[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 628 Referred in House (RFH)]
1st Session
S. 628
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 19, 2003
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
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AN ACT
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.
Passed the Senate March 18, 2003.
Attest:
EMILY J. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.