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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4446 

To designate the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum in Jacksonville, Florida, 

as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 

Mr. LAWSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, 

Mr. SOTO, Mr. DUNN, Mr. SPANO, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. YOHO, 

and Mr. WALTZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To designate the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum in Jacksonville, Florida, as the National POW/MIA Memorial 

and Museum, 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 ‘‘National POW/MIA 

5 Memorial and Museum Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) The POW/MIA Memorial and Museum is a 

2 civic landmark and cultural institution being built as 

3 of the date of the enactment of this Act in Jackson4 ville, Florida, to honor, connect, inspire, and educate 

5 all people about the 142,000 members of the Armed 

6 Forces who have been captured as prisoners of war 

7 since World War II and the 82,000 members of the 

8 Armed Forces who are currently missing in action or 

9 unaccounted for since World War II. 

10 (2) The POW/MIA Memorial and Museum is 

11 the only public museum of its kind operating for the 

12 exclusive purpose of honoring all former prisoners of 

13 war, those who were missing in action, and those 

14 who were unaccounted for. 

15 (3) The POW/MIA Memorial and Museum will 

16 share the stories of such individuals, showcase the 

17 history of the POW/MIA logo, the history of the 

18 Naval Air Station Cecil Field as a master jet base, 

19 and will serve as a facility for the families of mem20 bers of the Armed Forces. 

21 (4) The POW/MIA Memorial and Museum will 

22 attract and educate a diverse group of people 

23 through visitor-centered, interactive, participatory 

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1 grams, special events, and activities connecting all 

2 generations. 

3 SEC. 3. NATIONAL POW/MIA MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM. 

4 (a) DESIGNATION.—The memorial and museum that 

5 is, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, being con6 structed on an approximately 26-acre area on POW-MIA 

7 Memorial Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida, shall be des8 ignated as the ‘‘National POW/MIA Memorial and Mu9 seum’’. 

10 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 

12 of the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum shall 

13 submit to Congress a report including— 

14 (1) a budget for the POW/MIA Memorial and 

15 Museum for the five-year period beginning on the 

16 date the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum is ex17 pected to open to the public; 

18 (2) a description of the organizational structure 

19 of the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum; 

20 (3) a copy of any bylaws or rules implemented 

21 by the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum; and 

22 (4) a list of any organization or entity that has 

23 accredited the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum. 

24 (c) WITHDRAWAL OF DESIGNATION.—The designa25 tion under subsection (a) may be withdrawn if— 


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1 (1) the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum is 

2 not operational in a satisfactory manner on the date 

3 that is five years after the date of the enactment of 

4 this Act; or 

5 (2) the report under subsection (b) is submitted 

6 to Congress after the date that is 90 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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