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Union Calendar No. 427 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1220 

[Report No. 115–566] 

To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions 

of Public Law 107–62, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2017 

Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. 

CAPUANO, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. NEAL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

KENNEDY, and Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 

Additional sponsor: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi 

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 27, 2017] 


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A BILL 

To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out 

the provisions of Public Law 107–62, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ADAMS MEMORIAL COMMISSION. 

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

5 to be known as the ‘‘Adams Memorial Commission’’ (re6 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) for the pur7 pose of establishing a permanent memorial to honor John 

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

9 62, located in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, 

10 including sites authorized by Public Law 107–315. 

11 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com12 posed of— 

13 (1) four persons appointed by the President, not 

14 more than two of whom may be members of the same 

15 political party; 

16 (2) four Members of the Senate appointed by the 

17 President pro tempore of the Senate in consultation 

18 with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the 

19 Senate, of which not more than two appointees may 

20 be members of the same political party; and 

21 (3) four Members of the House of Representatives 

22 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representa23 tives in consultation with the Majority Leader and 

24 Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, of 


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1 which not more than two appointees may be members 

2 of the same political party. 

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

4 Commission shall select a Chair and Vice Chair of the Com5 mission. The Chair and Vice Chair shall not be members 

6 of the same political party. 

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

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

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

10 (e) MEETINGS.— 

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

12 after the date on which a majority of the members of 

13 the Commission have been appointed, the Commission 

14 shall hold its first meeting. 

15 (2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—The Commission 

16 shall meet at the call of the Chair. 

17 (f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Com18 mission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number of 

19 members may hold hearings. 

20 (g) NO COMPENSATION.—A member of the Commission 

21 shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed 

22 for expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the Com23 mission. 

24 (h) DUTIES.—The Commission shall consider and for25 mulate plans for a permanent memorial to honor John 


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1 Adams and his legacy, including the nature, location, de2 sign, and construction of the memorial. 

3 (i) POWERS.—The Commission may— 

4 (1) make such expenditures for services and ma5 terials for the purpose of carrying out this section as 

6 the Commission considers advisable from funds ap7 propriated or received as gifts for that purpose; 

8 (2) accept gifts, including funds from the Adams 

9 Memorial Foundation, to be used in carrying out this 

10 section or to be used in connection with the construc11 tion or other expenses of the memorial; and 

12 (3) hold hearings, enter into contracts for per13 sonal services and otherwise, and do such other things 

14 as are necessary to carry out this section. 

15 (j) REPORTS.—The Commission shall— 

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

17 together with recommendations, to the President and 

18 the Congress at the earliest practicable date; and 

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

20 progress to the President and the Congress. 

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

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

23 to the Commission. 

24 (l) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 7 

25 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’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 427 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1220 

[Report No. 115–566] 

A BILL 

To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to 

and for other purposes. carry out the provisions of Public Law 107–62, 

FEBRUARY 16, 2018 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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