Women Who Worked on the Home Front Memorial Location Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8307 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8307

 To provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service 
of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the 
   United States military during World War II may be located on the 
                 National Mall, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2024

  Ms. Granger (for herself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the memorial to commemorate the sacrifice and service 
of the women who worked on the home front to support the efforts of the 
   United States military during World War II may be located on the 
                 National Mall, 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 
Memorial Location Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) During World War II, more than 18 million women 
        answered the call during a global crisis to hold down the home 
        front by working as pilots, engineers, mechanics, code 
        breakers, and more. These women built planes, tanks, munitions, 
        and various other pieces of equipment needed to aid in the war 
        effort.
            (2) Section 702 of division DD of the Consolidated 
        Appropriations Act, 2023 (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 117-
        328) authorized the Women Who Worked on the Home Front 
        Foundation to establish a memorial on Federal land in the 
        District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate the 
        service and sacrifice to the United States of the women who 
        worked on the home front during World War II.
            (3) Locating the commemorative work on the National Mall 
        would be a respectful extension of the enduring legacy of the 
        women who worked on the home front during World War II.

SEC. 3. LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.

    Notwithstanding section 8908 of title 40, United States Code, the 
commemorative work to commemorate the commitment and service of the 
women who worked on the home front during World War II authorized by 
section 702 of division DD of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 
(40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 117-328), may be located within--
            (1) Area I, as depicted on the map entitled ``Commemorative 
        Areas Washington, DC and Environs'', numbered 869/86501 B, and 
        dated June 24, 2003; or
            (2) the Reserve (as defined in section 8902(a) of title 40, 
        United States Code).
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