Public Law 83–628

That the Government of the Netherlands is authorized to erect a memorial carillon tower and install carillon bells on public ground under the administration of the Secretary of the Interior, as a gift to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands in gratitude for the generosity of the people of the United States for the aid and assistance rendered to the people of the Netherlands in times of national emergency.

Sec. 2.

The design and site of such memorial shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of this memorial.

Sec. 3.

The authority conferred pursuant to this joint resolution shall lapse unless (1) the erection of such memorial is commenced within five years after the date of the passage of this joint resolution, and (2) prior to its commencement funds are certified available in an amount sufficient, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, to insure completion of the memorial.