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[H.R. 6287 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.6287

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
     To provide competitive grants for the operation, security, and 
maintenance of certain memorials to victims of the terrorist attacks of 
                           September 11, 2001.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``9/11 Memorial Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Covered memorial.--The term ``covered memorial'' means a 
    memorial located in the United States established to commemorate 
    the events of, and honor the victims of, the terrorist attacks on 
    the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, at 
    the site of the attacks.
        (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means the 
    official organization, as in existence on the date of enactment of 
    this Act--
            (A) the focus of which is the operations and preservation 
        of a covered memorial; and
            (B) which is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
        under 501(a) of that Code.
        (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
    the Interior.
SEC. 3. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR COVERED MEMORIALS.
    (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
Secretary shall award to eligible entities competitive grants of 
varying amounts, as determined by the Secretary, to be used by the 
eligible entity solely for the purposes described in subsection (b).
    (b) Purposes.--A grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be used 
by an eligible entity for the operation, security, and maintenance of a 
covered memorial.
    (c) Deadline for Award.--If the Secretary, after review of an 
application from an eligible entity, determines to award a grant to the 
eligible entity, the Secretary shall award the grant not later than 60 
days after the date of receipt of the completed application.
    (d) Availability.--Grant funds made available under this section 
shall remain available until expended.
    (e) Criteria.--In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary 
shall give greatest weight in the selection of eligible entities using 
the following criteria:
        (1) The needs of the eligible entity, and ability and 
    commitment of the eligible entity to use grant funds, with respect 
    to ensuring the security and safety of visitors of the covered 
    memorial.
        (2) The ability of the eligible entity to match the amount of 
    the grant, on at least a 1-to-1 basis, with non-Federal assets from 
    non-Federal sources, including cash or durable goods and materials 
    fairly valued, as determined by the Secretary.
        (3) The greatest number of visitors that would benefit.
        (4) The ability and commitment of an eligible entity to use 
    grant funds--
            (A) to preserve the grounds at the covered memorial; and
            (B) to educate future generations.
        (5) The ability and commitment of an eligible entity to use 
    grant funds to increase the numbers of economically disadvantaged 
    visitors to the covered memorial.
    (f) Limitation.--No grant shall be awarded under this section--
        (1) for use at a covered memorial that does not provide for--
            (A) free admission to all facilities and museums associated 
        with the covered memorial for active and retired members of the 
        military, registered first responders to the attacks of 
        September 11, 2001, and family members of victims of the 
        attacks of September 11, 2001; and
            (B) dedicated free admission hours for the general public 
        at least once a week; or
        (2) to an eligible entity that does not allow for annual 
    Federal audits of the financial statements of the eligible entity, 
    including revenues associated with ticket sales, charitable 
    donations, grants, and all expenditures on salaries and operations, 
    which shall be subject to review by the Secretary and made 
    available to the public.
    (g) Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the end of each calendar 
year for which an eligible entity obligates or expends any amounts made 
available under a grant under this section, the eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report that--
        (1) specifies the amount of grant funds obligated or expended 
    for the preceding fiscal year;
        (2) specifies any purposes for which the funds were obligated 
    or expended; and
        (3) includes any other information that the Secretary may 
    require to more effectively administer the grant program under this 
    section.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.