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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1220 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 24, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out 

the provisions of Public Law 107–62, 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. ADAMS MEMORIAL COMMISSION. 

2 (a) COMMISSION.—There is established a commission 

3 to be known as the ‘‘Adams Memorial Commission’’ (re4 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) for the pur5 pose of establishing a permanent memorial to honor John 

6 Adams and his legacy as authorized by Public Law 107– 

7 62, located in the city of Washington, District of Colum8 bia, including sites authorized by Public Law 107–315. 

9 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com10 posed of— 

11 (1) four persons appointed by the President, 

12 not more than two of whom may be members of the 

13 same political party; 

14 (2) four Members of the Senate appointed by 

15 the President pro tempore of the Senate in consulta16 tion with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader 

17 of the Senate, of which not more than two ap18 pointees may be members of the same political 

19 party; and 

20 (3) four Members of the House of Representa21 tives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep22 resentatives in consultation with the Majority Lead23 er and Minority Leader of the House of Representa24 tives, of which not more than two appointees may be 

25 members of the same political party. 


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1 (c) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The members of the 

2 Commission shall select a Chair and Vice Chair of the 

3 Commission. The Chair and Vice Chair shall not be mem4 bers of the same political party. 

5 (d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Commission 

6 shall not affect its powers if a quorum is present, but shall 

7 be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 

8 (e) MEETINGS.— 

9 (1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 45 days 

10 after the date on which a majority of the members 

11 of the Commission have been appointed, the Com12 mission shall hold its first meeting. 

13 (2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—The Commission 

14 shall meet at the call of the Chair. 

15 (f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

16 Commission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number 

17 of members may hold hearings. 

18 (g) NO COMPENSATION.—A member of the Commis19 sion shall serve without compensation, but may be reim20 bursed for expenses incurred in carrying out the duties 

21 of the Commission. 

22 (h) DUTIES.—The Commission shall consider and 

23 formulate plans for a permanent memorial to honor John 

24 Adams and his legacy, including the nature, location, de25 sign, and construction of the memorial. 


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1 (i) POWERS.—The Commission may— 

2 (1) make such expenditures for services and 

3 materials for the purpose of carrying out this section 

4 as the Commission considers advisable from funds 

5 appropriated or received as gifts for that purpose; 

6 (2) accept gifts, including funds from the 

7 Adams Memorial Foundation, to be used in carrying 

8 out this section or to be used in connection with the 

9 construction or other expenses of the memorial; and 

10 (3) hold hearings, enter into contracts for per11 sonal services and otherwise, and do such other 

12 things as are necessary to carry out this section. 

13 (j) REPORTS.—The Commission shall— 

14 (1) report the plans required by subsection (h), 

15 together with recommendations, to the President 

16 and the Congress at the earliest practicable date; 

17 and 

18 (2) in the interim, make annual reports on its 

19 progress to the President and the Congress. 

20 (k) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—The Federal 

21 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 

22 to the Commission. 

23 (l) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

24 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC LAW 107–62. 

2 Public Law 107–62 is amended by striking ‘‘Adams 

3 Memorial Foundation’’ each place it occurs and inserting 

4 ‘‘Adams Memorial Commission’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2018. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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