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Calendar No. 201 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 535 

[Report No. 117–51] 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 2 (legislative day, MARCH 1), 2021 

Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. 

HYDE-SMITH, Mr. COTTON, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. 

KELLY, Mr. YOUNG, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. 

THUNE, Mr. LEE, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MORAN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. 

PETERS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. 

INHOFE, Mr. COONS, Mr. BURR, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. DAINES, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

SCOTT of Florida, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. TESTER, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. REED, Mr. 

SULLIVAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCOTT

of South Carolina, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. OSSOFF, and 

Mr. CARPER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 16, 2021 

Reported by Mr. MANCHIN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To authorize the location of a memorial on the National 


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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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMO7 RIAL. 

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

9 (1) approaching 2 decades after the September 

10 11, 2001, attacks against the United States, the 

11 United States continues the Global War on Ter12 rorism, at great personal cost to— 

13 (A) the men and women serving on active 

14 duty in the Armed Forces; and 

15 (B) the individuals on whose support those 

16 men and women depend to fulfill their duties; 

17 (2) civil servants from Federal departments and 

18 agencies, the intelligence community, local emer19 gency responders, and other civilian support per20 sonnel have made significant sacrifices in service in 

21 the Global War on Terrorism; 

22 (3) honoring the losses endured by the individ23 uals described in paragraphs (1) and (2), together 


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1 with their families, Congress in 2017 unanimously 

2 passed, and the President signed, the Global War on 

3 Terrorism War Memorial Act (Public Law 115–51; 

4 40 U.S.C. 8903 note), which allowed the Global War 

5 on Terrorism Memorial Foundation to establish on 

6 Federal land in the District of Columbia a memorial 

7 to the fallen of that conflict; and 

8 (4) given the significance of the Global War on 

9 Terrorism as the longest-running conflict in United 

10 States history and the magnitude of the sacrifice in11 volved in operations in that conflict, it is appropriate 

12 to locate the National Global War on Terrorism Me13 morial within the Reserve alongside existing memo14 rials to the major armed conflicts of the United 

15 States. 

16 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

18 the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial au19 thorized by subsection (c)(1). 

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

21 meaning given the term in section 8902(a) of title 

22 40, United States Code. 

23 (c) LOCATION OF MEMORIAL.— 

24 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 

25 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Global 


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1 War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation may estab2 lish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial 

3 within the Reserve. 

4 (2) LOCATION.—The Memorial shall be located 

5 at 1 of the following sites, as identified in, and in 

6 accordance with, the document commonly known as 

7 the ‘‘Memorials and Museums Master Plan’’: 

8 (A) Potential Site 1—Constitution Gar9 dens, Prime Candidate Site 10 in The Memo10 rials and Museums Master Plan. 

11 (B) Potential Site 2—JFK Hockey Fields, 

12 Prime Candidate Site 18 in The Memorials and 

13 Museums Master Plan. 

14 (C) Potential Site 3—West Potomac Park, 

15 Candidate Site 70 in The Memorials and Muse16 ums Master Plan. 

17 (3) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Except as 

18 otherwise provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), chap19 ter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 

20 known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall 

21 apply to the Memorial. 

22 SEC. 2. NATIONAL GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL. 

23 (a) SITE.—Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, 

24 United States Code, the National Global War on Terrorism 

25 Memorial authorized by section 2(a) of the Global War on 


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1 Terrorism War Memorial Act (40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public 

2 Law 115–51; 131 Stat. 1003) (referred to in this section 

3 as the ‘‘Memorial’’) shall be located within the Reserve (as 

4 defined in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code). 

5 (b) APPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS

6 ACT.—Except as provided in subsection (a), chapter 89 of 

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

8 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall apply to the Memorial. 


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Calendar No. 201 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 535 

[Report No. 117–51] 

A BILL 

To authorize the location of a memorial on the Naand for other purposes. duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism, bers of the Armed Forces that served on active tional Mall to commemorate and honor the memDECEMBER 16, 2021 

Reported with an amendment 


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