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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 390 

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 

JANUARY 9, 2019 

Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. KEATING, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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, 

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 Colum10 bia, including sites authorized by Public Law 107–315. 


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1 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com2 posed of— 

3 (1) four persons appointed by the President, 

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

5 same political party; 

6 (2) four Members of the Senate appointed by 

7 the President pro tempore of the Senate in consulta8 tion with the majority leader and minority leader of 

9 the Senate, of which not more than two appointees 

10 may be members of the same political party; and 

11 (3) four Members of the House of Representa12 tives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep13 resentatives in consultation with the majority leader 

14 and minority leader of the House of Representatives, 

15 of which not more than two appointees may be mem16 bers of the same political party. 

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

18 Commission shall select a Chair and Vice Chair of the 

19 Commission. The Chair and Vice Chair shall not be mem20 bers of the same political party. 

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

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

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

24 (e) MEETINGS.— 


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

2 after the date on which a majority of the members 

3 of the Commission have been appointed, the Com4 mission shall hold its first meeting. 

5 (2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—The Commission 

6 shall meet at the call of the Chair. 

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

8 Commission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number 

9 of members may hold hearings. 

10 (g) NO COMPENSATION.—A member of the Commis11 sion shall serve without compensation, but may be reim12 bursed for expenses incurred in carrying out the duties 

13 of the Commission. 

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

15 formulate plans for a permanent memorial to honor John 

16 Adams and his legacy, including the nature, location, de17 sign, and construction of the memorial. 

18 (i) POWERS.—The Commission may— 

19 (1) make such expenditures for services and 

20 materials for the purpose of carrying out this section 

21 as the Commission considers advisable from funds 

22 appropriated or received as gifts for that purpose; 

23 (2) accept gifts, including funds from the 

24 Adams Memorial Foundation, to be used in carrying 


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

2 construction or other expenses of the memorial; and 

3 (3) hold hearings, enter into contracts for per4 sonal services and otherwise, and do such other 

5 things as are necessary to carry out this section. 

6 (j) REPORTS.—The Commission shall— 

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

8 together with recommendations, to the President 

9 and the Congress at the earliest practicable date; 

10 and 

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

12 progress to the President and the Congress. 

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

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

15 to the Commission. 

16 (l) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

17 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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

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

20 Memorial Foundation’’ each place it occurs and inserting 

21 ‘‘Adams Memorial Commission’’. 

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