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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 113–504 

TO EXTEND THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE ADAMS MEMORIAL 

FOUNDATION TO ESTABLISH A COMMEMORATIVE WORK IN HONOR OF 

FORMER PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS AND HIS LEGACY, AND FOR OTHER 

PURPOSES 

JUNE 30, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 3802] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 3802) to extend the legislative authority of the Adams 

Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor 

of former President John Adams and his legacy, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with 

an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. 

The amendment is as follows: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY FOR MEMORIAL ESTABLISHMENT. 

Section 1 of Public Law 107–62 (40 U.S.C. 1003 note), as amended by Public Law 

111–169, is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’ in subsection (c); and 

(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: 

‘‘(e) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR ESTABLISHED MEMORIAL.— 

‘‘(1) If upon payment of all expenses for the establishment of the memorial 

(including the maintenance and preservation amount required by section 

8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Adams Memorial 

Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the account provided 

for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code. 

‘‘(2) If upon expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under 

section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds 

received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Adams Memorial Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account 

with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator (as appropriate) following the process 

provided for in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for accounts 

established under section 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, United States Code.’’. 


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PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 3802 is to extend the legislative authority 

of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative 

work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

On November 5, 2001, President George Bush signed Public Law 

107–62 which authorized the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of 

Columbia. The memorial will honor former President John Adams, 

along with his wife Abigail Adams and former President John 

Quincy Adams, and the family’s legacy of public service. 

The Foundation has been working toward securing a location for 

the memorial, but a previous extension of their authority expired 

in 2013. H.R. 3802 authorizes an extension to this authority so that 

the Foundation may continue development and planning until December 2, 2020. 

COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 3802 was introduced on December 19, 2013, by Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D–MA). The bill was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 

Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. On 

February 26, 2014, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. 

On April 9, 2014, the Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Rob Bishop (R–UT) offered an amendment designated #1; 

the amendment was adopted by unanimous consent. The bill, as 

amended, was then adopted and ordered favorably reported to the 

House of Representatives by unanimous consent. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 

Natural Resources’ oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in the body of this report. 

COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII 

1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 

the House of Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) of that rule provides 

that this requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 

3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 

section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 

Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 


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H.R. 3802—A bill to extend the Legislative authority of the Adams 

Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in 

honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, and for 

other purposes 

H.R. 3802 would extend, through December 2, 2020, the authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation (a private nonprofit organization) to construct a commemorative work on federal lands within 

the District of Columbia honoring former President John Adams 

and his family. The authorization for the commemorative work related to the Adams family expired on December 2, 2013. 

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3802 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The commemorative work, which 

would be carried out without the use of federal funds, would be 

subject to the requirements of the Commemorative Works Act. 

Under that act, any entity that receives a permit to construct a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs must donate to 

the federal government an amount equal to 10 percent of the memorial’s estimated construction cost. That amount, as well as any 

project funds remaining after construction of the memorial, would 

be subsequently transferred, without further appropriation, to the 

National Park Foundation (a nonfederal entity) to support ongoing 

maintenance of the memorial. 

Based on the experience of similar commemorative projects, CBO 

expects that any amounts collected by the federal government 

would not be received for several years and would be offset by 

transfers to the National Park Foundation soon thereafter. Because 

enacting H.R. 3802 would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that such effects would be 

insignificant. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues. 

H.R. 3802 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would 

not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. 

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Martin von Gnechten. 

The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis. 

2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required by 

clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

this bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in revenues or 

tax expenditures. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3802 would 

have no significant effect on the federal budget. 

3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 

clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or objective 

of this bill is to extend the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of 

former President John Adams and his legacy. 

EARMARK STATEMENT

This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, limited 

tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined under clause 9(e), 

9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 


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COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104–4 

This bill contains no unfunded mandates. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5 

Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that this 

bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any specific 

rule-making proceedings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or tribal law. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

SECTION 1 OF PUBLIC LAW 107-62 

AN ACT To authorize the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor 

former President John Adams and his legacy. 

SECTION 1. COMMEMORATIVE WORK TO HONOR JOHN ADAMS AND 

HIS LEGACY. 

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

(1) Few families have contributed as profoundly to the 

United States as the family that gave the Nation its second 

president, John Adams; its sixth president, John Quincy 

Adams; first ladies Abigail Smith Adams and Louisa Catherine 

Johnson Adams; and succeeding generations of statesmen, diplomats, advocates, and authors. 

(2) John Adams (1735-1826), a lawyer, a statesman, and a 

patriot, was the author of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the oldest written constitution still in 

force), the leader of the Second Continental Congress, a driving 

force for independence, a negotiator of the Treaty of Paris 

(which brought the Revolutionary War to an end), the first 

Vice President, the second President, and an unwavering exponent of freedom of conscience and the rule of law. 

(3) Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) was one of the most remarkable women of her time. Wife of former President John 

Adams and mother of former President John Quincy Adams, 

she was an early advocate for the rights of women and served 


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the cause of liberty as a prolific writer, fierce patriot, and 

staunch abolitionist. 

(4) John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the son of John and 

Abigail Adams, was a distinguished lawyer, legislator, and diplomat and a master of 7 languages, who served as Senator, 

Minister to the Netherlands under President George Washington, Minister to Prussia under the first President Adams, 

Minister to Great Britain under President James Madison, 

chief negotiator of the Treaty of Ghent (which ended the War 

of 1812), Secretary of State under President James Monroe, 

author of the Monroe Doctrine (which declared the Western 

Hemisphere off limits to European imperial expansion), sixth 

President, and the only former President to be elected to the 

House of Representatives, where he was known as ‘‘Old Man 

Eloquent’’ and served with great distinction as a leader in the 

fight against slavery and a champion of unpopular causes. 

(5) Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (1775-1852), the wife of 

former President John Quincy Adams, was an educated, accomplished woman and the only first lady born outside the 

United States. Like Abigail Adams, she wrote eloquently on behalf of the rights of women and in opposition to slavery. 

(6) Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), the son of John 

Quincy and Louisa Adams, served 6 years in the Massachusetts legislature, was a steadfast abolitionist who received the 

Free Soil Party’s vice-presidential nomination in 1848, was 

elected to his father’s seat in the House of Representatives in 

1856, and served as ambassador to Great Britain during the 

Civil War, where his efforts were decisive in preventing the 

British Government from recognizing the independence of the 

Confederacy. 

(7) Henry Adams (1838-1918), the son of Charles Francis 

Adams, was an eminent writer, scholar, historian, and public 

intellectual, and was the author of many celebrated works, including ‘‘Democracy’’, ‘‘The Education of Henry Adams’’, and 

his 9-volume ‘‘History of the United States during the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison’’. 

(8) Both individually and collectively, the members of this illustrious family have enriched the Nation through their profound civic consciousness, abiding belief in the perfectibility of 

the Nation’s democracy, and commitment to service and sacrifice for the common good. 

(9) Although the Congress has authorized the establishment 

of commemorative works on Federal lands in the District of Columbia honoring such celebrated former Presidents as George 

Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, the National Capital has no comparable memorial to former President 

John Adams. 

(10) In recognition of the 200th anniversary of the end of the 

presidency of John Adams, the time has come to correct this 

oversight so that future generations of Americans will know 

and understand the preeminent historical and lasting significance to the Nation of his contributions and those of his family. 

(b) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE WORK.—The 

Adams Memorial Foundation may establish a commemorative work 

on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to 


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honor former President John Adams, along with his wife Abigail 

Adams and former President John Quincy Adams, and the family’s 

legacy of public service. 

(c) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORATIVE

WORKS.—The establishment of the commemorative work shall be 

accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code, except 

that any reference in section 8903(e) of that chapter to the expiration at the end of or extension beyond a seven-year period shall be 

considered to be a reference to an expiration on or extension beyond December 2, ø2013¿ 2020. (d) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.—Federal funds may not 

be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work. The Adams Memorial Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the 

expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work. 

ø(e) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of the commemorative work (including 

the maintenance and preservation amount provided for in section 

8(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.)), or 

upon expiration of the authority for the commemorative work 

under section 10(b) of such Act, there remains a balance of funds 

received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the 

Adams Memorial Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account 

provided for in section 8(b)(1) of such Act.¿ 

(e) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR ESTABLISHED MEMORIAL.— (1) If upon payment of all expenses for the establishment of 

the memorial (including the maintenance and preservation 

amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States 

Code), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Adams Memorial 

Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 

States Code. 

(2) If upon expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

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

remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the 

commemorative work, the Adams Memorial Foundation shall 

transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with 

the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to 

the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator (as appropriate) following the process provided for in section 8906(b)(4) 

of title 40, United States Code, for accounts established under 

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

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