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[S. 3661 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.3661

                     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 for a program of the Department of Defense to commemorate the 
                    75th anniversary of World War II.

    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 ``75th Anniversary of World War II 
Commemoration Act''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II.
    (a) Commemorative Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a program to commemorate the 75th anniversary of World 
War II. In conducting the commemorative program, the Secretary shall 
support and facilitate other programs and activities of the Federal 
Government, State and local governments, and not-for-profit 
organizations in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of World War II. 
The Secretary shall conduct the commemorative program in accordance 
with applicable Department of Defense policy and using resources 
available to the Secretary, including amounts in the Fund under 
subsection (d).
    (b) Commemorative Activities and Objectives.--The commemorative 
program may include activities and ceremonies to achieve the following 
objectives:
        (1) To thank and honor veterans of World War II, including 
    personnel who were held as prisoners of war or listed as missing in 
    action, for their service and sacrifice on behalf of the United 
    States and to thank and honor the families of these veterans.
        (2) To educate the public about the history of World War II and 
    highlight the service of the Armed Forces during World War II and 
    the contributions of Federal agencies and governmental and 
    nongovernmental organizations that served with, or in support of, 
    the Armed Forces.
        (3) To pay tribute to the contributions made on the home front 
    by the people of the United States during World War II.
        (4) To recognize the contributions and sacrifices made by the 
    allies of the United States during World War II.
        (5) To remember the Holocaust, the annihilation of 6,000,000 
    Jews by the Nazi regime, and to pay tribute to the Allied troops 
    who liberated Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
    (c) Names and Symbols.--The Secretary of Defense shall have the 
sole and exclusive right to use the name ``The United States of America 
75th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration'', and such seal, 
emblems, and badges incorporating such name as the Secretary may 
lawfully adopt. Nothing in this section may be construed to supersede 
rights that are established or vested before the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
    (d) Commemorative Fund.--
        (1) Establishment and administration.--Upon the Secretary 
    establishing the commemorative program under subsection (a), the 
    Secretary of the Treasury shall establish in the Treasury of the 
    United States an account to be known as the ``Department of Defense 
    World War II Commemoration Fund'' (in this section referred to as 
    the ``Fund''). The Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of 
    Defense.
        (2) Use of fund.--The Secretary of Defense shall use the assets 
    of the Fund only for the purpose of conducting the commemorative 
    program and providing grants to State and local governments and 
    not-for-profit organizations for commemorative activities, and 
    shall prescribe such regulations regarding the use of the Fund as 
    the Secretary considers to be necessary.
        (3) Deposits.--The following shall be deposited into the Fund:
            (A) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
            (B) Proceeds derived from the Secretary's use of the 
        exclusive rights described in subsection (c).
            (C) Donations made in support of the commemorative program 
        by private and corporate donors.
            (D) Funds transferred to the Fund by the Secretary from 
        funds appropriated for fiscal year 2019 and subsequent years 
        for the Department of Defense.
        (4) Availability.--
            (A) In general.--Subject to subsection (g)(2) and except as 
        provided in subparagraph (B), amounts deposited under paragraph 
        (3) shall constitute the assets of the Fund and remain 
        available until expended.
            (B) Exception.--Amounts transferred to the Fund under 
        paragraph (3)(D) from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2019 
        may be obligated only during fiscal year 2019.
        (5) Budget request.--The Secretary of Defense may establish a 
    separate budget line for the commemorative program. In the budget 
    justification materials submitted by the Secretary in support of 
    the budget of the President for any fiscal year for which the 
    Secretary establishes the separate budget line, the Secretary 
    shall--
            (A) identify and explain any amounts expended for the 
        commemorative program in the fiscal year preceding the budget 
        request;
            (B) identify and explain the amounts being requested to 
        support the commemorative program for the fiscal year of the 
        budget request; and
            (C) present a summary of the fiscal status of the Fund.
    (e) Acceptance of Voluntary Services.--
        (1) Authority to accept services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 
    of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may 
    accept from any person voluntary services to be provided in 
    furtherance of the commemorative program. The Secretary of Defense 
    shall prohibit the solicitation of any voluntary services if the 
    nature or circumstances of such solicitation would compromise the 
    integrity or the appearance of integrity of any program of the 
    Department of Defense or of any individual involved in the program.
        (2) Reimbursement of incidental expenses.--The Secretary may 
    provide for reimbursement of incidental expenses incurred by a 
    person providing voluntary services under this subsection. The 
    Secretary shall determine which expenses are eligible for 
    reimbursement under this paragraph.
    (f) Consultation With Director of the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Museum.--In designing the commemorative program conducted 
under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
    (g) Final Report.--
        (1) Report required.--Not later than 60 days after the end of 
    the commemorative program established by the Secretary of Defense 
    under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
    report containing an accounting of--
            (A) all of the funds deposited into and expended from the 
        Fund;
            (B) any other funds expended under this section; and
            (C) any unobligated funds remaining in the Fund.
        (2) Treatment of unobligated funds.--Unobligated amounts 
    remaining in the Fund as of the end of the commemorative period 
    shall be held in the Fund until transferred by law.
    (h) Limitation on Expenditures.--Total expenditures from the Fund, 
using amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense, may not exceed 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 or for any subsequent fiscal year to 
carry out the commemorative program.
    (i) Sunset.--
        (1) Commemorative program.--The commemorative program shall 
    terminate on December 31, 2021.
        (2) Fund.--The Fund shall terminate 60 days after the 
    termination of the commemorative program.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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