An Act To provide for a National Native American Veterans' Memorial

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Summary

The National Museum of the American Indian (established by the National Museum of the American Indian Act (20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.)), in close consultation with the National Congress of American Indians and other Native American groups, is authorized to construct and maintain a National Native American Veterans' Memorial. The memorial shall be located at a site determined to be suitable by the Museum. The National Congress of American Indians, in consultation with the Museum, is authorized to hold a competition to select the design of the Memorial. Any design so selected shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The National Congress of American Indians shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial. No Federal funds may be use to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial.

Subject

  • Board of Regents
  • National Congress of American Indians
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
  • National Museum of the American Indian Act
  • National Native American Veterans' Memorial

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 108 Stat. 4067
  • Title 20, Education
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Notes

This Act may be cited as the "Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1994".

Contained within

108 Stat. 4067 (1994); Pub. L. No. 103-384 (Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • 1995
  • 10/22/1994

Topic

  • Memorials
  • Ethnology

Place

North America

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 4067-68

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