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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. 

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. LUJA ́N, 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 

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. 

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 ‘‘Women Who Worked 

5 on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

2 WORK. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Women Who Worked on the 

4 Home Front Foundation (referred to in this section as the 

5 ‘‘Foundation’’) may establish a commemorative work (re6 ferred to in the section as the ‘‘memorial’’) on Federal 

7 land in the District of Columbia and its environs to com8 memorate the commitment and service represented by 

9 women who worked on the home front during World War 

10 II. 

11 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO12 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the memorial shall 

13 be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States 

14 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works 

15 Act’’). 

16 (c) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.— 

17 (1) RESPONSIBILITY OF WOMEN WHO WORKED

18 ON THE HOME FRONT FOUNDATION.—The Founda19 tion shall be solely responsible for acceptance of con20 tributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the 

21 establishment of the memorial. 

22 (2) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.— 

23 Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense 

24 of the establishment of the memorial. 

25 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex2 penses for the establishment of the memorial (in3 cluding the maintenance and preservation amount 

4 required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United 

5 States Code), there remains a balance of funds re6 ceived for the establishment of the memorial, the 

7 Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 

8 to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the ac9 count provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, 

10 United States Code. 

11 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon 

12 expiration of the authority for the memorial under 

13 section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, 

14 there remains a balance of funds received for the es15 tablishment of the memorial, the Foundation shall 

16 transmit the amount of the balance to a separate ac17 count with the National Park Foundation for memo18 rials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior 

19 or Administrator of General Services (as appro20 priate) in accordance with the process provided in 

21 section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, 

22 for accounts established under section 8906(b)(2) or 

23 (3) of title 40, United States Code. 

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