
ICA, INCORPORATED...............................................110101
JEWISH WAR VETERANS,   U.S.A., NATIONAL MEMORIAL, IN-...................
CORPORATED......................................................110301
[RESERVED]........................................................120101
LADIES OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC..........................130101
LEGION OF VALOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN-....................
CORPORATED......................................................130301
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INCORPORATED..............................130501
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE...............................................140101
THE   MILITARY   CHAPLAINS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED....................
STATES OF AMERICA...............................................140301
MILITARY   ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE UNITED......................
STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED.................................140501
MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS..................................140701
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.........................150101
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES......................................150301
NATIONAL   CONFERENCE   OF STATE SOCIETIES, WASHING-....................
TON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.......................................150501
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP................................150701
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEAS-......................
UREMENTS........................................................150901
NATIONAL   EDUCATION   ASSOCIATION   OF   THE   UNITED..................
STATES..........................................................151101
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION...........................151301
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS................................151501
NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION.............................151701
NATIONAL FUND FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION...............................151901
NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM...........................152101
NATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL............................................152301
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL...........................................152501
NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, INCORPORATED..........................152701
NATIONAL SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN COLO-.......................
NISTS...........................................................152901
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMER-......................
ICAN REVOLUTION.................................................153101
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVO-......................
LUTION..........................................................153301
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN................................153501
NATIONAL   WOMAN'S   RELIEF   CORPS,   AUXILIARY TO THE.................
GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC......................................153701
THE NATIONAL YOEMEN F.............................................153901
NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS.............................................154101
NAVY CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.........................154301
NAVY WIVES CLUBS OF AMERICA.......................................154501
NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIT-......................
ED STATES OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED..............................154701
[RESERVED]........................................................160101
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA.....................................170101
PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION................................170301
POLISH LEGION OF AMERICAN VETERANS, U.S.A.........................170501
[RESERVED]........................................................180101
RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES.................190101
RETIRED ENLISTED ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED........................190301
SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS AND ORNAMENTAL HORTI-......................
CULTURISTS......................................................200101
SONS OF UNION VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR...........................200301
THEODORE ROOSEVELT ASSOCIATION....................................210101
369TH VETERANS' ASSOCIATION.......................................210301
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, INCORPORATED........................220101
UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY..........................220301
UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE...................................220501
UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II..................220701
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES.....................230101
VETERANS OF WORLD WAR I OF THE UNITED STATES OF.........................
AMERICA, INCORPORATED...........................................230301
VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC..................................230501
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS VETERANS' ASSOCIATION..........................240101
[RESERVED]........................................................250101
[RESERVED]........................................................260101
[RESERVED]........................................................270101
PART A--GENERAL
CHAPTER 101--GENERAL
Sec.
10101. Audits.
10102. Reservation of right to amend or repeal.

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(a) General.--Except as otherwise provided, the financial
statements of each corporation in part B of this subtitle shall be
audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards by an independent certified public accountant or independent
licensed public accountant, certified or licensed by a regulatory
authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United
States. The audit shall be conducted where the financial statements of
the corporation normally are kept. The person conducting the audit
shall be given access to--
(1) all records and property owned or used by the corporation
necessary to facilitate the audit; and
(2) full facilities for verifying transactions with the
balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and
custodians.
(b) Report.--(1) The corporation shall submit a report of the audit
to Congress not later than 6 months after the close of the fiscal year
for which the audit is made. The report shall describe the scope of the
audit and include--
(A) statements necessary to present fairly the corporation's
assets, liabilities, and surplus or deficit, and an analysis of the
changes in those amounts during the year;
(B) a statement in reasonable detail of the corporation's
income and expenses during the year including the results of any
trading, manufacturing, publishing, or other commercial-type
endeavor; and
(C) the independent auditor's opinion of those statements.
(2) The report may not be printed as a public document, except as
part of proceedings authorized to be printed under section 1332 of
title 44.

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(a) General.--Congress reserves the right to amend or repeal the
provisions of part B of this subtitle.
(b) Nonapplication.--Subsection (a) of this section does not apply
to chapters 213, 407, 801, 1403, 1503 (except section 150302(b)), 1513,
1517, 1531, and 1539 of this title.
PART B--ORGANIZATIONS
CHAPTER 201--AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME
Sec.
20101. Organization.
20102. Purposes.
20103. Membership.
20104. Governing body.
20105. Powers.
20106. Restrictions.
20107. Principal office.
20108. Records and inspection.
20109. Service of process.
20110. Liability for acts of officers and agents.
20111. Use of assets on dissolution or final liquidation.

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(a) Federal Charter.--Agricultural Hall of Fame (in this chapter,
the ``corporation'') is a federally chartered corporation.
(b) Perpetual Existence.--Except as otherwise provided, the
corporation has perpetual existence.

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The purposes of the corporation are--
(1) to receive and maintain one or more funds and to use any
part of the principal or interest only for charitable, scientific,
literary, or educational purposes either directly or by
contributing to organizations authorized to carry on similar
activities;
(2) to honor farmers, farm women, farm leaders, teachers,
scientists, inventors, governmental leaders, and other individuals
who have helped make this Nation great by their outstanding
contributions to the establishment, development, advancement, or
improvement of agriculture in the United States;
(3) to perpetuate the memory of those individuals and record
their contributions and achievements by the erection and
maintenance of buildings and monuments as may be appropriate as a
lasting memorial;
(4) to promote a greater sense of appreciation of the dignity
and importance of agriculture, historically carried out through
owner-operated farms, and the part it has played in developing
those social, economic, and spiritual values which are essential in
maintaining the free and democratic institutions of our Republic;
(5) to establish and maintain a library and museum for the
collection and preservation for posterity of agricultural tools,
implements, machines, vehicles, pictures, paintings, books, papers,
documents, data, relics, mementos, artifacts, and other items
relating to agriculture;
(6) to cooperate with other organizations interested in similar
projects; and
(7) to engage in other activities appropriate to carry out its
purposes.

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(a) Eligibility.--Except as provided in this chapter, eligibility
for membership in the corporation and the rights, privileges, and
designation of classes of members are as provided in the bylaws.
(b) Voting.--Each member given voting rights by the bylaws has one
vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the voting
members. The vote may be cast in the manner provided in the bylaws.

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(a) Board of Governors.--(1) The board of governors is the
governing body of the corporation. Between meetings of the members of
the corporation, the board is responsible for the general policies and
program of the corporation and for the control of all funds of the
corporation.
(2) The number of governors, their manner of selection (including
the filling of vacancies), and their term of office are as provided in
the bylaws. However, the board shall have at least 15 members.
(3) The board may appoint committees. Each committee has the powers
provided in the bylaws or by resolution of the board. The powers of a
committee may include all the powers of the board.
(b) Officers.--(1) The officers of the corporation are a president,
one or more one vice presidents as provided in the bylaws, a secretary,
a treasurer, one or more assistant secretaries and assistant
treasurers, and other officers as provided in the bylaws.
(2) The manner of election, term of office, and duties of the
officers are as provided in the bylaws.

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The corporation may--
(1) adopt and amend bylaws for the management of its property
and the regulation of its affairs;
(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3) choose officers, managers, agents, and employees as the
activities of the corporation require;
(4) make contracts;
(5) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as
necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the
corporation;
(6) borrow money, issue instruments of indebtedness, and secure
its obligations by granting security interests in its property; and
(7) sue and be sued.

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(a) Stock and Dividends.--The corporation may not issue stock or
declare or pay a dividend.
(b) Political Activities.--The corporation or a governor, officer,
employee, or member as such may not contribute to, support, or assist a
political party or candidate for public office.
(c) Distribution of Income or Assets.--The income or assets of the
corporation may not inure to the benefit of, or be distributed to, a
governor, officer, or member as such during the life of the corporation
or on its dissolution or final liquidation. This subsection does not
prevent the payment of compensation to an officer or employee in an
amount approved by the board of governors.
(d) Loans.--The corporation may not make a loan or advance to a
governor, officer, employee, or member. Governors who vote for or
assent to making a loan or advance to a governor, officer, employee, or
member, and officers who participate in making the loan or advance, are
jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount of the
loan or advance until it is repaid.
(e) Contributions to Certain Organizations.--None of the principal
or interest of a fund referred to in section 20102(1) of this title may
be contributed to an organization if--
(1) a substantial part of its activities is carrying on
propaganda or attempting to influence legislation; or
(2) any part of its net earnings benefits a private shareholder
or individual.

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The principal office of the corporation shall be in Kansas City,
Kansas, or another place decided by the board of governors. However,
the activities of the corporation are not confined to the place where
the principal office is located but may be conducted throughout the
States, territories, and possessions of the United States.

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(a) Records.--The corporation shall keep--
(1) correct and complete records of account;
(2) minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of
governors, and committees having any of the authority of its board
of governors; and
(3) at its principal office, a record of the names and
addresses of its members entitled to vote.
(b) Inspection.--A member entitled to vote, or an agent or attorney
of the member, may inspect the records of the corporation for any
proper purpose, at any reasonable time.

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The corporation shall have a designated agent in the District of
Columbia to receive service of process for the corporation. Notice to
or service on the agent is notice to or service on the corporation.

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The corporation is liable for the acts of its officers and agents
acting within the scope of their authority.

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To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations".

To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations, as title 36, United States Code, "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations".

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