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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1115 

To authorize the location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate 

and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active 

duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2021 

Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. GALLAGHER, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. KINZINGER, 

Mr. CLYDE, Mr. BROWN, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. MAST, Mr. STEWART, 

Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. LAMB, Mr. BACON, Mr. YOUNG, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. 

SLOTKIN, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 

PANETTA, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. ZELDIN, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. WALTZ, 

Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

CRENSHAW, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PFLUGER, 

Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, and Mr. GARCIA of California) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the location of a memorial on the National 

Mall to commemorate and honor the members of the 

Armed Forces that served on active duty in support 

of the Global War on Terrorism, 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 ‘‘Global War on Ter3 rorism Memorial Location Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) Nearing two decades after the September 

7 11 attacks against the United States, America con8 tinues the Global War on Terrorism, at great per9 sonal cost to men and women serving on active duty 

10 in the Nation’s Armed Forces and to those whose 

11 support they depend upon to fulfill their duties. 

12 (2) Civil servants from Federal agencies, the in13 telligence community, local emergency responders, 

14 and other civilian support personnel have made sig15 nificant sacrifices in their service in the Global War 

16 on Terrorism. 

17 (3) Honoring the losses endured by these indi18 viduals and their families, in 2017 Congress unani19 mously passed and the President signed Public Law 

20 115–51, which allowed the Global War on Terrorism 

21 Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial to the 

22 fallen on Federal land in the District of Columbia. 

23 (4) Given the significance of the Global War on 

24 Terrorism as the longest-running conflict in United 

25 States history and the magnitude of the sacrifice in26 volved in these operations, it is appropriate to locate 


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1 the memorial to the Global War on Terrorism within 

2 the Reserve alongside existing memorials to the Na3 tion’s major armed conflicts. 

4 SEC. 3. NATIONAL GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM MEMORIAL 

5 LOCATION. 

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 

7 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Global War 

8 on Terrorism Memorial Foundation may establish a Na9 tional Global War on Terrorism Memorial within the Re10 serve. 

11 (b) LOCATION.—The Memorial shall be located at one 

12 of the following sites, as identified in and consistent with 

13 the document known as ‘‘The Memorials and Museums 

14 Master Plan’’: 

15 (1) Potential Site 1—Constitution Gardens, 

16 Prime Candidate Site 10 in The Memorials and Mu17 seums Master Plan. 

18 (2) Potential Site 2—JFK Hockey Fields, 

19 Prime Candidate Site 18 in The Memorials and Mu20 seums Master Plan. 

21 (3) Potential Site 3—West Potomac Park, Can22 didate Site 70 in The Memorials and Museums Mas23 ter Plan. 

24 (c) COMMEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—Except as other25 wise provided by subsections (a) and (b), chapter 89 of 


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1 title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the 

2 ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall apply to the Memo3 rial. 

4 (d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 

5 the following definitions apply— 

6 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 

7 the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial au8 thorized by subsection (a). 

9 (2) RESERVE.—The term ‘‘Reserve’’ has the 

10 meaning given that term in 8902(a)(3) of title 40, 

11 United States Code. 

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