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Calendar No. 348 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 389 

To authorize the Society of the First Infantry Division to make modifications 

to the First Division Monument located on Federal land in Presidential 

Park in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2019 

Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. ROBERTS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 17, 2019 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 

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

A BILL 

To authorize the Society of the First Infantry Division to 

make modifications to the First Division Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park in the District of Columbia, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Infantry Rec3 ognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act’’ or the ‘‘FIRST Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO FIRST DIVISION MONUMENT. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Society of the First In7 fantry Division, an organization described in section 

8 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 

9 exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that 

10 Code, may make modifications, including construc11 tion of additional plaques and stone plinths on which 

12 to put plaques, to the First Division Monument lo13 cated on Federal land in Presidential Park in the 

14 District of Columbia that was set aside for memorial 

15 purposes of the First Infantry Division, to honor the 

16 members of the First Infantry Division who made 

17 the ultimate sacrifice during United States oper18 ations, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation 

19 Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, and Operation En20 during Freedom. 

21 (2) COLLABORATION.—The First Infantry Divi22 sion at the Department of the Army shall collaborate 

23 with the Department of Defense to provide to the 

24 Society of the First Infantry Division the list of 

25 names to be added to the First Division Monument 

26 under paragraph (1). 


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1 (b) NONAPPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS

2 ACT.—Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8903 of title 40, 

3 United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemo4 rative Works Act’’), shall not apply to any activity carried 

5 out pursuant to subsection (a). 

6 (c) FUNDING.—Federal funds may not be used to pay 

7 any expense of the activities of the Society of the First 

8 Infantry Division authorized by this section. 

9 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

10 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘First Infantry Recogni11 tion of Sacrifice in Theater Act’’ or the ‘‘FIRST Act’’. 

12 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO FIRST DIVISION MONUMENT. 

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Society of the First Infan14 try Division may make modifications to the First Division 

15 Monument located on Federal land in President’s Park in 

16 the District of Columbia to honor the dead of the First In17 fantry Division, United States Forces, in— 

18 (1) Operation Desert Storm; 

19 (2) Operation Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn; 

20 and 

21 (3) Operation Enduring Freedom. 

22 (b) MODIFICATIONS.—Modifications to the First Divi23 sion Monument may include construction of additional 

24 plaques and stone plinths on which to put plaques. 


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1 (c) APPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS

2 ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (com3 monly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall 

4 apply to the design and placement of the commemorative 

5 elements authorized by this Act, except that subsections (b) 

6 and (c) of section 8903 shall not apply. 

7 (d) COLLABORATION.—The First Infantry Division of 

8 the Department of the Army shall collaborate with the Sec9 retary of Defense to provide to the Society of the First In10 fantry Division the list of names to be added to the First 

11 Division Monument in accordance with subsection (a). 

12 (e) FUNDING.—Federal funds may not be used for 

13 modifications of the First Division Monument authorized 

14 by this Act. 

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 

the Society of the First Infantry Division to make modifications to the First Division Monument located on Federal land in President’s Park in the District of Columbia, 

and for other purposes.’’. 


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Calendar No. 348 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 389 

A BILL 

To authorize the Society of the First Infantry Diviother purposes. dential Park in the District of Columbia, and for Monument located on Federal land in Presi- sion to make modifications to the First Division 

DECEMBER 17, 2019 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

title 


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