Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act

Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act

This bill authorizes the establishment of a National Global War on Terrorism Memorial in the area of the National Mall.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 535 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 535

    To authorize the location of a memorial on the National Mall to 
 commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on 
 active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                March 2 (legislative day, March 1), 2021

    Ms. Ernst (for herself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. 
    Feinstein, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Boozman, and Mrs. Shaheen) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the location of a memorial on the National Mall to 
 commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on 
 active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism, 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 Memorial 
Location Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) approaching 2 decades after the September 11, 2001, 
        attacks against the United States, the United States continues 
        the Global War on Terrorism, at great personal cost to--
                    (A) the men and women serving on active duty in the 
                Armed Forces; and
                    (B) the individuals on whose support those men and 
                women depend to fulfill their duties;
            (2) civil servants from Federal departments and agencies, 
        the intelligence community, local emergency responders, and 
        other civilian support personnel have made significant 
        sacrifices in service in the Global War on Terrorism;
            (3) honoring the losses endured by the individuals 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2), together with their 
        families, Congress in 2017 unanimously passed, and the 
        President signed, the Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act 
        (Public Law 115-51; 40 U.S.C. 8903 note), which allowed the 
        Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation to establish on 
        Federal land in the District of Columbia a memorial to the 
        fallen of that conflict; and
            (4) given the significance of the Global War on Terrorism 
        as the longest-running conflict in United States history and 
        the magnitude of the sacrifice involved in operations in that 
        conflict, it is appropriate to locate the National Global War 
        on Terrorism Memorial within the Reserve alongside existing 
        memorials to the major armed conflicts of the United States.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means the National 
        Global War on Terrorism Memorial authorized by subsection 
        (c)(1).
            (2) Reserve.--The term ``Reserve'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code.
    (c) Location of Memorial.--
            (1) Authorization.--Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of 
        title 40, United States Code, the Global War on Terrorism 
        Memorial Foundation may establish the National Global War on 
        Terrorism Memorial within the Reserve.
            (2) Location.--The Memorial shall be located at 1 of the 
        following sites, as identified in, and in accordance with, the 
        document commonly known as the ``Memorials and Museums Master 
        Plan'':
                    (A) Potential Site 1--Constitution Gardens, Prime 
                Candidate Site 10 in The Memorials and Museums Master 
                Plan.
                    (B) Potential Site 2--JFK Hockey Fields, Prime 
                Candidate Site 18 in The Memorials and Museums Master 
                Plan.
                    (C) Potential Site 3--West Potomac Park, Candidate 
                Site 70 in The Memorials and Museums Master Plan.
            (3) Commemorative works act.--Except as otherwise provided 
        in paragraphs (1) and (2), chapter 89 of title 40, United 
        States Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works 
        Act''), shall apply to the Memorial.
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