Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1297 Reported in House (RH)]

Union Calendar No. 40
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1297

[Report No. 108-62, Part I]

To require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery of a
memorial to the crew of the Columbia Orbiter.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 13, 2003

Mr. Young of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee
on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned

April 8, 2003

Additional sponsors: Mr. Costello, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Murphy,
Mr. Evans, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Berkley,
Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Ryan of Ohio,
Mr. Simmons, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Boehlert,
Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr.
Snyder

April 8, 2003

Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

April 8, 2003

Referral to the Committee on Science extended for a period ending not
later than April 8, 2003

April 8, 2003

The Committee on Science discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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A BILL

To require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery of a
memorial to the crew of the Columbia Orbiter.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Columbia Orbiter Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF MEMORIAL TO CREW OF COLUMBIA ORBITER AT
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

(a) Construction Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall, in
consultation with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, construct at an appropriate place in Arlington
National Cemetery, Virginia, a memorial marker honoring the seven
members of the crew of the Columbia Orbiter who died on February 1,
2003, over the State of Texas during the landing of space shuttle
mission STS-107.
(b) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated or otherwise
made available by title II of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2003 (Public Law 107-248) under the heading ``Operation and
Maintenance, Army'', $500,000 shall be available for the construction
of the memorial marker required by subsection (a).

SEC. 3. DONATIONS FOR MEMORIAL FOR CREW OF COLUMBIA ORBITER.

(a) Authority To Accept Donations.--The Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration may accept gifts and
donations of services, money, and property (including personal,
tangible, or intangible property) for the purpose of an appropriate
memorial or monument to the seven members of the crew of the Columbia
Orbiter who died on February 1, 2003, over the State of Texas during
the landing of space shuttle mission STS-107, whether such memorial or
monument is constructed by the Administrator or is the memorial marker
required by section 2.
(b) Transfer.--(1) The Administrator may transfer to the Secretary
of the Army any services, money, or property accepted by the
Administrator under subsection (a) for the purpose of the construction
of the memorial marker required by section 2.
(2) Any moneys transferred to the Secretary under paragraph (1)
shall be merged with amounts in the account referred to in subsection
(b) of section 2, and shall be available for the purpose referred to in
that subsection.
(c) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Administrator to
accept gifts and donations under subsection (a) shall expire five years
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Union Calendar No. 40

108th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1297

[Report No. 108-62, Part I]

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A BILL

To require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery of a
memorial to the crew of the Columbia Orbiter.

_______________________________________________________________________

April 8, 2003

Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

April 8, 2003

Referral to the Committee on Science extended for a period ending not
later than April 8, 2003

April 8, 2003

The Committee on Science discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed