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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4732 

To authorize the Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project 

and Tour to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia 

and its environs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 2, 2022 

Mr. BOOKER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Georgetown African American Historic 

Landmark Project and Tour 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 ‘‘Enslaved Voyages Me5 morial Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

2 WORK. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Georgetown African Amer4 ican Historic Landmark Project and Tour may establish 

5 a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of 

6 Columbia and its environs to commemorate the enslaved 

7 individuals, the identities of whom may be known or un8 known, who endured the Middle Passage. 

9 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO10 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora11 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

12 chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 

13 known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

14 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

15 FUNDS.— 

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

17 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

18 commemorative work under this section. 

19 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF THE GEORGETOWN AF20 RICAN AMERICAN HISTORIC LANDMARK PROJECT

21 AND TOUR.—The Georgetown African American 

22 Historic Landmark Project and Tour shall be solely 

23 responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, 

24 and the payment of the expenses of, the establish25 ment of the commemorative work under this section. 

26 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If, on payment of all ex2 penses for the establishment of the commemorative 

3 work (including the maintenance and preservation 

4 amount required by paragraph (1) of section 

5 8906(b) of title 40, United States Code), there re6 mains a balance of funds received for the establish7 ment of the commemorative work, the Georgetown 

8 African American Historic Landmark Project and 

9 Tour shall transmit the amount of the balance to the 

10 Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account 

11 provided for in paragraph (3) of that section. 

12 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If, on ex13 piration of the authority for the commemorative 

14 work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United 

15 States Code, there remains a balance of funds re16 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

17 work, the Georgetown African American Historic 

18 Landmark Project and Tour shall transmit the 

19 amount of the balance to a separate account with 

20 the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be 

21 available to the Secretary of the Interior or the Ad22 ministrator of General Services, as appropriate, in 

23 accordance with the process provided in paragraph 


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1 (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts es2 tablished under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section. 

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