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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 835 

To provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and maintenance 

of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade 

Center to commemorate the events, and honor the victims, of the terrorist 

attacks of September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2025 

Mr. LALOTA (for himself, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. 

MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SUOZZI, 

Ms. GILLEN, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. KEAN, Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER, and Ms. LEE of Nevada) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and 

maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial 

& Museum at the World Trade Center to commemorate 

the events, and honor the victims, of the terrorist attacks 

of September 11, 2001, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘9/11 Memorial and 

5 Museum Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MU4 SEUM.—The term ‘‘National September 11 Memo5 rial & Museum’’ means the National September 11 

6 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center 

7 Foundation, Inc., established to commemorate the 

8 events of, and honor the victims of, the terrorist at9 tacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 

10 2001, at the site of such attacks. 

11 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti12 ty’’ means the official organization, as in existence 

13 on the date of enactment of this Act, that— 

14 (A) operates the National September 11 

15 Memorial & Museum; and 

16 (B) is an organization described in section 

17 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

18 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 

19 of such Code. 

20 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

21 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

22 SEC. 3. ONE-TIME GRANT FOR NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 

23 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap25 propriations made in advance for such purpose to the Of26 fice of the Secretary and Executive Management of the 


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1 Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary shall 

2 award to the eligible entity a grant in an amount deter3 mined by the Secretary subject to subsection (c), to be 

4 used by such entity solely for the purposes described in 

5 subsection (b), if upon review of the application submitted 

6 pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary makes a deter7 mination pursuant to subsection (e) that such entity satis8 fies the criteria required under subsection (f). 

9 (b) PURPOSE.—The one-time grant awarded under 

10 subsection (a) shall be used by the eligible entity for the 

11 operation, security, and maintenance of the National Sep12 tember 11 Memorial & Museum. 

13 (c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The one-time grant under this 

14 section may not be for less than $5,000,000 or more than 

15 $10,000,000. 

16 (d) APPLICATION.—To be considered for an award of 

17 the one-time grant under this section, the eligible entity 

18 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 

19 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

20 Secretary may require. 

21 (e) REVIEW; DEADLINE FOR AWARD.—If the Sec22 retary, after review of the application from the eligible en23 tity, determines that the eligible entity satisfies the cri24 teria under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award the 

25 one-time grant to the eligible entity, not later than 90 days 


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1 after the date of receipt by the Secretary of the completed 

2 application submitted by such entity. 

3 (f) CRITERIA.—In determining the amount of the 

4 one-time grant consistent with subsection (c), the Sec5 retary shall consider the following: 

6 (1) The needs of the eligible entity, and ability 

7 and commitment of such eligible entity to use grant 

8 funds, with respect to ensuring the security and 

9 safety of visitors at the National September 11 Me10 morial & Museum. 

11 (2) The number of visitors to the National Sep12 tember 11 Memorial & Museum who would benefit. 

13 (3) The ability and commitment of the eligible 

14 entity to use grant funds to— 

15 (A) preserve the facilities and grounds of 

16 the National September 11 Memorial & Mu17 seum; and 

18 (B) educate future generations. 

19 (4) The ability and commitment of the eligible 

20 entity to use grant funds to increase the numbers of 

21 economically disadvantaged visitors to the National 

22 September 11 Memorial & Museum. 

23 (g) CONDITION ON RECEIPT OF GRANT.—As a condi24 tion on receipt of a grant under this section, the eligible 

25 entity shall— 


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1 (1) provide for— 

2 (A) free admission to all facilities and mu3 seums associated with the National September 

4 11 Memorial & Museum for active and retired 

5 members of the Armed Forces, individuals who 

6 were registered first responders to the attacks 

7 of September 11, 2001, and family members of 

8 victims of such attacks; and 

9 (B) dedicated free admission hours for the 

10 general public at least once a week; and 

11 (2) allow for annual Federal audits of the fi12 nancial statements of such entity, including revenues 

13 associated with ticket sales, charitable donations, 

14 grants, and all expenditures on salaries and oper15 ations, which shall be subject to review by the Sec16 retary and made available to the public. 

17 (h) REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the end 

18 of each fiscal year for which the recipient obligates or ex19 pends funds made available to the recipient pursuant to 

20 this section, the recipient shall submit to the Committees 

21 on Natural Resources and Homeland Security of the 

22 House of Representatives and the Committees on Energy 

23 and Natural Resources and Homeland Security and Gov24 ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes, for 

25 the fiscal year covered by the report, each of the following: 


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1 (1) Information relating to the amount of grant 

2 funds obligated or expended for the preceding fiscal 

3 year. 

4 (2) Information relating to any purposes for 

5 which such funds were obligated or expended. 

6 (3) Any other information the Secretary may 

7 require to effectively administer the one-time grant 

8 program under this section, as determined by the 

9 Secretary, if not later than the last day of the fiscal 

10 year the Secretary notified such entity of such re11 quested information. 

12 (i) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi13 tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 

14 of this section, and the activities authorized by this section 

15 are subject to the availability of appropriations made in 

16 advance for such purposes. 

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