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Union Calendar No. 377 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5068 

[Report No. 116–470] 

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 

AUGUST 7, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, 

Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. COSTA, Mr. HARDER of California, and Mrs. DEMINGS

AUGUST 7, 2020 

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 13, 2019] 


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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. 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

7 WORK. 

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

9 Home Front Foundation may establish a commemorative 

10 work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its 

11 environs to commemorate the commitment and service rep12 resented by women who worked on the home front during 

13 World War II. 

14 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORA15 TIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemorative 

16 work under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 

17 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 

18 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

19 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be 

21 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

22 commemorative work under this section. 

23 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF WOMEN WHO WORKED

24 ON THE HOME FRONT FOUNDATION.—The Women 

25 Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall be 


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1 solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, 

2 and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of 

3 the commemorative work under this section. 

4 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex6 penses for the establishment of the memorial (includ7 ing the maintenance and preservation amount re8 quired by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States 

9 Code), there remains a balance of funds received for 

10 the establishment of the commemorative work, the 

11 Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation 

12 shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Sec13 retary of the Interior for deposit in the account pro14 vided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon ex17 piration of the authority for the commemorative work 

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

19 there remains a balance of funds received for the es20 tablishment of the commemorative work, the Women 

21 Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall 

22 transmit the amount of the balance to a separate ac23 count with the National Park Foundation for memo24 rials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior 

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1 ess provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United 

2 States Code, for accounts established under section 

3 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code. 


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Union Calendar No. 377 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5068 

[Report No. 116–470] 

A BILL 

To authorize the Women Who Worked on the 

its environs, and for other purposes. memorative work in the District of Columbia and Home Front Foundation to establish a comAUGUST 7, 2020 

Reported with an amendment; committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 


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