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113 STAT. 882 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 (b) STUDY ELEMENTS. —In conducting the study, the Commission shall do the following: (1) Determine whether existing military museums, historic sites, and memorials in the United States are adequate— (A) to provide in a cost-effective manner for display of, and interaction with, adequately visited and adequately preserved artifacts and representations of the Armed Forces and of the wars in which the United States has been engaged; (B) to honor the service to the United States of the active and reserve members of the Armed Forces and the veterans of the United States; (C) to educate current and future generations regarding the Armed Forces and the sacrifices of members of the Armed Forces and the Nation in furtherance of the defense of freedom; and (D) to foster public pride in the achievements and activities of the Armed Forces. (2) Determine whether adequate inventories of artifacts and representations of the Armed Forces and of the wars in which the United States has been engaged are available, either in current inventories or in private or public collections, for loan or other provision to a national military museum. (3) Develop preliminary proposals for— (A) the dimensions and design of a national military museum in the National Capital Area; (B) the location of the museum in that Area; and (C) the approximate cost of the final design and construction of the museum and of the costs of operating the museum, (c) ADDITIONAL DUTIES. —I f the Commission determines to recommend that Congress authorize the construction of a national military museum in the National Capital Area, the Commission shall also, as a part of the study under subsection (a), do the following: (1) Recommend not fewer than three sites for the museum ranked by preference. (2) Propose a schedule for construction of the museum. (3) Assess the potential effects of the museum' on the environment, facilities, and roadways in the vicinity of the site or sites where the museum is proposed to be located. (4) Recommend the percentages of funding for the museum to be provided by the United States, State and local governments, and private sources, respectively. (5) Assess the potential for fundraising for the museum during the 20-year period following the authorization of construction of the museum. (6) Assess and recommend various governing structures for the museum, including a governing structure that places the museum within the Smithsonian Institution. (d) REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCATION ON NAVY ANNEX PROPERTY. — In the case of a recommendation under subsection (c)(1) to authorize construction of a national military museum on the Navy Annex property authorized for reservation for such purpose by section 2871(b), the design of the national military museum on such property shall be subject to the following requirements: