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Calendar No. 523 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1037 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 19, 2018 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORA4 TIVE WORK. 

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

6 Services Memorial Foundation may establish a commemo7 rative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia 

8 and its environs to commemorate the commitment and 

9 service represented by emergency medical services. 


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1 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO2 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora3 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

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

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

6 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

7 FUNDS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be 

9 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

10 commemorative work under this section. 

11 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY

12 MEDICAL SERVICES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION.—The 

13 National Emergency Medical Services Memorial 

14 Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance 

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

16 the establishment of the commemorative work under 

17 this section. 

18 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex20 penses for the establishment of the memorial (in21 cluding the maintenance and preservation amount 

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

23 States Code), there remains a balance of funds re24 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

25 work, the Foundation shall transmit the amount of 


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1 the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for de2 posit in the account provided for in section 

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

4 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon 

5 expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

6 work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United 

7 States Code, there remains a balance of funds re8 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

9 work, the Foundation shall transmit the amount of 

10 the balance to a separate account with the National 

11 Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to 

12 the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator (as 

13 appropriate) following the process provided in sec14 tion 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for 

15 accounts established under 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 

16 40, United States Code. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 523 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1037 

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 

JULY 19, 2018 

Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 


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