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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 222 

To amend the World War I Centennial Commission Act to provide for the 

designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States 

Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 14, 2013 

Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. CLEAVER, and Mr. AL GREEN of Texas) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the World War I Centennial Commission Act 

to provide for the designation of memorials to the service 

of members of the United States Armed Forces in World 

War I, 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 ‘‘Frank Buckles World 

5 War I Memorial Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF MEMORIALS TO THE SERVICE OF 

2 MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED 

3 FORCES IN WORLD WAR I. 

4 (a) MEMORIAL DESIGNATIONS.—The World War I 

5 Centennial Commission Act is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating section 9 as section 11; 

7 and 

8 (2) by inserting after section 8 the following 

9 new sections: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 9. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL WORLD WAR I MU11 SEUM AND MEMORIAL IN KANSAS CITY, MIS12 SOURI. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Liberty Memorial of Kansas 

14 City at America’s National World War I Museum in Kan15 sas City, Missouri, is hereby designated as the ‘National 

16 World War I Museum and Memorial’. 

17 ‘‘(b) CEREMONIES.—The Centennial Commission 

18 may plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize 

19 the designation of the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City 

20 as the National World War I Museum and Memorial. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 10. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL WORLD WAR I ME22 MORIAL IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

23 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE

24 WORK.—The World War I Memorial Foundation may es25 tablish a commemorative work on Federal land in the Re26 serve on the National Mall in the District of Columbia 


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1 to consist of an appropriate sculptural or other commemo2 rative elements to serve as the National World War I Me3 morial. 

4 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON SIZE OF MEMORIAL.—The Na5 tional World War I Memorial may not exceed 0.5 acres 

6 in size. 

7 ‘‘(c) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COM8 MEMORATIVE WORKS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 89 of title 40, 

10 United States Code, shall apply to the establishment 

11 of the National World War I Memorial in the Dis12 trict of Columbia and its environs. 

13 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FROM PROHIBITION ON ADDI14 TIONAL COMMEMORATIVE WORKS IN RESERVE.— 

15 Section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, does 

16 not apply with respect to the selection of the site for 

17 the National World War I Memorial. 

18 ‘‘(3) NO INFRINGEMENT UPON EXISTING MEMO19 RIAL.—The site selected for the National World War 

20 I Memorial may not infringe upon or adversely im21 pact the District of Columbia War Memorial. 

22 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST.—The total cost 

23 to design and construct the National World War I Memo24 rial may not exceed $10,000,000. 

25 ‘‘(e) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORIAL.— 

2 If, upon payment of all expenses for the establish3 ment of the National World War I Memorial (includ4 ing the maintenance and preservation amount re5 quired by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United 

6 States Code), there remains a balance of funds re7 ceived for the establishment of the memorial, the 

8 Memorial Foundation shall transmit the amount of 

9 the balance to the account provided for in section 

10 8906(b)(3) of such title. 

11 ‘‘(2) UPON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY TO ES12 TABLISH MEMORIAL.—If, upon expiration of the au13 thority for the National World War I Memorial 

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

15 Code, there remains a balance of funds received for 

16 the establishment of the memorial, the Memorial 

17 Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 

18 to a separate account with the National Park Foun19 dation for memorials, to be available to the Sec20 retary of the Interior or Administrator of General 

21 Services (as appropriate) following the process pro22 vided in section 8906(b)(4) of such title for accounts 

23 established under section 8906(b)(3) of such title. 


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1 ‘‘(f) CEREMONIES.—The Centennial Commission 

2 may plan, develop, and execute ceremonies to recognize 

3 the establishment of the National World War I Memorial. 

4 ‘‘(g) RESERVE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

5 ‘Reserve’ has the meaning given that term in section 

6 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

8 section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the item 

9 relating to section 9 and inserting the following new items: 

‘‘Sec. 9. Designation of National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. 

‘‘Sec. 10. Establishment of National World War I Memorial in the District of 

Columbia. 

‘‘Sec. 11. Prohibition on obligation of Federal funds.’’. 

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