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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3531 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2021 

Ms. NORTON (for herself, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women Who Worked 

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


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMORATIVE 

2 WORK. 

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

4 Home Front Foundation may establish a commemorative 

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

6 environs to commemorate the commitment and service 

7 represented by women who worked on the home front dur8 ing World War II. 

9 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMO10 RATIVE WORKS.—The establishment of the commemora11 tive work under this section shall be in accordance with 

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

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

14 (c) PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL

15 FUNDS.— 

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

17 used to pay any expense of the establishment of the 

18 commemorative work under this section. 

19 (2) RESPONSIBILITY OF WOMEN WHO WORKED

20 ON THE HOME FRONT FOUNDATION.—The Women 

21 Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation shall 

22 be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions 

23 for, and payment of the expenses of, the establish24 ment of the commemorative work under this section. 

25 (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If upon payment of all ex2 penses for the establishment of the memorial (in3 cluding the maintenance and preservation amount 

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

5 States Code), there remains a balance of funds re6 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

7 work, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front 

8 Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 

9 to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the ac10 count provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, 

11 United States Code. 

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

13 expiration of the authority for the commemorative 

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

15 States Code, there remains a balance of funds re16 ceived for the establishment of the commemorative 

17 work, the Women Who Worked on the Home Front 

18 Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance 

19 to a separate account with the National Park Foun20 dation for memorials, to be available to the Sec21 retary of the Interior or Administrator (as appro22 priate) following the process provided in section 

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1 counts established under section 8906(b)(2) or (3) 

2 of title 40, United States Code. 

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