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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5046 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 12, 2019 

Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 

BACON, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 

Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. MAST, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. HOULAHAN, 

Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. LAMB, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KINZINGER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. 

RIGGLEMAN, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. STEWART, Mr. GUTHRIE, and Mr. BANKS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global War on Ter5 rorism Memorial Location Act’’ 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Nearing two decades after the September 

4 11 attacks against the United States, America con5 tinues the Global War on Terrorism, at great per6 sonal cost to men and women serving on active duty 

7 in the Nation’s Armed Forces and to those whose 

8 support they depend upon to fulfill their duties. 

9 (2) Civil servants from Federal agencies, the in10 telligence community, local emergency responders, 

11 and other civilian support personnel have made sig12 nificant sacrifices in their service in the Global War 

13 on Terrorism. 

14 (3) Honoring the losses endured by these indi15 viduals and their families, in 2017 Congress unani16 mously passed and the President signed Public Law 

17 115–51, which allowed the Global War on Terrorism 

18 Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial to the 

19 fallen on Federal land in the District of Columbia. 

20 (4) Given the significance of the Global War on 

21 Terrorism as the longest-running conflict in United 

22 States history and the magnitude of the sacrifice in23 volved in these operations, it is appropriate to locate 

24 the memorial to the Global War on Terrorism within 

25 the Reserve alongside existing memorials to the Na26 tion’s major armed conflicts. 


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1 SEC. 3. NATIONAL GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL 

2 LOCATION. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 

4 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Global War 

5 on Terrorism Memorial Foundation may establish a Na6 tional Global War on Terrorism Memorial within the Re7 serve. 

8 (b) LOCATION.—The Memorial shall be located at one 

9 of the following sites, as identified in and consistent with 

10 the document known as ‘‘The Memorials and Museums 

11 Master Plan’’: 

12 (1) Potential Site 1—Constitution Gardens, 

13 Prime Candidate Site 10 in The Memorials and Mu14 seums Master Plan. 

15 (2) Potential Site 2—JFK Hockey Fields, 

16 Prime Candidate Site 18 in The Memorials and Mu17 seums Master Plan. 

18 (3) Potential Site 3—West Potomac Park, Can19 didate Site 70 in The Memorials and Museums Mas20 ter Plan. 

21 (c) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Except as other22 wise provided by subsections (a) and (b), chapter 89 of 

23 title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 

24 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall apply to the Memo25 rial. 


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1 (d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 

2 the following definitions apply— 

3 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 

4 the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial au5 thorized by subsection (a). 

6 (2) RESERVE.—The term ‘‘Reserve’’ has the 

7 meaning given that term in 8902(a)(3) of title 40, 

8 United States Code. 

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