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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5401 

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 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 

Mr. D’ESPOSITO (for himself, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GUEST, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. 

LAWLER, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. NADLER, Mr. RYAN, Mr. 

PFLUGER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. WILLIAMS of New York, and Mr. MOLINARO) 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Museum Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MU7 SEUM.—The term ‘‘National September 11 Memo8 rial & Museum’’ means the National September 11 

9 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center 

10 Foundation, Inc., established to commemorate the 

11 events of, and honor the victims of, the terrorist at12 tacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 

13 2001, at the site of such attacks. 

14 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti15 ty’’ means the official organization, as in existence 

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

17 (A) operates the National September 11 

18 Memorial & Museum; and 

19 (B) is an organization described in section 

20 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

21 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 

22 of such Code. 

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

24 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 


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

2 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap4 propriations, the Secretary shall award to the eligible enti5 ty a grant in an amount determined by the Secretary sub6 ject to subsection (c), to be used by such entity solely for 

7 the purposes described in subsection (b), if upon review 

8 of the application submitted pursuant to subsection (d), 

9 the Secretary makes a determination pursuant to sub10 section (e) that such entity satisfies the criteria required 

11 under subsection (f). 

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

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

14 operation, security, and maintenance of the National Sep15 tember 11 Memorial & Museum. 

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

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

18 $10,000,000. 

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

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

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

22 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

23 Secretary may require. 

24 (e) REVIEW; DEADLINE FOR AWARD.—If the Sec25 retary, after review of the application from the eligible en26 tity, determines that the eligible entity satisfies the criVerDate Sep 11 2014 18:56 Sep 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5401.IH H5401

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1 teria under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award the 

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

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

4 application submitted by such entity. 

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

6 one-time grant consistent with subsection (c), the Sec7 retary shall consider the following: 

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

9 and commitment of such eligible entity to use grant 

10 funds, with respect to ensuring the security and 

11 safety of visitors at the National September 11 Me12 morial & Museum. 

13 (2) The number of visitors to the National Sep14 tember 11 Memorial & Museum who would benefit. 

15 (3) The ability and commitment of the eligible 

16 entity to use grant funds to— 

17 (A) preserve the facilities and grounds of 

18 the National September 11 Memorial & Mu19 seum; and 

20 (B) educate future generations. 

21 (4) The ability and commitment of the eligible 

22 entity to use grant funds to increase the numbers of 

23 economically disadvantaged visitors to the National 

24 September 11 Memorial & Museum. 


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1 (g) CONDITION ON RECEIPT OF GRANT.—As a condi2 tion on receipt of a grant under this section, the eligible 

3 entity shall— 

4 (1) provide for— 

5 (A) free admission to all facilities and mu6 seums associated with the National September 

7 11 Memorial & Museum for active and retired 

8 members of the Armed Forces, individuals who 

9 were registered first responders to the attacks 

10 of September 11, 2001, and family members of 

11 victims of such attacks; and 

12 (B) dedicated free admission hours for the 

13 general public at least once a week; and 

14 (2) allow for annual Federal audits of the fi15 nancial statements of such entity, including revenues 

16 associated with ticket sales, charitable donations, 

17 grants, and all expenditures on salaries and oper18 ations, which shall be subject to review by the Sec19 retary and made available to the public. 

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

21 of each fiscal year for which the recipient obligates or ex22 pends funds made available to the recipient pursuant to 

23 this section, the recipient shall submit to the Committee 

24 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

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1 mental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes, for 

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

3 (1) Information relating to the amount of grant 

4 funds obligated or expended for the preceding fiscal 

5 year. 

6 (2) Information relating to any purposes for 

7 which such funds were obligated or expended. 

8 (3) Any other information the Secretary may 

9 require to effectively administer the one-time grant 

10 program under this section, as determined by the 

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

12 year the Secretary notified such entity of such re13 quested information. 

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