S. 2264Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)In Committee

World War I Memorial Act of 2014

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.

National Parks Subcommittee

July 23, 2014

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Introduced in Senate

April 28, 2014

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

April 28, 2014

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.

National Parks Subcommittee

July 23, 2014

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Sen. Mary L. LandrieuD-LA · Jul 22, 2014

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be…

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nomination of Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.

Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written testimony for the hearing record may do so by sending it to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510-6150, or by e-mail to sallie__derr@energy.senate.gov.

For further information, please contact Sam Fowler at (202) 224-7571 or Sallie Derr at (202) 224-6836.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before Subcommittee on National Parks. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:

H.R. 412, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to

designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and

its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for

study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic

Rivers System, and for other purposes.

S.1189, to adjust the boundaries of Paterson Great Falls

National Historical Park to include Hinchliffe Stadium, and

for other purposes;

S. 1389 and H.R. 1501, to direct the Secretary of the

Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of

designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene

Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of

the National Park System;

S. 1520 and H.R. 2197, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers

Act to designate segments of the York River and associated

tributaries for study for potential inclusion in the National

Wild and Scenic Rivers System;

S. 1641, to establish the Appalachian Forest National

Heritage Area, and for other purposes;

S. 1718, to modify the boundary of Petersburg National

Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other

purposes;

S. 1750, authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the

Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States

and political subdivisions of States providing for the

continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land,

units of the National Park System, units of the National

Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest

System in the State during any period in which the Secretary

of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to

maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a

lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes;

S. 1785, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh National

Military Park located in the States of Tennessee and

Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as

an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other

purposes;

S. 1794, to designate certain Federal land in Chaffee

County, Colorado, as a national monument and as wilderness.

S. 1866, a bill to provide for an extension of the

legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to

establish a commemorative work in honor of former President

John Adams and his legacy;

S. 2031, to amend the Act to provide for the establishment

of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the State of

Wisconsin, and for other purposes, to adjust the boundary of

that National Lakeshore to include the lighthouse known as

Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light, and for other purposes;

S. 2104, to require the Director of the National Park

Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to

reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park

System during the October 2013 shutdown;

S. 2111, to reauthorize the Yuma Crossing National Heritage

Area;

S. 2221, to extend the authorization for the Automobile

National Heritage Area in Michigan;

S. 2264, A bill to designate memorials to the service of

members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and

for other purposes;

S. 2293, to clarify the status of the North Country, Ice

Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the

National Park System, and for other purposes;

S. 2318, to reauthorize the Erie Canalway National Heritage

Corridor Act.

S. 2346, to amend the National Trails System Act to include

national discovery trails, and to designate the American

Discovery Trail, and for other purposes;

S. 2356, to adjust the boundary of the Mojave National

Preserve;

S. 2392, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to

designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon

County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers

System;

S.2576, to establish the Maritime Washington National

Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other

purposes; and

S. 2602, to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway

National Heritage Area in the State of Washington.

Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 304 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by email to John Assini@ienergy.senate.gov.

For further information, please contact David Brooks (202) 224-9863 or John Assini (202) 224-9313.

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The title of this hearing is ``Breaking the Logjam at BLM: Examining Ways to More Efficiently Process Permits for Energy Production on Federal Lands.''

For further information, please contact Jan Brunner at (202) 224-3907 or Kristen Granier at (202) 224-1219.

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Introduced in SenateIssued April 28, 2014

113th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2264

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 28, 2014

Mrs. McCaskill (for herself, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To designate memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the World War I Memorial Act of 2014.

Designation of National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri

(a)

Designation

The Liberty Memorial of Kansas City at America’s National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby designated as the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

(b)

Ceremonies

The World War I Centennial Commission (in this Act referred to as the Commission) may plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize the designation of the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City as the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

Redesignation of Pershing Park in the District of Columbia as the National World War I Memorial and enhancement of commemorative work

(a)

Redesignation

Pershing Park in the District of Columbia is hereby redesignated as the National World War I Memorial.

(b)

Ceremonies

The Commission may plan, develop, and execute ceremonies for the rededication of Pershing Park, as it approaches its 50th anniversary, as the National World War I Memorial and for the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work as authorized by subsection (c).

(c)

Authority To enhance commemorative work

(1)

In General

The Commission may enhance the General Pershing Commemorative Work by constructing on the land designated by subsection (a) as the National World War I Memorial appropriate sculptural and other commemorative elements, including landscaping, to further honor the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I.

(2)

General Pershing Commemorative Work defined

The term General Pershing Commemorative Work means the memorial to the late John J. Pershing, General of the Armies of the United States, who commanded the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, and to the officers and men under his command, as authorized by Public Law 89–786 (80 Stat. 1377).

(d)

Compliance with standards for commemorative works

(1)

In general

Except as provided in paragraph (2), chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, applies to the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work under subsection (c).

(2)

Waiver of certain requirements

(A)

Site selection for memorial

Section 8905 of such title does not apply with respect to the selection of the site for the National World War I Memorial.

(B)

Conditions applicable to Area I

Section 8908(b) of such title does not apply to the National World War I Memorial concerning Pershing Park.

(e)

No infringement upon existing memorial

The National World War I Memorial may not interfere with or encroach on the District of Columbia War Memorial.

(f)

Deposit of excess funds

(1)

Use for other World War I commemorative activities

If, upon payment of all expenses for the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work under subsection (c) (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received for such purpose, the Commission may use the amount of the balance for other commemorative activities authorized under the World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2448).

(2)

Use for other commemorative works

If the authority for enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work and the authority of the Commission to plan and conduct commemorative activities under the World War I Centennial Commission Act have expired and there remains a balance of funds received for the enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work, the Commission shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior following the process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for accounts established under section 8906(b)(3) of such title.

(g)

Authorization To complete construction after termination of Commission

Section 8 of the World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a), by striking The Centennial Commission and inserting Except as provided in subsection (c), the Centennial Commission; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(c)

Exception for completion of National World War I Memorial

The Centennial Commission may perform such work as is necessary to complete the rededication of the National World War I Memorial and enhancement of the General Pershing Commemorative Work under section 3 of the World War I Memorial Act of 2014, subject to section 8903 of title 40, United States Code.

Additional amendments to World War I Centennial Commission Act

(a)

Ex officio and other advisory members

Section 4 of the World War I Centennial Commission Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2449) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e)

Ex officio and other advisory members

(1)

Powers

The individuals listed in paragraphs (2) and (3), or their designated representative, shall serve on the Centennial Commission solely to provide advice and information to the members of the Centennial Commission appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(1), and shall not be considered members for purposes of any other provision of this Act.

(2)

Ex officio members

The following individuals shall serve as ex officio members:

(A)

The Archivist of the United States.

(B)

The Librarian of Congress.

(C)

The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

(D)

The Secretary of State.

(E)

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

(F)

The Administrator of General Services.

(3)

Other advisory members

The following individuals shall serve as other advisory members:

(A)

Four members appointed by the Secretary of Defense in the following manner: One from the Navy, one from the Marine Corps, one from the Army, and one from the Air Force.

(B)

Two members appointed by the Secretary of Homeland Security in the following manner: One from the Coast Guard and one from the United States Secret Service.

(C)

Two members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, including one from the National Parks Service.

(4)

Vacancies

A vacancy in a member position under paragraph (3) shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

(b)

Payable rate of staff

Section 7(c)(2) of such Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2451) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end and inserting , without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.; and

(2)

in subparagraph (B), by striking level IV and inserting level II.

(c)

Limitation on obligation of Federal funds

(1)

Limitation

Section 9 of such Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2453) is amended to read as follows:

Limitation on obligation of Federal funds

No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the designation, establishment, or enhancement of a memorial or commemorative work by the World War I Centennial Commission.

(2)

Conforming amendment

Section 7(f) of such Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2452) is repealed.

(3)

Clerical amendment

The item relating to section 9 in the table of contents of such Act (Public Law 112–272; 126 Stat. 2448) is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 9. Limitation on obligation of Federal funds.