[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5068 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5068

   To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to 
  establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
                   environs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2019

 Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Banks, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
   Carson of Indiana, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. 
Gallego, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
Maloney of New York, Mr. Soto, Mr. Suozzi, and Ms. Wild) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to 
  establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
                   environs, 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 ``Women Who Worked on the Home Front 
World War II Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.

    (a) In General.--The Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation 
(referred to in this section as the ``Foundation'') may establish a 
commemorative work (referred to in the section as the ``memorial'') on 
Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to 
commemorate the commitment and service represented by women who worked 
on the home front during World War II.
    (b) Compliance With Standards for Commemorative Works.--The 
establishment of the memorial shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of 
title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative 
Works Act'').
    (c) Payment of Expenses.--
            (1) Responsibility of women who worked on the home front 
        foundation.--The Foundation shall be solely responsible for 
        acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses 
        of, the establishment of the memorial.
            (2) Use of federal funds prohibited.--Federal funds may not 
        be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 
        memorial.
    (d) Deposit of Excess Funds.--
            (1) In general.--If upon 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), there remains a balance of funds received 
        for the establishment of the memorial, the Foundation 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.
            (2) On expiration of authority.--If upon 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 Foundation shall 
        transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with 
        the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to 
        the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator of General 
        Services (as appropriate) in accordance with the process 
        provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, 
        for accounts established under section 8906(b)(2) or (3) of 
        title 40, United States Code.
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