IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3531 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 9, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Women Who Worked on the Home Front 

Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the 

District of Columbia and its environs, 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 ‘‘Women Who Worked 

3 on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

5 WORK. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Women Who Worked on the 

7 Home Front Foundation may establish a commemorative 

8 work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its 

9 environs to commemorate the commitment and service 

10 represented by women who worked on the home front dur11 ing World War II. 

12 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO13 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora14 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

15 chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly 

16 known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’). 

17 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

18 FUNDS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Federal funds may not be 

20 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

21 commemorative work under this section. 

22 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF WOMEN WHO WORKED

23 ON THE HOME FRONT FOUNDATION.—The Women 

24 Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall 

25 be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions 


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1 for, and payment of the expenses of, the establish2 ment of the commemorative work under this section. 

3 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex5 penses for the establishment of the memorial (in6 cluding the maintenance and preservation amount 

7 required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United 

8 States Code), there remains a balance of funds re9 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

10 work, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front 

11 Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 

12 to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the ac13 count provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, 

14 United States Code. 

15 (2) ON EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—If upon 

16 expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

17 work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United 

18 States Code, there remains a balance of funds re19 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

20 work, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front 

21 Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 

22 to a separate account with the National Park Foun23 dation for memorials, to be available to the Sec24 retary of the Interior or Administrator (as appro25 priate) following the process provided in section 


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1 8906(b)(4) of title 40, United States Code, for ac2 counts established under section 8906(b)(2) or (3) 

3 of title 40, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

5 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

6 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

7 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

8 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

9 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

10 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro11 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

12 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 

2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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