115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1692 

AN ACT 

To authorize the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Emergency 

3 Medical Services Commemorative Work Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) each year, throughout the United States, 

7 the 850,000 first responders of Emergency Medical 

8 Services answer more than 30,000,000 calls to serve 

9 22,000,000 patients in need of life-saving care and 

10 comfort at a moment of notice and without reserva11 tion; 

12 (2) with little regard for their own safety and 

13 in the face of all hazards, the first responders of 

14 Emergency Medical Services respond across the 

15 spectrum of incidents from a medical emergency of 

16 a single person to naturally occurring or manmade 

17 disasters, including terrorist attacks that threaten 

18 the entire United States; 

19 (3) the commitment of the first responders of 

20 Emergency Medical Services to others, at a moment 

21 of notice and despite risk, exemplifies the finest tra22 ditions of the spirit of the people of the United 

23 States; 

24 (4) as an element of the homeland defense 

25 strategy of the United States, Emergency Medical 

26 Services stands on the ‘‘Nation’s first line of defense 
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1 in the prevention and mitigation of risk from ter2 rorist attacks, man-made incidents, and natural dis3 asters’’; 

4 (5) the first responders of Emergency Medical 

5 Services, along with the members of Law Enforce6 ment and Fire Services, serving in both the public 

7 and private sectors as career and volunteer emer8 gency medical service providers— 

9 (A) are a critical element of the homeland 

10 and national security efforts of the United 

11 States; and 

12 (B) provide for the domestic tranquility of 

13 the citizens of the United States; 

14 (6) all too often the risks associated with the 

15 critical role of Emergency Medical Services results in 

16 an unacceptable rate of injury and fatality to first 

17 responders; 

18 (7) statistics compiled by the Department of 

19 Labor and the National Highway Safety Administra20 tion indicate that Emergency Medical Services pro21 viders— 

22 (A) die in the line of duty at a rate more 

23 than twice the national average for all occupa24 tional fatalities; and 
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1 (B) experience an injury rate of virtually 

2 100 percent during the careers of the providers; 

3 (8) the United States has historically and con4 tinually relied on the selfless and ultimate sacrifices 

5 made by citizens in service to the United States and 

6 the families and loved ones of citizens in service to 

7 the United States, in order to maintain the domestic 

8 tranquility, safety, and security of the United States; 

9 (9) the first responders of Emergency Medical 

10 Services continue to serve in this finest tradition, in 

11 the face of unacceptable sacrifice, risk, and danger 

12 in service to the United States and the citizens of 

13 the United States; 

14 (10) the scope of responsibility assumed by the 

15 first responders of Emergency Medical Services is 

16 broad and unique; and 

17 (11) the sacrifice and commitment of the first 

18 responders of Emergency Medical Services in service 

19 to the United States is deserving of a commemora20 tive work that recognizes the sacrifice and commit21 ment of the first responders. 
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1 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

2 WORK BY THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY MED3 ICAL SERVICES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Emergency Medical 

5 Services Memorial Foundation (referred to in this section 

6 as the ‘‘Foundation’’) may establish a commemorative 

7 work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its 

8 environs to commemorate the commitment and service 

9 represented by Emergency Medical Services. 

10 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO11 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora12 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

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

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

15 (c) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.— 

16 (1) RESPONSIBILITY OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY

17 MEDICAL SERVICES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION.—The 

18 Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance 

19 of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, 

20 the establishment of the commemorative work under 

21 this section. 

22 (2) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.— 

23 Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense 

24 of the establishment of the commemorative work 

25 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 section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, 

5 United States Code), there remains a balance of 

6 funds received for the establishment of the com7 memorative work under this section, the Foundation 

8 shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Sec9 retary of the Interior for deposit in the account pro10 vided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United 

11 States Code. 

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 under this section, the Foundation shall trans18 mit the amount of the balance to a separate account 

19 with the National Park Foundation for memorials, 

20 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or 

21 Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in 

22 accordance with the process provided in section 

23 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for ac-
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1 counts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of 

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

Passed the Senate June 6, 2018. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1692 

AN ACT 

To authorize the National Emergency Medical 

and its environs, and for other purposes. commemorative work in the District of Columbia Services Memorial Foundation to establish a