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[H.R. 873 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.873

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen


                                 An Act


 
 To authorize the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish 
the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in 
            the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Global War on Terrorism War Memorial 
Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL.
    (a) Authorization To Establish Commemorative Work.--The Association 
may establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a 
commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its 
environs to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that 
served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works Act.--
        (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 2, the 
    establishment of the memorial under this section shall be in 
    accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code 
    (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works Act'').
        (2) Non-applicability.--Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8903 
    of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to this Act.
    (c) Use of Federal Funds Prohibited.--
        (1) In general.--Federal funds may not be used to pay any 
    expense of the establishment of the memorial under this section.
        (2) Responsibility of association.--The Association shall be 
    solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment 
    of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--If, on payment of all expenses for 
the establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance and 
preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United 
States Code), or on expiration of the authority for the memorial under 
section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a 
balance of funds received for the establishment of the memorial, the 
Association shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary 
of the Interior for deposit in the account provided for in section 
8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
    In this Act:
        (1) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the Global War 
    on Terror Memorial Foundation, a corporation that is--
            (A) organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania; 
        and
            (B) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
        that Code.
        (2) District of columbia and its environs.--The term ``District 
    of Columbia and its environs'' has the meaning given that term in 
    section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code.
        (3) Global war on terrorism.--The term ``Global War on 
    Terrorism'' means any contingency operation conducted by the Armed 
    Forces in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
    or other terrorist attack.
        (4) Memorial.--The term ``memorial'' means the National Global 
    War on Terrorism Memorial authorized to be established under 
    section 2.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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