12 2 STA T .50 1 7PUBLIC LA W 110 –4 50 —DE C.1 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–45 0 110 thCongres s A n Act Torequi re th e S e c ret a r y o f the Trea s ury to m i n t coins in reco g nition an d ce l e b ration of the establishment of the U nited States A rmy in 17 7 5, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in w artime and in p eace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the C olonial period to today .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ Un ited S tates A r my Co mmemora - ti v eCoinActo f20 0 8’ ’ . SEC. 2 . F IN D IN G S. The Con g ress finds that —(1) the United States Army , fo u nded in 1 7 7 5 , has served this country w e l lforover2 3 0 years
(2) the United States Army has p layed a decisive role in protecting and defending freedom throughout the history of the United States, from the Colonial period to today, in wartime and in peace, and has consistently answered the call to serve the American people at home and abroad since the R evolutionary W ar; (3) the sacrifice of the American soldier, of all ran k s, since the earliest days of the Republic has been immense and is deserving of the uni q ue recognition bestowed by commemora- tive coinage; ( 4 ) the Army, the N ation’s oldest and largest military service, is the only service branch that currently does not have a comprehensive national museum celebrating, preserving, and displaying its heritage and honoring its veterans; (5) the National M useum of the United States Army will be— (A) the Army’s only service-wide, national museum honoring all soldiers, of all ranks, in all branches since 1775; and ( B ) located at F ort Belvoir, V irginia, across the P otomac River from the Nation’s Capitol, a 10-minute drive from Mount Vernon, the home of the Army’s first Com- mander-in-Chief, and astride the Civil War’s decisive Wash- ington-Richmond corridor; ( 6 ) the Army H istorical Foundation (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’), founded in 1 9 83— (A) is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the American soldier; and UnitedS t a te sArmyCo mmemorati v e Coin A c to f20 0 8.31 USC 5 112 note. D ec. 1 , 2008 [H . R .5 7 1 4]
�
