The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:
S. 760, to designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the “National World War I Memorial”;
S. 1838, to establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War;
S. 2097, to authorize the rededication of the District of Columbia War Memorial as a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial to honor the sacrifices made by American veterans of World War I;
S. 2722, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of adding the Heart Mountain Relocation Center, in the State of Wyoming, as a unit of the National Park System;
S. 2726, to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes;
S. 2738, to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution;
H.R. 1849, to designate the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial, to establish the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 3689, to provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. to establish a Vietnam Veterans Memorial visitor center, and for other purposes (Hearing Room SD-366).
Witness Panel 3
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Mr. Edwin Fountain
DirectorWorld War I Memorial Foundation -
Mr. Maurice Barboza
Founder and CEONational Mall Liberty Fund D.C. -
Mr. Brian Alexander
President and CEONational World War I Museum -
Mr. David Madden
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Mr. Harry Robinson, III
Board of DirectorsVietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Witness Panel 2
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Ms. Katherine H. Stevenson
Assistant Director of Business ServicesNational Park Service, Department of the Interior
Witness Panel 1
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The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver, II
U.S. Congressman -
The Honorable Jim Webb
U.S. Senator -
The Honorable John Thune
US Senator -
The Honorable John D. Rockefeller
U.S. Senator