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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1037 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2017 

Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. LIPINSKI, 

Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. HECK, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. WALZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. 

KEATING, and Mr. KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds as follows: 

5 (1) Each year, in every corner of the Nation, 

6 the 850,000 first responders of Emergency Medical 

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

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1 22,000,000 patients in need of life-saving care and 

2 comfort at a moment’s notice and without reserva3 tion. With little regard for their own safety and in 

4 the face of all hazards the men and women of Emer5 gency Medical Services respond across the spectrum 

6 of incidents from a single person’s medical emer7 gency to the naturally occurring or man-made disas8 ters, including terrorist attacks that threaten the en9 tire Nation. This commitment to others, at a mo10 ment’s notice and despite risk, exemplifies the finest 

11 traditions of American spirit. 

12 (2) As an element of the Nation’s homeland de13 fense strategy, Emergency Medical Services stands 

14 on the ‘‘Nation’s first line of defense in the preven15 tion and mitigation of risk from terrorist attacks, 

16 man-made incidents, and natural disasters’’. The 

17 men and women of Emergency Medical Services, 

18 alongside those in Law Enforcement and the Fire 

19 Service, serving in both the public and private sec20 tors as career and volunteer emergency medical serv21 ice providers, are a critical element of the Nation’s 

22 homeland and national security efforts and provide 

23 for the domestic tranquility of its citizens. 

24 (3) All too often the risks associated with the 

25 critical role of Emergency Medical Services results in 

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1 an unacceptable rate of injury and fatality to these 

2 responders. Statistics compiled by the United States 

3 Department of Labor and the National Highway 

4 Safety Administration indicate that emergency med5 ical services providers die in the line of duty at a 

6 rate more than twice the national average for all oc7 cupational fatalities and during their careers experi8 ence an injury rate of virtually 100 percent. 

9 (4) We as a Nation have historically and con10 tinually rely on the selfless and ultimate sacrifices 

11 made by the men and women of this great country, 

12 their families, and loved ones in order to maintain 

13 the domestic tranquility, safety, and security of this 

14 Nation. The men and women of Emergency Medical 

15 Services continue to serve in this finest tradition, in 

16 the face of unacceptable sacrifice, risk and danger in 

17 service to the Nation and its citizens. 

18 (5) The scope of responsibility assumed by the 

19 men and women of the Emergency Medical Services 

20 is broad and unique and their sacrifice and commit21 ment in service to our Nation are deserving of a 

22 commemorative work that recognizes such. 

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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

2 WORK. 

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

4 Services Memorial Foundation may establish a commemo5 rative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia 

6 and its environs to commemorate the commitment and 

7 service represented by emergency medical services. 

8 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO9 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora10 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

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

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

13 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

14 FUNDS.— 

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

16 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

17 commemorative work under this section. 

18 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY

19 MEDICAL SERVICES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION.—The 

20 National Emergency Medical Services Memorial 

21 Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance 

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

23 the establishment of the commemorative work under 

24 this section. 

25 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex2 penses for the establishment of the memorial (in3 cluding the maintenance and preservation amount 

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

5 States Code), there remains a balance of funds re6 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

7 work, the Foundation shall transmit the amount of 

8 the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for de9 posit in the account provided for in section 

10 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code. 

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

12 expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

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

14 States Code, there remains a balance of funds re15 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

16 work, the Foundation shall transmit the amount of 

17 the balance to a separate account with the National 

18 Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to 

19 the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator (as 

20 appropriate) following the process provided in sec21 tion 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for 

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

23 40, United States Code. 

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