ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (02/14/86)
The following has been propsed by Robert E. Badham of
Newport Beach, California, and co-sponsored by Peter Rodino
(NJ), Robert Davis (MI), and Bill Chappell (FL):
House Joint Resolution
in the House of Representatives of the United States
January 29, 1986
Joint Resolution
Authorizing establishment of a memorial to honor America's
astronauts.
Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled.
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL.
(a) IN GENERAL.--The L-5 Society is authorized to establish
a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia or
its environs to honor America's astronauts and, in
particular, those astronauts who have given up their lives
in the pursuit of knowledge for all mankind.
(b) SITE, DESIGN, AND PLANS.--In carrying out subsection
(a), the L-5 Society shall be responsible for selecting site
for the memorial and preparing the design and plans for the
memorial, each of which shall be subject to the approval of
the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Planning
Commission.
SECTION 2. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
The United States shall not pay any expense of establishment
of the memorial. The L-5 Society shall not begin
construction of the memorial until, as determined by the
Comptroller General, amounts available to the L-5 Society
from non-Federal sources are sufficient to carry out this
resolution.
SECTION 3. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
The authority to establish the memorial under this
resolution shall expire at the end of the five-year period
beginning on the date on which this resolution becomes law,
unless construction of the memorial begins during that
period.
I would urge everyone who wishes to see such a memorial to write their
Congressperson and ask them to support this resolution. (While you're at
it, a plug for supporting the space program wouldn't hurt.)
If you wish to contact the L5 Society regarding this resolution, their address
is: L5 Society, 1060 East Elm St., Tucson, AZ 95719 (602-622-6351).
Evelyn C. Leeper
...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl
(or ihnp4!mtgzy!ecl)
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